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Dialogue: 0,0:00:03.54,0:00:04.80,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you have a MIDI keyboard,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:04.80,0:00:08.92,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you can use it to enter notes in \NMuseScore 4 quickly and intuitively
Dialogue: 0,0:00:08.92,0:00:13.09,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, you’ll need to check that MuseScore\Nrecognises your MIDI keyboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:13.09,0:00:17.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go to Preferences, and select “I/O” \N(short for input/output).
Dialogue: 0,0:00:17.93,0:00:23.61,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Then in the MIDI section, open the dropdown\Nmenus next to “MIDI input” and “MIDI output”,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:23.61,0:00:27.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and select your device. \NThen click OK.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:27.26,0:00:30.16,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MuseScore 4 should recognise \Nyour device straight away,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:30.16,0:00:33.34,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,so you shouldn’t need to restart \Nthe program before using it.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:33.34,0:00:36.93,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Next, go over to this settings icon \Nin the playback toolbar,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:36.93,0:00:40.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and ensure that \N“Enable MIDI input” is checked.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:40.25,0:00:43.54,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now you’re ready to enter notes \Nusing your MIDI keyboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:43.54,0:00:47.72,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,First, enter note input mode by clicking \Non the note input mode button,
Dialogue: 0,0:00:47.72,0:00:50.87,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or by using the keyboard shortcut “N”.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:50.87,0:00:53.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s important to remember to set \Nthe note duration you wish to use
Dialogue: 0,0:00:53.89,0:00:56.52,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before you play a note \Non your MIDI keyboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:00:56.52,0:01:00.30,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,To enter one note at a time, \Npress and release each key completely
Dialogue: 0,0:01:00.30,0:01:03.04,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,before pressing down the key \Nfor the next note.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:03.04,0:01:05.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you press and hold multiple \Nkeys at the same time,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:05.71,0:01:09.06,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MuseScore will enter all these notes \Ntogether as a chord.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:09.06,0:01:13.26,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,It’s worth mentioning that the on-screen\Npiano keyboard will visually reflect the keys
Dialogue: 0,0:01:13.26,0:01:15.58,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you press on your own MIDI keyboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:15.58,0:01:17.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can also use it to enter \Nnotes into your score,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:17.89,0:01:20.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by clicking on the piano keys \Nwith your mouse.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:20.66,0:01:22.59,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can show or hide the piano keyboard
Dialogue: 0,0:01:22.59,0:01:25.95,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,by going to "View" and \Nselecting "Piano Keyboard",
Dialogue: 0,0:01:25.95,0:01:28.53,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or by using the shortcut P.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:28.53,0:01:30.66,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Depending on the model of your MIDI keyboard,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:30.66,0:01:35.12,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,you may be able to assign some of its controls\Nto a range of actions for entering notes
Dialogue: 0,0:01:35.12,0:01:36.89,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,and playing back scores.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:36.89,0:01:41.48,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, I can assign some of these playback\Ncontrols to switches on my keyboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:41.48,0:01:44.88,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Go to Preferences, and select \N“MIDI device mapping”.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:44.88,0:01:48.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,I’ll select the play action and then click\N“Assign MIDI mapping…”.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:48.63,0:01:51.96,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,Now when I press an assignable control on\Nmy MIDI keyboard,
Dialogue: 0,0:01:51.96,0:01:56.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,MuseScore will recognise it and \Nassign it to the play control.
Dialogue: 0,0:01:56.25,0:02:00.28,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,You can also assign actions to actual keys\Non your MIDI keyboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:00.28,0:02:05.25,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,For example, I might assign these note durations\Nto the lowest note on my keyboard.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:05.25,0:02:07.81,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,This will allow me to set durations \Nwith my left hand
Dialogue: 0,0:02:07.81,0:02:10.18,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,while entering notes \Nwith my right hand,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:10.18,0:02:14.14,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,meaning my hands never have to leave\Nthe keys while I’m entering music.
Dialogue: 0,0:02:14.66,0:02:17.71,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,If you liked this tutorial and want to learn\Nmore about MuseScore,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:17.71,0:02:20.63,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,check out some of our later chapters \Non our YouTube channel
Dialogue: 0,0:02:20.63,0:02:22.38,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,or look through our online handbook,
Dialogue: 0,0:02:22.38,0:02:25.19,Default,,0000,0000,0000,,which is linked in the description below.