Musescore in 10 Easy Steps Part 4: Note entry with MIDI keyboard

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Part 4 of a series of 10 tutorial videos for the free notation program MuseScore. This video covers note entry with a MIDI keyboard and playback of your score.

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[HarunoSakuraL]

my laptop isnt recognising my keyboard - it makes the sound when an input has been plugged in but it doesnt recognise it at all. :( pleaassee hellp

[katiesw1]

@HarunoSakuraL Make sure your keyboard is plugged in and turned on before starting up MuseScore. You can check whether MuseScore has connected correctly by looking on the I/O tab of Preferences (see Choose PortMIDI Interface). If you still have problems, there are some helpful people in the MuseScore forums :)

[malwambi]

Okay, so, I have a Yamaha P85 Digital Piano and a Yamaha UX16 USB/MIDI Interface. The UX16 is installed correctly and even appears under the "Preferences: I/O: ...interface" button under. However, when I play my piano's keys, nothing registers on my musescore screen. What could I be doing wrongly?

[katiesw1]

@malwambi Did you make sure to select a bar or rest on the score first? If that doesn't work, it's probably best to post your query on the MuseScore forum. There are lots of helpful people there.

[malwambi]

Can you enter more than one note at a time directly from a digital piano? For example, can you play an entire chord and have the entire chord electronically notated by the software? Or, do you have to enter it in one note at a time? If musescore doesn't allow that, do you know of any software that does? Thanks for the fantastic tutorials.

[katiesw1]

@malwambi Yes - absolutely. MuseScore will notate all of the notes in a chord at the same time. All the notation software programs do this. And you're welcome :)

[newportbeachsailor]

Thank you, Good Instruction!

[newportbeachsailor]

Thank you for introducing me to MUSESCORE and the instruction. I have a Yamaha DGX 203 and I think now that I have MUSESCORE and what you have taught me I will be able to start arranging some Blues Tunes.

[MuseScoreHowTo]

@dramallama321 Depends what sort of keyboard you have :) Most recent keyboards connect to a USB port on your computer. Make sure you connect your keyboard and turn it on before starting MuseScore so that MuseScore recognises it.

[dramallama321]

How do I hook my keyboard up to my computer? =/