Thank you. That was what I wanted to do but didn't phrase the question correctly! In fact, I exported my file as an MP3 rather than a MIDI file and it seems to have worked.
The difference being, "save" implies you're really saving the whole score in a way that would allow you to then load it again and have it back as it was. Whereas really, MIDI means throwing away most of the information, so loading it will not give you back what you started with at all. Not that this means you can't export as MIDI in order to load into some other program, while realizing it won't have all the info that was in MuseScore. Just be sure to save normally too.
Marc, could you please clarify what you mean when you say that loading it will not give me back what I started with? I'm sorry but I'm a bit of a technophobe and don't understand what 'information' I would lose if I saved it as a MIDI. Does it change the notes, expression etc in the Score?
Again, there is no such thing as saving as MIDi, just exporting. If you want to save you file - and presumably you do, otherwise your work is gone - you need to save normally.
When I mean is, exporting to MIDI gives you a file, yes, But if you then load that file into MuseScore, you'll find most of the work you did is gone. you'd see dots on the staff, eys, but the notes and rhythms might be spelled differently, all text will be gone, all articulations gone, all formatting gone, etc. Because MIDI isn't designed for that.
So, exporting to MIDi is fine if you have a program that needs a MIDI file - exporting to MIDI isn't a problem in itself. But, always be sure to actually save your work also if you ever want to see it again. Exporting is not a substitute for saving, it's something you can optionally do in addition to saving.
MIDI is not a score format, it is mechanical playback instructions for electronic instruments. As such it does not differentiate between a Gb and an F#. It does not contain notational durations, but "hit this note that hard for x milliseconds", therefor it has no concept of staccato notation or tuplets either.
Since its only playback instructions, it does not contain texts added to your score, it does not contain dynamic markings or hairpins, only the result of them. It does not contain page information or staff size information. It does not contain notation elements nor their position.
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You can export as Midi (rather than save) see https://musescore.org/en/handbook/3/file-formats
In reply to You can export as Mid8 … by SteveBlower
Thank you. That was what I wanted to do but didn't phrase the question correctly! In fact, I exported my file as an MP3 rather than a MIDI file and it seems to have worked.
The difference being, "save" implies you're really saving the whole score in a way that would allow you to then load it again and have it back as it was. Whereas really, MIDI means throwing away most of the information, so loading it will not give you back what you started with at all. Not that this means you can't export as MIDI in order to load into some other program, while realizing it won't have all the info that was in MuseScore. Just be sure to save normally too.
In reply to The difference being, "save"… by Marc Sabatella
Marc, could you please clarify what you mean when you say that loading it will not give me back what I started with? I'm sorry but I'm a bit of a technophobe and don't understand what 'information' I would lose if I saved it as a MIDI. Does it change the notes, expression etc in the Score?
In reply to Marc, could you please… by SingingJenny
Again, there is no such thing as saving as MIDi, just exporting. If you want to save you file - and presumably you do, otherwise your work is gone - you need to save normally.
When I mean is, exporting to MIDI gives you a file, yes, But if you then load that file into MuseScore, you'll find most of the work you did is gone. you'd see dots on the staff, eys, but the notes and rhythms might be spelled differently, all text will be gone, all articulations gone, all formatting gone, etc. Because MIDI isn't designed for that.
So, exporting to MIDi is fine if you have a program that needs a MIDI file - exporting to MIDI isn't a problem in itself. But, always be sure to actually save your work also if you ever want to see it again. Exporting is not a substitute for saving, it's something you can optionally do in addition to saving.
In reply to Marc, could you please… by SingingJenny
MIDI is not a score format, it is mechanical playback instructions for electronic instruments. As such it does not differentiate between a Gb and an F#. It does not contain notational durations, but "hit this note that hard for x milliseconds", therefor it has no concept of staccato notation or tuplets either.
Since its only playback instructions, it does not contain texts added to your score, it does not contain dynamic markings or hairpins, only the result of them. It does not contain page information or staff size information. It does not contain notation elements nor their position.