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Swing Settings Ignored If A Note Has: Grace Note or Buzz Roll/Tremolo
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Description
Issue type
General playback bug
Description with steps to reproduce
- Open a new score
- Create any rhythm with 8th notes
- Add a swing marking to the score (or switch swing to on in Format>Style>Score>Swing Settings>Eighth)
- Add a grace note or buzz roll to any of the offbeat notes
Actual behavior
Playback of rhythms are played as if there is no swing
Expected behavior
Playback of rhythms are played according to the swing settings
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/b947e0d4-e135-4145-8bcb-b7b2f961319b
In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
4.6.5
Regression
I was unable to check
Operating system
Windows 10
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