MuseScore Studio 4.4: Drumline, engraving upgrades & more

[@musescore]

To any viewers coming to terms with the finale of Finale, now is the perfect time to give MuseScore Studio a go - for free! Here's how to make your Finale music ready for MuseScore: musescore.org/en/node/14318

[@soundtreks]

respectfully, and I love and use MuseScore every day, Finale is primarily an engraving tool and is able to do things that none of its competitors can and won't do for a while. The major segment of musicians who use it are engravers. For any one else who wants to write music and share it, MuseScore is a revelation. Keep up the great work Muse Team!

[@maniak1768]

Any (legal and technical) chances that you can introduce a plugin for .mus-files that doesn't need the entire XML route? I have around 4.700 scores in 570 folders. If I'm going to convert those all into XMLs, I'm not done within a year. I'm perfectly okay with it being glitchy and having to do all of the layout myself all over again, knowing that you aren't miracle workers after all, altough it surely seems that way after what you've accomplished over the last few years with MuseScore. Like thousands of decade-long Finale users, I feel stabbed in the back and I am afraid to lose most of my works and ideas I've collected. We're really desperate.

[@aterix]

As someone that spent a great deal of time learning Dorico, I recommend Musescore first. The user experience is much better IMO.

[@musescore]

@@soundtreks It's a fair point. However we have world-class engravers on the MuseScore Studio team, and we're determined to evolve MuseScore to a place where pro engravers can use it too - while still retaining our commitment to ease-of-use for beginners and dabblers. Watch this space!

[@LuizBHMG]

@@musescore where is the Linux support???

[@ikschrijflangenamen]

I'm happy the MU logo is still there.

[@VibreProd.]

MUH

[@ikschrijflangenamen]

@@VibreProd. Muh is timeless :) Better than a white paint splatter on neon green.

[@musescore]

Glad you like our classic look, but there will be a new logo on the way for MuseScore Studio too.

[@mick4563]

@@musescore Ooh that sounds so exciting! As long as it's nothing too drastic like Twitter to X lol.

[@paulytheking7365]

@@musescore Could you make it possible to use the old one if you wanted?

[@obviouslyweb]

It's absolutely mindblowing to me how many improvements and updates you all add to this FREE software every few months. Thanks for the amazing update!

[@Ottavari]

It’s all over the screen I love Musescore

[@FastnOut]

Woah there bud 😮

[@bodoplays9366]

its everywhere

[@Musicombo]

"River Flows in You"

[@pi_f]

We saw Finale's finale and Musescore's huge update back to back? Awesome! Glad to see the app I love getting even better!

[@joshuadsmusic94]

Nice rick roll reference too

[@Nbrother1234]

???

[@joshuadsmusic94]

@@Nbrother1234 3:36

[@50Steaks68]

@@Nbrother1234I see someone didn’t watch closely 😂

[@DylanKSP-gq4io]

@@50Steaks68 Timestamp?

[@cptsmuge2283]

@@DylanKSP-gq4io 3:36 the lyrics

[@extremelybaldcardboard]

LETS GO BLUE DEVILS!! i’m so happy the drumline’s been updated, looking forward to using it soon!

[@religionofh2942]

3:41 finally, Pro Vowels

[@jerichogonzales1290]

As a linguist this statement amuses me

[@themobiusfunction]

@@jerichogonzales1290 it's a reference to Tantacrul's Unison video.

[@InventorZahran]

But do we have to pay extra for pro-level consonants?

[@thepotatoportal69]

@@InventorZahran Sadly, yes, but if you buy them with pro-level punctuation, you can get 10% off

[@Summertraveling]

@@InventorZahran In addition to what @thepotatoportal69 has said, you can also buy a package for just 20$ a month - forever, obviously - that also includes pro diacritics.

[@GammaFn.]

Glad to see by-part dynamics back, it's been keeping me part-time on MS3.

[@musescore]

Fantastic - now it's time to make the switch!

[@ikschrijflangenamen]

@@musescore Is there dynamics per note yet? As distinguished from play/not-play, and without the need for accent markings or whatever; I need the fine velocity control to make piano scores sound good.

[@NF30]

@@musescore Something else keeping me on MuseScore 3 is the ability to adjust dynamics markings to specific volumes other than what comes with p, mp, mf, f, etc. For example, putting "più f" I would like to have a velocity of 104, which is in between f (96) and ff (112). Also, the sf dynamic seems to be broken in playback, as it makes my transcriptions sound softer rather than louder. The same happens with accent-staccato notes, and staccato-tenuto notes and marcato notes seem to not have any effect on the notes' durations in playback, rather than making them ¾ or 2/3 their standard durations like they do in MuseScore 3. I've been transcribing Bartók's piano music for years, and it's a great way to find problems with playback! For now, I'm still on MuseScore 3, but the automatic tempo changes, dynamics and pedal marking placement in the middle of note durations, and the app now being a Universal binary on macOS (!) make me sorely tempted to switch. Soon the time will come. Soon. But I also really don't want to part with the Salamander Grand Piano soundfont!

[@toastedravioli2557]

@@ikschrijflangenamen If you select a note, then go to properties > playback you can edit the velocity of that specific note

[@Tantacrul]

@@ikschrijflangenamen Yes. You can edit per-note velocity in MS Studio 4 using the Properties panel

[@navidhendrix]

4:38 was a MAJOR sticking point for me. Thank you for solving this.

[@DOGroove]

I think that was the #1 thing that needed to be fixed.

[@dedede5586]

i have been waiting for hairpins on subdivisions of notes for forever 😭 you guys are amazing!!!

[@alexismandelias]

I'm overwhelmed with excitement for 4.4. So many new features I've been longing for for a long time. A massive thank you for the MIDI latency issue, I can now use my midi keyboard as a piano without needing any other software!

[@munzutai]

2:41 This was removed when MuseScore upgraded from 3 to 4 and I'm so happy it's back. Thank you!

[@NicolasGilfillan]

Yes! All my old piano files can now work because I had the lower staff one dynamic lower than then upper one!

[@zperk13]

yes! i mostly write for piano and would have separate dynamics for the left and right hand sometimes, but that stopped working in playback when version 4 came out. so glad i can do it again now

[@jacobsousou8857]

Its insane how fast MuseScore is improving, massive props to all the devs who worked on this update. One thing though, PLEASE add euphonium to muse brass. There isnt even a decent euph/baritone sound in the old soundfont either and it would help with a lot of scores

[@FastnOut]

Yeah I was so confused and disappointed the first time when I checked out MuseSounds brass and did not see any euphonium option. For now I just use the bass trombone sound

[@andrewrichesson8627]

So good that it's putting Finale out of business

[@HaydenKinsmanMusic]

What a phenomenal update, program and community. I'm in awe of this software being free and recommend it to everyone, including my piano students! Sincerely so thankful for the work you're putting in. Great to see drummers getting some love, too.

[@jackgerhardt3243]

Best developers on the planet

[@siddat7382]

Along with blender

[@jerichogonzales1290]

Would not be surprised if tantacruel took that over too.​@@siddat7382

[@Tantacrul]

First!

[@brxnni]

Can't believe that I lost

[@NTPercussion-k6s]

Tantacrul, Musescore, Drumline, all of my favorite things! This is the best update ever

[@andreacassano3991]

Can I use this thread to ask if there will ever be a musescore4 version for old mac os? (Let’s say…High Sierra 😇)

[@joshuapettus6973]

@@andreacassano3991 The limitation is QT which is now at version 6 and I believe only supports 12 minimum. You could try your hand at compiling Musescore 4.3 which used QT5.

[@QuestionMan]

Robust development of such wonderful open-source tools brings me joy.

[@michelcamachomusic]

A big thanks for the MIDI latency problem! I have some suggestions: 1)Panoramic view deletes the title, composer and other text elements when yoy use it, it should be nice to keep the same elements in vertical and horizontal view! 2) It should be nice to add a feature to generate chord fretboards, especially for sharps/flat tones that they are not by default on the palette. Cause it can really take a lot to create custom fretboards instead of picking standard options 3) For some reason, custom templates delete pictures/logos and composer/title information every time you use it, it seems like a bug or something maybe I'm not doing good, maybe 🤔

[@themobiusfunction]

3:33 OMG MuseScore rickroll

[@RicardoHerreraMX]

I saw that too and now we can't unsee it "You know the ruules, And Soo do I"

[@paulysguitarjournal]

Wow guys! You have really offered an amazing service to the community and it just keeps getting better! Wow!

[@caffeinecomrade]

this is the greatest app ever. huge shout out to everyone in the community who contributes and wants to make this even better

[@whoe_whate8487]

The upgraded dynamics! Finally! Thank you so much!

[@johnmac8084]

Thank you, for all your time, making this available free of charge, and for the continual improvements!

[@cmblocker95]

Thanks for the update. and for the video to remind me. And thanks to the MuseScore and the community for continually improving. You are a model of how a technical community should be!

[@onoakposehaefekodha3974]

Finally I get to see the face behind that soothing voice that has been teaching me how to use musescore for some time, I must say, you have a very soothing voice and your explanations are very clear.

[@MQWalkman]

I use MuseScore every day and love it! Thanks for your continued work.

[@RoseCadenza]

I just got up so early for another reason, and it's so wonderful to see this. This is such a great update! I can't wait to update!

[@fabianwhs9891]

Wow! Now this is a game changer! Parts that felt clunky, where I felt I need to work around the weak points, will now feel natural And all those wonderful free sounds are always a gift to musicians around the globe

[@aertos_xas]

Somehow, MuseScore keeps getting better and better. I'm very surprised it hasn't become the standard software for music notation (yet). Y'all are implementing stuff I could only dream of, and, as a third world country citizen in a sanctioned country, I don't even have to pirate it. Thank you so much for your work!!!!!

[@thatviewer-4142]

I'm so happy about the dynamics! I literally just made a score, that requires stuff like this! I had to make a separate voice, add rests, and apply dynamics for that. This will make life so much easier! Thanks!

[@kbrichmo8547]

This is phenomenal stuff. I can't believe the growth in Musescore over the past decade of using it. Next step is marching brass!!

[@paulytheking7365]

Musescore be like: Add suspended cymbal and taiko drumto the instrument menu: nah Add drumsets to Muse Sounds: nah Create giant new system for drumlines: yea I’m just joking of course. Musescore is my favorite music making software and I love what you’ve done with the dynamics!

[@FastnOut]

They added suspended cymbal as an instrument choice a few updates ago

[@paulytheking7365]

@@FastnOut They did it!!!

[@zennyx_le_pouti_renarbre]

I cried... This is so marvelous !!

[@AnoshterHaar]

This are the updates that are still so needed and I am happy to see them coming ;) Keep it going!

[@soundtreks]

Wow this looks like an amazing update! Thanks Muse Team! The note input latency issue was always difficult. Glad it's been fixed!

[@DerLuke004]

Love the new dynamics! I‘m so glad that this software is still free ❤

[@joaoantonio7391]

Your work is wonderful. You are changing the history of music.

[@johnclapshoe8059]

Each voice having different dynamics is a big jump forward. Thank you!

[@GorechierComposer]

This is genuinely one of the best updates so far. Now all we need is better formatting and condensing controls for orchestral music!

[@musescore]

We're working on it!

[@boriswilsoncreations]

3:33 can't believe i've been rick rolled by the musescore folks lol

[@nickpisarczyk]

So so so excited for this. You guys have been doing insane work and this is just another feather in the cap in an amazing piece of software

[@Jolgeable]

I didn't even know there was a world drums championship. What a great job, Musescore team!

[@tlkshowhst]

Yes!!! This is amazing!!! THANK YOU!!

[@OW0974]

Finally dynamic markings right at the end of a note and to a voice specifically are possible, bless you all

[@noegoy1348]

That's completely amazing ! I love the update for the cresc and the dynamics

[@bluefalcon5433]

These are some great updates!!! Dynamic control especially. And the vowel control too! I hate myself for asking, but, when do we foresee video support being a thing for MS4? I'm working on scoring a project for a friend, and the workarounds I've created are much better than nothing, but still super bulky. There's no other notation software with the film scoring potential that MS4 has. Would love to see video support come to our fingers soon!

[@FrankDeBaere]

I switched from Finale to Musescore 4 from the first day it was available. I have only one word for this; "Stunning!". This is simply the best tool to compose and instantly hear stunning results.

[@Mekaels_Music]

I very excited about this update

[@LuizBHMG]

Thanks, FOSS community. Excited to test!

[@Summertraveling]

At 5:13, the video seems to showcase a bug… the repeat disappears in favor of the 3/4 time signature??

[@ninevolt]

maybe one of the developers just really hates 3/4 and believes no one should hear a section of it twice

[@timflatus]

I actually love you! My only issue is being three quarters of the way through a massive orchestral piece. I have managed to work around the percussion issues, but it is so tempting to wait for 4.4 and remaster I probably shall.

[@marianoaranda2193]

We all love musescore

[@FastnOut]

I've been eyeballing this update for weeks

[@DOGroove]

Thank you!!! midi keyboard latency was a huge issue for me. Looking forward to checking out 4.4

[@calebalderete1]

I was JUST about to purchase Sibalius, then found out about this new update!!! I definitely will be taking advantage of the new Percussion and DrumLine libraries as soon as this bug is over and I can finally purchase them for such a cheap price! Nice!!!

[@sohamsengupta6470]

Buy Sibelius Sibelius crashed Boot up MuseScore instead Sibelius crashed Refund Sibelius S i b e l i u s c r a s h e d

[@anothrnoml]

this is the update ive been waiting for

[@ShakerGER]

This drum uodate certainly will give me a big oush to experiment more

[@PristineCXV]

these updates are amazing. now i get to go back and fix all my workarounds i used in every piece ive written up to this point 😃😃😃

[@piannyplayer]

Haha, yeah, me too with all those hidden notes and voices and such...lol but the new update is great!

[@AlarkiusJay]

You guys have outdone yourself! I love Musescore

[@RVVDont]

I can finally use my virtual Drumline again!!!!!!

[@DarkSideofSynth]

You are FABULOUS!

[@謝亞蒨-g8x]

These guys are just incredible!!!

[@blackmage1276]

THE DYNAMIC CHANGES ARE HUGE

[@stevhard]

Oh wow! Another Christmas!

[@clarenceoveur9497]

For a guy that gave Dorico such a hard time, Tantacrul is on a serious mission to make MuseScore look like good ole Janky. The new engraving upgrades are so similar that, for a moment, I thought I was watching a Dorico video lol

[@musescore]

We honestly rarely ever reference Dorico when working on our engraving. However, we read the same engraving books and understand the same engraving requirements and consequently, there are many similarities in how our results look!

[@omarrihani2599]

I'm going to cry this is incredible!!!

[@oskarboman]

Please please fix the inbalance with brass dynamics on short notes and mp and bellow!

[@shaanfliesplanes]

The drumline update is a game changer for literally everything

[@Lkease]

This is amazing, guys. Thanks so much for the work you do! (Glad that I no longer need to help out people download the old MDL sounds haha)

[@musescore]

And this is just the first phase - look out for a new system for inputting percussion in our next update

[@noahriffle9964]

This almost makes me forget that finale completely pulled out of the market on thousands of users

[@nicholaswise5818]

5:30 is going to change my life significantly

[@erikdehaanmuziek]

Nice video, thanks! And your desk is beautiful, do you have specifications?

[@8Phoenix8]

Chop notation sound fonts? I have violin chop sounds but I don’t know how to make a soundfont well. Sooooo how can I get these sounds to you? :) please let me know ASAP thanks 🙏🏽 and I will record Cello chop sounds if needed too. Just let me know.

[@General_Ictus]

The buffer size limitation was such a huge problem. So glad that's over.

[@JamesGilbertMusic]

Can one do real-time midi input in MuseScore like in other music notation software? I've never been able to figure out how to do it. The various midi input methods in the manual do not describe real-time midi input.

[@christianbucal6933]

I am hoping for the Keyboard highlighting when note is played. ❤

[@FreakieFan]

The dynamics in Musescore have been annoying the hell out of me for a long time, so this makes me very happy!

[@msewell763]

Now we need a marching winds sound library

[@calebalderete1]

THIS. YES!!!!!!

[@SynomaticCanvas]

2:06 BIG W 🎉🎉🎉

[@calebalderete1]

Hey! Will you or a partner consider doing marching wind sounds! Would make lots of money 😉 MOST IMPORTANTLY, keep the community happy and we’ll keep coming back… and spending more money! 😄

[@AnthonyMorgan-m9p]

Fantastic updates, well done team! One question: does the Midi keyboard-input now sense the relative time durations of the notes, or is it still 'I'm now typing all crotchets'? Thanks!

[@jt_jeetee]

It's "I'm typing all the preselected duration" in the default step-time entry method. You might want to check out the (semi)-realtime input modes instead (though not at a level of sequencer software)..

[@oliverdiamond6594]

i love downloading the hub.

[@oolexplayz]

I know a lot of us are excited for drumline but let's also appreciate the general updates. Like so many things that were a bother are just gone finally.

[@Toon444]

I have a question! When working with the musesounds library for guitar sounds, the notes don't linger. For example when you put two 8th notes next to each other, like D and G, the D string doesn't linger like on a normal guitar. It stops and then the G string gets plucked separately. I hope I explained my problem clear enough. But I'd like to know if there is a way to let that note linger without having to painstakingly add in extra notes and connect them with a line.

[@emilellenius]

Wow these are some nice updates! With the drumline, a more complete set of wind band instruments would be really nice! Euphonium and cornets are sorely missed! And of course, I would be over the moon if a complete set of british style brassband sounds were to be added!

[@emilellenius]

I just noticed the range of the tuba had been quietly updated to actually encompass that of an euphonium as well! 🤩🤩 (Although a separate instrument would of course be even better)

[@musescore]

@@emilellenius Hey - thanks for the feedback. We're definitely looking into making more Muse Sounds or Muse Sounds Editions for brass in future.

[@bluefalcon5433]

@@emilellenius Oh yeah! I use the tuba sound for euphonium all the time! As you said, a separate sample would be cool, but for now, this works great.

[@emilellenius]

@@bluefalcon5433 When the new sounds were released and for quite a while, the tuba range was limited to D4. Quite a limited range for an euphonium! I used to change the euphonium to bass trombone whenever the part went over this limit. I am glad I don't have to do this anymore now!

[@DissonantSynth]

Leaving a comment for the algorithm

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

Another cool upgrade would be to have (aside from more Bass Drums like 10), is the quadruple marching cymbal feature because in some marching band song arrangements (e.g. Stadium Rock by John Higgins) each of the 4 spaces of the musical stave represent a different size of marching cymbals.

[@trevivision648]

The VOXOS really intrigues me. I'd love to see some samples of how it works.

[@eboone]

holy crap this is legendary

[@santherstat]

you guys do not stop winning

[@Der_Komponist]

Erstaunlich wie Musescore immer weiter und realistischer gestaltet/ Programiert wird. Erstaunlich wie weit es sich entwickelt hat und das Erstaunlichste ist immer noch das es kostenlos ist. Es macht den anderen Notensatzprogrammen immer mehr Konkurrenz und ist dadurch, weil es kostenlos ist, das beste Notationsprogramm der welt. Erstaunlich, immer wieder.

[@jacksonbuller1707]

wow. this is incredible!

[@athalean]

I love the new samples but do you not intend to offer bundles? I wouldn't want to mix and match between Muse and, say, Cine samples and right now it's really hard to get a feel for how much the whole package would be.

[@neonbeige1289]

I’VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS BRO 😭

[@FastnOut]

Same. I googled musescore 4.4 basically everyday

[@AARVMUSIC]

Thank you for your work!

[@gronkmanyee]

The marching snare drumset changed drastically, but I can deal with that. I can just set the drumset and staff back to the way I need it (everytime) but if I change the noteheads (while using the Blue Devils soundfont) the sounds break and just plays a hit. I've never had this problem before. I'm wondering if this is caused by the way it formats older scores to the new drumline?

[@RockStarOscarStern634]

I hope the Bass drum instrument in muse drumline can be updated to where each of the 5 bass drums can be played together when stacked on top of each other like musesounds basic.

[@mecdrum7]

Can you do this with drum triggers?