musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Non-tonal percussion MusicXML import/export improvement

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Since Feb 2, 2024.

feature request MusicXML needs info
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Description

Your idea

Non-tonal percussion import/export via MusicXML should be improved upon.
Very simple parts have odd behaviors when importing and exporting within MuseScore
Importing MusicXML parts from other programs yields even worse results.

Problem to be solved

Make a score with a snare drum
Export to MusicXML
Open in MuseScore, it is now plays as a string instrument
https://github.com/musescore/MuseScore/assets/69917893/41039bad-178b-4b3c-a612-a384b25fb886

Could the program recognize what is a non-tonal percussion instrument and give the user a chance to assign it to a percussion instrument / load a drumset file?

Prior art

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Additional context

Instrument info in the code:
Drumset with two "sounds" (Side Stick and Snare)

<score-part id="P1">
  <part-name>Snare Drum</part-name>
  <part-abbreviation>SD</part-abbreviation>
  <score-instrument id="P1-I38">
    <instrument-name>Side Stick</instrument-name>
    </score-instrument>
  <score-instrument id="P1-I39">
    <instrument-name>Snare</instrument-name>
    </score-instrument>
  <midi-device port="1"></midi-device>
  <midi-instrument id="P1-I38">
    <midi-channel>10</midi-channel>
    <midi-program>49</midi-program>
    <midi-unpitched>38</midi-unpitched>
    <volume>78.7402</volume>
    <pan>0</pan>
    </midi-instrument>
  <midi-instrument id="P1-I39">
    <midi-channel>10</midi-channel>
    <midi-program>49</midi-program>
    <midi-unpitched>39</midi-unpitched>
    <volume>78.7402</volume>
    <pan>0</pan>
    </midi-instrument>
  </score-part>
</part-list>

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