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Chapter 1 Using Logic 71

Bank Select

When you open Standard MIDI files, program change and controller events occurring at

the same position are moved by one tick, so that they will remain in their intended

order. This prevents Logic from reversing the transmission order of events. The reason

for this is that certain MIDI devices will not respond properly to program change and

bank select events that do not occur in the correct order.

This also guarantees that there will be no timing problems, because the transmission of

a MIDI event always lasts longer than one tick.

Saving Standard MIDI Files

If you want to play a Logic song on another sequencer, you can do so by saving it as a

Standard MIDI File. Consult the other sequencer’s instruction manual to see what

Standard MIDI File formats it can read. Any sequencer should be able to interpret at

least the type 0 file format.

Preparing the Song

Due to limitations of the Standard MIDI File format, you should prepare your Logic

song in the following way:

• Neutralize all playback parameters with the normalize function (select them all by

pressing Command-A, then select MIDI > Region Parameters > Normalize Region

Parameters)

• Convert all playback quantization with the Apply Quantization Settings Destructively

function (Command-A, MIDI > Region Parameters > Apply Quantization Settings

Destructively)

• Convert all aliases into real copies (Command-A, MIDI > Alias > Turn to Real Copy)

• Convert all loops into real copies (Command-A, MIDI > Region Parameters > Turn

Loops to Real Copies)

• Convert all MIDI Regions on each track into a continuous MIDI Region (Command-A,

Region > Merge > Regions per Tracks

• MIDI > Insert Instrument MIDI settings as Events

Additional preparations for file format 0

As Standard MIDI file type 0 format files can only save one MIDI Region, you must also

merge all MIDI Regions into one (Command-A, Region > Merge > Regions).

Saving a Song as a Standard MIDI File

Select all of the required MIDI Regions, and select File > Export > Export Selection as MIDI

File. You can now enter the destination directory. Remember that most hardware

sequencers can only read MS-DOS formatted disks, so limit your file name to an 8.3

character name. As an example: “song0001.MID”.

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