Yes! That was precisely the same problem. Numerous "bad byte" errors. I opened it with the PianoRoll creator program, saved it as a midi again, then opened it back up with NWC2. Comes out perfectly, very usable. Seems to be a problem if there are a lot of key changes or time signature changes with a single composition. BTW, my concert went well and I felt very prepared. I am so happy with my purchase of Noteworthy Software.
With the help of another member, I was able to get those midi files to work for me. Seems that these particular files (with more than one key change) needed to be opened by another program and then saved as a midi file again. Noteworthy can then open them without a problem. Through trial and error, I found that the PianoRoll creator software, a very basic (& free!) midi program, works beautifully for this purpose. It's an extra step, but it is well worth the effort. Just wish I knew about this work-around months ago!
Thanks for the responses. The midi files were created with Forte Free, so I think that may be the source of the problem. They play through Windows Media without a hitch. When I have a chance, I will try the suggestion to use that other program to convert it. More than likely, it's not a NWC error.
I belong to a men's chorus, and to help us learn our parts somebody was kind enough to create midi files with all the voices and two hand piano accompaniment. I have in the past opened these files with NWC and was able to add lyrics to my staff so that I could sing along with it. I'm trying to do that with the new version of NWC, but more than half of the files have "bad bytes" when I try to convert them. The resulting music has extra rests around time signature and/or key changes on certain parts. This results in the accompaniment being pushed over bar lines, making some very strange tied notes and 32nd rests. Trying to fix it by hand takes forever. Is this a bug that needs to be fixed? This was one of the big selling points about NWC; another way for me to learn music for our performances. If there is a simple fix, that would be wonderful. I've tried to download the midi files again, but get the same exact errors.
