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Crash on adding local time signature
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Since Feb 2, 2026.
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Description
Issue type
Crash or freeze
Description with steps to reproduce
- Create empty project
- Add quarter note to second measure
- Remove time signature
- Add local time signature (I tested with 6/8) to the first measure (CTRL + mouse drag & drop)
- Crash
This issue is present since Musescore 2.0.0 (1.3 doesn't support local time signature), probably all Musescore 4 versions are affected too.
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/a0b8b5c1-d300-446d-a4e1-f02eb0a68780
In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
2.0.0 - 4.7.0 Master
Regression
No.
Operating system
windows 10
Additional context
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