solved - Use Max as note input for Sibelius
Hello,
I have been trying to use Max as note input for Sibelius, instead of an external MIDI keyboard. So far it does not work.
An external MIDI keyboard works
When I connect a MIDI keyboard to my computer, I open up Sibelius' Input Devices preferences. I click "Find New Input Devices", and I make sure the device is checked in the "Use" column. Then I select a place in my Sibelius score to insert notes, and start playing on the MIDI. All the notes appear as quarter notes (or the note-length I selected). This is all good.
"from Max 1" doesn't work
What I want to do, is try the same thing with Max as note generator, instead of me playing keys. I try the same procedure: start up Max, click "Find New Input Devices" in Sibelius, and make sure "from Max 1" is checked in the "Use" column. I can send MIDI notes from Max, but Sibelius doesn't write them down in my score. Why? What am I doing wrong? The notes do appear in the "Keyboard" panel of Sibelius, so it is receiving them. (Note-ons and note-offs.) If I click notes in the "Keyboard" panel, Sibelius does write down the notes. If I play my external MIDI keyboard, Sibelius also writes down the notes.
Somehow Sibelius seems to notice a difference between MIDI input from a keyboard or from Max.
I am curious about what you think might be the exact problem or a good solution here.
Thanks,
Boris
Maybe you aren't sending the notes from Max on the proper MIDI channel?
I have tried MIDI channels 0-16 in the noteout object. They all do the same thing.
It seems rather unlikely, but perhaps Sibelius requires note messages with release velocity.
In this case you would have to use [xnoteout] in Max.
Thanks for the replies! I tried the [xnoteout] now, but Sibelius responds in the same way.
Is there anybody that can point me in a good MIDI direction?
I have now solved the problem by using Max/MSP on another computer. I send the MIDI from Max on that computer via Wi-Fi to this computer. Now it does work ..
Now that I typed this, I thought: "There can't be a problem here." So I restarted Max (always the right thing to do if nothing is wrong) and now it works :-)
Thanks for thinking with me Broc.
This is also a good way to fix Sibelius' MIDI input so you can play the keyboard without entering a bunch of notes. (Via gate)
I'm not sure if there's another way around that in Sibelius, but I've always found it obnoxious when I've used it.
There is a way around that in Sibelius.
Sibelius notates the notes that it receives in two cases:
1) "Input Notes" is turned on, and you see the note input caret.
2) You have selected a note in the score.
So you can always press escape a couple of times if you want to play the keyboard without entering a bunch of notes.
Thanks!
Hi people, can you shared this patch with me?
Im very interested but I dont know how this work. Thank you!