Mixer
The mixer does not appear when selected from the menu since installing the updated version of musescore. Is this a bug?
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The mixer does not appear when selected from the menu since installing the updated version of musescore. Is this a bug?
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Yes it's a bug. I know it's being looked into. See #283258: Mixer panel (not) showing.
It is occasionally possible to get into this situation although it seems to be exceedingly rare. One solution is just restart MuseScore. Or if that doens't work, Help / Revert to factory Settings.
In reply to It is occasionally possible… by Marc Sabatella
Yes thank you. Revert to factory settings got the mixer back.
In reply to It is occasionally possible… by Marc Sabatella
Hi, I have the problem with the disappearing Mixer too (Win 10, 64-bits). I repaired MuseScore 3 in the Windows Control Panel and restarted but it didn't help. I just did a factory reset and now when I open MuseScore 3 the splash screen comes up, the new score screen is shown briefly and then the program closes. If I do it again, I am asked if I want to restore the session that shut down improperly. If I choose Yes or No, it doesn't matter - the program shuts down immediately after opening.
I think I may have lost the Mixer by doing the following: I opened a SATB score, muted 3 of the 4 voices, started playback and let it run for a few measures, then exported the single voice to mp3. (I'm making practice files for my choir.) I did this for all 4 voices, leaving the mixer open. When I next opened MuseScore 3, the mixer refused to show up. Hope this helps.
I am now going to try a complete uninstall with cache cleaning to see if that helps.
In reply to Hi, I have the problem with… by Luna1949
The factory reset probably fixed the Mixer issue - it was most likely simply appearing offscreen, like it accidentally got dragged too far. Not sure what the "repair" did, but probably it actually is why you are getting the crash on startup now. So indeed, uninstall and reinstall is probably the answer here. If not, please start a new thread and include as many system details as you can.
In reply to The factory reset probably… by Marc Sabatella
Hello Marc,
Uninstalling, cleaning with CCleaner (incl. the Registry) and reinstalling fixed the crash but did not solve the Mixer issue. The Mixer came up the first time I opened MuseScore3, but wouldn't appear after that. I can assure you that I did not drag the Mixer, accidently or purposely, anywhere. I was being particularly careful in order to describe what was going on. So, if it moved off-screen (which I doubt is what is happening here), some other agent was at work. (I did zoom out to see if I could find it, but no luck. You shouldn't be able to move a panel totally off-screen anyway unless you've got a way to get it back.) Should I still start a new thread about the Mixer or can I continue here?
In reply to Hello Marc, Uninstalling,… by Luna1949
Continuing here is fine, or in #283258: Mixer panel (not) showing. Apparently a small handful of people are experiencing a problem here, but no one seems to know exactly how to reroduce the problem, so we're having trouble figuring out what would fix it. So, after the reinstall, did you do Help / Revert to Factory Settings? Does that bring it back again?
In reply to Continuing here is fine, or… by Marc Sabatella
Yes, thank you, the factory reset seems to have worked now. But I find it strange that it was needed after a complete uninstall/reinstall exercise. You'd think that would start in a clean state. Thanks for your help.
In case they might help others, here are a few observations I made while dealing with the problem:
• I still had MuseScore 2 on my system until the uninstall/reinstall action, at which point I first removed version 2 and then version 3.
• I noticed that I had both the latest version of MuseScore 3 and the previous one on my system. I update automatically when I see the notice, so this surprised me as I thought the previous version would always be removed. I uninstalled both and then reinstalled the latest.
• Before reinstalling, I secured all my scores and then removed all the standard Musescore folders; then I cleaned with CCleaner (including the registry). I did not do a manual sweep of the registry.
• After reinstalling and opening existing scores, I was surprised to see how many presets (including Mixer settings) were as I left them. These are apparently stored in the scores themselves.
In reply to Yes, thank you, the factory… by Luna1949
Uninstall never touches any of "your" files - that includes your scores as well as your settings.
Having MuseScore 2 & 3 installed together is supported and in fact recommended for anyone who has a significant amount of work created in the older version, as the major improvements in layout in MsueScore 3 do mean that some MuseScore 2 scores with lots of manual adjustments may look different.
Mixer settings are indeed per score, after all, different scores might be using entirely different sets of instruments.
In reply to Uninstall never touches any… by Marc Sabatella
Good afternoon! Just fired up MS3, loaded a score (made in version 2) and ... no mixer. I have no idea what is causing this. When I shut down last night, all was peachy. Factory reset works, but having to set the basics all over and losing my custom workspace is getting tiresome. Do you know if the startup is recorded in a log file somewhere? Thanks.
In reply to Good afternoon! Just fired… by Luna1949
Details depend on OS, but indeed the window positions can in theory be reset without the need for a full revert to factory settings. There was even a plugin that could do this for 2.03, it could possibly be adapted to work for 3.0 - see https://musescore.org/en/project/reset-dialog-positions-v203
In reply to Details depend on OS, but… by Marc Sabatella
Plugin updated for MS3 (but not really tested through)
See https://musescore.org/en/project/reset-dialog-positions
In reply to Plugin updated for MS3 (but… by jeetee
Thank you, jeetee. At the moment, everything is behaving nicely. But I will save the plugin and if I need to use it, I will let you know how it works out.