Re: MIDI files into Sibelius 7

Hi rosi,

Thank goodness it was only the switch! lol

I wrote you a massively long response but I had a crash here and lost it, so here goes with a shorter one but containing the same info.

You should treat these as separate projects. If I were in your shoes I would do the notation first because that would allow me to play from the notation into my keyboard.

Notation and audio are quite different in my opinion. Notation tells the player what to play but if you play it back completely straight it will sound shockingly bad it will require interpretation.

If you capture a sequence into Sibelius it will just look like spider-writing that nobody will be able to play back. There ill be all sorts of non-notation phrasing, grace notes and unusual timings.

All of the above is, forgive me, assuming that you are not super-expert. I wouldn't consider trying to play a piece into any sequencer and then convert it to notation.

Here are some links to help you:

As you're a KN6000 user, try posting on the KN6000 pages on the TechnicsKN7000 website where your posts will have more exposure to KN6000 users. You are alreay a member of that website because it shares membership with this site - KN6000 Pages

I've re-opened my Christmas project for you to see because it is relevant. Take a look at these pages where I've notated a piece (look at the PDF file) and recorded in the sequencer (use the music player on the page). I'm sure that the task you have ahead of you is more complex but take a look at how I have notated the piece and how different it is to the audio playback - Project Rudolph

Notation is (usually) a guide for the player, not a completely accurate representation of how it will sound as an audio piece.

Take a look at this file where Mikk has played directly into Finale. This is how your notation will look if you capture directly from the sequencer - HERE Mikk is a very fine player but this would be a challenge for anyone to sight read (well, for me to sight read anyway).

You must be signed in to the TechnicsKN7000.com website to be able to see the Project Rudolph pages as they can only be viewed by members. I'll be removing them again until next Xmas soon I've only re-enabled the pages so that you can take a look. Your username and password are the same for that site as this one.

Let us know how you get on, here or there.
Cheers,
Mike