Template plays what was in the score used for template

• Nov 4, 2024 - 21:37

I usually create my templates from existing scores, but haven't done so in years now. I am however quite sure that I simply took a piece with notes present in it, saved it in my templates folder, and wouldn't have any issues using that for new projects.

However, recently I made a new template and if used for a brand new empty project and pressing play, Musescore plays the notes that were present in the score used when I saved it as a template. So even if the score looks empty and I press play, there will be notes played.

I'm attatching the file in question - shouldn't I be able to save that in my templates folder and create new projects from it without removing the notes first? Am I missing something? Has this always been the case (I'm quite sure it hasn't)?

Replication process:
- Make a project with notes in it
- Save the project in the templates folder
- Make a new project using that template
- Press play
- Listen to music being played from the empty score

(also - not sure where to give this feedback, but the link on how to report bugs is for MS2 and I cannot find any way to easily navigate to the GitHub page where bugs are reported nowadays - see attatched image)

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• Nov 5, 2024 - 18:13

Your "replication process" may be missing a step? Nowhere do you say that you deleted the notes in the project. If you saved the project including notes in any location and open it again, it should have those notes in it. Thus, notes will play. (Maybe I missed something???)

[A few moments later] I tried exactly as you described.

1) Created a small score with notes.
2) Saved to the Templates folder.
3) Opened a new score using the "test" template.
NOTE: I see in the New dialog that that "test" template shows notes in the Preview window. HOWEVER, the new score does not contain any notes.
4) Pressed Play and it plays the notes that were contained in the original file.

If I, instead, follow these steps, the new file created from the template does not play any notes

1) Created a small score with notes
1.5) Deleted all the notes in the score: Ctrl+A then Delete.
2) Saved to the Templates folder as "test2"
3) Opened a new score using the "test2" template.
NOTE: the "test2" template does not show notes in the Preview window.
4) Pressed Play: no sound.

So the question is where are these mystery notes being stored?????

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