[A6] Saving mix over sysex

[Susan Baird]

FYI in case anyone else runs into the same problem.

Nonstandard MIDI Files
Standard MIDI Files (SMFs) are supposed to be universally readable, but in
fact, they're not always 100 percent cross-platform compatible. Most of the
MIDI files floating around the Internet were created on and formatted for
PCs (typically with an MID extension) rather than Macs.

If you're using an earlier version of MOTU Digital Performer, you should be
able to open an SMF by choosing Show All Readable Files from Performer's
Open File dialog box. (The latest version automatically looks for all
readable files.) If your target file doesn't show up, however, don't
despair. MOTU provides a handy little utility called MIDIfile Converter.
You'll find it in the Extras folder inside the main Performer folder.

Just double-click on the program icon and point MIDIfile Converter to the
file of your choice. The program quickly and easily converts SMFs from PC to
Mac format by changing the Type and Creator data so that Digital Performer
(or other Mac programs) can properly recognize the file as an SMF. It should
then show up as expected in the Open File dialog box.
‹ David Rubin 

http://emusician.com/ar/emusic_cool_tip_month_10/

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> Ah, I'm on a Mac.
> 
> I'm having a problem...I successfully transmitted sysex to my sequencer.
> That worked well. Then I wanted to open the Rob Papen sounds in Digital
> Performer and send them back to the A6 but I can't get the .mid file or the
> .syx file to open and can't get either into DP. Normally with midi files I
> can double click on them and it asks me if I want DP to open it. This one
> tries to open with QT but never does open. I've tried to import (open or
> load) the .mid file into DP but no luck. The .syx file just says that it is
> too large for Simple Text to open. Am I missing something here?
> 
> I would be grateful for any suggestions.
> 
> Sioux
> 
> 
>> :)... Alesis should stop offering the Freeloader utility IMHO, I think I
>> remember it was designed for Windows 3.1!
>> It will not work with any NT-style environment if I remember right.
>> 
>> I archive my Sysex banks and mixes with MIDIOX and have had no problems with
>> it so far.
>> http://www.midiox.com/
> 
> 
> 
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