Changing time signature changes note pitch
v1.0 Windows 7 64bit
I have a downloaded midi in 6/8 which seemed fine in Musescore.
I then imported it to FLStudio (which seems to convert everything into 4/4) & exported it again with no changes. Opened the exported file in Musescore and changed the time signature back to 6/8. Expected problems due to bar line moves affecting ties/slurs and note length. Duly noticed some. Thought it was just an inevitable loss due to FLStudio, but then noticed that the pitch of a note appeared different. Not sure if it is that or just one note disappearing. I assume it can't just be a FL corrupted file because Musescore reads it fine and just produces this change when changing the time signature.
I also tried taking the original midi & then changing time signatures in Musescore 6/8>4/4>6/8, but found that the conversion just inserted rests in the 4/4 version which it happily removed again to go back to 6/8. I'm not sure adding rests is what I would really mean by a time signature change, but couldn't find a setting to change this behaviour.
I did try looking for the problem in the forums, but did not find an exact match. I can see it is a difficult thing for Musescore to do though.
I will try uploading the original FL exported midi file again (1st time it crashed in Opera - trying Chrome now - & I lost the content of my post). The problem is visible on the gt.1 stave, 2nd bar.
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FLbmt.mid | 50.14 KB |
Comments
Without knowing exactly what note you mean or what exact series of steps you followed, I'm guessing it's far more likey it's a case of a note disappearing on the time signature change than a note changing pitch. That is, the two notes you are comparing are probably not the same note in the first place; that's why they have different pitches.