As explained above, please go to View / Synthesizer and tell us if you see any soundfonts listed there. If not, you must have changed something about your configuration that caused MuseScore to not find the default soundfont. So go to Help / Revert to Factory Settings and things should be back to normal. If after the revert you do see a soundfont listed there but still don't hear anything, still then probably the score you are playing is not compatible with that soundfont. Try again with a new score you just created.
What soundfont do you see listed in View / Synthesizer? where is the volume slider set? Can you attach one of your scores here? Also try a brand new one:
1) file / new
2) choose "treble staff" template
3) enter some notes
anything?
If you have a soundfont Loaded and the volume is in a normal place (about half way) then perhaps Windows is muting the program. Find the system mixer where Windows can control the come of each application individually and be sure MuseScore has sound there.
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Could you explain it a little bit more exactly? Which OS? Which MuseScore version? What are your settings in preference->i/o (https://musescore.org/en/handbook/preferences#i-o)? Is the play panel (https://musescore.org/en/handbook/play-mode) grayed out?
Please give some more information.
In reply to Could you explain it a… by kuwitt
I have the newest update and it lets me press the play button and it scrolls but no sound plays even when my computer is on full volume
In reply to I have the newest update and… by Madison Schon
But which operating system (Mac/Windows/Linux)? Please take a look as mentioned above in the prefeneceres->I/O (what are you seeing - maybe attache an image).
Is any soundfont loaded inside the synthesizer view (https://musescore.org/en/handbook/synthesizer#fluid, https://musescore.org/en/node/96811)?
In reply to But which operating system … by kuwitt
Windows. All I see is my score
In reply to Windows. All I see is my… by Madison Schon
As explained above, please go to View / Synthesizer and tell us if you see any soundfonts listed there. If not, you must have changed something about your configuration that caused MuseScore to not find the default soundfont. So go to Help / Revert to Factory Settings and things should be back to normal. If after the revert you do see a soundfont listed there but still don't hear anything, still then probably the score you are playing is not compatible with that soundfont. Try again with a new score you just created.
In reply to As explained above, please… by Marc Sabatella
I've had this problem with all of my scores and I've reset the settings already
In reply to I've had this problem with… by Madison Schon
What soundfont do you see listed in View / Synthesizer? where is the volume slider set? Can you attach one of your scores here? Also try a brand new one:
1) file / new
2) choose "treble staff" template
3) enter some notes
anything?
If you have a soundfont Loaded and the volume is in a normal place (about half way) then perhaps Windows is muting the program. Find the system mixer where Windows can control the come of each application individually and be sure MuseScore has sound there.
In reply to What soundfont do you see… by Marc Sabatella
The synthesizer says Musescore_General.sf3. Volume slider is set at 40. New score doesn't do anything. Will try the windows thing
In reply to The synthesizer says… by Madison Schon
I can't find anything called a system mixer or anything that can do something like that
In reply to I can't find anything called… by Madison Schon
On windows right click the speaker icon on the task bar and one of the options should be "Open volume mixer"
In reply to On windows right click the… by mike320
Thank you so much! It worked!