musescore / musescore/MuseScore
Feature Request: MEI Import/Export unpitched music, noteheads, percussion support
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MEI
- Dominant language
- C++
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Description
Issue type
Opening/saving issue
Bug description
Score exported to MEI and reimported gives error and doesn't recreate the original
Steps to reproduce
- open attached mscx file
- save as .mei
- open .mei
Screenshots/Screen recordings
MuseScore Version
4.2.1.240230937
Regression
I don't know
Operating system
MacOS 14.4.1
Additional context
Contributor guide
First steps
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the attached MoneyBeat.zip and reproduce the reported sequence: open the score, save it as .mei, then reopen it. Compare the original with the imported result and confirm that unpitched music, noteheads, and percussion are preserved without an import error.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp, xml
- Domain
- content, desktop
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 25/100