Exporting MuseScore files to MP3
I have been having trouble exporting MuseScore files to MP3. In the version before v 2.2 came out I would write the score, click Export and then a pop -up bar would appear with a moving scale starting at 0% to 100%. If it works properly this scale would complete the export to my chosen folder to MP3 in about 3 to 5 seconds depending on the file size. More often than not it would take about 2-5 MINUTES and then not even complete the export. If I see the export is going very slowly, I would cancel and start again. Usually after about 2 - 5 attempts it would suddenly export in 2 - 5 seconds.
Now in the latest version 2.2, I sometimes need up to 20 attempts for the export to go through in the short time. Also it takes about 10 seconds for the export scale to appear whereas before it appeared almost instantaneous.
Can anyone help please?
Henry
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What OS?
In reply to What OS? by Jojo-Schmitz
os
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OS = Operating system
In reply to OS = Operating system by mike320
I am on Windows 10, 64.
In reply to I am on Windows 10, 64. by henry coppens
The difference between 2.1 and earlier and 2.2 and later is that now the lame_enc.dll needed for MP3 export is included in the latter, for Windows. In the former that wasn't possible due to patents/licenses that hadn't expired when those versions got released. I can't imagine that this difference causes those issues though.
Another difference (and for all platforms) is a different default soundfont and some changes to the internal synthesizer.
Try this trick: (Maybe it will work on your system too.)
(without this; export can take a long time sometimes. for ".ogg" and ".mp3").
Prior to export;
Close Mixer; Synthesizer and Play Panel windows.
Play a few measures. (It is enough to play 2 measures in my system);
Then: Export it.
My system is: Win7; 32; 2.1; 2.3nightly
In reply to Try this trick: (Maybe it… by Ziya Mete Demircan
No such luck. - still takes ages to export.
In reply to No such luck. - still takes… by henry coppens
Sorry;
Perhaps, this solution is only specific to my system.
I, too, am on Windows 10, 64.
MuseScore 2.2.1
Can you attach a score you are having problems exporting to .mp3?
I'll give it a try.
Regards.
In reply to I, too, am on Windows 10, 64… by Jm6stringer
Hi,
Thanks. See attached file. The problem I have not with any specific file. This happens to ALL or any of my MuseScore files (more than 400 of them!). For example if I make a small change and want to update the MP3 version then I have to go through this painful procedure. If I persist it will eventually convert, but sometimes I need as many as 15 attempts.
In reply to Hi,… by henry coppens
Works on 1st attempt here and finishes in less than 30 seconds. Windows 7 Enterprise, 64bit, i7 4 core + HT @2.8GHz, 8GB RAM.
In reply to Works on 1st attempt here… by Jojo-Schmitz
Hi Jojo,
I have Windows 10, 64 bit and 8GB RAM (rest not sure of). Must be something to do with my system. If I am lucky the song will export on first attempt, but usually only after any number of attempts from 2 to 15. It worked better with the previous version of MuseScore which did not have the 'Lame' software inbuilt so you had to download it separately - which I did. I also think there maybe something a bit funny with the way the latest version of MuseScore works with the Lame now built in.
But thanks anyway. I will speak to my IT friends to see if they can suggest anything.
In reply to Hi Jojo,… by henry coppens
The addition is nothing but lame_enc.dll in the %ProgramFiles(x86)%/MuseScore2/bin directory, so you could try to move that away and use the one you used before the upgrade.
In reply to Hi Jojo,… by henry coppens
(If you don't have a lot of custom settings.)
Can you try:
From Help Menu => Revert to Factory Settings
Maybe it helps.
Warning: Reverting to factory settings removes any changes you have made to the preferences, palettes, or window settings.
For more information; See: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/revert-factory-settings
In reply to (If you don't have a lot of… by Ziya Mete Demircan
Will give it a try thanks. (tomorrow - getting late here in South Africa)
In reply to (If you don't have a lot of… by Ziya Mete Demircan
Maybe even there is a conflict between the 2 lame_enc.dll files now?
In reply to Maybe even there is a… by Jojo-Schmitz
I don't thinks so. Because when I had the previous version of MusScore with the Lame file external I still had this problem but not as severely. I think it may be to do with my system.
In reply to Hi,… by henry coppens
No problem here, either.
Windows 10, 64bit
AMD A10-7850K processor... 16 GB ram
To be clear...
You are talking about exporting the .mscz file as .mp3... yes?
It has nothing to do with uploading (.mp3) to the MuseScore.com site.
In reply to No problem here, either… by Jm6stringer
Yes, to my own file in which I keep all my MP3 versions. Nothing to do with MuseScore.com site.
In reply to Yes, to my own file in which… by henry coppens
OK... we're all on the same page then.
In reply to No problem here, either… by Jm6stringer
Hi, Still no suggestion on how to convert to MP3? I have a friend who has exactly the same problem: sometimes (1 in ten tries) a MuseScore file will quickly convert to mp3. Other times you have to try over and over again each time taking as long as 1 minute and then often not even completing - it seems to just give up, and sometimes up to 15 times before it will export properly (in 3 -5 sec).