Hi Bob,

Here are some graphics to go with the above excellent comments.

As you've already mentioned, the first thing to appreciate about a midi file is that it is loaded into either the Melody or the Soloist track. The reason for this is because the Guitar / Piano / Drums tracks, etc., are reserved for BIAB to create accompaniments.

Under normal circumstances, the Melody and Soloist slots are single-channel midi tracks.



When a midi is loaded onto the Melody or Soloist track, that track becomes a multichannel midi player. To access this information, click on “Melody” (#1) and have a look at #2, #3 – whatever has a tick beside it is the one that's selected.

When the Melody, or Soloist, track is being used as a multichannel midi sequencer, it is the “SEQUENCER” button that allows control of those channels.




Here's an example of how I use it …

1. I've loaded a midi file onto the Melody track (using “Open MIDI file” under the “File” menu). When I double-check the channel setting for the Melody track, I see it's set to 16 channels. That's what I need.



2. Now I click on the green SEQUENCER button that's shown in the image that immediately precedes this example.

3. As you can see in the image below, each track of the midi file has been assigned its own midi channel (#1). Each channel has also been given its own sound/patch (#2). These settings would have happened when the midi file was created.



4. Using the above midi control it is possible to isolate specific tracks and to have those play solo simply by unchecking all other tracks (#3). I can also modify any track. Under the “Edit” button, there are a number of options for further control. These too could be useful for you.

Hope this helps,
Noel

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