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Upload a Midi File Find Out What Scale Its in

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MuseScore tin import MIDI files (.mid/.midi/.kar) and convert them into music notation.

  • To import a MIDI file, use the standard Open up control. This converts the MIDI file into a MuseScore file (.mscz) and applies the default quantization settings.

The MIDI Import Console appears at the bottom of the screen: you tin expand this by dragging the interface with the certificate window upwards. The console shows all the tracks in the file (just those with note events are shown) and allows yous to suit parameters affecting the conversion process. If in that location are multiple tracks, then i more track is added at the top of the list to select all tracks at one time.

MIDI Import Panel

  • To accept the default conversion: Only press the "10" symbol on the top-left of the Import Console to close information technology. The panel can be re-opened at any time during the session by pressing "Prove MIDI import panel" at the bottom of the document window.

  • To reimport the file: Adjust the desired parameters in the Import Panel (meet below) and press Employ . If you have fabricated changes to the Import Panel merely wish to Disengage them, press Cancel . To close the Import Console, press the "X" symbol at the elevation-left of the panel.
    If you reimport the file after making changes to the temporary generated upshot score, MuseScore volition prompt yous what should happen with that modified score: Save information technology somewhere, Discard it or Abolish. The Save pick will save the modified score as a Musescore file in your \bin directory without modifying the original MIDI file. It volition so reimport the original MIDI file and apply the import panel settings. The import console settings are Not practical to the saved file. The Discard option will Disengage your changes to the Musecore file, and then reimport the original MIDI file and utilize the new settings. The Cancel choice will reimport the original MIDI file in the starting time tab and use whatever import panel setting and then create a new tab with your modified score but without applying whatsoever import console settings. The second tab is the same as hitting SAVE, and so opening the saved file. Therefore, yous cannot apply import panel settings to a user modified score. You must first apply the import panel settings, make whatever changes to the score, then save the score using the standard Save control.

Mouse wheel scrolling (MIDI Import Panel): Vertical scrolling is the default. For horizontal scrolling, printing Shift or Ctrl while using the wheel.

Available operations

MuseScore instrument
Assign a MuseScore instrument (listed in instruments.xml or in specified custom xml file in Preferences) that defines staff name, clef, transposition, articulations, etc.
Quantization

Quantize MIDI notes by some regular grid. The filigree MAX resolution tin can exist set up via the drop-downwardly menu:

  • Value from preferences (default) - quantization value is taken from the principal Preferences dialog of MuseScore (in the "Import" tab)
  • Quarter, Eighth, 16th, 32nd, 64th, 128th - user-defined values

However, the bodily quantization filigree size is adaptive and reduces when the note length is small, so for each notation the quantization value is different. But there is an upper limit for the quantization value, and that value can be set past the user as "max. quantization".
For example, if some note is long - say, half note, and the max. quantization is set to 8th, then the note will be quantized with the 8th-note grid, not the half- or quarter-note grid as information technology supposed to be by the algorithm.
Such quantization scheme allows to quantize all notes in the score (with different lengths!) fairly.

Max. voices
Sets maximum count of immune musical voices.
Search tuplets
When enabled, this pick attempts to observe tuplets and applies the corresponding quantization grid to the tuplet chords.
Is human performance
If enabled, this option reduces the accuracy of MIDI-to-score conversion in favor of readability. It is useful for unaligned MIDI files, when no regular quantization grid is provided. For such files the automated beat tracking algorithm is used which tries to detect the bar positions throughout the piece.
2x less measure count
The choice is active for unaligned MIDI files (when "Is human performance" is checked by default). It halves measure count obtained in the internal beat tracking operation. It may be convenient when the beat tracking gives 2x more frequent bar subdivision than necessary.
Fourth dimension signature
The option is agile for unaligned MIDI files. The user can choose an advisable time signature for the whole piece if the default detected value is wrong. The option is useful because it handles imported tuplets correctly unlike the direct time signature setting from the palette.
Split staff
This choice is suited mainly for pianoforte tracks - to assign notes to the left or right manus of the performer. Information technology uses constant pitch separation (the user may choose the pitch via sub-options) or floating pitch separation (depending on the manus width - sort of a guess from the program indicate of view).
For drum tracks ("Percussion" sound in the track list) it splits the staff into multiple staves, each of which gets only one pulsate pitch (i.e. drum sound). There is besides a sub-selection to let/disallow the awarding of the square bracket for the newly created set of drum tracks.
Clef changes
Small-scale clefs tin be inserted within a staff to go on chords closer to the v staff lines. Clef changes depend on the average pitch of the chord. Tied groups of notes are not broken by the clef insertion (if it occurs, ane tin report a bug for algorithm in importmidi_clef.cpp). This pick is bachelor for not-drum tracks only.
Simplify durations
Reduces number of rests to form more "unproblematic" note durations. For drum tracks this option can remove rests and lengthen notes besides.
Prove staccato
Choice to evidence/hide staccato markings in the score.
Dotted notes
Controls whether MuseScore volition use dotted notes or ties.
Testify tempo text
Shows/hides tempo text markings in the score.
Show chord names
Shows/hides chord names in the score, if whatsoever, for XF MIDI file format.
Recognize pickup measure
When enabled, this selection doesn't change the time signature of the first bar that is shorter than the second bar. It is too chosen anacrusis. This option is only bachelor for all tracks at once.
Observe swing
MuseScore tries to detect swing, and automatically replace a design of 4th + 8th notes in triplets (for the most common swing experience, 2:1), or a dotted eighth + 16th design (for shuffle, 3:ane), with 2 direct 8ths and a "Swing" or "Shuffle" text at the beginning.
  • How to restore correct playback of dynamics and hairpins in an imported MIDI file (MuseScore HowTo)

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Source: https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/midi-import