Audio playback over wrong output device
Hi there :)
I have some trouble with my MuseScore 2.1 installation: Whenever I try to playback any score over my Sennheiser PC 333D G4ME headset (USB) the sound is played back over my laptop speakers instead. I tried to change the output device in the settings to the headset but it didn't show any effect. I even tried to disable the internal soundcard of my laptop entirely but afterwards there's no API in the settings to choose from. All drivers are up to date and I hadn't any problem with this headset on my PC with MuseScore.
I would really appreciate some help here. ;)
Additional info:
- Version: MuseScore 2.1.0 Revision: 871c8ce
- OS: Windows 10 Home Version 1703
- Machine: Dell Inspiron 15 7559
- Sennheiser driver version: 8.1.1.2156
Comments
Still the same issue and would really appreciate some help.
You wrote:
All drivers are up to date and I hadn't any problem with this headset on my PC with MuseScore.
Now, PC is short for personal computer, so are you referring to the Dell Inspiron laptop, or another machine - for example, a desktop.
If you mean a different machine, what OS (operating system), what version of MuseScore works (with no problem)?
If you hadn't any problem with this headset on my PC , meaning the Dell Inspiron laptop, what version of MuseScore worked with the Sennheiser USB headset?
Another question:
Does the Dell laptop have a 3.5mm headphone jack? Try a different (3.5mm) headset - e.g. earbuds.
Do the laptop's speakers mute, and MuseScore then correctly plays through the 3.5mm jack?
Regards, and welcome aboard.
In reply to You wrote: All drivers are up by Jm6stringer
Does the Dell laptop have a 3.5mm headphone jack? Try a different (3.5mm) headset - e.g. earbuds.
The OP wants to use the USB-connected headset. What information would a working build-in headset connection reveal? We already know that the build-in soundcard works (after all, that's what drives the speaker).
To the OP: did you select the USB audio device in the preferences? (Edit > Preferences > IO > PortAudio > Device)
In reply to Does the Dell laptop have a… by rmattes
hey guys, not sure if anyone has realised this, but musescore has a hard time hotswapping audio outputs. you need to change your default in the sound settings, then open preferences, go to I/O and click the restart audioand MIDI Devices button, and it should work.
In reply to hey guys, not sure if anyone… by bradster2214
Which is something MuseScore back in 2017 couldn't do...
In reply to Which is something MuseScore… by Jojo-Schmitz
You don't have to change settings, but you do have to press "Restart Audio". I wish there were an easier button or shortcut for this if it can't be fixed properly.
In reply to Which is something MuseScore… by Jojo-Schmitz
Hmm... it still has trouble.. you see, it's 2020 ; I'm using a Macbook (although old, Early 2008) with OSX El Capitan, I can hit Option and click on the speaker icon to change the output device.
Because I am working from home, I have to switch that on the fly all the time and Chrome or MS-Teams have no problem doing the hot swapping; the sound goes where I tell it go: either speakers to listen to music or to the C-Media USB headphone set (GigaWare) .
However when I start Musescore 3.4.2.25137, the sound will go to whatever it is set in preferences -always.
Occasionally I will want it to go the USB headphones because of the noise at home (dogs, birds, kids, you name it) but often times I use the speakers (that are connected phones output).
So like I said, the sound will go to whatever it is set in preferences - always. To change that, I have to change the preferences, shutdown and reopen MS.
However, I must say that the button to "Restart Audio and MIDI Devices" makes things right, all in all, not so bad.
In reply to You wrote: All drivers are up by Jm6stringer
I am having exactly the same problem! My MacBook Air is connected to my bluetooth headphones, but musescore will only play through the built in speakers.
In reply to I am having exactly the same… by cynthia22
Same solutions described previously still applies - either connect the Bluetooth device first, or go to Edit / Preferences / I/O and click "Restart Audio and MiDI Devices". A nice hack for doing that more simply is to click the MIDI icon on the main toolbar twice (disables then re-enables MIDI, which forces a restart of audio devices also).
anyone worked out how to change the output to anything but the default settings?
i'm using virtual audio cables and i want musescore to run through one of them instead of the default audio.
In reply to anyone worked out how to… by bradster2214
As discussed earlier in this thread, go to Edit / Preferences / I/O, and select your device and/or press "Restart Audio and MIDI Devices"
In reply to As discussed earlier in this… by Marc Sabatella
It doesn't see my external speaker, which is connected to my computer via Bluetooth, so I cannot select the device. All other audio plays flawlessly -- just not Musescore.
In reply to It doesn't see my external… by emailly
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In reply to "Press Preferences > I/O >… by [DELETED] 1831606
Brilliant! It works!
In reply to anyone worked out how to… by bradster2214
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