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File handling
When you have specified a location and a name for the file,
click “Save”. The Export Options dialog opens, allowing you
to specify a number of options for the file – what should be
included in the file, its type and its resolution (see below for
descriptions of the options).
The Export Options dialog.
You will also find these settings in the Preferences (MIDI–
MIDI File page). If you set these up once and for all in the
Preferences, you only need to click OK in the Export Op-
tions dialog to proceed.
The dialog contains the following options:
Ö The MIDI file will include the Tempo track.
Ö Inspector settings other than those specified in the Ex-
port options are not included in the MIDI file!
To include these, you need to convert the settings to “real” MIDI events
and properties by using the Merge MIDI in Loop function for each track,
see “Merge MIDI in Loop” on page 331.
Importing MIDI files
To import a MIDI file from disk, proceed as follows:
1. Select “MIDI File…” from the Import submenu on the
File menu.
2. If there is already an open project, a dialog opens in
which you can select whether a new project should be
created for the file or not.
If you select “No”, the MIDI file will be imported into the current project.
3. Locate and select the MIDI file in the file dialog that
opens and click Open.
• If you choose to create a new project, select the project
folder.
Select an existing project folder or create a new by clicking on Create
and entering a name in the dialog.
Option Description
Export Inspector
Patch
If this is activated, the MIDI patch settings in the Inspec-
tor – Bank Select and Program Select (used for selecting
sounds in the connected MIDI instrument) are included
as MIDI Bank Select and Program Change events in the
MIDI file.
Export Inspector
Volume/Pan
If this is activated, Volume and Pan settings made in the
Inspector are included as MIDI Volume and Pan events in
the MIDI file.
Export
Automation
If this is activated, recorded automation (see the chapter
“Automation” on page 203) is converted to MIDI control-
ler events and included in the MIDI file. This also includes
automation recorded with the MIDIControl plug-in. This is
described in the chapter “MIDI Effects” of the separate
manual “Plug-in Reference”.
Export Inserts If this is activated and you are using any MIDI plug-ins as
insert effects, the modifications to the original MIDI notes
that occur as a result of the effect(s) will be included in
the MIDI file. A MIDI delay, for example, will produce a
number of repeats to a MIDI note
by actually adding addi-
tional, “echoing” notes at rhythmic intervals – these notes
will be included in the MIDI file if the option is activated.
Export Sends If this is activated and you are using any MIDI plug-ins as
send effects, the modifications to the original MIDI notes
that occur as a result of the effect(s) will be included in
the MIDI file.
Export Marker If this is activated, any markers you have added (see “Us-
ing markers” on page 106) will be included in the MIDI
file as Standard MIDI File Marker events.
Export as
Type 0
If this is activated, the MIDI file will be of Type 0 (all data
on a single track, but on different MIDI channels). If you
don’t activate this option, the MIDI file will be of Type 1
(data on separate tracks). Which type to choose de-
pends on what you want to do with the
MIDI file (in which
application or sequencer it should be used, etc.).
Export
Resolution
You can specify a MIDI resolution between 24 – 960 for
the MIDI file. The resolution is the number of pulses, or
ticks, per quarter note (PPQ) and determines the preci-
sion with which you will be able to view and edit the MIDI
data. The higher the resolution, the higher the precision.
The resolution should be chosen depending on the appli-
cation or sequencer with which the MIDI file should be
used though, since certain applications and sequencers
may not be able to handle certain resolutions.
Export Locator
Range
If this is activated, only the range between the locators
will be exported.
Export
includes Delay
If this is activated, the delay of the MIDI track will be in-
cluded in the MIDI file. For more information about the
Delay option, see “Basic track settings” on page 317.
Option Description