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Make unchecking 'Play' disable time stretch for fermatas
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Description
Issue type
General playback bug
Description with steps to reproduce
Put a fermata on a whole rest in one staff.
Put a fermata on a beat other than beat one on a different (connected) staff.
Play it back. The fermata pauses on beat 1 and the other beat.
Supporting files, videos and screenshots
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/7f861c45-3c51-4474-9f21-82d32e95b510
In which versions of MuseScore Studio is this issue present?
4.7.4
Regression
No.
Operating system
Windows 11
Additional context
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