• From: Glasgow
  • Registered: 2009-01-19
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Topic: Midi Dump question

Hi folks,


I changed my main sequncing software from Cubase to Ableton a few days ago, including a new PC setup.
As Ableton doesn't support Midi Dumping I was lookiing for an alternative and therefore tried MidiOX.
That actually works fine to send and receive .syx files (to and from my DX7 for example).
As I have all my sounds saved as .mid files I would like to send those soundbanks to my various synths of course.
But MidiOX doesn't seem to support .mid files, only .syx
Does anybody know a stable and easy freeware software that allows me to send and receive .mid files to my synths?
Oh, I am using Windows XP and 2 AMT8's as midi interfaces...

Any help is much appreciated.


Thanks, Arne

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  • rude66
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Re: Midi Dump question

believe it or not, the windows media player does this just fine.

i learned this updating the OS from a waldorf blofeld keyboard i'm testing.. none of my sequencer programs worked with the midi file update, but the waldorf guys told me to use the media player and it worked..

  • From: Glasgow
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Re: Midi Dump question

Whew, man, that is just cool!
But how do you get the soundbank into your synth then?
I know it is possible to open and play midi files in the Media Player but how does that signal go through the midi interface?
I don't need a midi playback software. I want to send soundbanks in .mid format.....

Thanks!

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  • rude66
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Re: Midi Dump question

you can select the midi out somewhere. my synth was connected via usb and it found it without adjusting anything. mine was an OS update in .mid format and that worked too..

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  • Registered: 2008-07-08
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Re: Midi Dump question

I'm sure MIDIOX does support .mid files. You can't load them up and poke about in them hex editor styleeee like the SYX files, but there's a simple little MIDI file player built into the app, and you just load the mid file up in that and play it. it's called something like sequence player??

OR - I think that .MID files conform to the basic IFF format, and a sysex stream is just a long special purpose MIDI message - so a .mid file with patch data is just going to be a MIDI file with a couple of sysex events in it.... you could always go into one, pull out the midi header stuff, and leave just the SYX string(s). You might need a hex editor for that, but...

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  • From: Glasgow
  • Registered: 2009-01-19
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Re: Midi Dump question

Thanks guys!
Will try it out....

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