musescore / musescore/MuseScore

Feature Request: MEI Import/Export unpitched music, noteheads, percussion support

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blocked externally community feature request MEI
Dominant language
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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
after error
MuseScore Version

4.2.1.240230937

Regression

I don't know

Operating system

MacOS 14.4.1

Additional context

Zipped .mscz to allow uploading

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First steps

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  3. Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
  4. 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

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