Recording Notation from midi keyboard
Please could we have the feature to allow recording in notes from a midi keyboard in a future update?
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Please could we have the feature to allow recording in notes from a midi keyboard in a future update?
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This has been supported for many years time already, both in the usual step time mode and in the two real-time modes.
In reply to This has been supported for… by Marc Sabatella
That’s great news Marc. I can’t seem to find a record button to record the midi notes?
In reply to That’s great news Marc. I… by dickiefunk
See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/note-input-modes or https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/alternative-note-input-methods for using the different note input modes.
In reply to See https://musescore.org/en… by jeetee
Thanks JeeTee. This is very helpful! It’s a shame you can’t record a two handed piano part with both treble and bass clef but I guess this would be quite complicated to implement?
In reply to Thanks JeeTee. This is very… by dickiefunk
You would need a camera and some clever software to see which hand you were using for which note. Midi has no idea whether you are using right hand, left hand, elbows, feet, nose or whatever, just that a note has been played somehow.
In reply to You would need a camera and… by SteveBlower
Yes this is true but Presonus Notion allows you to record both hands simultaneously. I would rather have some ability to do this rather than nothing if possible.
In reply to Yes this is true but… by Richard Penrose
It’s not impossible that someday someone may choose to work on such a feature. Meanwhile, you can certainly record your playing in a sequencer - even just a built-in one on a MIDI keyboard - then import the resulting MIDI file.
In reply to Yes this is true but… by Richard Penrose
You can record both hands simultaneously. But Midi can't tell which one sounded which note. Midi data just does not include that information. You, or some guessing software will have to generate that information. During import Musescore allows you to set a pitch threshold to split the notes into two separate staves, but if you look at anything but the most basic piano music you will see that there is a considerable overlap of pitches notated on the upper and lower staves. The right hand often plays below middle C, the left hand often plays above middle C. The AI to decide reliably which pitch belongs on which stave just doesn't exist as far as I know (which may not be far enough of course).
I’ve been exploring MuseScore 4 now for a few weeks but I still haven’t found a way to record parts in with a midi keyboard by playing along to a click?
Is this actually possible in MuseScore 4? I’ve used other score programs such as Sibelius and Presonus Notion and these allow you to play along to a click in time but I can’t find this on MuseScore?
In reply to I’ve been exploring… by Richard Penrose
It's possible, yes, in a limited fashion. You need to select one of the two "real time" modes in the dropdown menu next to the note input icon on the toolbar. See https://musescore.org/en/handbook/4/alternative-note-input-methods#real… for more info
In reply to It's possible, yes, in a… by Marc Sabatella
Thanks Marc! Yes I've tried the Real-Time (metronome) note input but this is too limited for my requirements. I need to be able to record parts in real time like in (Presonus Notion, Finale, Overture and Sibelius) or my DAW's.
I own Presonus Notion and I literally prefer everything about MuseScore 4 to Notion apart from being able to actually play along to a click. Is this planned for a future update?
In reply to Thanks Marc! Yes I've tried… by Richard Penrose
I don't think there are specific plans for that. Is there a reason you don't simply type in your music? It's normally considerably faster. But if you have a special need to be able to record in real-time, you can use your DAW to record a MIDI file then import that.