<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=ANSI_X3.4-1968"><title>Import MIDI</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL Stylesheets V1.75.2"><meta name="keywords" content="Gtk, NtEd, music, editor, notes, score, MIDI"><link rel="home" href="index.html" title="The NtEd Handbook"><link rel="up" href="ch01.html" title="Chapter 1. Using NtEd"><link rel="prev" href="ch01s41.html" title="Export LilyPond"><link rel="next" href="ch01s43.html" title="Inserting notes with pitch determined by midi keyboard"></head><body bgcolor="white" text="black" link="#0000FF" vlink="#840084" alink="#0000FF"><div class="navheader"><table width="100%" summary="Navigation header"><tr><th colspan="3" align="center">Import MIDI</th></tr><tr><td width="20%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s41.html">Prev</a> </td><th width="60%" align="center">Chapter 1. Using NtEd</th><td width="20%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s43.html">Next</a></td></tr></table><hr></div><div class="sect1" title="Import MIDI"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h2 class="title" style="clear: both"><a name="import_midi"></a>Import MIDI</h2></div></div></div><p>NtEd can (try to) construct a score from a MIDI file. Note! There are many scores which would generate the same MIDI data. Therefore the MIDI to score transformation is ambiguous.</p><p>To import a MIDI file choose</p><p> <span class="guimenu"><span class="accel">F</span>ile</span> → <span class="guimenuitem">Import MIDI ...</span> </p><p>The MIDI import dialog appears:</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="../docimages/midiimport_dialog.png" alt="MIDI import dialog"></div><p>Decide whether NtEd shall try to recognize triplets!</p><p>The 2 sliders allow you to influence the density of tempo and volume signs. A value of 0 means "no signs". If you choose 100 it can happen that almost every note has a volume or tempo sign.</p><p>Often, MIDI files have tracks which comprise a very large range of pitches. Placing these notes in one staff leads to bad output:</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="../docimages/not_splitted.png" alt="MIDI program changes"></div><p>Therefore, the normal behaviour of NtEd is to split these tracks:</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="../docimages/splitted.png" alt="MIDI program changes"></div><p>But somtimes this is unwanted. Espacially, if the MIDI file has already well splitted tracks. Use the <code class="computeroutput">don't split tracks</code> button in this case.</p><p>The button <code class="computeroutput">force piano</code> forces a score with 2 staves per system.</p><p>The button <code class="computeroutput">sort instruments</code> is useful for MIDI files where all or many instruments are placed in one track. For example, in following MIDI file a piano and a flute appear in the same track:</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="../docimages/midi_pgm_changes.png" alt="MIDI program changes"></div><p>The red bullets represent a special MIDI operator called <strong class="userinput"><code>MIDI program change</code></strong> which advises the device to change the instrument. Thus, theoretically a MIDI file can place a whole orchestra in one track. Files produced by keyboards are often of this kind. NtEd would actually place all notes in one staff and attach the first given instrument to this staff. If <code class="computeroutput">sort instruments</code> is active it sorts the instruments into different staves:</p><div class="mediaobject"><img src="../docimages/sorted_prms.png" alt="sorted MIDI program changes"></div><p>In most cases the default button state gives good results. But if the score looks strange or the replay differs dramatically from MIDI sound then try to play with the buttons to improve the score.</p><p>Select the MIDI file and press OK! On last dialog you can determine the paper size and orientation.</p></div><div class="navfooter"><hr><table width="100%" summary="Navigation footer"><tr><td width="40%" align="left"><a accesskey="p" href="ch01s41.html">Prev</a> </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="u" href="ch01.html">Up</a></td><td width="40%" align="right"> <a accesskey="n" href="ch01s43.html">Next</a></td></tr><tr><td width="40%" align="left" valign="top">Export LilyPond </td><td width="20%" align="center"><a accesskey="h" href="index.html">Home</a></td><td width="40%" align="right" valign="top"> Inserting notes with pitch determined by midi keyboard</td></tr></table></div></body></html>
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