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Old 04-24-2014, 05:55 PM
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Default Conversion of .not to MIDI

As Notation does (unfortunately) not offer the possibility to import XML files, I often trade files with colleagues that use other notation programms in MIDI format and therefore export my .not file to MIDI.

It seems that the export from .not to MIDI does not work accurate. The length of the notes is not displayed correctly in the MIDI on the screen although the length of the notes as heard by the listener is correct. E.g. measure four for "Alt 1". In the notation file, this measure has a full note, in the MIDI file, it's empty. That's really confusing.....

Attached please find an example.

What's the reason for this?
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File Type: png Example not.png (119.5 KB, 9 views)
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Old 04-24-2014, 06:14 PM
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Default Re: Conversion of .not to MIDI

Hi snoops,

If I understand your order correctly it is:

  1. Create the song file in composer as the .not file (displayed second in your post).
  2. Export a .mid file, which you then open again in composer (displayed first in your post.)
If I am correctly understanding the procedure, then the problem is actually a transcription bug on importing the .mid file. The actual MIDI performance of the note is retained, but the notation that is transcribed is truncated. This (unfortunately) happens if the note is (1) tied across a barline and (2) is followed by a rest. It is a known bug, and is listed for fixing in an upcoming point release.


To amend the problem in notation composer:


  1. Open the song and click on Piano Roll
  2. Click the "Edit as-notated" button (in the middle) on the Piano Roll palette. This means that only the notation will be edited, not the actual MIDI performance.
  3. Click on the note to select it, then
  4. Press the "D" button (for duration) and the Right Arrow key to extend the notated duration of the note to where it should be.
Sorry for the inconvenience here.


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