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5.0 Nightly Count-in playhead is moving during count-in
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regression nightly
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Description
Issue type
General playback bug
Description with steps to reproduce
- Enable count-in and metronome
- Play
In 4.7, the playhead does not move during count-in
It moves in 5.0
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/22c1eded-84b6-4673-8b2a-f282caef841d
In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
OS: macOS Tahoe (26.5.1), Arch.: arm64, MuseScore Studio version (64-bit): 5.0.0-260622043, revision: github-musescore-musescore-4676b9b
Regression
Yes, this works in the latest released version and is broken in the nightly builds
Operating system
MacOS Tahoe 26.2
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