Convert MIdi from PC to Apple Mac

[Declan]

Does anyone know how to convert midi files downloaded on a PC over to an Apple Mac using cubase?

Hope you can help.

[GusTraX]

The best way is to export your midi file as a "STANDARD MIDI FILE FORMAT ( 1 or 0 )" and import it on your mac sequencer. That's the only truly "universal" Midi format.

MIDI 1 is multitrack, MIDI 0 is Everything in a single track. Of course, MIDI 1 is the best option.

[D200]

I thought MIDI files were universal?

Ive never seen different versions of files for PC and mac. God, even my mobile phone uses MIDI files as ringtones :D

[The Keeper]

As far as I know, midifiles are universal. I've programmed files on my pc, and emailed to a friend who has a mac, no problem

[TonePoet]

GusTrax is right - MIDI 1 is much more user-friendly than MIDI 0.

[dash]

..is it me, or can logic only export one type of midi file, so you don't have the choice between type 0 or 1?

[sheffers]

Perhaps the question is how to read PC files on a Mac...

If you've downloaded a *.mid to a PC, then all you need is a Mac that can read a DOS formatted disk, which most recent Macs are capable of...

Is the Mac networked?

[scenario]

Logic can save in both formats midi o & 1. To export from logic you must select a object to export. If you select only one object then that is format 0. If you select several objects then that is format 1
To create a multiple midi ch file merge the objects together and set the resulting track to an allchannel and then export

[midiprog2000]

Yes, Merlin is right, standard midifiles are platform independant. Doesn't matter wether you save as format 0 or format 1, that's up to you (but bear in mind that a lot of hardware sequencers are not capable of playing format 1 files! )

It's only a matter of reading the disk, but a mac is capable of reading DOS formatted disks. If it doesn't work with a disk, try to e-mail the file(s) to the mac (or network them, if possible).

Kind regards,
Alain
www.mididesign.be