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Writing versus recording melodies

By importing a lot of MIDI files to several music software
packages, I have the seen that the score of almost all of
the tracks (v.g., staffs) shows such a mixture of short
notes, small rests and very weird legatos that makes very
difficult the reading and performance with a real
instrument. Of course, it depends on the resolution settings
when importing.

My guess is that some "composers" of MIDI files prefer to
play with an instrument of their preference the especific
part, which is recorded and MIDI converted through the
computer, instead of writing the correct notes and durations
with a music scoring program. I guess the recording process
introduces mistakes such like small delays and overtakings
that occur normally during performance, among others, that
makes the final score unreadable and difficult to play,
unless some corrections are made.

My questions are, am I right in my statements ?, how does
Note Worthy Composer deals with this trouble beyond the
setting of the rest and note resolution ? (v.g., I have seen
that some music software packages take into account distance
and position between notes and rests). Is it impossible to
obtain the right transcription when importing a MIDI file ?

Thanks once again.

Re: Writing versus recording melodies

Reply #1 –
Not yet having used the midi interface with this particular program I cannot be certain, but there wil probably be a quantize function as with most other music programs. Try using this to sort out the problem!

Re: Writing versus recording melodies

Reply #2 –
Composer performs a complex analysis of a MIDI performance in order to convert it to notation. It allows some user customization, as described by the Import Wizard options, and the associated help. There are some things that it does not do, such as notated dynamics and staccato (although the audio effect can be imported by allowing small rests to be used to create the staccato effect, but it usually makes for ugly notation).

See Also: https://forum.noteworthycomposer.com/?topic=135, https://forum.noteworthycomposer.com/?topic=434, https://forum.noteworthycomposer.com/?topic=500