Converting Piano parts in logic 9 to Sibelius Score

[Stephen W. Beatty]

I am trying to score a piano trio that I created in Logic 9 using VI instruments , Bosendorfer, Solo Violin and Solo Cello. If I separate the treble and bass parts in Logic for the Bosendorfer and then create a midi file of the trio and open it in Sibelius, The treble line of the piano translates fine but the bass part is transcribed as a percussion part. The violin and cello parts transcribe fine. If I open a piano a, b line and copy and paste the parts into the new staves the treble copies fine but the bass part give an inaccurate score. Renotating the part does not help. I would like to separate the piano part into right and left hand parts and then transcribe it into a score in Sibelius. How do I do this?

Thanks, 

Stephen W. Beatty

[andi]

Hello Stephen!

[Stephen W. Beatty]

Hi Andi,

Sibelius is reading the piano part as a percussion instrument. If I try to open a piano comp. only,  using the alow multiple tracks in the open midi file window in 
Sibelius the song opens perfectly. The problem seems to be when the piano part is one voice in the composition. For example, a trio of piano , violin and cello if you allow more than one staff per midi input the piano notates as a  piano  but the other voices also notate as a piano staff. It would be better if the piano bass and treble could be separated in the midi file and combined in Sibelius. Still the basic problem is that the piano midi file in some cases is notated as a percussion file and not a piano file.

Thanks,

Stephen W. Beatty  

[andi]

Hi Stephen!

I'm afraid I can't be of more help in this case. Maybe the Sibelius support can help.

Best,
Andi

[DG]

Usually this happens when you save a MIDI file with the instrument on Channel 10. Try setting all the MIDI channels to the channel number that you know works and then exporting the file.

DG

[Stephen W. Beatty]

I joined the Sibelius Help line for $90.00/yr. well worth the money. Here is a reply via email from the tech addressing the above problem. 

Procedure for preparing a midi file from Logic 9 sequence for Import to Sibelius for scoring

In Logic 9 remove key switches from sequence so that the file contains only notes you want to notate. Label tracks with names that correspond to instruments. Delete unused tracks. Select region parameters and normalize the file and quantize destructively. Insert  instruments as events. Merge files per track.  Export as midi file append “score” to title. Close project  but don’t save to preserve key switches or save a copy as “score”.

Open the saved midi file in logic. Delete unused tracks. Control click each instrument track an assign GM instrument to the track (note track 9, 10 are for percussion. Assign GM piano to piano track. Strings to violin and cello tracks. Save over the existing midi track.Open midi track in Sibelius , allow more than one track per instrument and select GM input. Score opens as it should. Select unused tracks in Violin and Cello tracks (if notated as trble and bass) delete and use layout>hide empty staves. 

If anyone has a better way to do this, please post.

Thanks,

Stephen