Release notes for MuseScore 2.2

Updated 5 years ago

MuseScore 2.2 was released March 27, 2018.

New features

New MuseScore_General.sf3 soundfont
Fix #5163: MIDI output
Fix #208006: Built-in MP3 support for Windows (finding and installing third-party DLL no longer necessary)
Fix #183336: Search field in New Score Wizard template chooser
Fix #56451, fix #44666: Option to select whether to "Play repeats" for jump elements (D.S. al Coda, etc.)
Fix #269672: Selected notes are highlighted on the piano keyboard
Fix #184246: Select / More: ability to distinguish same pitch on a specific string in tablature
Fix #239021: All elements are now selectable by voice
Fix #198486: Copy and paste of multiple fretboards
Fix #175886: Fretboards can be added to chord symbols

Known incompatibilities with previous 2.x

Improvements to the handling of voltas and repeats come with some compatibility issues. Where 2.1 and before required the repeat list of a volta to be set to the nth time that measure/volta is encountered (against intuition and against the existing voltas from the palette), 2.2 now requires the repeat list to reflect the human-readable logic of being the n th repeat in total. In consequence, some files created in 2.1 and before might be played with a different roadmap, especially if there are more than 2 voltas to a given repeat. It can be fixed by editing the volta's repeat list in Volta Properties (accessed via secondary-click).

In short, 2.2 now behaves like earlier versions should have behaved and workarounds employed in older version to get the playback right are no longer needed (and will need to be reverted).
In 2.2, jumps have a new property, "With repeats," which if enabled causes playback to take repeats. Using this new feature in a score does not bar you from also editing that score using previous versions of MuseScore 2, but obviously those versions do not support this feature, either in playback or in saving files.
MuseScore 2.2 comes with a slightly different SoundFont called MuseScore_General.sf3, so your scores might sound a little bit different (hopefully better!). If you have saved custom synthesizer settings in a given score or as a new default, if those settings contain a reference to the old FluidR3Mono_GM.sf3, you might need to manually update those settings. For most users, the change to FluidR3Mono_GM should be automatic, seamless, and barely noticeable. If you have previously uploaded a score to MuseScore.com using the default playback and would like to get the new sounds, simply update your score.

See also Incompatibilities between 2.1 and previous versions, which also apply between MuseScore 2.2 and versions before 2.1.

Import/export

MusicXML

Fix #235526: Update MusicXML to 3.1
Fix #235516: Support .musicxml file extension
Fix #255066: MusicXML articulations don't play back
Fix #197331: Lyricist does not appear in title frame after MusicXML import
Fix #100901: Beam properties issues on file imported from MusicXML by setting beam mode auto instead of end
Fix #267131: MusicXML export, print new-system missing in multi-measure rests
Fix #179551: MusicXML Not Exporting Positioning
Fix #268578: MusicXML import export rest colors
Fix #268968: MusicXML import export lyric color
Refactor MusicXMLParserPass[12]::note(), MusicXMLParserPass2::notations() and ExportMusicXml::chord() (PR #3470)
MusicXML import: add more logging for debugging purpose (PR #3330)
Fix spurious warnings on MusicXML import (PR #3495)
Fix #255791: [MusicXML import] use lyric number as relative instead of as absolute line number
Fix #269948: [MusicXML import] crash when importing single staff part referring to staff 2
Prevent crash in MusicXMLParserPass2::notations() when cr is null (PR #3536)
Fix #270360: [MusicXML import] Crash when trying to import tremolo on rest

MIDI

Fix #74921: Implement pauses for MIDI files (hack)

Guitar Pro

Fix #233911: [GP6] Standard notes and fret marks in Tabs don't match
Fix #232841: [GP6] Unexpected clefs after importing files for keyboards
Fix #232851: [GP6] Guitar scores: fretboard diagrams are imported but not the corresponding chord symbols
Fix #30336: Proper support for let ring in GP import
More fixes for #30336: Hammer/pull-off in GP3
More fixes for #30336: Palm mute are now spanners
Fix #178761: [GP] Slurs are not imported
Fix let ring import, subtitle import in GP3
Several fixes for GP6 import, see #247361. Tuplets in voice > 1, freetext not duplicated, barre in multiple voices, better freetime support
Fix #98786: Add mapping between GP6 and MS instruments
Fix #269498: Typo in instrumentMapping GP6 import of baritone
Remove ottava line width style in GP import

SVG

Fix #226286: TAB staves are not hidden in SVG export
Fix #198491: Tablature staff lines go through fingering number in graphic export from command line
Fix #205456: Encode special characters in SVG output for user supplied metadata such as title
Export bitmap to svg with lower resolution than original when applicable
Save spos doesn't work with mmRest

Save online

Set content length of media. See #197716
Improve media upload, make it cancellable and retry on failure. See issue #197716
Fix #196566: 'Save online' doesn't work properly for scores in 'Continuous View'
Add error code to message when uploading audio

User interface

Various spelling fixes
Consistently use "System Break" rather than "Line Break"
Fix #226416: Change both "Drumroll Editor" and "Pianoroll Editor" to "Piano Roll Editor"
Finish fixing #100396: Change "note head" to "notehead" in UI
Fix #195891: Score information too big for small screens
Fix #251301: Wrong octave in status display for transposing instruments
Fix #211461: Show text of other dynamics in status line
Add screenreader info for text and dynamics
Fix #269467: Ignore accents when searching instruments
Fix #265745: Hide 'Select More > Same String' if the instrument is not a string instrument
Fix #263920: Home/End keys go to start/end of line in text
Fix #268197: Up/down arrow keys in first/last line of text don't go to beginning/end (Mac only)
Fix #91056: BPM field in Play Panel is not immediately synced
Fix #185151: Shortcut Editor press Clear should remove message about previous conflict
Fix #117486: Wrong scrolling of 2nd and subsequent pages when playing a multi-page score with vertical page layout
Fix #197101: Ctrl+Home should reposition canvas
Fix #209331: Updated Descriptions of Enharmonic shortcuts to reflect current implementation.
Fix #17615: Enabled the Delete menu in menu bar
Fix #213686: Add shortcut for Select > More
Fix #4954: Change instrument via staff properties doesn't affect clef
Fix #197176: Palette double click ignores voice filter
Fix 267721, fix 267722, fix 268215: Added resetSpanType functionality and inspector editing of barline-multiselection
Fix #248316: Disable autocompletion of zoom percentage field
Fix short instrument names in String Orchestra template
Add missing top 7 pitches to editpitch dialog
Fix #178591, fix #85401: Ottava palette not consistent on double-click
Fix #266370: Reset value button in Inspector - tool tip
Fix #268554: Improved string for "Makeup gain" knob
Fix #209596: Image Capture + Copy + Transparency issue
Improve some strings based on translator feedback
Fix #268704: General Style / Score dialog: Alter "Display note values ..."
Fix #269212: "Tab bar" in View menu on macOS Sierra
Fix #269383: Flip not worked if even number of elements of one chord selected
Fix #246176: Hide fret conflicts in tab staff when "Show Unprintable" is off
Fix #205946: The last entered extra bass in lutes > to 7 courses is shown when launching the playback
Fix #153691: Drum tools palette not closing when switching between files
Fix #232931: for 2.2 - allow break shortcut on selections
Fix double click with list selection
Fix translations of Qt related strings for the gd and lv locales
Fix #46046: Add tint to highlighted invisible elements

Score layout

Fix #117191 and fix #82021: Hack to correct font kerning under Windows
Fix #259631: Correct vertical position of bass bourdons
Fix #251966: Invisible measure not displayed correctly
Fix #243501: Fretboard diagrams: 'X' (mute) and '0' (open) marks don't obey 'Scale' value
Fix #240011: Bad font for long name after section break
Fix 267602: Layout jump with naturals in key signature
Fix #166016: Slur on grace after wrong
Fix #195146: Rehearsal mark alignment changes to center after reload if added via palette double click
Fix #268551: Stem direction is linked between score and part
Fix #269238: Make sure min and max system distance don't surpass one another
Fix #234576: Time signatures get moved when splitting measures
Fix #168421: Joining scores via Album feature loses spacers in subsequent scores
Fix #266144: Mac: Too wide spacing in dynamics with more than one character (not in 2.2RC)
Fix #270476: Tuplets numbers, when creating parts, obey first to the scaling in main score instead of the default parts scaling (not in 2.2RC)

Playback

Fix #197131: Regression: Bass synthesizer and bass guitar create popping sounds
Fix potential endless loop when generating midi with arpeggio
Remove unneeded audio buffer overwrite of unchanged contents at every cycle
Synth meter l/r bugfix
Fix #230351: Articulations and ornaments do not play at moderate to high tempos
Fix #8604, fix #4525 , fix #6091, fix #48456, fix #148276, fix #230531, fix #267778: Improve volta playback
Fix #269044: Fluid: default velocity-to-filter cutoff modulator should be disabled
Fix #269280: Playback when adding an accidental
Fix #268991: Regression: Fluid: Envelopes are not behaving correctly. Workaround: skip mod envelope delay and attack phases if they are each less than 100 samples long
Fix #87066: Incorrect Pitch When Alternate Values Used for 'Scale Tune'
Fix #234811: No sound on Mac, I/O's PortAudio API drop down menu empty
Fix #198086: [Mac] No sound via Bluetooth or Airplay
Fix #266521: When playing MuseScore sound is missing.
Fix #269937: Implement proper preset fallback when using instruments on banks greater than 0
Fix #148276: Open volta lines must be extended over the entire ending to play back correctly
Fix #270332: playRepeats replay copy was too greedy
Fix #12971: Same note in different voices and lengths plays only the length of the shortest note
Fix #252201: playback holds during section break (not in 2.2RC)
Fix #270690: default zita reverb settings too boomy (not in 2.2RC)

New instruments and instrument fixes

Fix #267488: Add Baryton to the Instruments List
Fix #257636: Add Bass Clarinets with bass clef
Fix #264256: Incorrect Notation for Low Modern Flutes
Fix #264256 followup: wrong transposition of sub contra alto flute
Fix #213391: Add G clarinet and Lupophone, extend ranges of oboe, contra* clarinets and contrabass
More frets for steel and 12 string guitars
Add male and female voice to instruments and use in closed score SATB template
Fix #153566: Add the oud as instrument
Fix #229501: E Trumpet wrong transposition
Fix #197466: Fix ranges for trombone
Add new tenor and bass marching drum mapping. See #196321
Fix #166041: Ranges for tin whistle (C, Bb and D)
Fix #198496: Add Db piccolo flute
Fix some instrument (short) names based on translator feedback
Fix #269240: Add winds and strings section to instruments list
Add 6-str. Electric Bass and 5-str. Electric Bass (High C/Tenor), plus Tablature and also Baritone Guitar
Fix marcato articulation for some drums
Remove Treble Flute from common 'genre', add Alto Flute to it

Crashes and corruptions fixed

Fix #255646: Crash changing actual duration of only measure
Fix #246496: Crash when adding tie after entering notes in drums
Fix #213221: Crash when adding fermata on barline in part for staff >1 when score has spanning barlines
Fix #219521: Add a SVG file by double-click, then clear it in the palette, leads to crash
Fix #227096: Crash by reseting/editing lyrics with underscore before rests
Fix #267789: crash on tie with grace note
Fix #198396: Crash when export SVG from file with mmRest and hidden staff
Fix #232776: [GP6] Crash when scores for keyboards contain chord symbols
Fix #268009: Crash on MusicXML Import caused by duplicate clef definition
Fix #239826: Crash when importing MusicXML from Sibelius by ignoring lyrics on grace notes
Fix #267569: Numeric overflow causes MusicXML import crash
Fix possible crash in MusicXML export with empty textline
Fix #267896: Crash when loading a capella score
Prevent crash. See forum #268294
Fix static cast before type check can cause crashes
Fix #105646: Create album of continuous-view scores crashes
Fix #268293: Crash on creating tuplet with baseLen less than 1/128th
Fix #229686: Crash/corruption by consecutively entering upper tuplets
Fix #267549: Metronome mark for swing contains several metronome-note and crash
Fix crash when rendering svg with mmRest
Fix #189741: Corruption on change duration with local timesig
Fix #224781: Corruption creating tuplet on mmrest
Fix #247641: Tremolos between notes corrupted on part creation
Fix #202271: Copy-paste sextuplets/octuplets and their removal leads to corruption
Fix #202271: copy-paste of tuplets with non-reduced ratio
Fix #222181, fix #269998: Dotted rhythms within tuplets
Fix #270386: Do not allow gaps in tuplet, make invisible instead
Compare duration() of tuplet with calculated duration to see if it needs to be sanitized (PR #3571)
Check for missing elements before sanitizing a tuplet (PR #3571)

Build system and packaging

Make sure at least Qt 5.4 gets used
Make PCH_HEADER and PCH_INCLUDE always available, unbreaks Clang builds on non macOS platforms
Fix warnings with gcc >5.2 and Qt>=5.7 - fix pch and deprecated qt declarations - adjust misleading indenting - deal with unused param 'truncate' in durationtype.cpp - simpify some int casts
Add files to create a snap package for version 2.2
Fix #240941: add Keywords to xdg desktop file
Remove UiTools as a dependency
Fix #201146: allow BUILD_LAME=FALSE
Makefile: Add an option to use system's freetype library
Remove check for update for Windows Store
New policies CMP0068 and CMP0071 for CMake 3.10
Enable Jack in AppImage builds
Fix #269845 : Svg don't inherit QPaintEnginePrivate (causes crash on startup when using Qt 10.x)
Fix errors in mscore.1 manpage
Fix numerous reports of missing all.h during compilation
Add proper SIL OFL licenses to the mscoreTab and mscore-BC fonts.
Fix use of CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS for PCH generation
Remove redundant CMAKE_CXX_FLAGS assignment
Unbreak using cmake build types other than DEBUG and RELEASE
Fix #235411: Corrupt SVG icons for new note input modes
Reversing the order in which mtest compares reference and test file
Replace FluidR3Mono_GM by MuseScore_General and don't store SoundFont on git anymore
Build release MSI on Appveyor
Keep FluidR3Mono_GM.sf3 name, and install it under MuseScore_General.sf3 if it cannot be downloaded
Use a blank mscore_en.ts to update new strings, and not mscore_en_US.ts
[Travis-CI] Zip and upload source code, soundfont, revision.h for stable release (not in 2.2RC)

Miscellaneous

Fix #198831: Regression: Cannot enter rests via mouse on drum staves
Fix #269774: Cannot use the mouse to enter notes on a staff with invisible lines
Fix #269844: Adding notes to a staff with hidden empty staves nearby
Fix #107231: Paste of note onto rest should preserve destination duration
Fix #248611: Wrong spelling on paste of note to rest
Fix #245731: Slurs not obeying voices of Selection filter
Fix #189736: On copy/paste measure(s) with slur(s) in score, the slur(s) get(s) lost in part
Fix #81711: Bad path on restore session
Fix #102716: Update text on load style
Fix #215876: Empty volta line text is not preserved and reverts to "1."
Fix #219536: mute checkbox is two state and should be set as bool
Fix #195436: Weird placeholder order in "File not found/File corrupted %1"
Fix #267760 : Screen capture in PDF format doesn't work correctly
Use pdfPrinting mode for image capture
Fix #265183: Piano Roll editor eats %100 CPU for most edits
Fix #268842: Need a space option in lyrics paste that doesn't advance to new note
Fix #24745: Add OS info to revision
Fix #269132: Score properties wiped when saving a generated part
Fix #125121: Formula determining octave number affecting split staff point
Fix #268465: Image Capture: No file saved when selected rectangle is 'negative'
Fix #150956: Saving fails when relative pathnames used on command line
Fix #264073: Edition of fret numbers in TAB staff is not played in Note input mode (not in 2.2RC)
Fix #196771: Regroup Rhythms deletes various elements (not in 2.2RC)

Plugins

Fix #249541: Improvements to Plugin Manager/Creator (for 2.2). All 3.0-dev changes ported into 2.2 branch.
colornotes plugin: improve description and add comments
Fix #249631: Add SaveAs to PluginCreator. Also changed "New" to generate correct version of import MuseScore. Also added a "Save To:" message while saving.
Fix #198826: enable Plugin Manager and Plugin Creator (almost) always

New languages

Fix #244636: Add Kabyle language
Fix #218196: Add Armenian (hy)
Fix #268873: Add Igbo language

New contributors

Thank you to everyone who contributed to this release, and a special shout-out to the 15 new contributors: