White noise plays when audio is played during and after running Musescore 3.
I've been using Musecore 3 for over a year now, until... I had to replace my USB headset with a 3.5mm one.
The white noise does not play when I use my USB headset and my laptop's external speakers. However, all kinds of 3.5mm headphones/headsets replace all the sound with white noise in the right speaker when audio is played by Musecore and even for other sounds and programs in the background during and after running Musescore 3. I have to disconnect and reconnect my 3.5mm headset and wait for the "set connected jack as headset" pop-up dialog to fix the continued white noise problem, but Musecore won't play the score after the reconnection. All my 3.5mm headphones/headsets work perfectly fine with other devices and programs until I open Musescore in the background. Even with the newest versions, the problem still persists. I reverted to the old 3.4.2.9788 cuz I feel more comfortable with it for some reason...
System Info;
Sound card: Realtek(R) Audio. (sound card drivers are up to date)
Headset: Asus TUF H3 Gaming Headset (3.5mm jack)
Comments
Does the 3.5mm jack headset also feature a microphone which the USB headset lacks?
In reply to Does the 3.5mm jack headset… by Jm6stringer
Yes, it does. But I know the difference between white noise and mic feedback. My USB headset also had a mic.
In reply to Yes, it does. But I know the… by Xyrinus
On one of my systems running MuseScore, I have to make sure that the headphones are plugged in before I start the program. No white noise, but they don't work if plugged in after starting MuseScore.
In reply to On one of my systems running… by bobjp
Yeah, I plug it in first so they would work with Musescore.
I think mine is a sound device problem. Even external 3.5mm stereo speakers would have white noise just like the headphones. I have an external sound adapter USB for mic and 3.5mm, and Musescore worked perfectly without white noise!
Interestingly, the white noise in the right speaker will not occur if I'm in a Teams call. One time, I accidentally clicked on the Musescore shortcut icon on my taskbar during a Teams call, and to my surprise, there was no white noise!
Do you have Realtek driver installed? Try to go to setting > sound. If so, realtek seems to be the problem.
In reply to Do you have Realtek driver… by lemo020
Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't read the whole thing. So, try removing your driver and seeing if that helps? Even if it's up-to-date, it might still cause problems, so the best thing to do is uninstall your driver and restart your computer to see if it works. It works for me.
Hi, I had the same problem as you and none of the suggested solutions worked for me. I've tried changing my settings in System > Sound > Headphones > Output format from 48 000 Hz (24bit) to 44 100 Hz (24bit), and it finally worked. Perhaps it can work for you too.