The Mixer panel has probably received the most attention of all. In MuseScore 4, it feels like working with music. In MuseScore 3.6 the Inspector felt a bit like editing a spreadsheet. Now when you change a notehead, you do so from a graphical list, rather than a dropdown of inscrutable names like “With X”. It has most the same functionality, but has been completely reorganized and redesigned. First is the Properties panel, which replaces the old Inspector panel. Speaking of panels, I want to call out the two most notable updates among them. This is a really nice way to get quick access to some less frequently used panels without having to keep them on the screen all the time or return to the View menu. Panels in MuseScore 4 can be moved around much more freely as well, including the handy ability to stack them on top of one another, and quickly switch by clicking tabs across the top. Reorder, hide, and show any of these tools with a click. (That’s one fewer excuse my composition students will have for leaving them out!) Easily customize the main toolbar to your needs. Also notably, some of the default tools here have changed, including the addition of common articulations, which had previously been hidden away in the Articulations palette. For example, I don’t remember the last time I entered a 64th note, so I can just hide that until I need it. Not only is this deeply customizable in MuseScore 4, it’s easy and obvious how that works.Ĭlick the gear to bring up a long list of everything that can appear in this bar, and hide, show, or reorder to suit your needs. The main note input toolbar across the top of the MuseScore window is probably the thing users interact with the most when working with MuseScore, especially new users who are still learning keyboard shortcuts. But the real fun (and utility) comes from the customizable tool layouts. I’m quite fond of the new theme options, which allow you to work in dark or light mode, and select an accent color. Main windows for MuseScore 4 (above) in dark mode with blue accent, and MuseScore 3.6 The team has rebuilt it using more modern technology, which allows for much greater flexibility and customization. Things are mostly laid out in the same ways as they have been in MuseScore 3.6, but with an updated, flat style. The next update users will encounter is the completely rebuilt MuseScore user interface. You don’t need to keep Muse Hub running in the background to use MuseScore, and it is possible to download and use MuseScore separately without installing the Hub at all, if you don’t want to use Muse Sounds (more on those sounds later). Muse Hub may seem extraneous at first, especially if you only use MuseScore, but I suspect that as the content libraries grow and the Muse Group family of applications matures, it will be a utility that offers quite a bit of, well, utility. Muse Hubįrom the menu bar (macOS) or System Tray (Windows), you can install MuseScore 4, as well as other applications like Audacity, and even content for these audio applications, like audio loops, effects, and virtual instruments (more on those later). Muse Hub is a small utility application, which - as its name implies - brings together many of Muse Group’s software products in one place. One of the first changes to MuseScore that users might encounter is a new way to install the application to begin with. MuseScore 4 (image provided by Muse Group) Muse Hub Coming nearly two years after the last MuseScore update (3.6) and nearly four years after the release of MuseScore 3, Martin told Scoring Notes today that, “I’ve worked on a lot of complex creation software and this is the largest release I’ve ever put out,” including the launch of Paint 3D and a variety of PS3 games. Not coincidentally, this is also the first major version of of MuseScore to be released under the product leadership of Martin Keary, Muse Group’s vice president of software ( Tantacrul). MuseScore 4 is delivered via a hub which installs both the MuseScore scoring application and the orchestral plug-in Muse Sounds, The MuseScore application can be downloaded separately, as well. It includes major improvements to the user interface, layout, engraving, and playback features. Today’s release of MuseScore 4 is a major update and quite possibly the most significant one in the open-source application’s history since the release of MuseScore 1.0 in 2011. Subscribe: Amazon | Apple Podcasts | Google Podcasts | Pandora | PocketCasts | Podchaser | RSS | Spotify | Stitcher | TuneIn Download file | Play in new window | Duration: 1:06:22
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