Playback disabled, PortAudio Api selection is blank
Reported version
3.0
Type
Functional
Frequency
Many
Severity
S3 - Major
Reproducibility
Always
Status
active
Regression
No
Workaround
Yes
Project
When starting MuseScore 3, playback is disabled. Also View/Synthesizer selection is disabled. Edit/Preferences.../IO shows PortAudio box checked, but API and Device dropdown boxes are empty and have no selections available.
MuseScore 2 works perfect though. Using MME as the PortAudio API device there.
Comments
Just updgraded to 3.0.2. Same problem persists. Same symptoms as described above.
I've found a work around for this bug is to unplug all USB audio devices so the system only has one audio device to look at. I find this problem occurs any time I have (a) USB audio interface(s) attached allowing no playback through any device. Bug still present 3.0.4. Issue occurs on Windows not sure if anyone else is experiencing on other OSs.
In reply to I've found a work around for… by James Wilshaw
Same issue on macOS 10.15.2 (Catalina). My issue was with connected headphones (Bluetooth) which I had to disconnect then relaunch Musescore.
In reply to I've found a work around for… by James Wilshaw
Trouble is, MuseScore only allows whatever audio device is active when it's first accessed, no switching until you close the window. But I have to use my headphones with it.
Hi, same by me (2021, v3.5) -- apparently, removing wireless headset solved the problem
I found that when I went into advanced preferences, the audio devices were missing there aswell. I reset those, pressed OK and the API options return.
In reply to Hi, same by me (2021, v3.5) … by markusjancsi
Yup, removed the bose QCs and it worked like a charm on restart.
In addition to what's already been mentioned: I was having this problem with my Bose bluetooth headset, but then I switched the audio device to the other headset mode and MuseScore playback worked again after restarting the app. This help article seems to give the same solution: https://musescore.org/en/node/319930