Annoying crackling noise while playing sheet music

• Dec 10, 2017 - 17:52

Hi, I'm currently using musescore under Debian Linux 9 (stretch) with the following kernel: 4.9.0-4-rt-amd6. I'm not using a sound card and I'm just relying on the motherboard (which is a MSI PC mate H87) and I'm experiencing a crackling noise whenever I try to reproduce sheet music. I'm not an expert neither of musescore nor of music software in general, so I would ask you if you know how to fix this problem. I already experienced the same issue with a generic kernel (I had to change to the rt one in order to get rid of the lag I used to have with LMMS).
Thank you in advance for your help
Alberto


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Hi, I'm currently using musescore under Debian Linux 9 (stretch) with the following kernel: 4.9.0-4-rt-amd6. I'm not using a sound card and I'm just relying on the motherboard (which is a MSI PC mate H87) and I'm experiencing a crackling noise whenever I try to reproduce sheet music. I'm not an expert neither of musescore nor of music software in general, so I would ask you if you know how to fix this problem. I already experienced the same issue with a generic kernel (I had to change to the rt one in order to get rid of the lag I used to have with LMMS).
Thank you in advance for your help
Alberto

If you export the audio of your score (to wav for example) and then use a media player to listen to it; does it also have the crackling?

Also have a look in the Synthesizer window during playback. If the VU-meter goes into red, it means clipping is taking place. Lower the volume slider in the Synth window to prevent this.

In reply to by Alberto Carlo Costa

Be aware that if you're using a nightly build that has "master" in its name; it'll behave in unexpected ways and is likely to crash. The files it produces when you save your score might very well not open in a future release at all.

If you've taken a nightly from the 2.2 branch, then you should be fine.

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