Exporting MIDI

From the File menu, choose Export MIDI to export the MIDI tracks in your project to a new MIDI file.

Export a MIDI clipClosed

You can use the Clip Pool tab in the Track Properties window to save the selected clip to a new folder or with a new file name.

NOTE MIDI clips are always exported as MIDI type 0.

  1. Click the Save button on the Clip Pool tab in the Track Properties window. The Save MIDI Clip dialog is displayed.

  2. Choose a drive and folder from the Save in drop-down list, or use the browse window to locate the folder where you want to save your file.

  3. Type a name in the File name box, or select a file in the browse window to replace an existing file.

  4. Type a value in the Resolution box to set the resolution of file. The default is 960, but you can specify any value between 24 and 960.

    Not all MIDI devices can read arbitrary resolutions.

  5. Click the Save button.

Export your project as a MIDI fileClosed

When you export to a MIDI file, the MIDI tracks in your project are saved to a standard MIDI file. Track names, track device names, and track voices are saved in the exported file.

NOTE Muted tracks are not included in the exported file.

  1. From the File menu, choose Export MIDI. The Export Project as Standard MIDI File dialog is displayed.

  2. Choose a drive and folder from the Save in drop-down list, or use the browse window to locate the folder where you want to save your file.

  3. Type a name in the File name box, or select a file in the browse window to replace an existing file.

  4. Choose a setting from the MIDI file type drop-down list to indicate the type of file you want to save:

  5. Choose Standard MIDI File Type 1 to preserve tracks when exporting. This mode preserves the MIDI data in your Acid project.

  6. Choose Standard MIDI File Type 0 to save your project as a single-track, multichannel MIDI file.

    NOTE When you add a Type 0 MIDI file to your project, a separate track will be created for each channel in the file. If you have tracks routed to separate soft synths or MIDI devices, they will be preserved as separate tracks only if their MIDI outputs use different channels. For more information about choosing a track's output port and channel, please see Routing Tracks to Soft Synths or MIDI Devices.

  7. Type a value in the Resolution box to set the resolution of the file. The default is 960, but you can specify any value between 24 and 960.

    Not all MIDI devices can read arbitrary resolutions.

  8. Click the Save button.