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[MU4 Issue] Note played back staccato in error
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Description
Describe the bug
There's a problem with the playback of measure 2 of the attached file:

As you can hear, the half note (minim) is being played staccato for some reason.
Expected behavior
What you see is what you hear.
Platform information
OS: Linux Mint 20.1, Arch.: x86_64, MuseScore version (64-bit): 4.0.0-223340405, revision: github-musescore-musescore-1a34d73
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by opening wrong_playback.zip and reproducing playback of measure 2 on the reported MuseScore version, focusing on the half note that sounds staccato. Trace the playback path for that note; done means the rendered half note sustains for its written duration.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100