Reference Guide

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Export to MusicXML (Producer only)
Notation and lyrics
Can't print if Staff view is floating
It is not possible to print the Staff view if the Staff view is float-enabled. If necessary, temporarily
disable floating if you need to print from the Staff view.
Export to MusicXML (Producer only)
SONAR lets you export notation to the MusicXML format, which can be used in other notation
programs such as Finale and Sibelius. MusicXML serves as a functional standard for saving notation
data in a better way than MIDI.
SONAR’s Staff view includes a layer of visual quantization to allow complex MIDI data to be
displayed as standard notation. This includes the Display Resolution, Fill Durations and Trim
Durations settings. When exporting to MusicXML, the notation is exported exactly the way it is
displayed in the Staff View after visual quantization is applied, which could differ from what is stored
as MIDI data.
To export to a MusicXML file
1. Select the track you want to export.
2. Open the Staff view.
3. Click the Staff view Print menu and choose Export to MusicXML.
The Save As dialog box appears.
4. Enter a file name in the File name field.
5. Click OK.
For more information about MusicXML, visit www.recordare.com/musicxml.
See:
“Notation and lyrics” on page 1071
“The Staff view” on page 1072
Note: SONAR can export MusicXML files, but can not import MusicXML files. To import scores
into SONAR, first export them to a standard MIDI file, then import the MIDI file into SONAR.