Swing Settings Not working in MP3 and MIDI Exports
Sooo I have been trying to export a drum track for a funk tine (66% swing 16ths), but in mp3 and MIDI the export simply does not include this swing. I and using 3.6.2, with custom soundfonts, if that is any insight.
This may not seem like much of an issue, but it can be a huge detriment, especially when the midi is needed for a DAW project.
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In order to understand and assist, we'd need you to attach the score that is giving you problems. Certainly swing exports in general, I've used it hundreds of times.
I am experiencing the same problem as I write this comment. Has a solution been made for this bug?
In reply to I am experiencing the same… by DBD17
It's working for me in the current version - 4.3.2 - for both mp3 and MIDI. Be sure you are up to date (see Help / Check for updates) to have updated, and if you continue to have trouble, please attach the score and say where the problem is occurring. Also say what OS you are on.
In reply to It's working for me in the… by Marc Sabatella
Hi Marc,
Would it be possible that if one uses both "swing" and "straight" tempo markings in one project, that the software gets confused as to what to export and then reverts back to default straight settings? For this project, I used both markings to go from a swing groove, to a straight 8ths bossa nova groove. I used both the "Swing" and "Straight" tempo markings, and even edited those markings to add the word "Bossa nova" before the "Straight". Would this maybe have caused the problem? I am on Windows and on the latest version.
In reply to Hi Marc, Would it be… by DBD17
It's certainly possible, so as I said, if you have a score where this happens, post your score here so someone can check. Then if a bug is confirmed, you can open an issue on GitHub to report it to the developers.
In reply to It's certainly possible, so… by Marc Sabatella
Hi.
Here is a +1 for this being a bug.
Swing 8'ths works great in musescore itself ( (WIP) Grace_Kelly-2024.mscz )
It seems that the swing setting is correctly interpreted by other programs when i import the midi made with export - 'full score' ( (WIP) Grace_Kelly-2024.mid ), but not when it is a single part ( (WIP) Grace_Kelly-2024-S.mid )
I am on up-to-date versions of mac OS sonoma 15.4 and musescore 4.3.2
@Marc and any others: thanks in advance for your help :-)
In reply to Hi. here is a +1 for this… by bosworthdk
From what you describe then, it sounds like you have your solution - just export the score instead of parts individually. Which is generally better anyhow. Or am I misunderstanding something?
In reply to From what you describe then,… by Marc Sabatella
Here are some scenarios where it would be more convenient to be able to export MIDI parts individually without losing the swing (all based on my experiences of using MuseScore's MIDI output in Reaper):
If we can't export individual parts as MIDI without losing swing, then the only solution that works in all of these scenarios is to create a set of temporary DAW tracks that the whole score can be imported into, then move the parts that we need into the right tracks (e.g. the MIDI for changed parts), and then delete the temporary tracks. This will work, but it's irritating given that there's no good reason for MuseScore to ignore swing when we export individual tracks.
In reply to Here are some scenarios… by osemwaro
Indeed, it would be better if the parts worked - hopefully you have verified that an issue has been submitted on GitHub, or submitted one yourself if not.
Meanwhile, though, if you find yourself encountering one of those special cases you mentioned, you could hide/mute the instruments other than the other you are generating the “part” for, then just export the score.
In reply to Indeed, it would be better… by Marc Sabatella
I haven't checked Github, but I'll do so and report it if necessary.
Thanks, soloing the instrument that I want to export sounds like a better workaround than creating temporary tracks in my DAW.
In reply to Indeed, it would be better… by Marc Sabatella
Hiding/muting instruments doesn't work -- the exported MIDI score still contains all of the parts. I'm glad that I don't have to hide instruments every time I want to export a single part though, because it takes ages to respond when I hide/show a part.
I've found a fast workaround that does work though -- if I export both the whole score once, then individual parts that I export later in the same session do preserve swing (by "the same session" I mean before closing the score, not MuseScore). The issue was reported on GitHub in May. I'll add a comment about this workaround.