MIDI - SC - MuseScore?

oxxo · June 27, 2026, 8:29pm

Hi.
It is possible to play a MuseScore MIDI file into SuperCollider, I mean to control the SynthDefs via MuseScore?

prko · June 28, 2026, 3:10am

Hi!

There are three possible approaches:

Using SimpleMIDIFile from the wslib quark:
wslib/wslib-help/HelpSource/Classes/SimpleMIDIFile.schelp at master · supercollider-quarks/wslib · GitHub
Real-time MIDI through physical hardware
This is not recommended for this situation, in my opinion.
Real-time MIDI using virtual MIDI ports:
- macOS: Audio MIDI Setup or Cycling ’74 Max
- Windows: loopMIDI — loopMIDI | Tobias Erichsen

oxxo · June 28, 2026, 4:30am

Thanks I will use loopMIDI.

prko · June 28, 2026, 5:05am

One more thing: If MuseScore supports VST3, you could also use PluginCollider: GitHub - asb2m10/plugincollider: SuperCollider as a VST3 plugin · GitHub

MuseScore 4 seems to support VST3, so it’s worth trying:

github.com/asb2m10/plugincollider

Add GettingStarted

asb2m10:develop ← prko:topic/add_guide.md

opened 05:04PM - 05 Jan 26 UTC

prko

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This PR is derived from [supercollider/supercollider#7308](https://github.com/su…percollider/supercollider/pull/7308?utm_source=copilot.com). I would like to express my sincere gratitude for this remarkable project, and I very much hope that it will continue to flourish alongside SuperCollider. My intention is that this contribution may be of help to users, particularly those who are just beginning. As I am not a native speaker of English, it would be greatly appreciated if you, as co‑author, could kindly refine the parts I have changed and added. That said, since this is a “getting started” guide, I trust there will not be too many adjustments required.