Establishing playback starting point with keyboard instead of mouse

• Nov 22, 2023 - 12:17

Is it possible to establish playback starting point using only keyboard controls (left/right arrows, ctrl+arrows)? I can move the cursor around the score with keyboard controls with no problem, but when I hit playback, it does not start from the note which I selected with keyboard controls. If I want to set the starting point, I have to click on a specific note with my mouse. This is annoying, because I prefer to work with keyboard as much as possible - it's faster and more precise. Having to take my hand off the keyboard is inefficient.

I use Musescore 4.1.1 on Windows 11 Pro.

I'm not sure if I'm experiencing a bug or an intended feature, but when using Musescore 3, the playback always started from the cursor point, no matter if I selected it with the mouse or keyboard controls. This was much preferable for me.

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• Jan 12, 2024 - 17:08

I've also been looking for a way to position the playback cursor using just the keyboard. It's a bit awkward having to click on a note/rest every time I want to play from a certain point.

I found that Ctrl-F (on Windows) can locate to a bar or rehearsal mark, but it selects the bar of the uppermost part in the score, so playback only plays that part.

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• Jan 12, 2024 - 17:18

This works (in version 4.2 on Windows) for positioning the playback cursor at the beginning of a specific bar:
Ctrl-F, (bar number|rehearsal mark), Enter, Esc
The Esc deselects the selected measure so that all parts will play.

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