MuseScore 4 keeps crashing

• Mar 23, 2023 - 19:38

As the title states, I've been having a problem with MuseScore 4 constantly crashing. This is what happens:

 - I open MuseScore and load a score with Muse Sounds active.
 - I hit Play on at least one instrument with Muse Sounds.
 - The score plays for a few seconds, then the program crashes.

Running MuseScore in a terminal, I get this error when the crash occurs:

[3083:3083:20230323,144604.042895:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043167:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043174:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7feceecad000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043199:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043204:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7feceeca6000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043268:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043273:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7feceea98000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043336:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043340:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee88b000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043363:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043367:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee882000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043395:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043410:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee86e000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043444:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043450:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee864000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043479:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043484:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee854000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043514:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043519:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee84e000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043546:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043551:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee842000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043579:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043584:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee837000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043614:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043619:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee82d000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043651:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043656:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee80d000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043685:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043690:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee7f6000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043729:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043737:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee7ea000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043938:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.043943:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee723000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.044006:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.044010:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee6aa000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.044031:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.044036:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee5fa000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.044057:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.044061:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecee5d0000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.044326:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.045986:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.046169:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.046202:ERROR elf_image_reader.cc:116] no preferred header address [3083:3083:20230323,144604.046207:ERROR process_reader_linux.cc:520] no module mappings 0x7fecec322000 [3083:3083:20230323,144604.047632:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.047782:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.047862:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048053:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048104:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048149:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048197:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048241:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048292:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048343:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048389:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048454:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048500:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048543:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048585:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048632:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048678:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048739:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048789:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048831:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048874:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048921:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.048974:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.049022:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.049061:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.049270:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.049313:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found [3083:3083:20230323,144604.049351:ERROR elf_dynamic_array_reader.h:61] tag not found /tmp/.mount_MuseScCm8weT/AppRun: line 26: 3074 Aborted "${APPDIR}/bin/mscore4portable" "$@"

Anyone have any ideas?

Comments

bobjp

• Mar 23, 2023 - 21:37

Does this happen with any score? Are these scores native to MU4. What are your computer specs? Perhaps post a score that does this.
"- I hit Play on at least one instrument with Muse Sounds." What exactly does this mean?

Brody Koecher

• Mar 23, 2023 - 22:04

ive experienced this same problem and its for every score for me and i cant upload straight from the editor to the website it will start uploading the audio then it will crash

samjoeh

• Mar 23, 2023 - 22:23

Pardon me for not clarifying.

 - Crashes happen on any score, regardless of origin (MU3, MU4, etc.).
 - Crashes only happen when I'm using Muse Sounds (not the default instruments).
 - And by the way, this is quite a new problem.  MuseScore was working fine for me up to about two days ago.

Please let me know if you need anything else clarified.

Brody Koecher

• Mar 25, 2023 - 03:20

I think i have figured out my problem. One of my percussion lines glitched out with some random sounds and i think that caused a corrupted line of code in the file because when I start to after that part in the song i will play through the song with no issues. So tomorrow I will be rewriting the beginning chunk in a new file and see if that makes a difference. Also, when I try uploading the file to musescore the audio upload doesn't upload past that point then it crashes.

Jm6stringer

• Mar 25, 2023 - 08:28

You wrote:
MuseScore was working fine for me up to about two days ago.

Have you tried a factory reset?
See:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/revert-factory-settings

samjoeh

• Mar 25, 2023 - 22:42

I did try a reset, but it didn't help. However, I was playing around with some other scores just now and discovered something: the crashes only happen on scores playing Muse Sounds instruments at very high speeds. For example, I have a piece set at dotted-quarter-note=120 BPM, and the score crashes every time I play it. But another piece I have set to quarter-note=80 plays just fine. Any thoughts?

biguyinhn

• Mar 25, 2023 - 13:06

I've had musescore crash on my so many times already and once the entirety of my song just vanished even though I had autosave on

Are Jayem

• Mar 25, 2023 - 18:18

For what it's worth. Once you get to the point of functional playback of your work-in-progress score, save it. Exit MuseScore program. With a file manager on your system, find that saved score, AND COPY IT to the same place, with a different name, i.e., "piano_french_horn.mscz" --> "piano_french_horn_safety1.mscz".

In researching to provide you some (possible) help here, these two links talk about this issue along with 'autosave'.

https://musescore.org/en/node/52116
https://musescore.org/en/node/346587

In the 2nd link, Marc Sabatella's comments are the most clear (to me). It may help to see "file manager" point-of-view. Though in Ubuntu Linux, I believe this applies significantly to macOS & Windows. My screen captures show Mu3 scores, but this still applies to Mu4.

See the ".mscbackup" folder in the 'Scores' folder. I've picked an arbitrary score "2ww_pno_num1.mscz". Note its last modification is 12-12-2022... Inside the ".mscbackup" folder is a similarly-named score ".2ww_pno_num1.mscz," which has a last modification of 12-4-2022. Thus, if the main score vanished, there is a backup score in a different location, albeit older.

Good luck.

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