MuseScore Studio 4.4 is now available!
We are delighted to announce the release of MuseScore Studio 4.4.
This version includes support for the long awaited Muse Drumline, a free sound library from Muse Sounds. It also contains a wealth of new engraving features, as well as numerous performance improvements and bug fixes, making it the biggest update to the app since version 4.0.
Watch the release video
How to get MuseScore Studio 4.4 and Muse Drumline
I’m new to MuseScore Studio
Head over to the Download page to see the available options.
- Windows & macOS
- The main download option gives you the Muse Hub utility, which you can use to install MuseScore Studio and Muse Sounds, including Muse Drumline.
- There's also the option to download MuseScore Studio without Muse Hub if you prefer, but you'll need Muse Hub if you want to use Muse Sounds.
- Linux
- The main download option will just give you MuseScore Studio. You’ll also need to download and install Muse Sounds Manager if you want to use Muse Sounds.
- Please note that Muse Drumline is not yet available for Linux but we're working to address this as quickly as possible.
You can find additional builds on our GitHub Releases page, including a portable Windows EXE, as well as AppImages for 32-bit and 64-bit ARM Linux. (Muse Sounds Manager is not currently available for ARM Linux.)
I already have MuseScore Studio (version 4 onwards)
You’ll see a message about the 4.4 update next time you launch the app. If you don’t see the message, go to Help > Check for update, or download the app manually instead.
To get the latest Muse Sounds, you’ll need to install the recently refreshed Muse Hub on Windows or macOS, or Muse Sounds Manager on Linux. You can download these from musehub.com. If you already have an old version of Muse Hub installed, it's best to uninstall it first before you install the new version. Please note that Muse Drumline is not yet available for Linux but we're working to address this as quickly as possible.
New features in 4.4
Percussion
- New percussion collections: Muse Drumline, plus a Muse Sounds version of Tapspace's VDL (comprising two separate collections: Virtual Drumline and Virtual Percussion), available in the new Muse Hub
- Optional migration for scores created with the MuseScore 3 Drumline extension
- Sticking is now centered on the notehead and aligned to a common baseline across the system
- Sticking is able to trigger different samples for more nuanced playback (Muse Sounds only)
Guitar
- New style options for fretboard diagrams, including ability to add fingerings
- Improved alignment and interactions for ghost/dead notes in tablature staves
Dynamics
- More flexible anchor positioning; now you can have a crescendo start and end part way through a note!
- Proper centering between staves for grand staff instruments
- Snapping to other dynamics while dragging and resizing
- New style options to control default positioning
- Assignment to specific staves & voices for playback (depends on sound technology used) and engraving
- Expressive playback; not just volume modulation (depends on sound technology used)
Accidentals
- Layout system completely rewritten
- SMuFL cut-outs used for elegant and compact layout in chords
- New style options for further customization
Beams
- French-style!
- Better vertical spacing for cross-staff beams
- Option to set cross-staff beams above, below, or between the grand staff
Text
- Multi-line copyright text
- New options for showing/hiding instrument labels
- Increased use of SMuFL symbols within text for pedal markings, ottavas, codas/segno markings, and tuplet numbers
Explode & implode
- Dynamics and text annotations are copied with voice assignment
- Grace notes are are copied when exploding measures
Other engraving
- Frames are now scalable with staff size
- New option for separating layout of similarly-stemmed voices
- Thickness of slurs and ties can now be set independently
- Grace note slashes can now be toggled on or off in Properties
- Many other improvements, including MusicXML improvements (see detailed summary)
Mixer
- Hidden instruments can now be muted/soloed
Performance
- Reduced note-input latency when using a MIDI keyboard
- Lower minimum buffer sizes (128 samples on macOS; 512 on Windows)
- Faster audio exports
Qt 6
- Better scrolling & support for touch gestures
- Native support for Apple Silicon
Wayland display protocol (Linux)
- Resolved issue with bundled Wayland libraries in the AppImage
- Resolved positioning issue with popups, menus and tooltips
- Run with
QT_QPA_PLATFORM=wayland
to force Wayland to be used
And more!
See the release notes and completed tasks in the 4.4 project for the full list of changes.
Commenti
Virtual Drumline!? 😱
Can’t wait to try this out! Thanks to everyone that helped develop it!
This new update makes me so happy.
What is the timeline for Muse Drumline for Linux? Also thank you to all the developers that have worked on making MuseScore become one of the best notation softwares currently available.
Very small typo: Under Explode & Implode, the second bullet point repeats the word "are".
Oh yeah, this really ROCKS
I suspect it's unintended that, on MacOS, the file name for the MuseScore Studio 4.4 app is:
MuseScore 4 2.app
Looking forward to seeing 4.4's improvements and trying the new features!
scorster
In risposta a I suspect it's unintended… by scorster
Similarly, when I hover the MS 4.4 shortcut (which I added to the Toolbar after renaming the app "MuseScore 4.4.app") the tooltip shows "MuseScore 4 2"
In risposta a I suspect it's unintended… by scorster
Probably you ended up with two copies of the app in the same folder and that's how your system is differentiating them.
Is it normal that some third-party plugins are not possible to open in this version 4.4.0 and need an update?
Currently unable to add a payment method to Muse Hub to purchase VDL.
"Failed to create setup intent! Error: Unexpected error."
API issues?
In risposta a Currently unable to add a… by Jacob Nater
https://support.musehub.com/hc/en-gb/community/posts/21170475056797
In risposta a https://support.musehub.com… by dominic_musehub
Thank you!
Muse Drumline was definitely worth the wait, it sounds awesome!
I just want to ask for one thing, can you improve the experience for users in Chinese mainland? The use of musehub in Chinese mainland is very unsatisfactory.
The new anchor positioning for dynamics & playback is a welcomed addition! also, I really note huge improvements in stability. Great work!
I didn't receive an update notification when I open MuseScore 4.3 - when I click "check for updates" it tells me I'm up to date (on 4.3). I don't know if it's just my end, or maybe most users of MuseScore aren't getting notified of the update to 4.4?
In risposta a I didn't receive an update… by MK140221
I had the same issue. I updated muse hub and installed MuseScore 4.4 from there.
In risposta a I didn't receive an update… by MK140221
This is normal for every release - automatic updates usually aren't enabled for a couple of days until the initial rush on the servers is through and there is a chance to deal with any last-minute showstoppers.
In risposta a This is normal for every… by Marc Sabatella
If this is true, then that little piece of information should be in the announcements which describe the update process. Saves everyone a lot of wasted time.
In risposta a If this is true, then that… by bill0287
Instructions on how to get the update are in the announcement. Instructions on how to not get the update are not :-)
In risposta a Instructions on how to get… by Marc Sabatella
😂
In risposta a Instructions on how to get… by Marc Sabatella
Where in the above announcement does it say that updates are delayed?
In risposta a Where in the above… by Magnus Johansson
It doesn't. It was a snarky comment. If there truly is a delay to the published update process, it should be mentioned in the document.
In risposta a It doesn't. It was a snarky… by bill0287
Yes, I agree.
In risposta a Where in the above… by Magnus Johansson
They aren’t “delayed”. Every single release ever, the normal process is that automatic updates are not enabled right away. This is not anything out of the ordinary. A sentence to that effect would have been useful sure, but nothing to get worked up over.
In risposta a They aren’t “delayed”. … by Marc Sabatella
Of course there is a delay when the update isn't done like the announcement says. I am not worked up over it, and I do not believe Bill is either, but it should be made clear.
In risposta a Of course there is a delay… by Magnus Johansson
The announcement does not say or imply the automatic update facility has been enabled - on the contrary, it explains exactly how to get the new version. Delay implies a change from the original or usual schedule. Again, every single release of MuseScore ever has done the exact same thing - there is no delay whatsoever, since everything is exactly according to the usual schedule. So yes, it wouldn't have hurt to add a statement clarifying that this release works exactly like every other release and that, yes, the way to get the update is to follow the directions given and not try to improvise by following some other process. But it's moot now, though, as the autoupdate does now seem to be in effect.
In risposta a The announcement does not… by Marc Sabatella
The announcement says: "You’ll see a message about the 4.4 update next time you launch the app."
This wasn't true. The sentence should have read: "You’ll see a message about the 4.4 update after a few days from now when you launch the app."
Will Virtual Percussion add the ability of Musescore to play buzz rolls? At present various percussive techniques cannot be produced by the application, and before spending money on fancy sounds I'd love to be able to produce the sound of basic skillsets.
In risposta a Will Virtual Percussion add… by a23hofmann
If you've installed Musesounds, pretty much all instruments that apply buzz rolls includes it in its sound. I am not entirely sure about the MS basic sounds; I'll have to look at that.
This version no longer allowed me to use some community plugins:
-GenSATB
-checkParallels
-Filter Similar Note Levels-Orig
In risposta a This version no longer… by Juan Emanuel T…
Also "Chord Identifier (Pop & Jazz)" is not working anymore.
In risposta a Also "Chord Identifier (Pop … by Martin_Lorenz
It never worked for Mu4 if I'm not mistaken?
My PR to port it to Mu4 hasn't been merged since 2 years and now with 4.4 even doesn't work anymore
I have got a bug: my Musescore is now in Chinese! I am from Brazil, so my Musescore is in Brazilian Portuguese, but since 4.4 is released, Musescore is now in Chinese, and only some words are in Portuguese!
In risposta a I have got a bug: my… by Davi B. Oliveira
I don't know if that's Chinese, but it looks like it!
In risposta a I don't know if that's… by Davi B. Oliveira
Can you switch to English? Or to Portuguese?
In risposta a Can you switch to English?… by Jojo-Schmitz
I try, but everything is on that language I don't know, so I have no way to distinguish the languages! Some languages are even writen in Russian, I guess!
In risposta a I don't know if that's… by Davi B. Oliveira
No, it is not, it is just gibberish from some strange font, like that dadlock is surely nor a Chinese glyph
Neither is that diskette or the Ped. symbol
In risposta a I don't know if that's… by Davi B. Oliveira
Try Reverting to factory settings
In risposta a Try Reverting to factory… by Jojo-Schmitz
How can I do that?
In risposta a Try Reverting to factory… by Jojo-Schmitz
How can I download MuseScore Studio without Muse Hub?
In risposta a Yow can I download MuseScore… by ikaragicheva
From https://musescore.org/en/download, as well as from https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/releases
In risposta a I have got a bug: my… by Davi B. Oliveira
I don’t think that is Chinese - I think it’s just a non-alphabetic font. Seeems whichever font you had configured might no longer exist on your system, or might be incompatible with the Qt 6 libraries MuseScore relies on. Try Help / Revert to
factory settings (last item in Help menu, which is second to last menu overall). or yoh could try to find Format / Style / Appearance and change the font directly.
In risposta a I don’t think that is… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you both!
In risposta a Thank you both! by Davi B. Oliveira
It worked!
Under the expanded release notes, I saw this under the Playback enhancements: "Support for Muse Sounds choral libraries, including lyric text to trigger different phoneme samples."
I'm using the Muse Sounds Muse Choir but don't see any way to attach specific phonemes to my lyric text. Is there more documentation for how to do this somewhere or does this just mean that developers for Muse Sounds choral libraries could implement the ability to read lyric text to adjust phonemes?
Does any such choral library exist currently?
In risposta a Under the expanded release… by edwardcarlin9
This may be related to
https://github.com/orgs/musescore/projects/60?pane=issue&itemId=76685672
So hopefully fixed in MS 4.4.1
In risposta a Under the expanded release… by edwardcarlin9
Muse Choir only supports ah, oh, and mm, but the feature where this triggers from lyrics isn't working yet, should be in 4.4.1
I believe there are third party libraries that support additional sounds - Voxos? - but I don't think it's anything like full text-to-speech. Would be happy to be wrong about that though.
I'm pretty sure this is broken as of this realease, but file (path) containing unicode characters are now unable to be opened by double clicking the file itself. Workaround is to drag and drop the file into an open instance of MuseScore app
It says "Cannot read file _______
This file does not exist or cannot be accessed at the moment"
In risposta a I'm pretty sure this is… by ohbks
I noticed this here too.
In risposta a I'm pretty sure this is… by ohbks
I have the same problem. Had to uninstall and reinstall the program last night. But now everything is really bad. You have ruined everything. Why? The best is the enemy of the good. Disappointment (((((
In risposta a I have the same problem. Had… by ikaragicheva
I posted to report the issue. You've been posting to just complain and $hit talk.
Do you want a refund or something? This is free product created and maintained by volunteer workers. You have absolutely zero right to complain about it.
Learn to appreciate their work and stop complaining. Better yet, go take your "business" somewhere else.
In risposta a I posted to report the issue… by ohbks
I didn't want to offend anyone and posted to report a problem just like you. How can I help?
In risposta a I'm pretty sure this is… by ohbks
Consider changing the names of folders and files to be more accurate. It works!
Great improvement, but I observed that the pointer and mixer functions in Musescore 4.4 lacked smoothness compared to previous versions.
请问musesocre4.4挂载康泰克音源后如何在musesocre4.4里面修改那个由康泰克挂载音源的音符的力度,我今天挂载康泰克的The Orchestra Complete 3管风琴音源,发现无论我是修改他单个声音力度还是给他挂载ppff之类的标记都无法修改他播放系统的力度
In risposta a 请问musesocre4… by youxizhanshen
Google Translate offers this translation from Chinese:
"How can I modify the note dynamics of the Contec sound source in musesocre 4.4? I installed the Contec The Orchestra Complete 3 organ sound source today and found that no matter I modify the single sound dynamics or add ppff or other tags to it, I cannot modify the dynamics of its playback system."
In risposta a 请问musesocre4… by youxizhanshen
I have the same problem
It is quite unfortunate that after the update I can no longer open my files and it is in complete gibberish codes. Now I have to revert back to 4.3.2 and skip this version. Anyone having the same issue?
In risposta a It is quite unfortunate that… by Xinerity
See https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/issues/23811, workaround mentioned there too
In risposta a It is quite unfortunate that… by Xinerity
And reg. the complete gibberish codes: revert to factory settings
In risposta a It is quite unfortunate that… by Xinerity
I have the same issue. After the update I can no longer open my files and it is in complete gibberish codes. And I can't revert back to 4.3.2 and skip this version. What can I do?
In risposta a Yes. I have the same issue by ikaragicheva
See my 2 replies above
In risposta a See my 2 replies above by Jojo-Schmitz
How can I download MuseScore Studio.4 without Muse Hub?
It is not installed
In risposta a See my 2 replies above by Jojo-Schmitz
Thank you ! Great!
In risposta a It is quite unfortunate that… by Xinerity
My daughter advised me to switch the names of folders and files to ones that are more appropriate in English. It worked!
You ruined all my work.......
Previous MuseScore versions were really better
In risposta a Previous versions were… by ikaragicheva
Hmm, sounds like you are having some sort of trouble learning to use MuseScore, but it isn't clear what specifically you are struggling with. I recommend starting a new thread in the Support forum and describe your difficulty in more detail, then we can understand and assist better.
In risposta a Hmm, sounds like you are… by Marc Sabatella
I am very sorry for my nervousness. The problem has been resolved. I appreciate your help, guidance, and teaching. And I love MuseScore! Thank you so much!
It has been nice to see the new update but I find something I think it should be good to fix in a next update or at least, if someone knows how to fix it, I would thank you.
1) Panoramic view deletes the title, composer and other text elements when you use it, or may be it doesn't delete it at all, but is not showing them. It should be nice to keep the same elements in vertical and horizontal view!
2) It should be nice to add a feature to generate chord fretboards, especially for sharps/flat tones such like Bb, Eb, Db, Ab, major, minor, etc. That they are not by default in the palette. Cause it can really take a lot of time to create custom fretboards instead of picking standard options. This is a nightmare when transcribing to be honest, where saving time is a priority.
3) For some reason, custom templates delete pictures/logos and composer/title information every time you use it, it seems like a bug or something maybe I'm not doing good, maybe, but whenever I open one of my custom templates, they're not showing the logo picture, or some of the tiles I chose.
4) Playback has a small delay. If you use the New Muse sounds library, i.e. piano, you will notice when you hit the play button, it sounds like the first second of sound is missing, like if doesn't load at all. I don't know if this is a problem due a configuration or something.
In risposta a It has been nice to see the… by MichelCA
It's by design that continuous view doesn't display frames, because there would be no obvious place to put them since they appear between systems and there is only one system
It's also by design that templates preserve the structure of your score but not it's content.
A fuller palette of fret diagrams - and a possible way to generate them via transposition - is currently being looked at. Meanwhile, I encourage you to ask on the Support forum and you may find someone has already created a custom palette they would share.
The small delay with Muse Sounds is unfortunate but not new.
In risposta a It's by design that… by Marc Sabatella
Do you think this issues can be improved or fix in a new update? I already asked in the forum section but I didn't have any response
In risposta a Do you think this issues can… by MichelCA
As explained, most of what you describe is by design, meaning it’s supposed to work that way. If you have a special reason to wish different behavior, best to start a new thread in the support or feature request forums to discuss your ideas in more depth. If you do t get much response, there’s a good indication that others don’t yet see the value of your idea, and explaining it better could help. Or it could be that you simply need to learn to use the software as already designed. In any case, again, that’s a discussion to have elsewhere.
Also as explained the fretboard diagram enhancements are already being looked at.
great update, but I found also a bug, The '}'-shortcut doesn't work any longer.
In risposta a great update, but I found… by thorin1
At some point { } were changed to [ ] ... at least that's how it is here on MacOS