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Translated files - playback

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 1:59 pm
by PaulS
I have some persistent problems with files that have been translated from Score through XML to Sibelius.

First: one line of say a harp part plays fine, so does the other line. But playing them together makes all sorts of overaccented notes in the top line, producing a part on playback that doesn't actually exist.

Second: there sometimes occur random program changes which will make,say, a piano part suddenly switch to a brass sound and flip back again a few bars later. Inserting ~p1 commands at these points makes no difference.

I can only imagine something is embedded in the XML file which caused this, but don't know a lot about XML.

I tried to attach a demo .sib file but get an "invalid file extension" message. Anyone know what's happening here?

Would appreciate any wisdom from anyone who has experiences with translated files.

Re: Translated files - playback

Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2020 2:41 pm
by MikeLyons
You can email me the file to have a look at, if you wish. The caveat is always that musicxml is still not a perfect medium.

mike@mike-lyons.co.uk

Re: Translated files - playback

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 11:32 am
by MikeLyons
Hi Paul,

The sib file is telling me nothing. All the damage has already been done, as it were.

Could you send me the xml?

Re: Translated files - playback

Posted: Sat Jul 25, 2020 3:09 pm
by PaulS
Hi Mike
As I feared. I haven't kept the XML but may try generating a new one just for that passage. In which case, I'll get back...
Cheers, Paul