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