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Chapter 29 Project and File Interchange 657
To import a MIDI file at the playhead position, do one of the following:
m Choose File > Import from the main menu bar (or use the Import key command), then
select the desired MIDI file in the ensuing file selector box.
m Locate and select the MIDI file in the Browser, then click the Import button.
The MIDI file is placed at the playhead position, rounded to bars.
To import a MIDI file at the mouse position:
m Drag the desired MIDI file from the Browser or Finder into the Arrange area.
The mouse position—when the mouse button is released—determines the position
(rounded to the nearest bar) and destination of the first track in the imported file.
To open a MIDI file:
1 Choose File > Open from the main menu bar (or use the Open key command), then
select the desired MIDI file in the ensuing file selector box.
Note: If you choose the MIDI files option in the File Type menu, only MIDI files will be
displayed in the file selector box.
If a project is loaded, a dialog will ask if you want to create a new environment or copy
the current environment for the MIDI file.
2 Do one of the following:
 Click Copy to replicate the existing environment. The tracks of the MIDI file are
automatically assigned to suitable instruments.
 Click New to load the environment of the default project template.
The MIDI file 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.
Note: As a default behavior, Logic Express will automatically create software instrument
tracks for each MIDI track, and assign an appropriate GarageBand instrument to each,
when you open a MIDI file. If you want to use external MIDI tracks for each MIDI track,
press Option while opening the MIDI file.