Standard MusicXML for Dorico's importer
StaveWave exports standard MusicXML. Current versions of Dorico import .musicxml, .xml, and compressed .mxl through File › Import › MusicXML, which creates players and layouts from the parts in the file.
MusicXML for Dorico
Convert sheet music to MusicXML for Dorico, online.
Upload a PDF or scan. StaveWave reads it, checks every bar, then exports standard MusicXML for Dorico's MusicXML import.
Optimized for MusicXML for Dorico, Dorico MusicXML import, convert sheet music to Dorico, PDF to Dorico workflows with reviewable MusicXML output.
MusicXML for Dorico benefits
What comes through
Notes, rests, clefs, key and time signatures, tempo marks, dynamics, slurs, ties, and articulations arrive as editable notation, with lyrics attached to the correct notes when recognition is clean.
Review before you import
The bar-by-bar score check flags the measures where the independent recognition passes disagreed, grouped by cause, so you can settle them before Dorico builds the project.
Processing stack
The recognition and validation layers behind each export.
StaveWave shows the recognition engines, specialist passes, validation checks, and quality gates involved so users can see what checked the score before trusting the MusicXML.
Recognition passes
Independent recognition passes read the score and create MusicXML candidates.
StaveWave compares independent readings of the notation and keeps disagreements visible instead of treating one reading as automatically correct.
Review checks
Review checks compare the original page with the rendered result.
Visual, corpus, and notation checks inspect weak spots, compare the original scan against the rendered transcription, and flag suspicious measures or suggested fixes.
Specialist checks
Specialist checks look for notation mistakes that matter in editing.
Focused passes review pitch, rhythm, text, structure, articulation, and style so the output needs less cleanup in Sibelius, Dorico, MuseScore, Finale, or another editor.
Quality gates
Release gates decide whether the export is ready or blocked.
Validation, consensus, visual comparison, audio checks, plausibility scoring, and audit evidence must run. If a required component fails, the job reports a blocking error.
Workflow
How StaveWave analyzes the upload.
Upload the score
Submit a PDF, PNG, JPG, WEBP, or TIFF file up to 100 MB and 50 pages.
Walk the score check
Review flagged measures on your original page and fix what matters before import.
Import into Dorico
Export MusicXML from the results page, then in Dorico choose File › Import › MusicXML and select it.
Questions
What to know before uploading.
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Do I need to install any software?
No. StaveWave is an online service that runs in the browser, so it works the same on Mac, Windows, Linux, iPad, and Chromebook. There is nothing to install.
How do I import the file into Dorico?
Current versions of Dorico import MusicXML through File › Import › MusicXML — choose the exported .musicxml, .xml, or compressed .mxl file.
Which file types can I upload?
PDF, PNG, JPG, WEBP, and TIFF, up to 100 MB and 50 pages per job.
Does it handle full scores?
Yes. Multi-staff scores convert as full scores, and the score check flags the measures where staff density or alignment caused uncertainty.
Can I use the same file in other notation apps?
Yes. The export is standard MusicXML and opens in Sibelius, MuseScore, Finale, or anything that supports the format. Compressed MXL and MIDI come with the same job.
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