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MuseScore 1.2

  -  62 MB  -  Open Source

Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system. Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of MuseScore 1.2.


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What's new in this version:

New Features:
- New demo score: Reunion by Marc Sabatella
- MuseJazz now includes diacritical characters (Thanks to Marc Sabatella and Jorg K)
- Jazz Combo and Band templates by Marc Sabatella
- Save absolute position of element in addition to "offset" for better upward compatibility with 2.0 version
- UK Brass Band & Salvation Army Brass band templates
- New drumset file for French drum notation
- Ability to move lyrics with left and right arrows
- Internationalization of the MuseScore.com plugin ("Save Online") and translation to French, German and Spanish

Supported platforms:
- On Mac, MuseScore 1.2 is released in binary form only for Mac OS X 10.6+ running an Intel processor.

Bug fixes:

Playback:
- playback swing of quarter notes on counter beat
- default reverb/chorus to minimum
- In playback, note(s) do not stop when they should (repeat & note offtime)

Style:
- Style Page Nums "show first" not checked, 1st page > 1: 1st page number still shown (mi)
- fix default style of Frame Text
- fix german chordnames (H / Bb)

Parts:
- Extract voltas correctly
- save a newly created part doesn't remove the asterisk
- Creating part causes crash (key sig corruption)
- Exported parts close on command without a warning

User Interface:
- remove subbeam button
- add Frame Text to Vertical Frame
- use English note name in Edit Drumset dialog
- change default drumset folder to "templates" dir
- fix slur properties dialog title
- translation of "staff properties" on instrument name
- add perfect octave up and down
- Create new score and quit/reopen presents incorrect dialog
- Disallow copy of part of tuplets
- Inserting measures corrupts score with tuplets
- pasting after copy/cut creates note with wrong duration
- Crash on copying tuplets
- Add 'Can't open" dialog for unknown filetype
- Add MuseScore.org link in dialog for more recent file
- Background Wallpaper Distortion
- Zoom during playback using shortcuts
- Score tabs disappear
- Changing time signature should change autobeam properties
- Crash when running transpose with title selected
- fix translation of context menu on keysig
- Paste and undo causes crash
- Note Names without score causes crash
- Remove Notes without score causes crash
- Break Every X Measures without score causes crash
- Undo Insert Measure after changing clef causes crash

Notation:
- Measure rest should be shown as breve if measure >= 4/2
- Wrong bracket in nested tuplet
- Transparent and truly vectorial embedded SVG
- Articulations / ornaments in small staves are not small
- Measures long 2/1 or more not cleared to measure rest
- add two more chord names: sus#4 & Maj7b13
- no more crash on undo, dynamic created
- Measure insert corrupts key changes
- Staff with one line and repeat bars are not aligned
- regression : Natural after a tie across barline
- Accidental after a tied note
- Enharmonics not preserved when toggling concert pitch in part > 1 octave
- shaped noteheads aren't shared
- Ledger lines are still visible for invisible notes
- Pedal marking created in 1.0 are displayed incorrectly in MuseScore 1.1
- Non-removable courtesy clef appears after insert measure before first one
- disallow copy of partial tuplets

Import/Export:
- export MIDI with relative tempo set in Play Panel
- fix pedal ending in MIDI export
- bww import: missing bagpipe doublings
- fix crash on MIDI import for some files
- crash on Capella import for some files
- basic Triplet support for Capella import

Packaging and updates:
- add "Create desktop shortcut" option in Windows installer
- reduce auto update check period

MusicXML import and export:
- reworked MusicXML voice mapper
- add dynamic and note velocity support in MusicXML export/import
- Export duplicate chordnames
- Empty measures are not imported
- Crash opening MusicXML from Finale
- Sub-optimal handling of different duration measures on import
- Chordnames are not exported for grand staff
- Key Signature for 2 Staves
- fix crash reading MusicXML file with different key signatures on the first and second staffs
- add MusicXML testfile for issue #12382 ("Key Signature for 2 Staves")
- Wrong import of right barline
- add testfile for #13860: Support lyrics exported by Sibelius 7
- Errors in Import and Crash after closing
- Slurs is not well placed with grace note
- Import can produce empty voice 1: set (automativally) generated rests to invisible
- Wrong placed slurs after importing a MusicXML file
- Import can produce empty voice 1
- fix "variable set but not used" warnings in importxml.cpp
- Don't set "Break multi measure rest" when importing from MusicXML
- support lyrics exported by Sibelius 7
- updated MusicXML testfiles: added sound dynamics="..."
- Problem importing triplets from XML if tuplet element is missing
- Problem importing tuplets from XML in a multi-voice context
- Import of tuplets containing chords is incorrect
- import error: 41g-PartNoId.xml causes crash
- import error: 41h-TooManyParts.xml causes crash
- import error: 46a-Barlines.xml: unexpected multi-measure rests
- import error: 45e-Repeats-Nested-Alternatives.xml: repeat start missing
- import error: 32a-Notations.xml: missing notations
- Export notations imported by issue #14827
- import error: 01f-Pitches-ParenthesizedMicrotoneAccidentals.xml imports without microtone accidentals
- import error: 01e-Pitches-ParenthesizedAccidentals.xml imports without double flat in parentheses
- import error: 41d-StaffGroups-Nested.xml: part-group symbol=line not supported
- Bad pitch and alter exported for cross staff note
- Voltas lost when importing MusicXML
- Key signature is not exported from a mscz saved with 1.1
- Export of trill line fails
- import error: 31a-Directions.xml missing dashes and bracket
- Export/import of uneven tuplets (16th, eighth, eighth, 16th)
- Handle tuplet property "number"
- support parentheses attribute for accidentals (preferred as of MusicXML 1.1)
- import export volume and pan for each instrument
- minimal support of page relative text on first page in import and export
- import errors 23a-Tuplets.xml
- import errors 02a-Rests-Durations.xml
- Notes are interpreted as rests, wrong lengths, strange results
- don't import tempo 0 as tempo text

Miscellaneous:
- Transposition when creating a score from a template
- fix: Offset for offtime not saved
- changes to tuplet handling to allow reading of corrupted files

Plugin Framework:
- add score.close() to plugin framework
- add score.version and score.fileVersion
- add ability to test for no current score

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