Doesn't recognize headphones as a playback sound option
Reported version
3.6
Type
Functional
Frequency
Few
Severity
S3 - Major
Reproducibility
Always
Status
active
Regression
No
Workaround
Yes
Project
Plug in headphones
Set as default output on the PC
Test: Make sure youtube plays through headphones
Open musescore
set preference for headphones as output device
listen to the music come through the speakers in spite of default setting
apologize to wife who is trying to read
Sound output interface seems to be a continuing problem for current versions of Musescore. I can't keep reverting to factory settings every time I work on a score.
Thanks,
=gt
Comments
Does this also happen if you toggle the "MIDI" icon or click the "Restart sound output" button (the last item in the dialog where you set the output device)?
also, duplicate of https://musescore.org/en/node/328626 ?
In reply to Does this also happen if you… by HuBandiT
I'm not offered any options to do anything on MIDI input or output
Indeed #328626: Score Playback plays through computer speakers, not headphones is a duplicate of this here. There may be more
In reply to Indeed #328626: Score… by Jojo-Schmitz
So if many people report this problem, does that mean there can be a fix for it?
thanks
If and when a developers with the needed skillset, time and interest can reproduce it...
In reply to I'm not offered any options… by DGT
To clarify, I am referring to the following two UI elements that might potentially provide a workaround for you (after you have chosen your headphones as output):