IMPORTING A MIDI FILE
Hi Everyone,
I've written some music in Logic Pro X that I exported as a MIDI file. I've read the manual which explains how to import MIDI files, however, I can't seem to find exactly how to do this. Is there a button, drop-down menu, etc? Thanks for your help, even though I know it's probably right in front of me somewhere: )
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Load MuseScore and drag the file into the window or right click on the file: Open with (MuseScore exe)
From Logic Pro X, you can export your music score as a MusicXML file if you want to open it in a dedicated music engraving application such as MuseScore.
Results are often better than using MIDI import into MuseScore.
Regards, and welcome aboard.
Or just File / Open from within MuseScore. The dialog will show all file types MuseScore can open, including MIDI and MusicXML as well as MuseScore's own MSCZ format.
Or just rename the file to something .mscz, that worked for me just now. Mine was a .midi, and when I changed .midi to .mscz it worked.
(I linked the file that I changed into a .mscz)
In reply to Or just rename the file to… by Enalos LoqiaYT
That can't work, renaming doesn't change the format/content at all.
And indeed I can't load that file into the Musescore songbook app
In reply to Or just rename the file to… by Enalos LoqiaYT
Indeed, the file you attached is not an MSCZ file. You might have changed the name to make it masquerade as an MSCZ file, but it very definitely still a MIDI file. Not sure what problem you were having before changing its name, or the sense in which it "works" now - MuseScore will not open it as is. It does import the file just fine if you rename it back to ".mid" or ".midi".
I am so sorry about that, I sent that comment right after I tried to upload it, it hasn't uploaded yet, I am SO sorry. I should have put a progress update saying that it didn't work..
(But there are SOME files that do change to a certain format if you rename it, for example, .gif to .png. .jpg, and/or .jpeg..)
In reply to I am so sorry about that, I… by Enalos LoqiaYT
No, gif does not change to png by renaming, nor do any other files, jpg to jpeg doesn't either, but both extensions refer to the same file format, so no harm done there.
In reply to I am so sorry about that, I… by Enalos LoqiaYT
lol