MuseScore Studio 4.4 Beta
Hi everyone,
We're pleased to announce that a beta release is available for the upcoming MuseScore Studio 4.4. You can download it for:
- Windows (MSI installer, portable)
- macOS (universal)
- Linux (x86_64, ARM64)
Once the beta is installed, it will show up on your machine as “MuseScore 4 Testing”. You can install it alongside your current version of MuseScore Studio, but you should be aware that the two versions will share preferences and workspaces. Also, if you save any scores with 4.4 then you won't be able to open them with older versions of the application.
See this post for a list of new features in the 4.4 release. Highlights include:
- Enhanced playback engine for dynamics and percussion
- Qt 6 with native support for Apple Silicon
- Significant engraving improvements for lines, lyrics, hairpins and dynamics.
New Muse Sounds are already available via the recently refreshed Muse Hub on Windows and macOS. If you're using an older version of the Hub you'll need to uninstall it before you install the new version. If you experience any issues with the new Hub or the products inside, you can report these within the Hub application via the product page for the product in question.
Also in beta is the new Muse Drumline sound pack. This is to be released in tandem with 4.4, but you can sign up for early access here if you want to try it out before then.
For Linux users, unfortunately the new sampler update isn't quite ready yet. This means that the new playback enhancements won’t yet work with Muse Sounds on Linux, and there will be a slight delay bringing drumline and full support for choral libraries. We are working on this at the moment and will bring you updates as soon as possible.
As always, if you see anything amiss in the 4.4 beta, please:
- Try to reproduce it in the latest nightly build.
- Check for existing issues on GitHub.
- If you find one, upvote it 👍. Only comment if you have something meaningful to add.
- For new issues, provide a short, meaningful title that describes the specific problem.
- Playback bugs: create a minimum reproducible example and upload a screen recording (with audio) to demonstrate it.
- Engraving bugs: attach a problem score and screenshots.
- Keep comments and descriptions short.
- Use the <details> tag to hide supplementary info, like build logs.
Thanks for your support!
The MuseScore Team
Comments
What additions are there to muse sounds other than the muse drumline pack?
After filling out the form for beta access on Drumline sounds, how are they added to Musehub?
In reply to After filling out the form… by Jacob Nater
A developer will go through the list of form responses (probably tomorrow since it's late now) and enable early access on those accounts. Once it's enabled, you should see Drumline in Muse Hub.
In reply to A developer will go through… by shoogle
Awesome, I'm excited!
Will we be notified or just have to check?
In reply to Awesome, I'm excited! Will… by JonasEM
In general you won't be notified, so you'll have to check. But for this first round, I'll follow up with the developers and post here when it's been enabled for people who signed up so far.
In reply to In general you won't be… by shoogle
Great, thanks!
In reply to In general you won't be… by shoogle
For people who signed up to the early access program, Muse Drumline is now available on the Library page within Muse Hub. (Not on the Muse Sounds page.)
If you experience any issues with Muse Drumline or other Muse Sounds, please report these within Muse Hub via the product page for the product in question. There's a dropdown arrow next to the Downloaded button that includes the facility to report a bug.
In reply to For people who signed up to… by shoogle
I signed up for the early access but it is not on my library page. Were there only a certain amount of people selected?
In reply to I signed up for the early… by JacksonJohnson2797
The Hub team enabled early access for everyone who had signed up at that time. Now they've enabled it for a few more people who signed up since then, including you.
That will probably be it for this week. Any new sign-ups will be enabled next week.
In reply to Everyone who signed up by my… by shoogle
I do not know if I am doing something wrong, haha. But I still do not have access. No worries.
In reply to Everyone who signed up by my… by shoogle
how to sign up?
In reply to how to sign up? by mattss
Link in the OP
In reply to For people who signed up to… by shoogle
Awesome! Love the new sounds. Thanks for letting us know!
Hello,
Thank You for the beta release, but, halas, the Voxos for musescore is still not giving it's full potential ....
Unfortunately MIDI OUT still does not work on 4.4- testing (beta). Discussion here: https://musescore.org/en/node/341519
What about the JACK support for audio, MIDI and transport?
when should we know if we have access to the drumline sounds?
In reply to when should we know if we… by weareporkbell
Supposed to be today... but I'm not sure.
As said above: "In general you won't be notified, so you'll have to check. But for this first round, I'll (shoogle) follow up with the developers and post here when it's been enabled for people who signed up so far."
In reply to Supposed to be today... but… by JonasEM
any update?
In reply to any update? by weareporkbell
Don’t believe so - I’ll have to check musehub though.
I would love to try out the Drumline beta but this download system seems like it could be improved - maybe make it available for anybody through muse hub and just have a warning that’s it’s only for 4.4 testing rather than a manual process
In reply to Don’t believe so - I’ll have… by JonasEM
agreed, also a little confused why advertise for early release it if isnt available to download lol. but, i dont wanna be too negative because im still super hyped!
In reply to agreed, also a little… by weareporkbell
Absolutely! I’m only impatient cause I’m excited lol
Will musescore studio 4.3.2 plugins work on 4.4? I am interested with the “traditional Vocal beaming master” plugin. Thank you.
In reply to Will musescore studio 4.3.2… by frirobi48
No, not in general, But you may get it to work with just minor changes
Traditional Volcal Beaming though has been adjusted for 4.4 already
Actually you'd need the one from https://github.com/heuchi/traditionalVocalBeaming/pull/2
In reply to No, not in general, But you… by Jojo-Schmitz
Grazie
Along with the better playback for percussion and the Drumline sounds, will there be any more sounds for percussion for just general orchestra? Such as flexatone, Ratchet, Vibraslap, Brake Drum, Sandpaper blocks, and Whip/Slapstick? Heavily for Ratchet and Whip. The Whip sound is just the rim shot sample for the MS Basic Marching Snare Drum. Unless its coming out for 4.5 with the better drum input pallete of course.
In reply to Along with the better… by phynelmusic
ive seen 2 whip sounds and one of them is actually the whip sound
Hello,
Thank You for the beta release, but, halas, the Voxos for musescore is still not giving it's full potential ....
Very cool. It's been like 1.5 months but hopefully Musescore Studio version 4.4 will be released soon.
Thank you very much for your efforts and contributions. Musescore is getting better and stronger. As users, we owe you a lot.
In reply to Thank you very much for your… by umitatabek
It's been over 1.5 months & I am excited to see the full version of Musescore studio 4.4.
In reply to It's been over 1.5 months &… by s1114182721
The Beta is just 8 days old...
In reply to Thank you very much for your… by umitatabek
Agree! This team is putting in serious work :)
I signed up for early access to Muse Drumline around a week ago but I'm still not seeing it show up in my library page. Are accounts still being enabled to use the feature or have they stopped? Sorry if this has been asked already.
In reply to I signed up for early access… by readingthebib
Super
4.4我遇到了很多问题，比如我在4.3版本会在乐谱左上角添加一张图片，而4.4添加图片后无法拖移到左上角，而是被限制在了标题占位框中，还有新的版本出现了第三方输入法搜狗输入法失效的问题，自带的英文输入法正常。所以我暂时退回了4.3
In reply to 4.4我遇到了很多问题，比如我在4… by 780566922
Update to 4.4.1