MuseScore 4 Sounds very fast and an octave higher than it should
https://youtu.be/4HFFffM_m60 In this video you can see that it is definetely way faster than 120, which is what it should be. The flute is also way too high pitched. Every instrument is like this with and without muse sound on. I have restarted muse score, restarted my computer, uninstalled muse score, reset MuseScore to factory settings, basically anything you can think of and it still doesn’t work. I was very excited to try out muse sounds but now I am feeling a little defeated that I can’t get it to work right.
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This is a known incompatibility with certain audio drivers. The cause is apparently already identified and it should be fixed before release. Meanwhile, changing output devices will probably work around the problem.
In reply to This is a known… by Marc Sabatella
I'm using RealTek audio and I have disabled it but it still sounds like that. I also have tried using headphones and my built in speakers on my laptop. Do you know how I could change the driver to make it work?
In reply to This is a known… by Marc Sabatella
I'm unfortunately having the same issue after release:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWEeDGiijGk
In reply to I'm unfortunately having the… by mir4culix
I'm using focusrite drivers and anything above a sample rate of 96000 causes those issues for me. Keeping it at 96khz or lower seems to fix it.
I had the same problem in MuseScore 4.1. Intersting fact: playback speed was EXACTLY 4 times expected speed (setting tempo to 30bpm results in playback at 120bpm.)
Confirmed: something to do with the audio driver. I use ASIO Link Pro, for its routing options. Switching back to FocusRite worked.
Trying to switch back to ASIO Link Pro wouldn't work - MuseScore 4 had control of "audiodg.exe". Ending that task broke MuseScore 4, and now I'm back to the 4.0 problem: it just won't open (audio driver related).
In reply to I had the same problem in… by andrebeller
The changing the sample rate of your device - 44.1 kHz often works best on many systems.
In reply to The changing the sample rate… by Marc Sabatella
Makes some sense. My driver is set to 44.1, but I wonder if it starts higher under the hood and resamples down to 44.1 at a later stage.
Anyway, hopefully all this audio driver problems get fixed. It's keeping me on MuseScore 3 (better workaround for me than changing drivers/sample rates).
I wonder what about MuseScore 4 is so unique. I work with so many other audio programs (Reaper, Resolve, Zoom), and none of them have driver issues. It's like MuseScore4 needs system access at a higher level than even those programs.
In reply to Makes some sense. My driver… by andrebeller
FWIW, MuseScore 3 has had far worse problems over the years, mostly just no audio at all for lots of people. And of course, changing sample rate takes seconds, absolutely worth it for the phenomenal improvements in engraving and playback.
I've been a MuseScore user for quite some years now, if I recall correctly, since version 1.3. Used it in Windows and Linux. Accepting the limitations, back then compared to Sibelius and Finale, was a no-brainer for me, as I tend to use open source software as much as I can. Also, I've always had an easy time solving my issues, specially with Marc's help - and others - in the forum.
I don't want to complain, I really don't. When I watched Martin's video stating that he was taking over the UI and basically managing the project, I got really stoked. And the first demos of MS4 were mindblowing. But it's been a rollercoaster to trying to get it working.
My audio PC is fine tuned to work with all kinds of music and video software (Reaper, NI stuff, Premiere, Resolve, etc), other "obscure" software like trackers (Renoise, Schism and OpenMPT) and even streaming with OBS. And I never had severe issues like these: 4.0 wouldn't start - had to download those beta "portable" versions - and now with 4.1 the playback is pitched and sped up.
Not to mention MuseHub, an unresizable app that disappears when you click away, hides in the tray with no way to control that behaviour whatsoever...
Again, I don't want to complain. After all, it's free and lots of good people are working on these issues. But no, I won't change the sample rate of my audio interface. It just doesn't make sense. It's like having a car and whenever I go to a specific motorway - let's call it the M4 :) - I need to change the tires.
I will continue working with 3.6 until all these issues are solved, and if you guys need help with testing, I can make videos and screenshots.
Cheers!
In reply to I've been a MuseScore user… by pirosonico
Well said. MuseScore is a program for musicians - it should be able to handle some basic audio driver situations, like the rest of our programs do.
Not a complaint - just feedback from a user!
In reply to Well said. MuseScore is a… by andrebeller
Exactly!
In reply to I've been a MuseScore user… by pirosonico
It's being worked on, but note - no need to change sample rate over and over, just change it once and leave it that way. Unless you have an unusual special reason to need a higher sample rate, 44.1 kHz is what most digital audio uses anyhow.
In reply to It's being worked on, but… by Marc Sabatella
Yay, glad it's being worked on!
Default workflow for video (and some musicians), is 48 kHz. And some musicians, with good reason, prefer to work at 96 kHz.
My sample rate stays 44.1 kHz. It's just that my preferred driver, even at 44.1, triggers this MuseScore glitch. For me, the inconvenience of changing drivers is what's barely keeping me on MuseScore 3.
In reply to It's being worked on, but… by Marc Sabatella
There are a few reasons why I'm working with 48kHz, main one being that is generally what video folks use and I don't want to spend time converting audio material or resampling stuff in the DAW. Also, my other machine's audio interface runs natively at 48kHz, so it just makes sense to work that way - always have, for the past 7 or 8 years.
btw, enjoyed your last Café video, I'll try to be there for the next one. Keep up the good work!
I am experiencing this exactly at the moment, April 2024 - midi files play fine on another program - plays fine in MS in chrome but if I open ANY score it will not play properly.
Just wondering if this issue has been resolved. I've changed the bit rate to 44.1 kHz as suggested but no joy. This is an installation on a new computer. No issues on my previous machine. Thank you.