loading existing .mid files?

travisbrown · Post by **travisbrown** » Tue May 16, 2006 11:39 am

Buzzsmith, that's what i was first trying, opening from DP file menu. No luck. No track window, just pretends like nothing happened.

I just found that if I open in Sibelius and export as a new .mid file., I can open in DP no problem. But seems I have to do this with all .mid files. Very odd. I tried opening with no problem in ten other MIDI apps.

azusa749a · Post by **azusa749a** » Tue May 16, 2006 3:48 pm

I have some MIDI files that can't be opened by DP.
No matter which way I try: drag it, open from command+O.

The same files can be imported to Reason with no problem.
After I export them out of Reason, I can drag them to DP.

These files were sent to MOTU tech, they can't open them either.

If anyone want to try just email me, I'd sent them to you.

travisbrown · Post by **travisbrown** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:12 pm

I'll post a reply by email from David G. We came up with the same workaround: open in another app adn export. david found the problem to be Safari, when saving as source. I was able to open in Sibelius and export.

Questionable if this is a DP or Safari problem, or a bit of both.

*****

Hello.
I've had the same issue than you.
I had to open it in Quick Time and export it so it opens in DP.
I had this bug happening once.
The situation was:
If in safari, I open a MIDI file and chose save as, the MIDI file created this way was unusable in DP.
My turnaround was. I downloaded the MIDI file from the link (control click on the link and choose : download selected item) The MIDI file was untouched by safari and it opened fine in DP.

I've just open the original MIDI that you've send me in.... SAFARI!!
(Contol click > contextual menu > open with > I've choose safari - (you'll have to uncheck open with recommanded apps)) Then when it was open in safari, I di a "save as" on the desktop and know I can drag it in DP!

So, it seams there is a corruption in your MIDI files maybe comming from the way you've downloaded them (Because Safari can fix it) Try the download procedure I've described before or to download with firefox?

I don't know if that's the solution for you, I hope that you understand my point??
Let me know if it works

Cheers

David

Grigri · Post by **Grigri** » Tue May 16, 2006 4:31 pm

I can add this test.

I have downloaded a MIDI file with safari, first with the control click method (without opening the MIDI file in safari) and I can load this file in DP. Then I have tried the other method, opening the link in safari and then, I did "save as" from safari, result: it didn't work in DP.

Then, I've done the exact same test in firefox, both files were loading fine in DP.

There is a conflict between safari and DP in this MIDI files history.

For me, it's not a big deal now with this workaround.

Grigri

azusa749a · Post by **azusa749a** » Tue May 16, 2006 6:58 pm

After reading this I went back to download the same MIDI files with Firefox.
Now they all work with DP.

Freddy Bloggs · Post by **Freddy Bloggs** » Wed May 17, 2006 7:06 pm

I had this problem. This worked for me.
If you still have DP3 on OS9 you can open it there, save as a DP3 file & open it in DP4 {OSX)
good luck.
freddy