ABC import
I am having some trouble importing abc files using the plugin. I can import a single tune but if the ABC file contains more than one tune I only get the first tune at best and sometimes nothing at all.
I am running version 1.1 revision 4511 on windows XP service pack 3.
As an example here is the latest ABC file I was trying to import. Perhaps you can tell me if I am trying to get too much out of the plugin or am I doing something wrong.:
%%newpage
%%vskip .5cm
%%textfont Timesbold 25
%%centre FREE GIFT!
%%textfont Times 20
%%centre A few tunes from other sources from the
%%centre Lake District and North Lancashire.
%%vskip .5cm
X:144
T:Lancaster Lasses
R:Minuet
M:6/8
S: Northern Frisk
L:1/16
K:DDor
A2 | d3^cd2 A4 d2 | e3de2 A4 e2 |f3gf2 e4 d2 | ^c3de2 A4 e2 |
f3ef2 c4 f2 | g3fg2 e2f2g2 |a3gf2 cf3e2 |1 d6 d6 :|2 d6 d3|]
|:efg| a3cc2 c3dc2| c6 B4 g2| g3_BB2 _B3cB2| _B6 A4 f2 |
f3gf2 e3fe2 | d3ed2 ^c3efg| a3gf2 cf3e2 |1 d6 d3 :|2 d6 d6 |]
%%vskip .5cm
X:146
T:Old Lancaster Hornpipe
R:Triple Hornpipe
M:3/2
S: Greg Stephens collection
L:1/4
K:D
BAG | F>E Df ed | e E2 B AG | F>E Df ed/c/ | d3 :|
|:BAG | FA GB A/B/c/d/|e E2B AG |FA GB AB/c/ |d3:|
|:fga | f>e df ed | c e2 f ga | f>e df ed/c/ | d3 :|
%%vskip .5cm
X:145
T:The (New) Lancaster Hornpipe
R:Hornpipe
M:C
S: Greg Stephens collection
L:1/8
K:D
AG | FA d2 d2 cB | cdef e2 dc | defd gfed | ec A2ABAG |
FA d2 d2 cB | cdef e2 de | fdec dBAG | F2 D2 D2:|
|:(3ABc |dAFA DFAf | edcB A2 gf |ecAG FAdf | edcB A2AA |
BG G/F/G gfed | edcB A2AA |BGAF GEAG | F2 D2 D2 :|
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X: 22
T: The Pretty Witch of Lancaster
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:180
S:James Biggins MS, Leeds,1779.
R:Reel
K:F
A|F>G FA |c>d fd|cA fA |G>G GA|F>G FA| c>d fd|cA fA |F>F F:|
|:f/g/|a>g fd| f>d cA|FA fA |G>G Gf/g/|ag/f/ gf/e/|f>d cA)|F>A fA|F>F F:|]
%%newpage
%%vskip .5cm
X:63
T:Westmorland
M:6/8
L:1/16
S: Greg Stephens collection
K:G
dc | B3AG2 F3ED2 | E3FG2 F4G2 |A3Bc2 B3cd2 | e3fg2 f4 ef |
g3gg2 g2d2B2 | c4 B2 A3B cd | B2G3B A2F2D2 | EG3G2 G4 ::
ga | b3ag2 a3gf2 | g3fe2 d4 ef |g3fe2 d2g2B2 | A6 d4 c2 |
B3AB2 G2d2B2 | c3Bc2 A3B cd | B2G3B A2F2D2 | EG3G2 G4 :|
%%vskip .5cm
X:27
T:Cumberland Waltz
M:3/4
S: Greg Stephens collection
L:1/8
K:D
AA| D2 F2 AA| D2 F2 AA | D2 F2 A2|f4 fg|f2 e2 d2|
|1A4 AB|A2 F2 D2|E4:|2A4 AA|A2 c2 e2|D4|:
A2|f4 A2|e4 d2|cc c2 B2|G4 A2|
Bc B2 A2|Bc B2 A2|1Bc B2 A2|F4:|2A2 c2 e2|D4||
%%vskip .5cm
X:28
T:Whitehaven Volunteers
R:Reel
S: Greg Stephens collection
M:4/4
K:G
dc|B2B2 BcBA|G2G2 G3D|G2B2 d2B2|edcB A2dc|
B2B2 BcBA|G2G2 G3D|E2c2 A2F2|G4 G2:|
|:dc|B2d2 d2ef|g2d2 d3c|B2d2 d2B2|AGAB A2dc|
B2d2 d2ef|gfga g2dc|B2G2 A2F2|G4 G2:|
%%vskip .5cm
X: 10
T:Trip To Cartmell.
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:c1800,Browne Coll.Armitt Library, Ambleside
R:March
K:D
ce ef/g/| ae e>g|fd df| g>f ed|
ce ef/g/ |ae e>g|fd f/g/a/f/| e2 d2:|
|:cA AB/c/| BG G>B|cA Ag| ae e>d|
cA AB/c/| BG G>B|cA A/B/c/A/|B2A2:|]
%%newpage
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X: 36
T:Hawkshead Rant
M:6/8
L:1/8
S:MS11,c1800?.,Browne Coll.,Lakes
K:DDor
c|B2B BAG|A3D3|EFED2F|EFED2c|
B2B BAG|A3d3|^c2de2^c|d3d2:|
|:A|d2fe2g|fafe2c|BcBA2c|BcBA2c|
B2B BAG|A3d3|^c2de2^c|d3d2:|
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X: 57
T:Northern Frisk.
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:MS11,c1850.,Browne Coll.,Lakes
K:D
d/e/|fd dA |B/c/d d>A|BA dF|E2 Ed/e/|
fd dA |B/c/d d>B|AF dF| D2 D:|
|:D/E/|FD dD| FD B>D|AF dF|E2 ED/E/|
FD dD| FD B>D|Bd AF|D2 D:|
|:d/e/|fd af |ec A>c|dA dF| E2 Ed/e/|
fd gf |ec A>c|Bd AF| D2 D:|
%%vskip .5cm
X: 71
T:Annan Polka.
M:2/4
L:1/8
S:MS11,c1850.,Browne Coll.,Lakes
K:G
B/c/|dg Bg|fA/B/ c/B/A/B/|ca Fa|gB/c/ dc/B/c/|
dg Bg|fA/B/ cB/A/B/|ca fd|1gg g:|2gg g2|:
|:B/c/d/e/ d/c/B/A/|BG GF/G/|AE FD|G/F/G/A/ G>D|
B/c/d/e/ d/c/B/A/|BG GF/G/|AE FD|GG G2:|
%%vskip .5cm
%%newpage
X: 102
T:Lord Brougham's Hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:160
S:c1835,Browne Coll.Armitt Library, Ambleside
K:D
(3ABc)|defd AdFA|DFAd fdef|gabg fgaf|egBe dcBA|
defd AdFA|DFAd edef|gabg face|d2f2d2:|
|:(3ABc)|dfag fadf|gbed ceAc|dcBA GEed|c2A2A2(3ABc)|
dAdf eAeg|fAfa edef|gabg face|d2f2d2:|
%%vskip .5cm
T:Cumberland Reel.
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:100
S:c1825, Browne Coll. Armitt Library, Ambleside
K:G major
G2ge "!"dBAG|FDAD BDAD|G2ge dBAG|DGFA BGG2:|
|:gedc BcdB|Aaa^g aeef|gedc BcdB|dgfa bgg2:|
W:Bar 1 (G2ge d2B2A2G2) in ms. CGP. |
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X: 134
T:Appelby Election Hornpipe.
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:180
S:c1825,Browne Coll. Ambleside
K:D major
dB|AFDA, DA,FA,|EA,GA, BABc|dcdA FdFD|E2[C2E2][C2E2]dB|
AFDA, DA,FA,|EA,GA BABc|dBBG|FDEC|D2D2D2:|
|:AG|FADF AFdF|GBEG BGed|cecf gfga|gfed dcBA|
FADF GBEG|FADE CEA,G|FADc dfec|d2d2d2:||
%%vskip .5cm
X: 142
T:Rakes of Kirby.
M:2/2
L:1/8
Q:160
S:c1825,Browne Coll. Ambleside
K:A major
cd|efec ABcA|fgfd BcdB|cAce fedc|d2cdB2cd|
efec ABcA|fgfd BcdB|cAce aecA|EAGBA2:|
|:z2|A2cA eAcA|EAcA dcBA|cAce fedc|d2cdB2E2|
A2cA cecA|B2dB "!"dfdB|ceae fdcA|EAGBA2:|
W:Bar 14 (B2dB d/f/d/B) in ms. CGP |
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X: 175
T:Whitehaven Hornpipe
M:4/4
L:1/8
Q:180
S:c1850,Browne Coll. Ambleside
K:A
ef/g/|aece Acea|fdBGA2"sq's"B-c|defe dcBA|GABG Eefg|
aece Acea|fdBGA2"sq's"Bc|dfed dcBA|B2A2A2::
ed|ceAe ceAe|dfBf dfBf|ceAe ceAe|GBEB GBEB|
ceAe ceAe|dfBf dfBf|eagf edcB|A2A2A2:|
%%vskip .5cm
X: 186
T:Ullswater Regatta. BF13.080
M:4/4
Q:200
S:c1850, Browne Coll. Ambleside
K:F
F2F2FAcA|dBcA dBGE|F2F2FAcA|dBGEF2F2::
f2f2cfaf|bgaf gfde|f2f2cfaf|bgafg2f2|
f2f2cfaf|bgaf gede|fcAc fgag|fdBAF2FF:|
%%vskip .5cm
X: 212
T:TheTroutbeck Hornpipe
M:2/4
L:1/16
Q:90
S:c1825, Browne Coll. Ambleside
K:G
D2|G2G2 GFGA|BcAB G3g|e2e2 efge|dedc BAGF|
G2G2 GFGA|BcAB G3g|efge dBcA|G2G2G2::
D2|A2A2 A^GAB|cdBc A2A2|B2B2 BAB"+"c|decd B2d2|
g2g2 bagf|e2e2 gfge|edcB cBAG|FGAF D2EF|
%%vskip .5cm
X: 225
T:Gilsland Hornpipe
M:4/4
Q:160
S:Browne coll ,early 19thC,Troutbeck,W'morland
K:D
"No Key Sig."FG|A2A2A2FA|BcdBA2FG|AFAF AFAF|GABGE2FG|!
A2A2A2FA|BcdBA2d2|cdef gedc|d2d2d2::!
de|f2f2f2ef|gfed cBAG|FAdf edcd|efgf "sic"f2e2e2ce|!
fefd fdfa|gfed cBAG|Adfg edce|d2d2d2:|]
%%vskip .5cm
X:1
T:Cumberland Nelly
Q:1/4=120
S: Greg Stephens Collection
M:2/4
L:1/16
K:G
B2|A3G A2BA|G2E2 E2GE|D2G2 G3A|Bcd2 d2ef|
g2gf efge|d2B2 A2GA|B2e2 BeBA|G2E2 E2:|
|:ef|g2gf efge|d2B2 B2GA|B2e2 edef|g2e2 e3f|
g2gf efge|d2B2 A2GA|B2e2 BeBA|G2E2 E2:|
%%vskip .5cm
X:2
T:Dusky Minstrel
Q:1/4=160
S: Later manuscript of Winders
L:1/8
K:G
B/2c3/2^c/2|d3/2e/2d3/2B/2 G3/2A/2B3/2G/2|e2^d3/2=d/2- d3/2D/2G3/2A/2|B3/2d/2^c3/2d/2 e3/2d/2c3/2d/2|
A3A- A3/2B/2c3/2^c/2|d3/2e/2d3/2B/2 G3/2A/2B3/2G/2|e2^d3/2=d/2- d3/2D/2G3/2A/2|B3/2d3/4-d3/2B/2 A3/2G/2A3/2B/2|
G2-G3/2 G3/2:|
d/2^c3/2d/2|e4-e3/2g/2f3/2e/2|d4-d3/2D/2G3/2A/2|
B3/2d/2^c3/2d/2 e3/2d/2c3/2d/2|A4-A3/2 B/2c3/2^c/2|
d3/2e/2d3/2B/2 G3/2A/2B3/2G/2|e2^d3/2=d/2- d3/2D/2G3/2A/2|
B3/2d3/4-d3/2B/2 A3/2G/2A3/2B/2|G2-G3/2 G3/2:|
%%vskip .5cm
X:3
T:Elterwater Hornpipe
Q:1/4=150
S:Greg Stephens Collection
L:1/8
K:G
Bc|dBGB dBGB|ecAc efge|dBGB dBGB|AFDF ABce|
dBGB dBGB|ecAc efge|dBGB cAFA|G2B2G2:|
|:ga|bgdg afdf|gece dBGB|cdef gdcB|B2A2A2ga|
bgdg afdf|gece dBGB|cedc BAGF|A2G2G2:|
%%vskip .5cm
X:4
T:Northern Nanny
Q:1/4=180
S:Greg Stephens Collection
L:1/8
K:D
g|d2B2ABAG|G4D4|E2G2GABG|A4A2g2|d2B2ABAG|GABG D3D|EF G2A2B2|e6-e||
B|=c3d ede=f|=f4efge|dedB ABAG|A6g2|d2B2ABAG|G4D2D2|EF G2B2d2|g6-g|]
%%vskip .5cm
X:5
T:Kendal Waltz
S:Greg Stephens Collection
M:3/4
L:1/8
K:A
E2|A4c2|e4c2|e2d2B2|AG FE FG|A4c2|e4c2|Bc de fg|a4:|
|:e2|E3F G E|AG AE cE|B^A BE dB|cB cd ^de|
E3F G E|AG AB cA|af ^dB cd|e4:|
[2|]
%%vskip .5cm
X:6
T:Keswick Bonny Lasses
M:C
S:Greg Stephens Collection
L:1/8
K:D
(3ABc|d2f3/2d/2 d3/2c/2B3/2A/2|Bcdc BAGF|G2BA GFED|
C2E2E2 (3ABc|d2fd dcBA|Bcdc BAGF|GABc dABG|F2D2D2:|
|:AG|FDFA dAGF|GEGB ecAG|FDFA dAGF|G2E2E2 (3ABc|
d2fd dcBA|Bcdc BAGF|GABc dABG|F2D2D2:|
%%vskip .5cm
X:7
T:Noble Squire Dacre
S:Northumbrian Minstrelsy
Q:1/4=80
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
B3/2A/2G G3/2D/2G|G3/2A/2B A2G|c3/2B/2A A3/2B/2A|
c3/2B/2c efg|B3/2A/2G G3/2D/2G|
G3/2A/2B A2G|c3/2e/2c d3/2e/2f|g2B A2G:|
|:BG/2A/2B/2G/2 d2G|BG/2A/2B/2G/2 d2B|
cA/2B/2c/2A/2 e2A|cA/2B/2c/2A/2 efg|BG/2A/2B/2G/2 d2G|
BG/2A/2B/2G/2 d3/2c/2B|c3/2e/2c d3/2e/2f|g2B A2G:|
%%vskip .5cm
X:8
T:Northern Lass
C:Trad English
Q:1/4=80
S: Greg Stephens Collection
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:C
A2B c2d|e3/2d/2e g3|d2e g2e|d3/2B/2A G3|A2B c2d|
e3/2f/2g a3/2_b/2a|g e2g/2e/2d/2B/2c|A3-A3:|
[|g2a _b2a|g e2g3|d2e g2e|d3/2B/2A G3|
g2a _b2a|g e2g3|e2d ef/2g/2a|g3-g3|
a3_b2a|g e2g3|d2e g2e|d3/2B/2A G3|A2B c2d|
e3/2f/2g a3/2_b/2a|g e2g/2e/2d/2B/2c|A3-A3|]
%%vskip .5cm
X:9
T:Stybarrow Crag
C:Trad English
M:C
S: Greg Stephens Collection
L:1/8
K:G
dc|B2dB c2ec|d2ef g2fe|dgdB gdcB|B2A2A2dc|
BBBd ccce|dddf g2fe|dgdB AGFA|G2B2G2:|
|:fe|defd adfd|fdec BGdB|cAec BGdB|AGAB A2dc|
Bdce dgfa|gdef g2fe|dgdB AGAB|G2B2G2:|
%%vskip .5cm
X:10
T:Ulverston Volunteers
C:Trad English
Q:1/4=180
S: Greg Stephens Collection
M:6/8
L:1/8
K:G
d|BGG dGG|e2f gfe|dGG eGG|FAA A2d|
BGG dGG|e2f gfe|dBG AGA|BGG G2:|]
|:d|g2d BAG|efg dBG|ceB BdA|AGA B2d|
BGG dGG|e2f gfe|dBG AGA|BGG G2:|]
Comments
The plugin uses http://abc2xml.appspot.com/
The webservice only recognizes 1 tune per file.
In reply to The plugin uses by [DELETED] 5
That is what I was starting to think was the problem. I will just have to work round it, splitting into individual tunes, in that case.
Thanks for your reply.
In reply to ABC import by gcdev
If you have a lot of tunes, you could try to use other tools to convert to MusicXML.
For example, Music21 can read ABC and write MusicXML (MuseScore can open MusicXML)
In reply to If you have a lot of tunes, by [DELETED] 5
Thanks for that. I just had a quick look at music21 but couldn't work out what I had to do. I will have to go back when my wits are a bit better. Is the site translated from another language? I was overwhelmed within minutes.