Musescore playback not working

• May 3, 2021 - 03:59
Reported version
3.6
Type
Functional
Frequency
Many
Severity
S3 - Major
Reproducibility
Randomly
Status
needs info
Regression
No
Workaround
Yes
Project

Steps to reproduce:
1) Start entering notes into music sheet.
2) Continue doing 1_
3) Try playing the score by pressing the play button
4) The play button turns blue, but the score is not playing. Once the problem starts it occurs for all the open score sheets. And it does help to reopen the sheet. The program needs to be closed and then re-opened.

There is no pattern to when the problem occurs, so it does not look like this is a problem with a specific score.


Comments

Status active needs info

Are you perhaps changing audio devices? MuseScore sometimes needs to be told to rescan, try toggling the MIDI button off then on (on the main toolbar). Otherwise, if you cannot come up with more precise steps to reproduce the problem - I've never seen anything like what you describe and cannot reproduce - please ask for help on the forum and include more info about your OS and your audio setup (devices, drivers etc). Perhaps someone else familiar with that particular OS and audio setup might have some insight into possible conflicts.

Make sure there are no software or any Musescore updates. I had the same issue and so I checked for updates. Turns out there was one and the problem was fixed.

This issue tracker was discontinued long ago. If you have questions about how to use MuseScore, please ask on the support forum.

For the parts, you have muted all the staves, so no surprise none play. For the score, my guess is that you are making a range selection on a staff that isn't currently playing, so when you start playback, you don't hear anything because MuseScore solos any staff or staves where you have made a range selection. Again, though,, if you have further questions on this or any topic relating to MuseScore, please ask on the support forum.