Pause Feature
MuseScore Version: 0.9.6.3
MuseScore Revision: 3507
Operating System: Windows XP
On my last version of MuseScore, the pause button was available, and quite useful at times. Now the button has completely disappeared! Is this a bug, or is this a "revision"? (I don't find it so).
-imazi643
Comments
What did you use the pause button for?
You can still pause in 0.9.6.3. Just press the play button a second time.
In reply to What did you use the pause by David Bolton
It's not as big of a deal now, since this new version is better, but sometimes when there is a long string of fast notes (such as 32nd or 64th that I use as a substitute for the tremolos for listening purposes (is MuseScore supposed to play tremolos?, because it doesn't.)) or high quality soundfont tones are being used for a fast part (such as polysynth or tubular bells), the speakers make a distorted sound, and I pause it to make it stop, then continue. When this is happening, the progress bar seems to get behind as well.
-imazi643
In reply to It's not as big of a deal by imazi643
I used to get distortion during playback and the progress bar lagging occasionally on my old computer. It usually means your computer is working on too many things at the same time (other task running in the background?) or you are using a SoundFont larger than your computer's memory can effectively handle. If you are using a large SoundFont try using a smaller one instead.
Tremolos do not affect playback in current versions of MuseScore.
In reply to I used to get distortion by David Bolton
I am using Fluid R3, and I must say, it's the best I've found yet. I don't normally have things running in the background, though.
-imazi643
In reply to I am using Fluid R3, and I by imazi643
Try using a smaller SoundFont such as TimGM6mb.sf2
In reply to Try using a smaller SoundFont by David Bolton
If the distortion comes back again, I will use it, but as of now, in the newer version, it's not distorting, so I'll stick with Fluid R3.
Thanks for all the help!
-imazi643