Why is the file size so big?
Every time I try to save my score, it goes "not responding" for a few seconds before it becomes normal. At first, I thought it was because my file was corrupted, but when I checked my file size, it was 62,842 kb. My other projects are on average around 300 kb, and I don't think 62 mb for a Musescore file is normal. In addition, I do not think that the SoundFont that I use contributes that much to the file size because it's used in other projects too. Can anyone help me?
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tried to attach my file but nothing is showing up after selecting my file
In reply to tried to attach my file but… by OuitoO
It is not possible to attach files here that are larger than a few MBytes.
The only possibility is to save them e.g. in your Dropbox and post a link.
That's way bigger than expected, even if you'd added an image to your score. Find an archive (ZIP) managing program that works for your operating system. If you can open the archive you will see it looks like a folder with other folders and files inside it. Extract the .MSCX file if you can as it contains your music.
Here is the link to my file:
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fo/mm27lo6mli1twafn7k6yo/h?rlkey=clvv69ofcp…
In reply to Here is the link to my file:… by OuitoO
Open this mscz with a zip tool.
Then you can see that the folder "Pictures" contains a wav file with a size of 64 MBytes!
I simply deleted this folder - see attached file - and the file size shrinks to aboiut 47kBytes.
EDIT
Listening to this audio file, it seems that you have recorded more than 6 minutes of the last rainy day ... :-)
In reply to Open this mscz with a zip… by HildeK
Thank you so much! I think it's because I tried to drag the audio track from Musehub but nothing was showing up. I guess it did show up...
In reply to Thank you so much! I think… by OuitoO
I'm glad I could help you.
The audio file seems to contain only white noise.
In reply to I'm glad I could help you… by HildeK
New problem. When I save the modified file, the 1-hour audio file will appear in the picture folder again. I've tried to delete the picture file from the root file (META-INF folder\container.xml), but it didn't seem to work.
In reply to New problem. When I save the… by OuitoO
Try to find the file "5d17aec1c420afaea3721ca96493f7e1.wav" on your computer and delete it or move it to an other location.
I am still using MuS 3 and am not aware that there is a way to add audio files.
Do you use sharing your audio files on audio.com?
In reply to Try to find the file … by HildeK
I do not use audio.com, and I couldn't find that wav file anywhere on my PC. What I find interesting is when I save with the uncompressed version, there isn't any problem with adding an audio file automatically, but when I make a copy and save the uncompressed version as compressed, the audio file will appear again. I eventually gave up and made a new score where I copied everything in, and the audio file didn't bother me ever since.
In reply to I do not use audio.com, and… by OuitoO
Strange!
Before you rewrite the score, try the one I saved with version 3.7.
Perhaps MuS 4 includes a function that integrates audio files. Unfortunately, I don't know anything about that.