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I have some General MIDI files with system exclusive data in them. If I load them in Sonar, it recognizes the banks of data and asks me if I want to send them. On the other hand, Power Tracks 12 doesn't appear to even see that they are present. Is there some setting that can be turned on to make Power Tracks recognize the systems exclusive data in .MID files?
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If the sysex is embedded in the seq as track data it will 'play' or transmit at the given point.
If it is loaded as 'sysex on the side' you could try the SYSEX window in the window dropdown..
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Thanks for the suggestion. I checked that earlier. The files I was looking at load a number of banks into the SYSX window in Sonar, but nothing at all SYSEX window in Power Tracks. They are professionally produced files that I've had for quite some time. I just started wondering today why playing them in Sonar would switch my Motif Rack ES into GM mode, while playing the same files with Power Tracks does not.
The Power Tracks help file says "If you save a song to a Standard MIDI File PowerTracks Pro can't save information such as track looping, comments, initial program change, and system exclusive." so I'm wondering if it can't load it from a Standard MIDI file either, or if there is some way it can.
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If Sonar can export the sysex as a .syx file, powertracks can open it in the sysex window
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Hello Lee,
If you open one of the MIDI files, select all tracks, and press F2 to open the event list, do you see an "event" containing the sysex data there? It should be there...
Andrew
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Rharv,
Thanks for the suggestion. I have a .syx file that I can load in Power Tracks and send, it would just be easier if Power Tracks would find the data in the .mid file and send it.
Andrew,
Yes. In one of the files there is one event in track 1 with the GENERAL MIDI ON command. In the other file there are several events in track 19 with sysex data at the beginning and at the end of the song. In fact, track 19 has a "lyric" event at the start with says "SYS EX". For some reason though, this data does not appear to be sent to the hardware. When I play the files in Sonar it detects the sysex data and asks if I want to send it. When I say "yes" the Motif Rack ES switches to GM mode. When I play the file in Power Tracks, the Motif stays in single voice mode unless I switch it manually before I start it playing. Is there some way to get Power Tracks to send the data? I'm just being lazy, but I'm trying to avoid having to push the button. I created a .SYX file that I can load and run In Power Tracks to do it, but it would be nice the the GM files could do it themselves.
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You could try Prefs -> MIDI Out -> and try changing the Sysex delay upwards from the default of zero and see if that does the trick...
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In the PT sysex window, did you check "auto", then as Mac suggested set the Sysex Delay to 200 if you can. That should do it.
Because I use XG I have to have a GM and an XG reset in case I export my file as a midi or play a file with sysex changes. The XG reset restores the hard synth status quo. Seems to work after I add "auto" to reset .syx.
Just a thought. - Ian
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