Neue Funktionen in MuseScore 4

Wenn Sie von früheren Versionen zu MuseScore 4 kommen, werden Sie Änderungen nicht nur an der Benutzeroberfläche, sondern auch an vielen vertrauten Funktionen und Vorgehensweisen feststellen. Diese Änderungen wurden entwickelt, um die Benutzererfahrung zu verbessern und gleichzeitig eine viel größere Funktionalität zu bieten. Hier ist ein sehr kurzer Überblick über einige der wichtigsten Änderungen.

Neue Benutzeroberfläche

MuseScore 4 kommt mit einer schlanken neuen Benutzeroberfläche. Fast jeder Teil der Anwendung wurde komplett neu gestaltet, um sauberer und leichter zu lesbar zu sein. You can choose between light, dark and high contrast themes, as well as pick your preferred accent color. Changes to the appearance of the app can be made in Preferences.

Instruments and parts

A new instruments panel allows you to hide, rearrange and customize your instruments without having to leave the score view.

The instruments panel integrates tightly with the process of creating parts, making it much easier to produce custom parts with any combination of available instruments. There’s now also a convenient button in the toolbar that allows you to quickly open any available part.

Der Inspektor

Der Inspektor aus früheren Versionen von MuseScore ist jetzt bekannt als der Panel Eigenschaften. Jede Option in diesem Panel wurde neu organisiert und die gesamte Erfahrung wurde verbessert. Standardmäßig zeigt das Eigenschaftenfenster mehrere nützliche Optionen an, Wie die Möglichkeit, leere Takte und verschiedene andere Arten von Partiturmarkierungen zu zeigen oder zu verstecken. Während Sie zuvor einzelne Elementtypen auswählen mussten, bevor Sie Änderungen an ihnen vornehmen konnten, zeigt MuseScore 4 immer relevante Einstellungen an, unabhängig davon, wie viele verschiedene Elemente Sie ausgewählt haben.

New playback and VSTi support

Playback improvements are the single largest change to MuseScore 4. Apart from new sample libraries (Muse Sounds, available as a separate download), there’s now support for VSTi plugins, which can be applied to instruments using the new mixer panel. The mixer also lets you easily switch between VSTi, SoundFonts and the Muse Sounds libraries, while also supporting VST effects. Sounds will now always be saved on a per-score basis, so there is no longer any need for the Synthesizer panel found in MuseScore 3 (this has been removed in MuseScore 4). If you previously used SFZ files for playback in MuseScore 3, we now recommend that you use a free VST sampler, like Sfizz or Sforzando, both of which support SFZ playback.

Engraving improvements

MuseScore 4 features many engraving improvements, some of which will have an effect on the appearance and layout of scores created in earlier versions. The most significant changes affect the placement of beams, slurs and ties, horizontal spacing, and page layout. There are far too many changes to list here, so those interested in learning more about the particularities may wish to read this dedicated document (link forthcoming) that explains and illustrates everything in detail.

An unavoidable consequence of having made such significant engraving improvements is that it will not be possible to open a score in MuseScore 4 from an earlier version of MuseScore and have it look identical.

Cloud storage

When you save a document for the first time, you’ll now be asked whether you want to save your file locally to your computer, or to the cloud. This new option is part of an exciting expansion we are making to services on musescore.com. Learn more about this in Open/Save/Export/Print and Share Scores Online.

Weitere Änderungen

As you use the program, you’ll find lots of other small but significant changes that have been designed to make the process of composing and notating music just that bit easier. These include:

• An expanded note input toolbar, with one-click access to frequently used elements like tuplets and articulation marks. There’s also a convenient “+” menu where you can quickly add everything from notes and intervals, to frames and text elements.
• Easy-access features in the Properties panel that let you quickly add and remove measures, and show and hide empty staves
• A beautiful new mixer
• Improvements to the time signature properties dialog
• A streamlined experience for setting the language of the app
• A new Learn center for instructional videos on how to get the most from the app

More changes are listed in Upgrading from MuseScore 3.x, including some keyboard shortcuts that are different or entirely new.