Midi Sequencing?

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 21 Apr 2002 12:03 pm

I have some files of old civil war era songs that can play and are played thru WMP [Windows Media Player]. These files are listed as a MIDI SEQUENCING type. They only will play in WMP. They will not play in
GoldWave or BIAB.

What are these files anyway? and can they be converted to play in GW and BIAB?

Thanks All for any help...ChipsAhoy

Doug Seymour · Post by **Doug Seymour** » 21 Apr 2002 5:54 pm

Hi Chip, I'm not positive, but I think BIAB
can import midis. How about it gang? I'm not sure about the chord symbols and all that??

Joe Delaronde · Post by **Joe Delaronde** » 21 Apr 2002 9:50 pm

Chip
If you have BB11, I think it will import Midi files, but you can ask on the BIAB forum. Just ckick on th help file in Biab and the popup window will dispay the URL.
Joe

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 22 Apr 2002 1:32 pm

Doug & Joe, You guys are both right about
midi files; but these are called 'midi sequencing', and they only seem to work thru WMP. Thanks anyway, fellas.

ChipsAhoy

Dave Boothroyd · Post by **Dave Boothroyd** » 23 Apr 2002 11:53 pm

Hi Chip,
If you'd like to send me one as an email attachment, I'll see if we can do anything with it. We have just about all the sequencing software here, so we can probably convert it to any format you would prefer.
Cheers
Dave

Jim Baron · Post by **Jim Baron** » 24 Apr 2002 7:25 am

Chips, What is the extension of the music files your talking about. Like, ".mid" or ".wma" or ??
Dave, You guys have a program that will convert music files like midi back into BIAB native format?
Biab can import midi files, but basically only into the melody channel. On the new version 11, it will attempt to read the chord progression into the bars/measures so you can make a BIAB files using the "style" you choose to use.

Chip Fossa · Post by **Chip Fossa** » 24 Apr 2002 8:36 am

Jim,
The extension for these files is .mid, but when you right click on the song and then click on 'properties', it lists 'file type' as Midi Sequencing.

Wayne Brown · Post by **Wayne Brown** » 25 Apr 2002 3:06 pm

if you zip them up i'll change them for you for free...i have a 64 track digital recording studio i can put them into any format you want. and i'd be happy to help
ps...please email me and i'll let you know how to send them

wayne brown
c/o out west pac-seats

Dave Boothroyd · Post by **Dave Boothroyd** » 26 Apr 2002 12:08 am

Hi Chip,
These are absolutely standard Midi files (type 1, with all the tracks separate)
They play like a dream in Cakewalk, Logic, Cubase etc, etc.
Would you like me to strip them down to just leave the melody line and let BIAB work out the accompaniment, or would you prefer them as an MP3?.
Cheers
Dave