Re: XF chords... Do a search for names like "Paul Tumelty" and/or "Heiko Plate". A long time ago, one of these gents made a spreadsheet-based tool for adding Yamaha XF chords to a MIDI. It isn't as mysterious as it's made out to be- I recognized the relevant bytes the first time I looked at the data. If I recall, they are at the very end of the file.
If Yamaha ever finished developing the step chord editing capability promised by the "CHD" tab in their on-board editor, it would be a breeze. That whole tab and feature set are half-baked, IMO.
I totally agree with your sentiment about XG Works. I have 3.07 and it runs ok for me in Windows 10. I don't do anything with audio, so all of the newer DAWs are way overkill and frustrating to learn. Do you know of any other good basic sequencing softwares that are MIDI focused?
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Thanks for the pointers.
Heiko Plate is the author of the PSRUTI software.
As you suggested, I did a search and found this useful thread with your participation:
http://www.synthzone.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/218796/Chord_Data_In_Midi_FilesIn addition to the
PSRUTI Tool designed by Heiko Plate, one can also use the
XFTool by Yamaha to step record the Chord Events and Lyrics into a MIDI file to create an XF MIDI File.
http://www.jososoft.dk/yamaha/psr_soft/xftool.zipThis will likely run on Windows 98 and Windows XP (32-bit).
I learned that
GNMIDI authored by Gunter Nagler allows you to insert Chords into a MIDI File.
www.gnmidi.comOne could also record a performance in real time on a Yamaha Arranger. The saved MIDI file will be in XF Format containing the embedded Chord Events and Lyrics. However, the moment you load this into an external sequencer and try to save it, it will likely strip out all the sysex information and create a Standard MIDI File.
If all you need is a MIDI Sequencer, you can buy an old version of
Sonar like version 3.1 off eBay. It is rock solid on Win XP and Win 7. It has a small footprint with an easy to follow interface.
You could also download
Cakewalk by Bandlab for FREE:
https://www.bandlab.com/products/cakewalkJust ignore the audio part and only use the MIDI functions.
You could also purchase
Cubase Elements 11https://www.sweetwater.com/store/detail/Cubase11E--steinberg-cubase-elements-11-downloadYou could also try out
Master Tracks Pro.
http://www.passportmusic.com/products/master-tracks-pro/master-tracks-pro-specs/You could also try
PowerTracks Pro Audio and just use the MIDI functions.
https://powertracks-pro-audio.software.informer.com/12.0/
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