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Strings playback doesn't end together after a ritardando and fermata.

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Since Jul 9, 2026.

needs review playback regression MS4
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Description

Issue type

General playback bug

Description with steps to reproduce

Anything that is a whole note or longer while also being at either a slow tempo or slowed down using a ritardando with the addition of a fermata causes all the strings to end at different times such as ending too early, ending too late, or ending on time.

Supporting files, videos and screenshots

Video - https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/02dbfc3a-f6c6-4795-82b6-0d3374dab5aa

Score - Somewhere Out There.zip

Issue mainly occurs at measure 349

In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?

4.7.3

Regression

Yes, this used to work in a previous version of MuseScore 4.x

Operating system

windows 11

Additional context

Both musesounds and the midi pretty much play the exact same way as well.

Winds and percussion play correctly too.

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