 Breaking Up A Midi File To Its Individual Parts? |
 Sat 13 Feb 2010, 02:29
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Does anyone know of some Mac software that can take a MIDI file with, say, 8 instruments and break them into their individual parts?
I used to do this all the time in Sonar, but I can't find a way to do it in Live or anything else for that matter.... |
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Sun 14 Feb 2010, 17:33
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 Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 246 Joined: 06-Feb 07 From: Berkeley - US Member No.: 88,124 |
if what you're talking about are Standard MIDI files you've found on the web, and your frustration is stemming from lack of individual control over the separate instrument parts, i.e. Bass, Keys, Guitar, Strings...
you can drag and drop a SMF directly Garageband. GB will populate a new set of individual tracks, with correct instrument assignments, volumes, etc. it's a great study tool, and much better than just playing the file from quicktime. good luck, cheers. |
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Mon 15 Feb 2010, 08:03
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 Newbie Group: Members Posts: 17 Joined: 24-Jun 04 From: Mountsorrel - UK Member No.: 45,762 |
A curiosity seems to be that, when you import a midi file into GarageBand, the bass part is always an octave too low and has to be reset. Can anyone explain why that is?
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Mon 15 Feb 2010, 17:30
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 246 Joined: 06-Feb 07 From: Berkeley - US Member No.: 88,124 |
god, i thought that was just me... i'd always marked it down to the map of the bass samples in garageband vs. the quicktime standard, though why that should be i've never known. it's a pain in the neck, though, isn't it?
QUOTE (kevinr @ Sun 14 Feb 2010, 23:03)  A curiosity seems to be that, when you import a midi file into GarageBand, the bass part is always an octave too low and has to be reset. Can anyone explain why that is? |
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raketemensch Breaking Up A Midi File To Its Individual Parts? Sat 13 Feb 2010, 02:29
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