Complex MIDI export

• Jun 15, 2014 - 19:49

OK, I wasn't sure how to name this thread, so bare with me, as I don't think it is too complex to implement, although I know nothing about programming.

Most of the users on this forum, as I read, are using MuseScore for engraving/composing. But, there are users (I am one of them) who use this great software as a tool for composing tracks that would later be imported to a DAW, i.e. I am using MuseScore for MIDI editing, because although I am not a classically educated musician, seeing music in a sheet music form during composing looks way better organized and with a better overview in comparison to composing in the piano roll, having to click and expand all those tracks and opening windows, depending on the DAW design, while in a notation program one can easily see the whole song and better manage the parts in the song. So, it would be a great help to have a better JACK support for one, that is, a JACK MIDI output for each of the tracks and syncing MuseScore with the DAW.

Now, I don't know if this is easy to implement. My main feature request and reason for this topic however, is the ability to export MIDI tracks for all the parts separately, which is already implemented in the current version, but would be nice if it was also possible to export all the drum pieces in a drum kit as separate tracks, so that later it would be possible to mix them in the DAW of choice with all the volume adjusting needed, panning, compressing, effects etc.

Today I was playing a bit with Impro-Visor, another great piece of software, and when I exported/imported MIDI in Ardour, it rendered the drum part as three tracks, one for the ride cymbal, one for the hi-hat, and the third for the bass and snare drum. So, I guess it wouldn't be that difficult to implement such kind of MIDI export in MuseScore too (but with more tracks), and would also be great if there would be options to choose the way of export: as one track or multiple tracks.

Thank you, both for your time and for your great software that I am already having great time with.

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