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#58584 - 12/14/05 09:27 AM SMF format and APC to SMF Convert
Ted Rose Offline
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Registered: 01/16/02
Posts: 515
Loc: United States
I'm sure someone can explain what I have to do to save a playable MIDI version of a recorded song on the 7000! After recording with the Sequencer and wanting to "Save" it, you can choose either Technics or SMF. Saving in the former is no problem (except you then have to play it back on the keyboard); however, saving to SMF then asks on the next page for a "Save as" followed by an NX, GM or GM2. Can someone tell me what the difference is between these three items? And which one should I use?

Then if I then go to the "APC to SMF Convert" page, I get a page with the following several columns:

Tr(ack) Part Data APC/Pad.

When I choose each track (1-4) and move over to the last column (APC/Pad), it says "OFF," but I can scroll among the following:

Drum Drum2 Bass Accomp1, 2, 3, 4, 5 Pad Part 1 and Pad Part 2.

Now, which one of these am I supposed to choose for each of the tracks (1-4)????? What I am trying to do is copy the recorded song and have it play more or less in MIDI format just as it does in Technics format.
I have tried to find the information in the Technics 7000 book, but had no success; so I am here asking for help again! I want to be able to play the song on my computer, etc., and I know that I must have the SMF format to do so, but when I played it back,having just saved it as SMF, I got just the melody line playing.
Thanks in advance for any help you wonderful keyboard/computer gurus, who always have the answers at hand!!!!

Ted

[This message has been edited by Ted Rose (edited 12-14-2005).]

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#58585 - 12/15/05 01:20 AM Re: SMF format and APC to SMF Convert
RMepstead Offline
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Registered: 06/15/02
Posts: 1662
Loc: Wootton Bassett - Wiltshire - ...
Somebody else - almost certainly Alec - posted this info:
STEP 1. Setting the sequencer tracks.
In this step you have to ASSIGN the tracks.
enter on and choose
enter on and after that choose
Set track 9 and 10 (TR9, TR10) to part in column 'TRACK ASSIGN'
Leave this menu by entering
STEP 2. The conversion from APC to SMF.
In fact the conversion starts in this step. The 8 accomp-tracks will be 'copied' to the free tracks.
Enter and choose
Choose and
You will see here an overview of all tracks. The tracks where in the data-column is a v-sign, has been played and the setting remains on
Set as follows (from beneath to above): TR9 on ; TR10 on ; TR11 on ; TR12 on ; TR13 on ; TR15 on and TR16 on
Enter now and
The whole song will be played from start till end for conversion and the display shows: 'NOW CONVERTING'
It is done when message is shown
Leave this menu by entering twice
STEP 3. Setting the DRUM-track for GM-Mide (TRACK MERGE)
In General Midi Standard the Drum-track is TR10. So the tracks 9 and 10 have to been merged in one track TR10.
Enter and choose
Enter and after that
Set on TR9 + TR10; set on TR10
Enter and
Push the -button once and enter
Highlight TR9 with and enter and afterthat
Leave this menu by entering
STEP 4. Saving the song as GM-midifile
At last you have to save the midi-song on disk/SD.
Enter -button and
Choose
Set on and <1 MEASURE SPACE> on
On choose
Enter and give the song a name
Enter and choose a free songplace.
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Roger M

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