June 2023 - last edited June 2023
I also had the same issue and tried doing it on another sim. I had mods installed but removed them for testing. It did work on the other Sim. I think it may have something to do with the fact my one sim has the rewards trait for Creative Genius childhood aspiration that comes with Growing Together, which is supposed to speed up the time it takes to write songs, make paintings, etc. Writing songs worked on all my sims except the one with that trait, but I could be wrong. I will also be sending in my save file. ![]()
UPDATE: I tested my idea by removing the trait. I used the UI cheats mod for those wondering, but I am sure there is probably a cheat code to accomplish this for those looking to fix the issue. And it worked! My sim that could not previously complete writing songs was able to finish after removing the reward trait for the Creative Genius aspiration.
June 2023
My Sim is stuck in a loop when finishing songs on any instrument or media mixer device. She has the Idea Person trait from childhood, and I think that might be causing the issue. The circle that shows song progress in the bottom left (actions) always fills up entirely, then my sim never finishes the song. It has happened with violin, piano, pipe organ, etc. I removed mods and it has not fixed the issue.
June 2023
Good Luck
Crin
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June 2023
Product: The Sims 4
Platform:PC
Which language are you playing the game in? English
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
What is your current game version number? 1.98.158.1020
What expansions, game packs, and stuff packs do you have installed? All packs/expansions except Werewolves, Wedding Stories, Journey to Batuu
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? By attempting to write a song using a violin, or piano etc.
What happens when the bug occurs? When my sim tries to write songs (she is max level in violin and piano), she will get to a full green bar as if she is nearing completion of the song, but never does. She will keep playing indefinitely at 99% completion it seems. This makes it impossible to complete the songwriter aspiration and may ultimately lead me to having to delete the save. She has tried to write several and has never been able to complete even one. I have already tried removing the instrument from my inventory as others have pointed out, and this does nothing.
What do you expect to see? The composition of the song complete so that she can sell and license it.
Have you installed any customization with the game, e.g. Custom Content or Mods? Not now. I've removed them.
Did this issue appear after a specific patch or change you made to your system? Neutral/Not Sure
I do not have screenshots
June 2023
My Sim completed one song on guitar, but now the second one he’s spent 3 days on and it still won’t finish. (He has the idea person trait, so the progress circle shows complete after just a few hours, so I don’t know what the actual progress is)
June 2023
The song writing never ends. The progress, green, bar goes to 100%/full but she keeps playing and never stops. It also happens when I try with sheet music. I can complete the action with sims downloaded from Gallery but not with my own sim. I have reset both the sim and the items. I have made sure that I have no instruments in my inventory. I have changed household and back again. Restarted the game etc. Nothing works. From what I can see online I am not the only person with this bug and it has been a reacurring issue for years with no fix.
June 2023
I fixed this by enabling mods and deleting the Creative Genius trait from my sim. The whole trait is bugged so that the sims progress bar fills faster, but they still complete the song in the normal time. So the trait is just broken and doesn't actually contribute to making the songwriting faster. Sucks that a whole trait would be non functional.
June 2023
This is what I did after reading your post and it worked. Sad that the trait is virtually unusable though.
July 2023
Under investigation. Accepting as a solution for visibility purposes only.
Hello.
We no longer need saves for this issue. The team will investigate.
Thank you.
July 2023
This is happening to me too. I saw another post about this saying if your sims has the idea person trait from the creative genius aspiration it causes this. Try removing the trait with a cheat.. people are saying the trait is glitched.