There's a noise

• Sep 3, 2025 - 02:20

I reported this issue as a bug about two weeks ago.
However, it seems that all the people in charge of bugs were busy dealing with other issues, and the problem was not resolved.
So I decided to post on the forum to hear the opinions of everyone who participates.

The problem is in measure 20 of the attached file.
The musical pattern is the same as in measure 8, but there is a clicking noise on the one and a half beats into measure 20. I tried various things, such as separating the f and p notes and changing the decrescendo to a diminuendo, but the noise did not go away.
Could you please explain why this is happening?

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Comments

In reply to by Mr.RIO

You write that measure 8 and 20 are the same, but one sounds OK and the other no. If you look at measure 7-8 and compare them with measure 19-20 on the Bosson, you will see that they do not contain the same, ate least they are not written in the same way. This difference may cause a problem to the sound on your computer.
Look at the included pictures.

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In reply to by puggbma

In measure 20 of Horn 2, there is a click on the first and a half beats, so as you pointed out, I linked it with a tie.
There is no problem with Horn 2 on its own, but a click sound occurs when played in an ensemble.
Incidentally, the transcription I attached today has an fp decrescendo as originally written.
In any case, a click sound occurs when played in an ensemble.

In reply to by Mr.RIO

I am not a professional musician and I do not know if you could remove the tie, and use the same notation your are written in measure 8, which seems to be OK. The problem with the "noise" can happen when the software tries to convert the .mscz file to .mp3 (or whatever format you use for output). The mathematical calculations done to convert measure 8 and measure 20 are probably not the same. My ears are maybe not so fine as yours, but when i load your score in MuseScore 4.5.2, i can not really hear a difference. Maybe your could try to export your score with different sound-formats, to see if the same problem happens.

  1. Try disabling one instrument at a time until the click disappears. This will help identify which instrument is causing the distortion.
  2. Try exporting the audio to FLAC (lossless compression) or WAV (no compression). Upload the file to Google Drive, make it accessible via link, and share the link here (please specify the exact time when you hear the click).
  3. I don’t hear any noticeable click. It seems other users don’t hear it either. If it’s a sound we don’t perceive as significant, it’s important to understand that we’re dealing with synthesized audio. It will never be perfect and will not sound exactly like a real orchestra.

In reply to by mercuree

As for 1, it's a bit of a down-to-earth method, but it seems worth a try, so I'll give it a go.
As for 2, I'm not sure what the purpose is. To investigate in detail, wouldn't a dump list of the main memory or audio analysis with an oscilloscope be necessary?
In any case, I'll only try 1. and will report the results.

In reply to by Mr.RIO

Verification results for 1.
Since it's easier to listen to on YouTube, I tested it using the sheet music uploaded to YouTube.
The noise occurs on the one and a half beats of measure 116.
It seemed like there was noise in the Horn 1 part, so I copied 102-104 of that part and pasted it into 114-116, and confirmed that the noise disappeared. However, when I then published it to musescore,
I confirmed the noise in the same place in measure 116.
So, I went back to the sheet music and changed all the parts from 102-144 to 114-116. I uploaded it to musescore again and checked, but the noise in measure 116 had not disappeared.
Just to be sure, I sent it to YouTube, and the noise is exactly the same as before.
In conclusion, there doesn't seem to be any problem with the sheet music.
For reference, please check the content on YouTube.
There is noise on the one and a half beats of measure 116. (2 minutes and 48 seconds into the performance)
What we've had so far,
https://youtu.be/M4i9yB1pLBY
What we've changed today,
https://youtu.be/jQHYGGk06YU

In reply to by Mr.RIO

I can't hear a click but there is a sudden dynamic change at 2:48 so maybe it's masking the click as my ear adjusts from very loud to quiet. Does it still happen if you solo the instrument?

Is it still present if you export to .wav audio?

You could investigate by inspecting the file, (either .mp3 or .wav), in Audacity. You would expect to see a click as a visible line in the audio stream, (like an oscilloscope except that you can pause then zoom in to an area of interest).

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