Musescore 4 playback is literally 1 key down
I recently had to switch PCs and I just downloaded Musescore 4 here. It seems that there's something inexplicably wrong with the playback because everything sounds 1 key down (F ->E, A->G). Visually the sheet music look fine though, so Im really not sure what's happened
Update: Just restarted it and it seems to be normal now; hopefully not a recurring problem!
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Be aware of the difference between concert and transposed pitch:
https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/transposition#transposing-instrumen…
In reply to Be aware of the difference… by Jm6stringer
Im not quite sure it had anything to do with that. The only things I had done was download Musescore4, go through the quick intro, then open up a file and hit space to play it; no editing the score all
In reply to Im not quite sure it had… by Snowpaw1611
No editing required. You may have merely opened a score for a transposing instrument...
As you wrote:
It seems that there's something inexplicably wrong with the playback because everything sounds 1 key down.
Okay, so for example using A->G as "1 key down", if you open this file:
Transposing_B_flat_instrument.mscz
you will notice that the upper staff - a simple major scale written in the key of A - sounds as if it is the G major scale (compare to the piano scale). As you wrote: "1 key down". So, the clarinet player "reads" A major, yet the instrument "sounds" as G major.
That's because the clarinet is a transposing instrument. The file you opened may have had a transposing instrument in it. That's what I meant to be aware of if something sounds "1 key down".
In my attachment, if you press the 'Concert pitch' button (located at the bottom right of the MuseScore screen) you will see the "actual sounding" pitches notated.
I'm having the same issue as the OP (snowpaw1611). I'll be working on a score, and at some point I go to play it back and it's down a whole step when I play it back. If I close Musescore and open it back up, it goes back to playing at the correct pitch. Has anyone else found the cause of this issue?
In reply to I'm having the same issue as… by gmanmusico
Could be a mismatch in your system sample rate, 44.1 vs 48 kHz. See if you can change that in the audio settings for your computer.
In reply to Could be a mismatch in your… by Marc Sabatella
Although this may be true, it just recently happened to me, and the quick fix is to turn the system on and off, but it is still an existing issue (as of October 18th 2023, it still happens).
In reply to Although this may be true,… by MeowBDS
Indeed, if your sample rate is still set in a way that conflicts with what your OS is reporting, it will continue to cause problems. Set the sample rate on your device and the issue should go away.
In reply to Indeed, if you sample rate… by Marc Sabatella
Same thing happened to me with the latest (as of 12/26/23) version of Muse Score 4: Playback was 2 semitones (1 whole step) too high. Exited and restarted MS4 and playback was fine. Had nothing to do with sampling rate or concert pitch settings as far as I could tell. All I did was shut it down and restart it.
In reply to Same thing happened to me… by sandyriver556
"Exited and restarted MS4 and playback was fine. Had nothing to do with sampling rate or concert pitch settings as far as I could tell. All I did was shut it down and restart it."
Question: do you use Bluetooth headphones?
In reply to "Exited and restarted MS4… by cadiz1
i use bluetooth headphones and my musescore sounds bad and i dont know how to fix it
In reply to Same thing happened to me… by sandyriver556
If it’s a sample rate issue, fix it by going to your audio device settings (in your OS, probably). If it’s a transposing instrument, make sure concert pitch is set correctly before entering notes.
If neither of those are it - as you seem to be indicating - please attach the actual score and steps to reproduce the problem. Then we can understand and assist better. but certainly, there is not general issue in 4.2 causing everyone’s scores to be off a step or two - it has to be something going on unique to your system or your score.
In reply to If it’s a sample rate issue,… by Marc Sabatella
I had that problem today, playback a tone down. Concert Pitch is OFF. Sound Playback device sample rate is 441000. Close and restarted Musescore 4, it's correct pitch now.
OS: Windows 10 Version 2009 or later, Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore version (64-bit): 4.2.1-240230937, revision: d757433