musescore / musescore/MuseScore
MIDI Output doesn't have Program Changes
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Description
Your idea
I tried playing a song from MuseScore. It has a piano and a bass. I set the MIDI output to a physical MIDI keyboard, but the bass is played as a piano. It does the same with other instruments (tested on Cello and Violin).
Problem to be solved
The instruments would not be solely played as a piano.
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Research direction
No source file or test is named in the issue. Start by locating MuseScore's MIDI output handling and existing instrument/channel mapping, then verify the behavior with a score containing piano, bass, cello, or violin routed to a physical MIDI keyboard. Done means MIDI output sends the requested instrument program changes rather than always using piano.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- cpp
- Domain
- audio-video-rtc, desktop
- Issue type
- Feature
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 48/100