import xml file

This software can export an xml file, why can it not import one? AFAIK. Or if you know how to make it. Or a third party utility to take an xml file, strip out all melody info an just create an irealpro file that I can import???

Unfortunately there is no music XML import currently. I am not aware of any other way to create a iReal Pro song other than using the (built-in) editor.

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Originally Posted by dflat

Unfortunately there is no music XML import currently. I am not aware of any other way to create a iReal Pro song other than using the (built-in) editor.

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Yes it s a shame

hope it will possible soon


thanks

steven

I am currently working on a set of tools that produce music from different inputs, and generating iRealPro songs is one of the targets.

One is an (experimental) enhanced version of playtab, a tool I developed some 20 years ago and still use on a daily basis. As you can see the playtab input format is similar to the iRealPro editor. The enhanced version can generate PDF documents that look like this.

Another tool is a Perl based DSL to create music. The input looks like:

Code:

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song "You're Still The One";
composer "Shania Twain";
key "D";
tempo 120;
style "Rock Ballad";

section "Intro";

repeat { D 4; chord "D", "Maj/F#", 4; G; A; };

section "A";

repeat { D 4; chord "D", "Maj/F#", 4; G; A; };

section "B";

D 4; chord "D", "Maj/F#", 4; G; A;
repeat { D 4; G; A; A; };

... and so on ...

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(Note that 'D 4' is just shorthand for 'chord "D", "Maj", 4', etc.)
The enhanced version of playtab can generate this DSL for you.

The third tool is a primitive web-based editor that allows editing an iRealPro song in its textual (irealbook://) format:

Code:

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# Song 1: My Funny Valentine (Rodgers Richard)
# Style: Ballad; key: Eb

*A
[T44C-6 ___ |Dh7(C-^7/B) _ G7b9 _ |C-7(C-7/Bb) ___ |F7(C-6/A) ___ |Ab^7 ___ |F-7 ___ |Dh7 ___ |G7b9 ___ ]
*A
[C-6 ___ |Dh7(C-^7/B) _ G7b9 _ |C-7(C-7/Bb) ___ |F7(C-6/A) ___ |Ab^7 ___ |F-7 ___ |Fh7(B7) ___ |Bb7 ___ ]
*B
[Eb^7 _ F-7 _ |G-7 _ F-7 _ |Eb^7 _ F-7 _ |G-7 _ F-7 _ |Eb^7 _ G7b9 _ |sC-7,B7,Bb-7,A7,l|Ab^7 ___ |Dh7 _ G7b9 _ ]
... and so on ...

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(Underscores denote empty positions in the measure.)

All tools/enhancements are under active development right now but not mature for sharing. Stay tuned (but don't hold your breath).