No Sound When I try to play
When I downloaded Musescore 2.0, I opened it up, was writing a song, but when i tried to play it, there was no sound.
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When I downloaded Musescore 2.0, I opened it up, was writing a song, but when i tried to play it, there was no sound.
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Do you see the blue cursor moving? Is the volume up ? Check view > synthesizer.
In reply to Do you see the blue cursor by [DELETED] 5
I believe lasconic means View -> Play Panel.
In reply to Do you see the blue cursor by [DELETED] 5
Well, both are actually relevant :-)
In reply to Well, both are actually by Marc Sabatella
Ah, but only one has to do with whether the volume is up.
In reply to Ah, but only one has to do by Isaac Weiss
No, they both have volume controls. The one in View / Synthesizer is program-wide. The one in the Play Panel is just for the current score.
In reply to No, they both have volume by Marc Sabatella
Arghh! How did I never notice that? Sorry.
In reply to Well, both are actually by Marc Sabatella
Well, I tried both, but the sound still doesn't work
In reply to Well, I tried both, but the by TheCelloChamp
And I tried downloading it again and again, but it still wouldn't work.
In reply to And I tried downloading it by TheCelloChamp
Did you try to revert to factory settings? Probably some older experimental version you had installed has settings that are preventing MuseScore from finding your soundfonts. See https://musescore.org/en/node/35956. Reinstalling does *not* address this; you have to follow the instructions there.
If that doesn't work for some reason and there is no reaosn it shouldn't - please post what you see for Soundfonts in Edit / Preferences, also what soundfonts if any are listed in View / Synthesizer, and what is listed if you press the Add button.
In reply to Did you try to revert to by Marc Sabatella
Factory Settings WORKED! THANK YOU SO MUCH
I ALSO GOT THIS SITUATION
I plays song properly for a while next when I update it it is not playing the instruments....
I wondering why?
In reply to I ALSO GOT THIS SITUATION I by FEDERAL PLAYs …
We're trying to figure it out over at https://musescore.org/en/node/75891.
Using MuseScore 2.0 on Windows, I encountered the same problem. After a reboot I had no sound.
In Edit, Preferences, I/O tab, I changed the API to something else, then back to its default (for me, MME). I restarted MuseScore in between, and after a few times, my sound returned.
I have the same problem, so it still has not been addressed by the musescore team I think? Or didn't I find the right info? It's very problematic, I have tried everything I could find on the web but nothing is working. I wish I could still use my older version but it deleted that of course. So now I have this non-working musescore 2.0.3 on my computer. I think I will simply try to find an older version and not use the new one. That seems to be the simplest solution I can think of.
fixed: i fixed the problem by turning on my actual speakers. ;-)
In reply to I have the same problem, so by [DELETED] 181095
Thank you for taking the time to add that the problem is fixed.
We on these forums are eager to help, and would hate to see you having to settle for an older version of MuseScore.
Regards, and welcome aboard.
I couldn't hear any sound either when it was being played (before being uploaded). Setting it to the factory settings thing didn't help either. Sigh.
In reply to I couldn't hear any sound by ThePotatoGirl
What OS, what version of MuseScore, and what settings do you see in Edit / Preferences? Also what soundfont do you see listed in View / Synthesizer?
In reply to What OS, what version of by Marc Sabatella
I'm using windows 10, and I'm using Musescore 2. In Edit / Preferences, I'm using MME for the API (in the I/O section). Uhh, I don't think I have soundfonts...
Sorry if my answer don't make sense, I'm pretty new to Musescore.
Thanks!
In reply to I'm using windows 10, and I'm by ThePotatoGirl
If you don't see any soundfonts listed in View / Synthesizer, that is your problem right there. Are you really using 2 (as in 2.0) and not the current version, 2.0.3? If so, first step is to install 2.0.3. Actually, reinstalling might be the answer anyhow even if you are running 2.0.3 - you might for some reason be missing the soundfont file. You are *positive* you ran the "Revert to Factory Settings" procedure?
In reply to If you don't see any by Marc Sabatella
Oh, um, okay. I'll install Musescore 2.0.3 then. Thanks! And yeah, I ran the "Revert to Factory Settings" procedure.
In reply to If you don't see any by Marc Sabatella
Hi,
I have the same problem of the playback not functioning. I've tried factory reset and double checked the soundfont thing and synthesizer. Everything seems to be in order. So I'm unsure what's happening here. Speakers are working fine as well as it is able to play videos and youtube clips just not from MuseScore 2.0.3
Thanks in advance!
In reply to Hi, I have the same problem by SherLing Tey
Maybe check the I/O section of MuseScore's Preferences to see if it's set to the correct audio device?
I have the same issue, and none of the recommendations here were able to solve my problem.
I have the current update of MuseScore (2.0.3), and my OS is Windows 10 (fully updated).
I tried reverting to factory settings, and when that failed I tried reinstalling in case of any missing/corrupted files or something. I tried the I/O settings trick, and that didn't work. Also the I/O settings are definitely set to the correct one that worked in the past, though I checked the others just in case. Also I made sure to double-check frequently to make sure the mixer/play panel/synthesizer showed normal volume settings. My speakers have no issues with any other program and have been working normally.
This started happening a few months ago, and I thought it might resolve with time/updates, but so far it's still unusable.
Any ideas?
In reply to I have the same issue, and by wheel_of_timelords
Only thing I can think of is that Windows itself has a mixer to control the relative volume of different applications, maybe it is muting MuseScore.
An instrument could be turned on "Solo' or "Mute" in the mixer.
I have this same problem except I have a Mac. I hadn't opened the program for a month so I don't know how long this has been happening, but today's the only time i've encountered this issue. Every other program on my computer has working sound, and I've tried going into the sound settings to fix it but to no avail. The only problem I can think of is that I always have a wacom tablet plugged into my computer and my tablet will sometimes activate the alt or command key randomly, but i've unplugged my tablet and restarted my computer and it's still broken. I've tried everything here but nothing works.
In reply to I have this same problem… by k1tska
See #234811: No sound on Mac and Windows, I/O's PortAudio API drop down menu empty and try to give the feedback requested in https://musescore.org/en/node/234811#comment-763211
The issue should be fixed in cae320e (master) and 596f6c2 (2.2). See #234811: No sound on Mac and Windows, I/O's PortAudio API drop down menu empty for details.
I found, for me, the issue was with the Mixer sound option. I changed it to something else and it worked, changed it back and it worked. This was done after reverting to factory settings. So you have to go to MuseScore's default soundfont before changing the Mixer settings.
In reply to I found, for me, the issue… by Mewsscore
Hey, do you remember what exactly you did to fix yours? I use version 3.0 and have already tried resetting to factory settings and nothing is working.
This was an odd one. I updated to 3.0 some time ago. Unfortunately, it left 2.0.3 installed on my machine and the shortcut was still on my desktop. I was inadvertently running 2.0.3 from my desktop icon and playback did not work (the cursor never even advanced when hitting play). I uninstalled 2.0.3 and made sure I was running 3.0 and now everything works fine. Hope this helps someone else out.
In reply to This was an odd one. I… by Jeff Henning
This is normal, MuseScore 2 and 3 cancoexist on the same computer and even run at the same time.