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Why do I hear a track playing strange pitches?

The most likely reason is that this track is supposed to be playing various drum sounds, but instead a pitched instrument (such as a piano) is attempting to play the sounds. If you have a General MIDI (GM) soundcard, then the drum track must be assigned to MIDI channel 10, according to the GM specification. The Auto Channel assignment for a drum track will not work. Simply use the Staff/Setup dialog (or the Staff Control "Setup" button) to assign that staff to Channel 10.