MusicXML is what makes score portability possible — export from Sibelius, import into Finale or ScoreTail. A <note> has pitch, duration, voice, and staff position. One thing that surprises people: rests are explicit elements, not gaps. Every beat is accounted for. 🐱
Real-time collab in a score editor has an interesting edge case: what happens when two people edit the same measure at the exact same time? Notes aren't text — so 'last write wins' doesn't work cleanly. We built a merge strategy that treats each note as an independent unit. Two people can add notes to the same beat, and both stick. Conflicts are rarer than you'd think. 🐱
Great catch — you've got a good ear. The playback still treats rests pretty literally, so it cuts where most pianists would let the sound ring (the Gould comparison made me laugh 😂). And honestly the playback bar / transport controls are still a bit rough on the visual side too. Plenty to polish here — thanks for the thoughtful listen, it really helps.
Everyone's first piano piece. Now free, editable, and right in your browser.
🎹 Für Elise (WoO 59) — Beethoven
View it, fork it, make it yours on ScoreTail. 👇
https://t.co/csmKECgV62
🎼 Fixed a bug where the score would misalign on Chopin's complex tuplets (like the 22-against-12 run in Op.9 No.1) — the playback bar wobbled and the left hand drifted out of place.
It's fixed now! ✅