Re: [Audacity-quality] Rename Note tracks to MIDI tracks

[Peter S. <pet...@gm...>]

In the light of Steve's comments about NOte tracks and MIDI - and now
Allegro.

I note that we have a command called File>Import MIDI

we don't have a command File>Import Notes (or similar) to handle both
formats

Just saying ...

But it leaves me wondering what we should be doing about this  ???

Peter.

On Sun, Jul 30, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Peter Sampson <
pet...@gm...> wrote:

>
>
> On Sat, Jul 29, 2017 at 2:53 PM, Steve the Fiddle <
> ste...@gm...> wrote:
>
>> On 29 July 2017 at 14:24, James Crook <cr...@in...> wrote:
>> > On 7/29/2017 12:06 PM, Peter Sampson wrote:
>> >>
>> >> James wrote in a parallel thread (and sorry I can't find it right now)
>> >> that
>> >> for 2.2.1
>> >> we should consider renaming Note tracks to MIDI tracks.
>> >>
>> >> I support this idea - but I strongly think we should temporarily lift
>> the
>> >> semi-freddo for this
>> >> and do it for 2.2.0.
>> >
>> > Many translators have already submitted .po files for 2.2.0, for the
>> test
>> > build.
>> > I think it could/would make sense to rename to MIDI Track after the test
>> > build, if we do it, as the translators are expecting/ready for tweaks
>> after
>> > that build.
>> >
>> >
>> > --James.
>> >
>> >
>> >> My reasoning for this is that with 2.2.0 we are putting a much sharper
>> and
>> >> bigger focus
>> >> on this with Audacity providing functioning MIDI playback for the first
>> >> time- and thus this
>> >> would be the ideal time to make the switch, I'm thinking.
>> >>
>> >> AFAIK nothing else but importing a MIDI file is the only way to get a
>> Note
>> >> track
>>
>> A Note Track can also be created by importing an Allegro (.gro) file.
>>
>
>
> Which begs the question:  can you play an Allegro file in an Audacity Note
> track
> (on all three platforms - with/without softsynths)?
>
> If someone can please send me a .gro Allegro file for testing that would
> be most helpful.
>
> I assume that this means that we should also be mentioning Allegro files
> on the
> Notes tracks page in addition to the MIDI stuff?
>
>
>
>
>>
>> Although .GRO files are imported via the "File > Import > MIDI" menu,
>> .GRO files are not MIDI files, they are very different (try opening a
>> .GRO file in a text editor).
>>
>> In testing this, I notice several bugs:
>>
>> 1) Dragging and dropping a .GRO file does not work (Audacity does not
>> recognise the file type.
>>
>> 2) Selecting the "Allegro (.gro)" file type in the "File > Save Other
>> > Export MIDI" does not export an Allegro file unless ".gro" is typed
>> as the file extension. If no file extension is given, a MIDI (.MID)
>> file is exported.
>>
>> 3)
>> i) Launch Audacity
>> ii) Import a MIDI file
>> iii) Import another MIDI file
>> iv) Delete the second Note Track by clicking on the [X]
>> v) "File > Save Other >"
>> The "Export MIDI" option is greyed out, even though the project
>> contains a Note track.
>>
>
> So are you going to raise Bugzilla entries for these bugs Steve?
>
> Cheers,
> Peter.
>
>
>> Steve
>>
>>
>> >- so I see
>> >> no reason not to do this - the only question is: do we do it now?
>> >>
>> >> Just my 2c-worth
>> >>
>> >> Peter.
>> >
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