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Import a MIDI le at the pointer position
m Drag a MIDI le from the All Files Browser or Finder into the Tracks area.
The pointer position—when the mouse button is released—determines the position (rounded
to the nearest bar) and destination of the rst track in the imported le.
Open a MIDI le
1 Choose File > Open (or use the corresponding key command, default assignment: Command-O),
then select a MIDI le in the dialog that appears.
Note: If you choose the MIDI les option in the File Type pop-up menu, only MIDI les are
displayed in the dialog.
2 If a project is loaded, a dialog asks if you want to create a new environment or copy the current
environment for the MIDI le. Do one of the following:
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To replicate the existing environment: Click Copy. The tracks of the MIDI le are automatically
assigned to suitable instruments.
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To load the environment of the default project template: Click New.
The MIDI le is loaded as a new project that contains all MIDI events—inclusive of time positions
and channel assignments, names of individual tracks, names and positions of markers, tempo
changes, and copyright marks. The copyright mark is read as marker text. As a default behavior,
Logic Pro automatically creates software instrument tracks for each MIDI track, and assigns an
appropriate GarageBand instrument to each, when you open a MIDI le. If you want to use
external MIDI tracks for each MIDI track, press Option while opening the MIDI le.
Prepare all MIDI regions for a Standard MIDI le export
1 Select all MIDI regions by choosing Edit > Select All (or press Command-A).
2 Normalize all playback parameters by Control-clicking a MIDI region, then choosing MIDI >
Normalize Region Parameters from the shortcut menu.
3 Convert all playback quantization by choosing Functions > MIDI Region Parameters > Apply
Quantization Permanently.
4 Convert all aliases into real copies by choosing Functions > Region Alias > Convert Alias to
a Copy.
5 Convert all MIDI regions on each track into a continuous MIDI region by choosing Edit > Join >
Regions per Tracks.
Note: Because Standard MIDI le type 0 format les can only save one MIDI region, you must
also merge all MIDI regions into one if you want to export in le format 0. You can do this by
choosing Edit > Join > Regions.
6 Insert all instrument MIDI settings as events by choosing Functions > Insert Instrument MIDI
settings as Events.