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Originally Posted by DrumSlut
Hi All
I moved across to PT and Logic on Mac from Sonar on PC and have Midi files that I want to use in PT
I have exported them from Sonar and if I listen back to the midi in for example windows media player I can hear every beat but when I import it into pro tools a lot of the midi data is missing its physically not there
If I import them into Logic everything is there as it should be
Any advice as to what is going on ?
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First of all Pro Tools does not have a GM synth built-in. Sonar has one; I know because I came from Sonar 8.3.1 myself. Windows Media Player also has a built-in GM synth. Don't know about Logic. You're going to have to first Google for a list of what GM instrument correspond to what patch number and then try and match that up with something similar in a software synth/sampler. Trying to find a GM synth library isn't easy; there may be others but the only one I know of is East West Goliath and it's not cheap. Again Google is your friend.
Here's a few links to help you out:
MIDI controllers:
http://web.archive.org/web/200707021...ntrollers.html
http://www.nortonmusic.com/midi_cc.html
http://tweakheadz.com/midi-controllers/
General MIDI percussion keymap:
http://computermusicresource.com/GM....on.KeyMap.html
General MIDI soundset:
http://www.midi.org/techspecs/gm1sound.php
Sound libraries may not be set up to respond to many, if any, MIDI cc's (continuous controllers like volume, pan, etc.). Some may have a couple mapped automatically, some may give you a couple of choices, and some may even have a MIDI learn feature where you follow whatever process the developers says to do to have the program learn a particular MIDI control number/controller.
Remember that in PT you have the option of importing the tempo map as well. I suggest you do that so you get the right tempo and any tempo changes. I don't know how much you know about MIDI and PT but a reading of the User's Guide (aka The Manual) for PT will go a long way to helping with that. Basically you have two ways to use MIDI in PT - MIDI tracks and Instrument tracks (depending on what version of PT you have as earlier versions didn't have Instrument tracks). MIDI tracks are just that - they host MIDI and have to be paired with either an aux track or audio track with your selected vi (virtual instrument) as an insert. An Instrument track combines MIDI and aux tracks in one so you can have your MIDI and vi on one track. MIDI import in PT does not import into Instrument tracks but MIDI tracks (or the clip list) so to use Instrument tracks you'd have to drag the imported MIDI to individual Instrument tracks.
Phew - that's a lot in one post. I'd suggest getting a couple of good books on PT. For starters the PT101 course book is good and there are other books out there. Try Amazon or Barnes and Noble.
What version of PT are you using? I'm guessing you're on a Mac now as Logic doesn't run on Windows.