Rhapsody files, how to open
Hello to all! I used to have a wonderful music-writing program called Rhapsody. I guess the company went out of business, and I had to go to a different program. However, I have some Rhapsody files on a USB stick, and I have no program that will open them. Does anybody kow what I might be able to use to open those Rhapsody files?
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I had the same problem. Export your Rhapsody files to midi files (.mid) (if you still have Rhapsody and an old computer that runs it) and you can read those in MuseScore.
Note you will lose a ton of information exporting to MIDI, to the point where it might be easier to just re-enter the music by hand from a print. If you can manage to get MusicXML, though, then you'll be in better shape.
In reply to Note you will lose a ton of… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you. The things I have in Rhapsody files, I don't have printed, or in any other form. If I can't open those files in some way, I have simply lost their content.
In reply to Thank you. The things I have… by HallePuppy
I have never thrown away any of my old computers, but it's been years since I cranked them up. I'm not sure that I had Rhapsody on a home computer--may have had it on the one I used at the university before I retired. But it's worth a try when I have a free day to see what I find on the old ones at home.
In reply to I have never thrown away any… by HallePuppy
Supposedly a program called "Encore" by gvox might open Rhapsody files.
In reply to Supposedly a program called … by bobjp
Thank you. The cost may be more than it would be worth at the moment.
In reply to Thank you. The cost may be… by HallePuppy
Oops. I didn't go that far with it. After looking at the manual for Encore, new versions won't open your files. However the manual for Music Time Deluxe specifically lists Rhapsody files. You could download the free demo to find out. Cost is listed as $85. Or I suppose you could screenshot your files from the demo version if it actually worked
In reply to Oops. I didn't go that far… by bobjp
I have Finale and Finale Notepad, but I don't know if I could use either of them to import the Rhapsody files some way to try opening them there. Maybe I could try, to see what happens. I have the Rhapsody files on a USB stick, and clicking on them didn't do anything. When I open the Finale import function, it gives choice for MusicXML, Translate folder from MusicXML, and MusicXML Preferences. I have never used those, and really don't know what they do or how they work.
In reply to I have Finale and Finale… by HallePuppy
I was just flying over the discussion and only from a quick internet research (and not sure if it will work with an actual Finale version): https://usermanuals.finalemusic.com/PrintMusic2009Mac/Content/Importing…?
In reply to I have Finale and Finale… by HallePuppy
I know I'm late, but I also had some old Rhapsody stuff that existed in no other format. bobjp's suggestion of Encore will work. I think they are the company that made Rhapsody (or they were bought by them or something). At any rate, I can export my old Rhapsody files by installing their demo.
Lew
In reply to I know I'm late, but I also… by Lew Worthington
...Other than the demo doesn't let you save or print. But at least I can see my old stuff. Sorry about the false hope. :P
It's really a quaint little program that shows all the artifacts of the 1990s. It's odd that it still costs so much.
In reply to ...Other than the demo doesn… by Lew Worthington
I also have .rhp files that I would like to export to MuseScore. I tried to download the trial version of Encore and it put a large file in my Downloads folder. The file is named "File" and has no extension. Therefore, my computer doesn't know how to open it. Please advise.