diff --git a/Filters/VLMusicXMLType.writer b/Filters/VLMusicXMLType.writer
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..964cd1f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Filters/VLMusicXMLType.writer
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#!/usr/bin/ruby
+#
+# VLMusicXMLType.write - Translate plist into MusicXML
+#
+
+require File.dirname($0)+'plistReader'
+require 'rexml/document'
+
+INPUT = readPlist($stdin)
+
+def _work
+  work = REXML::Element.new('work')
+    title = REXML::Element.new('work-title')
+    title.add_text(INPUT['title'])
+  work.add_element(title)
+
+  return work
+end
+
+def _identification
+  ident = REXML::Element.new('identification')
+    composer = REXML::Element.new('creator')
+    composer.add_attribute('type', 'composer')
+    composer.add_text(INPUT['composer'])
+  ident.add_element(composer)
+    poet = REXML::Element.new('creator')
+    poet.add_attribute('type', 'poet')
+    poet.add_text(INPUT['lyricist'])
+  ident.add_element(lyricist)
+    encoding = REXML::Element.new('encoding')
+      date = REXML::Element.new('encoding-date')
+      date.add_text(INPUT['saved'].strftime("%Y-%m-%d")
+    encoding.add_element(date)
+      software = REXML::Element.new('software')
+      software.add_text(INPUT['software'])
+    encoding.add_element(software)
+  ident.add_element(encoding)
+
+  return ident
+end
+
+def _part_list
+  part_list = REXML::Element.new('part-list')
+    chords = REXML::Element.new('score-part')
+    chords.add_attribute('id', 'HARM')
+      chords_name = REXML::Element.new('part-name')
+      chords_name.add_text('Chords')
+    chords.add_element(chords_name)
+  part_list.add_element(chords)
+    melody = REXML::Element.new('score-part')
+    melody.add_attribute('id', 'MELO')
+      melody_name = REXML::Element.new('part-name')
+      melody_name.add_text('Melody')
+    melody.add_element(melody_name)
+  part_list.add_element(melody)
+
+  return part_list
+end
+
+def _chords
+  chords = REXML::Element.new('part')
+  chords.add_attribute('id', 'HARM')
+  
+  return chords
+end
+
+def _melody
+  melody = REXML::Element.new('part')
+  melody.add_attribute('id', 'MELO')
+  
+  return melody
+end
+
+def _score  
+  score = REXML::Element.new('score-partwise')
+  score.add_attribute('version', '1.1')
+  score.add_element(_work)
+  score.add_element(_identification)
+  score.add_element(_part_list)
+  score.add_element(_chords)
+  score.add_element(_melody)
+
+  return score
+end
+
+xml  = REXML::Document.new 
+xml.add REXML::XMLDecl.new('1.0', 'UTF-8')
+xml.add REXML::DocType.new(['score-partwise', 'PUBLIC',
+	 '"-//Recordare//DTD MusicXML 1.1 Partwise//EN"',
+	 '"http://www.musicxml.org/dtds/partwise.dtd"'])
+xml.add_element(_score)
+xml.write($stdout, 0)
+
diff --git a/Filters/plistWriter.rb b/Filters/plistWriter.rb
index 0491a6a..f4e464f 100644
--- a/Filters/plistWriter.rb
+++ b/Filters/plistWriter.rb
@@ -64,5 +64,5 @@ def writePlist(destination, object)
   contents.add_element(_encodePlist(object))
 
   doc.add_element(contents)
-  doc.write(destination, 4)
+  doc.write(destination, 0)
 end
diff --git a/VocalEasel.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj b/VocalEasel.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
index 4d7bd19..b1a5bf0 100644
--- a/VocalEasel.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
+++ b/VocalEasel.xcodeproj/project.pbxproj
@@ -58,7 +58,6 @@
 		959420EB0B44E769006BC62C /* MainMenu.nib in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 954DD4DA0B44E6000056C504 /* MainMenu.nib */; };
 		959420EC0B44E77A006BC62C /* VLDocument.nib in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 954DD4DF0B44E61E0056C504 /* VLDocument.nib */; };
 		9599ED960B73185800A6A2F7 /* VLGroove.nib in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9599ED940B73185800A6A2F7 /* VLGroove.nib */; };
-		9599ED9C0B731CC500A6A2F7 /* VLGrooveController.h in Copy MMA Library */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9599ED9A0B731CC500A6A2F7 /* VLGrooveController.h */; };
 		9599ED9D0B731CC500A6A2F7 /* VLGrooveController.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 9599ED9B0B731CC500A6A2F7 /* VLGrooveController.mm */; };
 		95A1C37C0AF1D4370076597D /* Quartz.framework in Frameworks */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 95A1C37B0AF1D4370076597D /* Quartz.framework */; };
 		95A1C3860AF2ACE20076597D /* VLSheetWindow.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 95A1C3850AF2ACE20076597D /* VLSheetWindow.mm */; };
@@ -82,6 +81,9 @@
 		95E04DCE0AEB4D9B006F30A0 /* Templates in Resources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 95E04DCA0AEB4D9B006F30A0 /* Templates */; };
 		95E299C00B2006F5001977D2 /* VLSheetViewLyrics.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 95E299BE0B2006F5001977D2 /* VLSheetViewLyrics.mm */; };
 		95EDA5AB0B06DE47004D8D6E /* VLMIDIDocument.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 95EDA5A90B06DE46004D8D6E /* VLMIDIDocument.mm */; };
+		95EF921A0C786CB90093E5F4 /* plistReader.rb in Copy Filters */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 95EF92120C786B2C0093E5F4 /* plistReader.rb */; };
+		95EF921B0C786CB90093E5F4 /* plistWriter.rb in Copy Filters */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 95EF92130C786B2C0093E5F4 /* plistWriter.rb */; };
+		95EF92290C78E94E0093E5F4 /* VLMusicXMLType.writer in Copy Filters */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 95EF92270C78E9390093E5F4 /* VLMusicXMLType.writer */; };
 		95F5F50F0ADCC433003980B2 /* VLXMLDocument.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 95F5F50E0ADCC433003980B2 /* VLXMLDocument.mm */; };
 		95F820AB0AF884A30010963D /* VLMMADocument.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 95F820AA0AF884A30010963D /* VLMMADocument.mm */; };
 		95FC668F0AF0A08C003D9C11 /* VLLogWindow.mm in Sources */ = {isa = PBXBuildFile; fileRef = 95FC668E0AF0A08C003D9C11 /* VLLogWindow.mm */; };
@@ -108,7 +110,6 @@
 				95C461FE0B04432700649F92 /* MMA in Copy MMA Library */,
 				95C461C40B043E8900649F92 /* includes in Copy MMA Library */,
 				95C461C50B043E8900649F92 /* lib in Copy MMA Library */,
-				9599ED9C0B731CC500A6A2F7 /* VLGrooveController.h in Copy MMA Library */,
 			);
 			name = "Copy MMA Library";
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
@@ -127,6 +128,19 @@
 			name = "Copy Tools";
 			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
 		};
+		95EF92190C786BAD0093E5F4 /* Copy Filters */ = {
+			isa = PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase;
+			buildActionMask = 2147483647;
+			dstPath = Filters;
+			dstSubfolderSpec = 7;
+			files = (
+				95EF921A0C786CB90093E5F4 /* plistReader.rb in Copy Filters */,
+				95EF921B0C786CB90093E5F4 /* plistWriter.rb in Copy Filters */,
+				95EF92290C78E94E0093E5F4 /* VLMusicXMLType.writer in Copy Filters */,
+			);
+			name = "Copy Filters";
+			runOnlyForDeploymentPostprocessing = 0;
+		};
 /* End PBXCopyFilesBuildPhase section */
 
 /* Begin PBXFileReference section */
@@ -228,6 +242,9 @@
 		95E299BE0B2006F5001977D2 /* VLSheetViewLyrics.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; name = VLSheetViewLyrics.mm; path = Sources/VLSheetViewLyrics.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		95EDA5A80B06DE46004D8D6E /* VLMIDIDocument.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VLMIDIDocument.h; path = Sources/VLMIDIDocument.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		95EDA5A90B06DE46004D8D6E /* VLMIDIDocument.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; name = VLMIDIDocument.mm; path = Sources/VLMIDIDocument.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		95EF92120C786B2C0093E5F4 /* plistReader.rb */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.script.ruby; path = plistReader.rb; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		95EF92130C786B2C0093E5F4 /* plistWriter.rb */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.script.ruby; path = plistWriter.rb; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
+		95EF92270C78E9390093E5F4 /* VLMusicXMLType.writer */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = text.script.ruby; path = VLMusicXMLType.writer; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		95F5F50D0ADCC433003980B2 /* VLXMLDocument.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VLXMLDocument.h; path = Sources/VLXMLDocument.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		95F5F50E0ADCC433003980B2 /* VLXMLDocument.mm */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 4; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.cpp.objcpp; name = VLXMLDocument.mm; path = Sources/VLXMLDocument.mm; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
 		95F820A90AF884A30010963D /* VLMMADocument.h */ = {isa = PBXFileReference; fileEncoding = 30; lastKnownFileType = sourcecode.c.h; name = VLMMADocument.h; path = Sources/VLMMADocument.h; sourceTree = "<group>"; };
@@ -339,6 +356,7 @@
 				9546A1090B08B47A0028503B /* CoreAudio SDK Sources */,
 				2A37F4AFFDCFA73011CA2CEA /* Other Sources */,
 				95C461D40B04403600649F92 /* Tools */,
+				95EF92110C786B2C0093E5F4 /* Filters */,
 				95C461DC0B0442EB00649F92 /* MMA */,
 				2A37F4B8FDCFA73011CA2CEA /* Resources */,
 				955E59560957C0C50045FDA5 /* Tests */,
@@ -509,6 +527,16 @@
 			name = MMA;
 			sourceTree = "<group>";
 		};
+		95EF92110C786B2C0093E5F4 /* Filters */ = {
+			isa = PBXGroup;
+			children = (
+				95EF92270C78E9390093E5F4 /* VLMusicXMLType.writer */,
+				95EF92120C786B2C0093E5F4 /* plistReader.rb */,
+				95EF92130C786B2C0093E5F4 /* plistWriter.rb */,
+			);
+			path = Filters;
+			sourceTree = "<group>";
+		};
 /* End PBXGroup section */
 
 /* Begin PBXNativeTarget section */
@@ -521,6 +549,7 @@
 				8D15AC330486D014006FF6A4 /* Frameworks */,
 				95C461630B043DCA00649F92 /* Copy MMA Library */,
 				95C461D70B04409F00649F92 /* Copy Tools */,
+				95EF92190C786BAD0093E5F4 /* Copy Filters */,
 				95C462020B04475300649F92 /* ShellScript */,
 			);
 			buildRules = (