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Old 10-14-2016, 06:42 PM   #1
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Default musicXML import not honoring MIDI channel (FIXED)

I used PrintMusic 2014 to create a two measure, two stave composition.

Staff 1 was assigned in PrintMusic to MIDI channel 1.

Staff 2 was assigned in PrintMusic to MIDI channel 2.

I exported the composition to MusicXML.

I examined the resulting MusicXML file and it showed that the parts were properly showing the MIDI channels as I assigned them.

I'm running REAPER v5.26/x64 rev 62afe3 (Oct 5 2016)

I opened an empty new REAPER project and did Import Media File of the MusicXML file created above.

At the MIDI File Import dialog box I selected Expand 2 MIDI tracks to new REAPER tracks.

I opened each of the resulting MIDI files in the editor and viewed them in Event View Mode.

Both show all MIDI events on MIDI channel 1.

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I did a second test where I UNchecked the Expand MIDI tracks option, and only the first of the two parts from the MusicXML file was imported.

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I apologize if this is duplicating someone else's post, but I searched as well as I could looking for other reports of this kind but was unable to find any.

I will provide the text of the MusicXML file at the end of this post if it will be of any help.

It's fairly important to me that MusicXML MIDI channels be honored and carried into the REAPER import, because I compose in PrintMusic and import to REAPER.

I'm a new poster to this forum so please be kind. If I've broken any protocols for posting please let me know and I'll adjust accordingly.

Regards
Dennis Schaefer

The MusicXML file is posted below the line...
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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
<!DOCTYPE score-partwise PUBLIC "-//Recordare//DTD MusicXML 3.0 Partwise//EN" "http://www.musicxml.org/dtds/partwise.dtd">
<score-partwise version="3.0">
<identification>
<encoding>
<software>PrintMusic 2014 for Windows</software>
<software>Dolet Light for PrintMusic 2014</software>
<encoding-date>2016-10-14</encoding-date>
<supports attribute="new-system" element="print" type="yes" value="yes"/>
<supports attribute="new-page" element="print" type="yes" value="yes"/>
<supports element="accidental" type="yes"/>
<supports element="beam" type="yes"/>
<supports element="stem" type="yes"/>
</encoding>
</identification>
<defaults>
<scaling>
<millimeters>7.2319</millimeters>
<tenths>40</tenths>
</scaling>
<page-layout>
<page-height>1545</page-height>
<page-width>1194</page-width>
<page-margins type="both">
<left-margin>70</left-margin>
<right-margin>70</right-margin>
<top-margin>88</top-margin>
<bottom-margin>88</bottom-margin>
</page-margins>
</page-layout>
<system-layout>
<system-margins>
<left-margin>0</left-margin>
<right-margin>0</right-margin>
</system-margins>
<system-distance>121</system-distance>
<top-system-distance>70</top-system-distance>
</system-layout>
<staff-layout>
<staff-distance>80</staff-distance>
</staff-layout>
<appearance>
<line-width type="stem">0.7487</line-width>
<line-width type="beam">5</line-width>
<line-width type="staff">0.7487</line-width>
<line-width type="light barline">0.7487</line-width>
<line-width type="heavy barline">5</line-width>
<line-width type="leger">0.7487</line-width>
<line-width type="ending">0.7487</line-width>
<line-width type="wedge">0.7487</line-width>
<line-width type="enclosure">0.7487</line-width>
<line-width type="tuplet bracket">0.7487</line-width>
<note-size type="grace">60</note-size>
<note-size type="cue">60</note-size>
<distance type="hyphen">120</distance>
<distance type="beam">8</distance>
</appearance>
<music-font font-family="Maestro,engraved" font-size="20.5"/>
<word-font font-family="Times New Roman" font-size="10.25"/>
</defaults>
<credit page="1">
<credit-words default-x="70" default-y="1453" font-size="12" valign="top">Score</credit-words>
</credit>
<part-list>
<part-group number="1" type="start">
<group-symbol default-x="-5">bracket</group-symbol>
<group-barline>yes</group-barline>
</part-group>
<score-part id="P1">
<part-name print-object="no">MusicXML Part</part-name>
<score-instrument id="P1-I1">
<instrument-name>SmartMusic SoftSynth 1</instrument-name>
</score-instrument>
<midi-instrument id="P1-I1">
<midi-channel>1</midi-channel>
<midi-bank>15489</midi-bank>
<midi-program>1</midi-program>
<volume>80</volume>
<pan>0</pan>
</midi-instrument>
</score-part>
<score-part id="P2">
<part-name print-object="no">MusicXML Part</part-name>
<score-instrument id="P2-I2">
<instrument-name>None</instrument-name>
</score-instrument>
<midi-instrument id="P2-I2">
<midi-channel>2</midi-channel>
<midi-program>1</midi-program>
<volume>80</volume>
<pan>0</pan>
</midi-instrument>
</score-part>
<part-group number="1" type="stop"/>
</part-list>
<!--================================================== =======-->
<part id="P1">
<measure number="1" width="527">
<print>
<system-layout>
<system-margins>
<left-margin>70</left-margin>
<right-margin>0</right-margin>
</system-margins>
<top-system-distance>211</top-system-distance>
</system-layout>
<measure-numbering>system</measure-numbering>
</print>
<attributes>
<divisions>2</divisions>
<key>
<fifths>0</fifths>
<mode>major</mode>
</key>
<time>
<beats>4</beats>
<beat-type>4</beat-type>
</time>
<clef>
<sign>G</sign>
<line>2</line>
</clef>
</attributes>
<sound tempo="120"/>
<note default-x="84">
<pitch>
<step>G</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<voice>1</voice>
<type>whole</type>
</note>
</measure>
<!--================================================== =====-->
<measure number="2" width="456">
<note default-x="14">
<pitch>
<step>A</step>
<octave>4</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<voice>1</voice>
<type>whole</type>
</note>
<barline location="right">
<bar-style>light-heavy</bar-style>
</barline>
</measure>
</part>
<!--================================================== =======-->
<part id="P2">
<measure number="1" width="527">
<print>
<measure-numbering>none</measure-numbering>
</print>
<attributes>
<divisions>2</divisions>
<key>
<fifths>0</fifths>
<mode>major</mode>
</key>
<time>
<beats>4</beats>
<beat-type>4</beat-type>
</time>
<clef>
<sign>G</sign>
<line>2</line>
</clef>
</attributes>
<sound tempo="120"/>
<note default-x="84">
<pitch>
<step>C</step>
<octave>5</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<voice>1</voice>
<type>whole</type>
</note>
</measure>
<!--================================================== =====-->
<measure number="2" width="456">
<note default-x="14">
<pitch>
<step>D</step>
<octave>5</octave>
</pitch>
<duration>8</duration>
<voice>1</voice>
<type>whole</type>
</note>
<barline location="right">
<bar-style>light-heavy</bar-style>
</barline>
</measure>
</part>
<!--================================================== =======-->
</score-partwise>
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