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I have a Yamaha P45 piano. I have just composed a simple tune on Musescore and would like to hear what it sounds like on my Piano. Unfortunately musescore doesn't see my piano. I'm running Win 10 64bit, have downloaded the relevent Yamaha driver. I have confirmed that the piano will play MIDI using both Media player and VanBasco's with any random MIDI song from my collection. I have tried JACK but that doesn't work at all and checked the system using MIDIOX. I have exported my composition as a MIDI file and it works well with VanBascos which is not the workaround i want. All things point to a missing in MUSESCORE. Has anyone solved this problem yet and would like to pass on their knowledge please?
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Are you using version 2.2.1? This was not possible in earlier versions.
In reply to Are you using version 2.2.1?… by mike320
Yes
When you say MuseScore doesn't see your piano, can you be more specific? Have you started MuseScore after connecting and turning on your keyboard, are you going to Edit / Preferences / I/O, and you aren't seeing your keyboard listed as an option under MIDI Output? What are the other settings you have in that dialog? Have you tried Help / Revert to Factory Settings, to make sure the problem isn't some customization you had performed?
In reply to When you say MuseScore doesn… by Marc Sabatella
I have followed the instructions as closely as possible. I have checked & rechecked my settings. Nothing i do changes the I/O settings. See the attached PNG
In reply to I have followed the… by Garyweldon
Hmm, those settings shouldn't be blank. With nothing selected in API or Device, you probably will have worse problems than just MIDI output. Are you getting any sound at all? Did you try Help / Revert to Factory Settings yet? It sure looks like MuseScore isn't detecting any audio devices at all. Or, hmm, did you start MuseScore from the command line, using the "-s" option to disable the Synthesizer?
In reply to Hmm, those settings shouldn… by Marc Sabatella
Started Musescore from a desktop link. See notes above regarding sound from other MIDI players. Do you know how to configure JACK? Again I have followed the instructions and get the attached PNG
In reply to Started Musescore from a… by Garyweldon
Wait, what?!? Your binary is 'Jackd.exe' (Windows, I assume) but you use ALSA (Advanced Linux Sound Architecture) as a driver? And why do you start the jack server with a custom name? MuseScore doesn't even work with a non-default named jack server (N.B.: it should be possible to configure that ...).
In reply to Hmm, those settings shouldn… by Marc Sabatella
Not sure what you mean regarding command line "-s" Is that using the CMD prompt box?
In reply to Not sure what you mean… by Garyweldon
Forgetting about the P45 for now.
Can you play any score using MuseScore? (e.g. over speakers or headphones?)
In reply to Forgetting about the P45 for… by Jm6stringer
Yes, plugged in my USB mixer. plays OK. See attached capture 3
In reply to Yes, plugged in my USB mixer… by Garyweldon
Significantly there's no MIDI in or out.
In reply to Significantly there's no… by Garyweldon
I have now got it working! Seems to like the audio codec before it'll recognise the P45. See the attached PNG.
In reply to I have now got it working!… by Garyweldon
Is this a bug? Would have thought Musescore would be happy playing to MIDI o/put without having a D to A converter plugged in.
In reply to Is this a bug? Would have… by Garyweldon
My guess is that the first time you started MuseScore, you had the USB mixer connected and MuseScore was using that as your audio device, then things got confused when you started MuseScore again later and that device was missing. Which is why I suggested Help / Revert To Factory Settings, but really, simply selecting any available device in that dialog should have worked. Feel free to keep experimenting to see if you can verify my hypothesis, or just leave well enough alone :-)
In reply to My guess is that the first… by Marc Sabatella
When I first set it up, i had not plugged in the mixer. Just the P45. It only started working after the Mixer was plugged in. The mixer merely has to be there.
In reply to When I first set it up, i… by Garyweldon
I just disconnected the mixer. Back comes the problem. And when the mixer is plugged back in, M/s restarted, it all works again!!
In reply to I just disconnected the… by Garyweldon
So, it sounds to me like your computer lacks any form of audio hardware whatsoever other than that mixer - true? If not, try the Revert as I keep suggesting, also rebooting, then - with neither the mixer nor the keybaord connected - start MuseScore and tell us what you see in Edit / Preferences / I/O, and also say if playback works through your computers internal speakers (assuming it has some).
In reply to Is this a bug? Would have… by Garyweldon
Further to the foregoing Not only does it work through the P45, the mixer (Behringer X1622USB) doesn't have to be switched on. Curious!
Any ideas?
In reply to Not sure what you mean… by Garyweldon
Please try this:
Disconnect the P45
Disconnect the Behringer USB mixer.
Open MuseScore and play an .mscz file (i.e. something created and saved using MuseScore).
Where does the sound (if any) come from?
In reply to Disconnect the P45… by Jm6stringer
Latest results. Have now unplugged the Behringer desk. Plugged in a pair of 'phones into the 'puter's front 'phone socket. Reopened Musescore and played something. The sound came from the 'phones's but the Piano had disappeared from the MIDI list.
In reply to Latest results. Have now… by Garyweldon
NextL: i unplugged the P45 and restarted Musescore. Sound still came from the 'phones. Next: Shut down Musescore plugged the P45 back in (the 'puter registered this) restarted Musescore and this time the sound came from both the P45 and the 'Phones. Shut down Musescore. Next: unplugged the Phones, P45 still plugged in< restarted Musescore. P45 has disappeared from the MIDI listing. Next: 'phones back in, P45 back in, restart M/s, all working. I can only conclude that in order to make a MIDI device work there has to be some sort of analogue device connected too.
Footnote: there's an audible delay between the MIDI device and the 'phones.