Wow!! I asked about something like this years ago, and now here it is! I haven't had a chance to read it yet. But I did buy Notation Composer 4. So when I'm ready to roll up my sleeves I'll attempt to follow your instructions. Thank you!!!
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If you have Notation Composer 4 you are all set!
It is very simple to convert any of the free 6,675 Lead Sheets in Music XML format into readily playable Yamaha XF MIDI files via and Import/Export operation in Notation Composer 4.
I was delighted to find how well this process works.
As a test I converted these 3 MXL files from the download link provided by
Scott Langholff.
- I Don’t’ Know How To Love Him.mxl
- The Music Of The Night.mxl
- The Phantom Of The Opera.mxl
Notation Composer 4 exported these 3 XF MIDI files:
- I Don’t’ Know How To Love Him.mid
- The Music Of The Night.mid
- The Phantom Of The Opera.mid
Each one of them plays flawlessly on Yamaha Arrangers. The best part is that chords change automatically when you play the song with any Style of your choice.
This leaves both hands free to improvise and play along.
Notation Composer 4 is the only Music Notation Software that can do this neat trick!
I came across a few MXL files where the Chord Information was not correctly linked in the source. You can tell that easily by clicking on the Chord symbol in Notation Composer 4.
If you do not hear the sound of the Chord, then it has not been properly linked. It manifests itself as an ordinary Text object.
The solution is simple.
Activate the Chord Tool and enter the chords manually. Then delete the original text objects that were meant to be Chord symbols.
Now we have a sure and easy way to convert all of these 6,675 Lead Sheets into Yamaha XF MIDI files for a small investment of $98.99.
Cheers!
David
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