Will GB save as standard midi file?

Can you make standard midi files with GB-recorded sequences? This seems so elementary but I don't see a way to do it...

I understand that. The problem is the jump from GarageBand to Logic is way to broad. We have consumer titles and we have professional titles in both video and music production, but we do not have proper prosumer intermediates. You are either paying $25 for something limited, or upwards to $400 - $1,000.
Personally, I would like to see them make GarageBand Plus-- a separate product for $99, or bundled with all the JamPacks for $199. It has all the ease of use as the original GarageBand, but includes all the missing features we itemized in our Top 40 list.
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Hi,
I'm having some trouble with Standard MIDI files, in that, after exporting them, and importing them back into another Logic project to test them, some of them will split/demix. That is, instead of one MIDI region appearing, it imports as two MIDI regions, with the notes of the part split between the two regions (the notes seem to split according to velocity, not note value).
Here is my question related to this:
Is it possible to export a Standard MIDI File for each "part" in a project, rather than one SMF for all the MIDI files in a project? (i.e., create one SMF for each software instrument track)? This is what I'm trying to do. The reason is that I'm trying to prepare and save some MIDI files to include with the audio files in a remix pack, and, since it's likely that the various remixers will be using different DAWs such as Cubase, I'm assuming that a SMF that includes all the various parts might not import into their program correctly. Is my assumption wrong? I.E., will most DAWs, like Cubase, etc., correctly import a SMF that includes all parts, and upon import split those parts correctly?
I'm following all the instructions for "Saving Standard MIDI Files" from the Logic Pro manual, except that I am not merging all the different instruments' MIDI regions together; I'm only merging each individual parts' MIDI regions.
Thanks!
Message was edited by: trobert225 - I accidentally posted before I finished the question.

Well I think the problem is solved. There was a conflict between Logic and iLife 06. I bought a new computer this week and had to load everything into it. I decided not to put in iLife 06 yet including Garageband and all the jam packs. I loaded all the new .caf files off the Logic DVD
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I am trying to import standard midi file that I created in Band in a Box into Logic Pro 9. I can not get all the track to play with internal instrument sounds... only the piano track. how can I get the others to play... drums, bass etc???? Help

Don't drag the midi into an open Logic project. The tracks won't set up correctly.
'Open' the midi file with Logic as if it were a Logic project. Then all the tracks will be set up so you can start editing them and applying better saved sounds and instruments, but you'll be at a starting place where you can hear what's going on.

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I was reading the new features of 8 and one that caught my eye was that when you open a a Standard Midi File (smf) it now works like garageband and assigns software instruments to the midi file instead of assigning external midi channels. anyway, Here is what it says in the manual page 633:
Note: As a default behavior, Logic Pro will automatically create software instrument
tracks for each MIDI track, and assign an appropriate GarageBand instrument to each,
when you open a MIDI file. If you want to use external MIDI tracks for each MIDI track,
press Option while opening the MIDI file.
So I thought I would give this a try and see how it works. first thing I did was open Logic and started with a new blank project and assigned one audio track to it I used the open file command to open the smf, because if you import it only imports the midi info and not the global info. Logic asked if I wanted to close the current project and I did. The it asked if I wanted to copy the current environment or make a new one, and I chose a new one. The file is a smf type 1 and has 7 instruments all with general midi patch change commands assigned . I also tried this with smf type 0 and got the same results
1st result: Logic created 17 channels in the arrange, 12 instruments and 5 external midi. 4 of the tracks with midi data on them, were assigned to software instruments which corresponded correctly to the programs assigned. 3 of the tracks with midi data were assigned to an external midi device. I did this a few times always with the same results
Next I thought I would try opening a template that I have made with 8 audio, 8 instrument and 16 external midi tracks and using the environment setting in it when I opened the file. I kept the template open also and used the environment setting from it. when the midi file opened, I got a warning that I was out of memory, I clicked OK then it open and arrange window Identical to my template but with no regions in the tracks. I hit play anyway and the song started playing even though there were no regions and there was no spl. it was plying my external synth all channels worked fine. I thought I would check some of the editors and the notes are there in the Piano roll and event windows. It seams my main arrange window is locked though because I cannot select another track in it but if I open the mixer I can.
OK now what happens when you press option when you try to open a midi file?
Well that worked as expected and gave me all external midi devices, but it also gave me 17 midi tracks 7 that were for my smf and 10 that were empty
Anyway I was wondering if anyone one else can try this and let me know what happens

Well I think the problem is solved. There was a conflict between Logic and iLife 06. I bought a new computer this week and had to load everything into it. I decided not to put in iLife 06 yet including Garageband and all the jam packs. I loaded all the new .caf files off the Logic DVD
I opened a midi file and all tracks loaded with Logic instruments. the problem was that a lot of the instruments had been erased somehow or over written by Logic studio. Now I believe they are all there and things are working as they should

Can't Export Standard MIDI Files in Logic 9.1.1 .... ?!?!

Hi Everyone,
So I just upgraded to Logic 9.1.1. I was working on a simple MIDI project pre-upgrade in which I exporting all the tracks and data as a standard MIDI file, all fine and dandy. Now today, with upgrade, I have the same project, and whenever I select all the regions and choose File>Export>Selection as MIDI file as I ALWAYS did, Logic creates a file with an extension of ".logic" instead of ".mid" and displays in Finder as "Logic Pro Project" - what the **** is going on? Is it me?
Thanks in advance for any help!!

uh oh, that sounds no good.
What happens if you just manually change the name of the file itself, ie, in the finder, replace the .logic with .mid? Obviously you shouldn't have to do such a thing, but have you tried just to check if it is indeed a real midifile, but that has been saved with the wrong creator ID?
In any case, you should report this possible bug right away at Logic feedback.

Problem with Standard Midi files

When I open a standard midi file in Logic Pro X and I press "play", after a while, let's say a minute, the system crashes and a box inform me that the "System's overloaded. The audio engine was not able to process all required data in time. (-10011)"
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Many thanks!
Deashi

Hi Deashi Barai,
Thanks for using Apple Support Communities. This article has some basic troubleshooting for Logic Pro X that might help solve your issue:
Logic Pro X: Troubleshooting basics
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5859
Additionally, this is an older article addressing the same error in previous versions of Logic Pro that might also provide insight or help:
Logic: CoreAudio System Overload Messages
http://support.apple.com/kb/TA24535
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This is a bit complicated, conceptually.
You see, MIDI files do not contain sound or audio.
MIDI files are kind of like sheet music. They contain instructions that a synthesizer or sampler can use to play music. But MIDI files don't contain the sound itself.
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Automatic track assignments importing type 1 MIDI file

Hello - I am trying to understand how Logic decides to assign tracks when importing a standard MIDI file. According to the manual:
"As a default behavior, Logic Pro will automatically create software instrument tracks for each MIDI track, and assign an appropriate GarageBand instrument to each, when you open a MIDI file".
The files I want to import consist of a few tracks, with track names describing their role, such as "bass", "pad", "lead", "drums", etc. Each track contains ONLY note-on/note-off events, and all of the notes on each track are assigned to a particular channel. (No program-changes, tempo, or any other kind of controller events, SYSEX, or meta data).
When I import the file, most tracks are automatically assigned to a software instrument, which is fine because I can then set the track to a particular channel strip performance by sending the appropriate program number to each track.
THE PROBLEM: it usually happens that one of the imported MIDI tracks will get assigned to 'No Output', instead of to some software instrument. The tracks with names "bass", "lead", "pad", and "drums" (on channels 1, 2, 4, and 5 respectively) always seem to get consistently assigned to a software instrument. But the channel 3 tracks (I've tried naming them "piano", "keys", "synth", etc) usually, though not always, get assigned to "No Output".
The reason this is a problem is that I am trying to remotely control Logic (via Applescript) from a web application, where Logic is used to automatically render MIDI data into audio. So I can't manually reassign that track, and unfortunately there seems to be no way to reassign a track via key commands, or I could accomplish that via Applescript as well.
Does anyone have any idea what criteria Logic uses when automatically assigning tracks to "suitable" software instruments, so that I can avoid having tracks end up assigned to "No Output"? Hope this question makes sense, and thanks for any guidance.

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Will GB save as standard midi file?

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