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MuseScore

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Music notation and composition software

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MuseScore 4.7 rebuilt engraving, guitar and audio — then spent four patches steadying it

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◆Current state
MuseScore Studio shipped 4.7.0 in May with new engraving tools, significant guitar features, workflow changes and audio engine upgrades. The four patches since have been almost entirely stability work: startup crashes, page numbering, bends, piano pedal hooks, chord symbols, and a toggle to disable the MS Basic low-pass filter that was making some instruments too quiet. The most recent adds East-Asian instruments.
◆Where it's heading
The cadence follows a clear shape — a large feature release, then roughly monthly patches narrowing from crashes to cosmetic engraving defects. That the audio engine changes needed a user-facing escape hatch suggests the 4.7 rewrite went further than the release notes implied. Accessibility fixes recur across releases, including restored Braille panel functionality in the 4.6 line.
◆Prediction
With patches now down to minor engraving and instrument additions, the 4.7 line looks stable; expect 4.8 development to surface next rather than further 4.7 patches.

◆Recent moves

  1. 1mo ago

    MuseScore Studio 4.7.4 Release

    Adds new East-Asian instruments alongside minor engraving, accessibility and crash fixes. The first patch in this line to add capability rather than only repair it, which usually marks the end of the stabilisation run.

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  2. 1mo ago

    MuseScore Studio 4.7.3 Release

    Fixes crashes and the total page count variable in headers and footers, and adds an option to disable the MS Basic low-pass filter that made some instruments too quiet after 4.7. The escape hatch is the notable part — it concedes the new audio engine changed how existing scores sound.

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  3. 2mo ago

    MuseScore Studio 4.7.2 Release

    Further startup stability work plus minor fixes to page numbers, bends, pedal hooks and chord symbols, with MusicXML import and export enhancements. Routine post-major cleanup.

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  4. 2mo ago

    MuseScore Studio 4.7.1 Release

    A stability-only patch arriving six days after 4.7.0 — the shape of a release that shipped with crashes reaching enough users to warrant an immediate fix.

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  5. 2mo ago

    MuseScore Studio 4.7.0 Release

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    The 4.7.0 major: new engraving tools including text line arrowheads and chord properties, significant guitar features, workflow improvements and audio engine upgrades. Everything in this feed since has been repair work on it.

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  6. 7mo ago

    MuseScore Studio 4.6.5 Release

    A late 4.6 patch fixing crashes, chord symbols drifting unintentionally in scores, and an audio export bug that skipped leading rests. Maintenance on the line 4.7 replaced.

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