Musescore 4 Playback Speed too Fast
I recently installed Musescore 4 beta to mess around with Musesounds. When I did, I instantly noticed that my playback is way faster than what it should normally be. All of the pitches are way too high (presumably because of the time change) and playback essentially does not work.
I tried to look for any settings that could change playback speed like in Musescore 3 but couldn't find anything/don't really know what is causing the issue.
When I export as an mp3, the score sounds normal so I'm sure it's a playback issue.
Anyone have any insight?
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First off, update to the RC if you didn't already.
And then, if you still have this issue, check for similar reports on Github (there are some). If none of them matches your setup enough, then open a new issue for it.
In reply to First off, update to the RC… by jeetee
Will do, thank you!
This is apparently known issue affecting a small number of audio drivers (eg, ones from Logitech), and apparently a fix has been developed. Not clear exactly when/how the fix will be made available. Meanwhile, switching to a different audio device will probably work around the issue.
In reply to This is apparently known… by Marc Sabatella
Ah ok. I am using Realtek audio drivers but I'll see if that issue is somewhat related! Thank you.
In reply to Ah ok. I am using Realtek… by Jeremiah Bang
I am having the same issue with RealTek and I have changed my output device and also disabled RealTek but it still does this. Have you found a fix yet?
This is STILL happening. Playback speed is twice what it should be.
In reply to This is STILL happening… by MarkTheMartian
Set your audio device's sample rate down to 48 or 44.1 kHz. Apparently some drivers don't work well with MuseScore when set to 96 or higher.
This is still happening. I'm running my interface at 48000hz. My work flow forces me to have my DAW open while writing on MS4. The ONLY for MS4 to not speed up is to close my DAW and change my interface to run at 44100hz.
Which is preventing me to do my work properly. (Transcribe my own projects into notation in MS4). I personally want to work in 48000 because my client is in the TV industries. Changnig my DAW to 44100 is a workaround but it SHOULDN'T have to come to this.
This was working a week ago.
In reply to This is still happening. I'm… by Freddie Lo
So what changed between last week and now? No new MuseScore has been released yet, so it must be something else..
On the other hand, you might want to test a nightly build since they now include a possible fix for higher sample rates according to https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/15615
First, not a new user, just starting fresh on the site. Second, I have been having similar issues, but in this case it tends to go back and forth between super-fast on one occasion, and super-slow on another. Presently using MuseScore 4 on Windows 11 with RealTek sound drivers
I have the same problem...
ESI U168XT Interface. Have tried different Samplerates. Nothing changes the playback speed.
Ableton works fine on my system.
Ill have to use another software.
In reply to I have the same problem… by Zorg Inc
I just started having this issue recently myself, and there was no obvious trigger for it. I tried completely re-installing musescore, hub and its components, full reset of musescore preference, and everything else.
I have a Corsair Void Elite headset. My sample rate was at 48khz which should have been one of the OK ones, but my headphones are seen as an 8 speaker headphones due to the way it tries to simulate directional sound. Once I set the headphones to be seen as two speakers the issue resolved itself. I'd like to still be able to use the virtual surround of the headphones, but I'm not sure whether the bug is on Musescore's side, or the headphone company
In reply to I just started having this… by chris2746
I think that's the cause of the problem.
I have 4 speakers (2 front, 2 back) and when I configure my Windows audio appropriately (4-way) Musescore plays back horrible sped-up toybox sound.
If I configure Windows audio as just Stereo (2 speakers) then Musescore sounds normal.
(BTW I'm on latest stable Musescore release, Realtek audio drivers, 48kHz sampling rate).
In reply to I think that's the cause of… by jods
Thank You jods!
Your post solved my identical problem when I had almost given up.
I DO think that the Dev-team should adress this as it is a showstopper for more than one user!
Again: I'm really glad for your post jods
(Win 11, MSc 4.2.1, Realtek 24-bit 48k 5.1 (had to change to two-speaker set up))