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MuseScore not supporting JACK audio anymore (Linux)
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- #19246 by @lyrra — closed without merging
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Description
Issue type
General playback bug
Bug description
MuseScore used to support the best audio engine out there, which is JACK Audio Connection Toolkit. On version 4.0.x it is not there anymore. It is highly necessary to route MuseScore audio or MIDI playback to other applications. In the case of MIDI, it can be also used to input MIDI in MuseScore.
Steps to reproduce
- Edit > preferences > I/O > JACK is not there anymore 😭
- Open any JACK patchbay, such as Catia or Claudia. MuseScore is not there 😭
Screenshots/Screen recordings
MuseScore Version
4.0.2
Regression
Yes, this used to work in Musescore 3.x and now is broken
Operating system
Ubuntu 22.04
Additional context
No response
Contributor guide
First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
No source files or tests are named. Start by tracing the Preferences > I/O audio and MIDI backend selection and compare MuseScore 4.0.2 with the MuseScore 3.x JACK behavior on Ubuntu 22.04. Done means JACK is available in Preferences > I/O and MuseScore appears in a JACK patchbay for audio or MIDI routing.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, linux
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, operating-systems
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100