scanning existing sheet music scores to Musescore
How do I scan already existing sheet music to Musescore to so I can use it to play y music on the piano--I am going to use Airturn as my foot controlled page turning device. I'm sure that it is pretty simple. Thanks
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Depends on the file format. For example you can open musicxml and midi files by default. For pdf files you can check: https://musescore.com/import, but be aware it's still experimental.
The process is simple indeed, you can try File / Import PDF or any commercially available music scanning software - but it rarely works meaningfully. Turning a PDF - a picture of a score - into actual music is a complex AI problem. It's like saying, "hey, I have this picture of a car, how do I scan it to my #D printed so I can make my own car on 3D printer"?
In reply to The process is simple indeed… by Marc Sabatella
If you have a pdf of the music and want to play it on the piano using Airturn as a page turner, I assume it is you who is going to do the playing while reading from the score. If so, why do you need to import it into MuseScore? Wouldn't Adobe Reader do what you need?
In reply to If you have a pdf of the… by SteveBlower
Or, software designed more specifically for music PDF display, like "forscore" for iPad. Quite a few PDF reading apps that are musically-literate and provide a nice palette of musical symbols and so forth you can add as annotations, define repeat points, etc.
You wrote:
How do I scan already existing sheet music to Musescore...
If you wish to scan already existing paper sheets, you cannot "scan to MuseScore".
You can, however, scan and save as PDF to open in a PDF display app which will allow page turns using Airturn.
Only if you wish to practice while MuseScore plays along do you need to enter it into MuseScore at all.