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658 Chapter 29 Project and File Interchange
Saving Standard MIDI Files
If you want to play a Logic MIDI project on another sequencer, you can do so by saving
it as a Standard MIDI file. Consult the manual of the other sequencer to determine what
Standard MIDI file formats it supports.
Due to limitations of the Standard MIDI file format (in comparison to the Logic project
format), you need to prepare your Logic project for export by following these steps:
To prepare all MIDI regions for a Standard MIDI file export:
1 Select all MIDI regions by choosing Edit > Select All (or using the Select All key
command, default: Command-A),
2 Neutralize all playback parameters by choosing MIDI > Region Parameters > Normalize
Region Parameters in the Arrange area (or use the Normalize key command,
default: Control-N).
3 Convert all playback quantization by choosing MIDI > Region Parameters > Apply
Quantization Settings Destructively (or use the respective key command,
default: Control-Q)
4 Convert all aliases into real copies by choosing MIDI > Alias > Convert to a Region Copy
(or using the Convert Alias to a Region Copy key command).
5 Convert all loops into real copies by choosing Region > Loops > Convert to Real Copies
(or using the Convert Loops to Real Copies key command, default: K).
6 Convert all MIDI regions on each track into a continuous MIDI region by choosing
Region > Merge > Regions per Tracks (or use the Merge Regions per track key
command).
Note: As Standard MIDI file type 0 format files can only save one MIDI region, you must
also merge all MIDI regions into one if you want to export in file format 0. You can do
this by choosing Region > Merge > Regions.
7 Insert all instrument MIDI settings as events by choosing MIDI > Insert Instrument MIDI
settings as Events.
To save MIDI regions as a Standard MIDI file:
1 Select all of the required MIDI regions.
2 Choose File > Export > Selection as MIDI File (or use the Export Selection as MIDI File
key command, default: Command-E).
3 Choose the destination directory, enter the desired name, then click Save. The selected
MIDI regions are saved as a Format 1 MIDI file.
Note: 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: “proj0001.MID”.