A new version of the musical score editor MuseScore 4.2 has quietly and unnoticeably been released. This landmark update for guitarists features a new guitar band system with beautiful graphical annotations and highly realistic playback. Version 4.2 also includes other important updates and improvements, such as enhancements for multi-part scores and much more.
The update also affected the collection of music samples: Muse Guitars, Vol. 1. This set includes six-string acoustic guitars with steel and nylon strings, two electric guitars, and an electric bass. You can find all of this on Muse Hub, alongside well-established choral and orchestral collections from Muse. Check out the release video to appreciate the sound quality. If you want to experience the full beauty of MuseScore, download and install the Muse Hub utility for Windows and Mac, or Muse Sounds Manager for Linux from the website https://www.musehub.com/ . Muse Sounds Manager is now available as an RPM package in addition to the DEB package. MuseScore can be used even without bulky external collections; the package includes a standard sf2 sample bank.
New features in MuseScore 4.2:
- Guitar
- A completely rewritten band input system and playback settings.
- Support for alternative string tunings.
- Parts
- Improved synchronization between the score and parts.
- Ability to exclude certain elements from the score or part.
- Playback
- Ability to select specific sounds in SoundFont.
- Harp pedal diagrams now affect glissando playback. (whatever that means)
- Microtonal accents now influence note playback.
- New elements in the palette for 'a tempo' and 'primo tempo,' which return playback to an earlier tempo (thanks to community member Remi Thebault).
- Engraving
- Support for arpeggios spanning different voices.
- Options for placing ties 'inside' or 'outside' notes and chords.
- Numerous enhancements to key signatures, time signatures, and parts (thanks to community member Samuel Mikláš).
- Many other fixes (see the link).
- All exploit scenarios related to attack vectors on
- 6-key Braille input via the Braille panel (thanks to the DAISY Music Braille Project and Sao Mai Center for the Blind).
- Import/Export
- Support for the MEI (Music Encoding Initiative) format (thanks to community members Laurent Pugin and Klaus Rettinghaus).
- Various bug fixes and improvements for MusicXML.
- Cloud publishing
- Ability to update existing audio on Audio.com.
- Option to publish simultaneously on MuseScore.com and Audio.com.
- Optional display of a list for ratings on the 'Home' tab, showing more details than the default grid view.
- Ability to open scores from MuseScore.com directly in MuseScore (no need to manually upload and save the file).
Please note that scores created or saved in MuseScore 4.2 cannot be opened in earlier versions of MuseScore, including MuseScore 4 and 4.1. Please use 'File' > 'Export' > MusicXML if you need to share a score with someone who cannot upgrade to version 4.2.
Source: linux.org.ru
