Musescore crashes when I try to change an instrument

• Jan 4, 2023 - 21:34
Reported version
4.0
Type
Performance
Frequency
Few
Severity
S4 - Minor
Reproducibility
Always
Status
active
Regression
No
Workaround
No
Project
MuseScore

To recreate my issue you first must be on a score with a guitar in tablature, then you add the text to change instrument. then you select any instrument that doesn't use tablature and musescore crashes

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• Jan 4, 2023 - 22:04
Status active ⇒ needs info

In order for anyone to begin to confirm or investigate further, you would need to attach your score and give precise steps to reproduce the problem.

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• Jan 5, 2023 - 22:35

so I open the score, click on bar 1, add the change instrument text from the text palette, select bongos in the change instrument wizard, press "OK" and then musescore crashes

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• Jan 5, 2023 - 23:01

Hmm, it works fine for me following those steps, although of course it's quite odd to then have bongo tablature, and I could easily imagine there being problems connected to that eventually. Looks like you're on Windows, maybe someone on that OS can try to confirm the issue there...

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• Jan 8, 2023 - 04:10

I have the exact same issue with (OS: Windows 10 Version 2009, Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore version (64-bit): 4.0.0-223472200, revision: 5485621) except the instrument I am trying to change to from a guitar with tablature is to a harp. I followed the 4 step process in the handbook exactly to change instruments and when I select OK... Musescore crashes. It will always do this.

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• Jan 8, 2023 - 05:00

I made it even easier. I got rid of the Tablature and then linked a staff . I then added an instrument change from Guitar to Harp. All you have to do is change the linked staff to a linked Tablature in the test.mscz and the score will freeze for a second and then vanish.

Attachment Size
test.mscz 20.72 KB

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• Jan 8, 2023 - 07:31
Frequency Once ⇒ Few

I can confirm this crash on windows 10

open musescore 4
create a new score from template: solo guitar, normal staff + tablature
put at least one note in the score, I used the staff
click the rest on next measure
replace the instrument: e.g. flute or unpitched percussion, cymbal
and we have the crash

Attachment Size
Do the crash.mscz 19.39 KB

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• Jun 17, 2023 - 01:57

Tried to replace each of Bass, Ukelee and Trombone in this score https://musescore.com/user/27168293/scores/10222084 with a Piano and MS 4.02 crashes instantly (Windows 11)

OS: Windows 10 Version 2009, Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore version (64-bit): 4.0.2-230651553, revision: dbe7c6d

  1. Open score
  2. View Instruments
  3. Click on cog next to Bass -> Replace Instrument
  4. Select Piano
  5. Crash

I was able to replace the Trombone with a Flute, but it looks if you replace a one-stave instrument with a two-stave instrument it crashes.

Subsequent use of the Instrument panel shows it is extremely fragile. Add new instrument (piano) -> crash. Change Ukelele from Tablature to Standard notation -> crash.

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• Jun 17, 2023 - 04:28

I'm not able to reproduce that in either 4.0.2 or a nightly build of 4.1. Are you sure there are no additional steps required? I tried it with bass, uke, and trombone,, all succeeded in being replaced with piano (other than goofy tablature of course).

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