Release notes for MuseScore 3.1 Beta Update (May 5, 2019)

Updated 5 years ago
Build number Date Announcement
macOS 10.12+: 3.1.0.22068, Windows 7+ 64-bit: 3.1.0.6721, Windows 7+ 32-bit: 3.1.0.6721, AppImage: 3.1.0. (revision: 1982daf6) 2019-05-05 https://musescore.org/en/3.1beta

New

  • Option to completely disable Auto Placement

Improvements

  • "MuseScore File" string (under File -> Save As...) now indicates which version you are about to save (MuseScore 3)
  • Move the whole segment on dragging a note in edit mode
  • Allow changing duration of multiple notes
  • Solo instruments related to selected measures if any when starting playback
  • Multiple fixes and improvements for fretboard diagrams

Fixes

  • Layout of small staves was incorrect in some cases
  • Key signatures displayed incorrectly after clef change
  • Grace notes (after) collided with accidentals on main note
  • Key signature disappeared in all but first stave
  • Note's dot's visibility was incorrect when toggling visibility with note and dot selected
  • Couldn't pan score while playing when a note was selected
  • Instrument Change didn't transpose
  • Couldn't delete clef change at the start of a system

Complete list of issues resolved

Here is a complete list of the issues resolved in this update:

Playback

  • Solo selected instruments if any when starting playback

Layout and automatic placement

  • #287120: Some edits do not update systems (stretch, paste)
  • #282503: Spurious line break after removal of line break on the previous system
  • #288508: Bad layout of lines (text line, trill line...) before start repeat
  • #287839: Changes to a scale of one staff can affect elements on other staves
  • #287885: Position of staff text already present on staff not scaled when making staff small
  • #287807: Chord symbols do not scale with staff size
  • #287992: Melisma line not showing on lyric extended only once
  • #257131: Melisma bug: a line drawn in reverse when syllable overlaps next note
  • #282099: Melisma underscore going backward in multi-voice context
  • #287423: Key signatures displayed incorrectly after clef change
  • #287993: Bug in Pedal Mark before Repeat Barline
  • #283473: Grace notes(after) collide with accidentals on main note
  • #287620: Changing barline type in part affects only that staff in the score
  • #281651: Stretch having a miniscule effect on mmrests
  • #287472: Tab Clef for balalaika is misplaced
  • #288693: Disappearing key signature in all but first stave

UI/UX

  • #283063: "MuseScore File" string (under File -> Save As...) does not indicate which version you are about to save as
  • #287640: View Documents side by side displays wrong score name
  • #288437: Range selection is drawn incorrectly
  • #276404: Format > Style window is too large
  • #287577: Barlines not drawn in edit mode (drag)
  • #287908: Dynamics: velocity change spinner not working properly
  • #287747: Bad drawing of selection rectangle when selection ends with a disabled segment
  • #284080: Beats not listed correctly in the status bar for cut time
  • #288548: Playback cursor does not follow complex tuplets

Commands/Properties

  • Move the whole segment on dragging a note
  • Allow changing duration of multiple notes
  • #278999: Need option to completely disable Auto Placement
  • #276620: Staff type change difficult to add
  • #287852: Deleting staff type change does not update score
  • #116771: Note's dot's visibility is incorrect when toggling visibility with note and dot selected
  • #288420: Can't pan score while playing when a note is selected
  • #288422: Set default shortcut to "add brackets to element"
  • #23667: Add / Text / Title et al does not reposition score view to show the text being added
  • #285602: Note Anchored Line does not appear until save/reload
  • #288250: Instrument Change does not transpose
  • #287428: Cannot delete clef change at the start of a system
  • #287630: Changing instrument doesn't switch to the expressive patch
  • #283168: "Create system header" property of horizontal frame is not persisted in the score
  • #272892: Arpeggios: user-modified height cannot be reset to the default

Corruptions and/or loss of data, crashes

  • #283542: Remove vertical frame in Page View if the main score in Continuous View results in a crash
  • #288474: Particular .mscz file crashes MuseScore 3.0.5 before it can open
  • #287622: Lines not scaled properly by paste half/double/special, possible crash
  • #287806: MS 3.1 Beta crash in Spanner::endCR() on unassigned track2
  • #288014: Melisma lines saved in 3.1 do not appear when opened in 3.0
  • #288383: Crash when inserting notes in voice 2 when first rest is deleted
  • #288227: Copy-paste tied notes included in linked staves in a score with parts leads to crash
  • #288190: Crash adding barline via drag&drop
  • #287841: Crash when adding tempo marking on multimeasure rest
  • #282184: Crash on enabling multimeasure rests in score with an invisible staff containing tie on two systems
  • #284012: Crash by editing/selecting an entire score when another hidden staff contains beamed notes
  • #287515: [Feedback Form] Crash on changing notes after transposition
  • #287979: Attempt to add a symbol of any kind to a text element crashes Musescore
  • #287883: Sextuplets display as triplet, corruption on copy/paste
  • #287615: Crash on opening particular score
  • #287698: Crash when finishing Setup Wizard with tempo box checked in 3.1 Beta
  • #285174: MuseScore Crashes Immediately on Startup on Windows
  • #287283: Version 3 will not open startcenter because OpenGL not supported

MusicXML Import/Export

  • #284068: Musicxml export - Slur between note and rest doesn't export
  • #272223: [MusicXML export] Text crescendo exported as diminuendo hairpins
  • #288271: [MusicXML import] missing string data importing tablature staff containing spurious empty staff-details elements

Fretboard diagrams

  • #283679: Fretboard diagrams: symbols on top of the diagram, and position number do not resize when scaling is changed
  • #283762: Fretboard diagrams: remove some "Set as style" buttons
  • #280575: Copy&Paste Fretboard diagram’s number is mirrored
  • #285613: Barre Deletes Dots on Higher Frets
  • #285616: Musescore Leaves Dots Under Barres in Chord Diagrams
  • #275658: The ability to draw partial barre is missing for fretboard diagrams
  • #283452: Fretboard Diagrams: open string symbol persists even when a finger dot is applied
  • #283674: Fretboard diagrams: barré deleted when you add a dot at another position
  • #283676: Fretboard diagrams: barré deleted when a separate dot is added afterward at the same position
  • #283678: Fretboard diagrams: barré applied wrongly if there is another dot already at the same position
  • #286183: Fret number in fretboard diagram cannot be saved
  • #283759: Fretboard diagrams: Barré property is redundant
  • #284966: Fretboard diagrams: barre lost on copying; and when saving to a workspace

Miscellaneous

  • #283568: Score name appearing in instrument parts
  • #286600: [Dev] Compiling archive under windows is out of date
  • #287906: [Dev] Duplicated note events in test files
  • #287780: Chord symbols do not display in startup score if no custom default style specified
  • #285517: Some translated Tours strings show up as untranslated