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Having this head scratching issue with MIDI export. I select the MIDI tracks I want, including the conductor track, and export either as a MIDI file or clipping (same issue in both).

I open the MIDI file in a new sequence or in another program and it LOOKS fine. All the parts are there in the right place and the conductor track looks correct. I can see where there are meter and tempo changes and they match what I exported.

But when I playback, it defaults the tempo to 120bpm NO MATTER WHAT THE CONDUCTOR TRACK SAYS. I made a simple project in DP and sent it to a friend and when he did an export, this did not happen for him, so I'm assuming I have some sort of preference set incorrectly?

I'm using DP8.07 and in OS 10.9.5. Could it be that my computer is old too?

It's driving me a bit nuts as I'm trying to transfer all my projects over to Pro Tools for an upcoming session.

I read on a thread somewhere else to try to make a MIDI file by selecting the tracks and conductor track that you want and doing a Save As ---> MIDI File. I tried this method and it worked. Glad I found a workable solution, but still scratching my head as to why that is happening when I export as a MIDI file or clipping.

Very curious behavior, indeed. But thanks for sharing the workaround!

Terry

animalland wrote:I read on a thread somewhere else to try to make a MIDI file by selecting the tracks and conductor track that you want and doing a Save As ---> MIDI File. I tried this method and it worked. Glad I found a workable solution, but still scratching my head as to why that is happening when I export as a MIDI file or clipping.

I've had trouble with the MIDI export selection function as well. But in my case, the exported file had the initial tempo set to [half note] = 20bpm. That is ridiculously slow! A 2 minute song might take hours to play at that tempo! The only work around was to use Save As instead.

animalland wrote: But when I playback, it defaults the tempo to 120bpm NO MATTER WHAT THE CONDUCTOR TRACK SAYS.

Stating the obvious but- Do you have the tempo drop down in the CP set to Conductor? If yes, try toggling it to something else and back again.