Musescore 4 playback speed
How do you change the playback speed in Musescore 4.
It was easy in Musescore 3 with the play panel, but I cannot find any way to do it.
Has anyone solved this one?
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Undock the play panel (with the play buttons) on the upper-right and it will reveal the tempo slider. Hope this helps
In reply to Undock the play panel (with… by MK140221
I don't quite understand how to do that. When I click on the Play button (the triangle) it starts the play process,but I don't see any slider that can vary the speed as was the case in MS3 with the View/Play Panel function.
In reply to I don't quite understand how… by fredcooper46
You need to left-click and drag the icon with the 6 dots at the left of the transport controls. That will "un-dock" the transport panel, and there you'll see the tempo slider.
In reply to You need to left-click and… by jade22221
Thanks for your reply. I tried clicking on the dots and dragging. It moved the bar with the icons around the score, but I could not find a tempo slider or anything that resembled the Play Panel in MS3. I might have done something wrong in the process, but any additional help would be appreciated.
In reply to Thanks for your reply. I… by fredcooper46
Well, I'm not sure why you're not able to see the tempo slider. If you lft-click and drag the 6 dots down a bit, you should see the word "Tempo" at the bottom left of the play panel, and to the right of the word Tempo is a slider that will be at 100% by default -- you can drag that slider to your desired playback speed.
In reply to Thanks for your reply. I… by fredcooper46
Aha! I finally figured it out. It worked great. Thanks
In reply to You need to left-click and… by jade22221
seems like exactly the sort of design clunkiness Martin hates, also having the tempo slider expressed as a percentage is so bizarre, why is it like this? hope to see this fixed some time
In reply to seems like exactly the sort… by lydiafromsemaphora
I would love to be able to type in a bpm tempo marking rather than use a slider. Also, the default tempo doesn't match the tempo marking I added to my score.
How do I redock the playback controls to get them out of the way once I'm done using the slider?
In reply to seems like exactly the sort… by lydiafromsemaphora
Yes.
This needs to change. The current implementation is complete nonsense
In reply to Yes. This needs to change… by Thadeu Antonio…
I agree. Bad design :(
In reply to seems like exactly the sort… by lydiafromsemaphora
I do like that it is a percentage, saves doing math when you want to hear it at half speed etc. If there are tempo changes in the piece, all sections will play at a percentage of the original. Which is good.
But it is strange that you need to undock the toolbar to see it, I also thought it wasn't there until I saw a forum post explaining how to see it.
In reply to seems like exactly the sort… by lydiafromsemaphora
Usability has ALWAYS been a major frustration with this software. I thought, for a minute that version 4 MIGHT fix some of the more egregious problems, it did, partially, only to introduce HIDDEN controls that have no visible cue that help users find controls. UGH.
In reply to Usability has ALWAYS been a… by djnatan
Exactly - you have to be a mind reader
In reply to Undock the play panel (with… by MK140221
Thanks for that :)
In reply to Undock the play panel (with… by MK140221
> How do you change the playback speed in Musescore 4.
I found the the answer here as I could not find it intuitively (thanks!):
My suggestion is to make the tempo slider available under a toggle button. To get some inspiration for improvement, Capella has a very powerful tempo change interface for practicing purposes:
I miss a (1 bar) count-in metronome when pressing the playback button, correct?
In reply to > How do you change the… by Erriez
Thanks for this video.
How on earth is one supposed to figure that out?
These types of 6-point-grab-icons are commonly used in sofware to move toolbars around, but completely new buttons appearing when un-docking the panel?
I've been using and programming GUIs for 24 years and I would never have guessed that.
In reply to Thanks for this video. How… by nh2musescore
How do I undock the play panel
In reply to How do I undock the play… by valsbol
The answer is the 3rd response above.