Apple Logic Express 7 - Manual (Page 61)

Chapter 1 Using Logic 61
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”.
In File Format 0
Ensure that the Preferences > Global > ‘Export MIDI File…’ saves single MIDI Regions as File
Format 0 parameter is checked. If it is, selecting File > Export > Export Selection as MIDI
File when only one MIDI Region is selected means that file format 0 will automatically
be used.