Musescore 4 wont open
Since update Musescore 4 won't open on my PC Win 11, sound card SoundblasterX ae-5 plus it's worked before now stopped.
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Since update Musescore 4 won't open on my PC Win 11, sound card SoundblasterX ae-5 plus it's worked before now stopped.
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I have the same problem and Musescore support just refers me to the forum althoug I have a paying version.
In reply to I have the same problem and… by Humberto Collado
There is no paying version (of the MuseScore editor for Windows, Mac and Linux)!!!
If you paid, then for a Pro account on musescore.com.
In reply to There is no paying version … by Jojo-Schmitz
Thanks Jojo didnt know there was differnce I dont think I'll be renewing
Was this an OS update or a MuseScore update that caused this problem?
In reply to Was this an OS update or a… by bobjp
Musescore I think I had a bit of a hiatus then fancied getting back in to it
In reply to Musescore I think I had a… by Graham Elliott
Earlier you wrote:
it's worked before now stopped.
Try menu item: Help > Revert to factory settings
I use Windows 10 Home and I have the same problem with version 4.02. It starts to open then dissappears.
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I just realized that the problem relies on the I/O setting under edit in the software. The Musenscore 4.02 software will not accept my Focusrite output device. So, I changed the default device to another that does not really works and the software opened. When I went to Edit, Preferences and changed the default I/O setting to Focusrite, the software crashes. This is definitely a bug that has to be corrected by the software engineers and not by the forum.
In reply to I just realized that the… by Humberto Collado
Try this.
Go to Control panel/Sound/select your Focusrite/Properties/Advanced. Uncheck Exclusive Mode. Also take the Bit Rate down a notch or two.
Then try to open MU4.
Not necessarily a bug. There is other software that requires Exclusive Mode be turned off.
In reply to Try this. Go to Control… by bobjp
Tried this but exclusive mode was greyed out so didn't apply Thanks
In reply to Tried this but exclusive… by Graham Elliott
Grayed out? Interesting, I've never seen that. I use my Focusrite on occasion. So it is possible.
In reply to I just realized that the… by Humberto Collado
Suspecting Focusrite has a user message Forum (like this one), have you checked for 'MuseScore' on the Focusrite Forum?
In reply to Suspecting Focusrite has a… by Are Jayem
I did. No mention of Musescore in Focusrite.
In reply to I did. No mention of… by Humberto Collado
All I can say is that I run MU4 on 4 different computers. Only my desktop runs without changes. The others or underpowered and I run with the help of an audio interface. I have three different ones. A Focusrite and two cheap ones. They all work on any of my machines. Including the one that doesn't need it. These are all USB interfaces. I can't speak to other types. For one of the computer and interface combinations I had to take the bit rate down almost as far as it would go before MU4 worked. The only time there was a crash was when I made changes while MU4 was running.
Should you have to make any changes? Maybe not. Does MU4 need to be fixed? Maybe so.
I just know what is working for me.
In reply to All I can say is that I run… by bobjp
I use Focusrite interface and my output sound setting appears as "Speakers (2 Focusrite USB audio)" which is the setting in all my applications that use sound including my DAW. If I change it to another setting, Musescore will open but sound will not work. Sound will not work either in any other application. So it appears that the problem is with the I/O setting in Musescore 4 or maybe the sample rate setting in Focusrite Control which cannot be set lower than 41 khs. I will keep digging.
In reply to I use Focusrite interface… by Humberto Collado
Well, now for something completely different. I've been doing some intensive testing. Over the months, I've tried a lot of different settings. Today I disconnected my interface and tried, again, my laptop onboard Conexant device. Which has many more settings than my Focusrite. I lowered the bit rate quite a bit. But this time in MU4 I lowered the mixer volume and left the mixer open. As a result, the software worked better over all than with any of my interfaces.
The work goes on.
In reply to Well, now for something… by bobjp
Thanks everybody for your replys But I don't have an interface (but will soon be getting one) My sound is
from PC either via PC on board sound or Soundblaster sound card. I tried MU3 which works but MU4 just doesnt open at all.