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Swing Settings Ignored If A Note Has: Grace Note or Buzz Roll/Tremolo

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Since Feb 16, 2026.

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Description

Issue type

General playback bug

Description with steps to reproduce
  1. Open a new score
  2. Create any rhythm with 8th notes
  3. Add a swing marking to the score (or switch swing to on in Format>Style>Score>Swing Settings>Eighth)
  4. 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

Additional context

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