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scat2me · Joined: 16 Jul 2011 Posts: 15

What is the easiest ( inexpensive) software to use with the M50. I have standard midi files that do not play properly on my M50. They worked great on my n364. I have read on this forumn that it is best to convert them using DAW. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

csteen · Senior Member Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 482

I have not had any trouble loading midi's and then playing them back on the M50 myself.
I load the file into the sequencer and then hit the drop down tab and select GM initialize.

Sometimes however files contain program changes in the start up so when you replay them they loose the proper voice locations. To put an end to this ther is a tab where you can uncheck all of the program change boxes and then save your file. Afterwards the file loads as intended.
Good luck to you with it.

scat2me · Joined: 16 Jul 2011 Posts: 15

Thanks, but I have had problemw which is why I am looking for software to avoid problems in the future.

csteen · Senior Member Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 482

What is the problem you are having with the midi?? It should play right in the sequencer. Confused

scat2me · Joined: 16 Jul 2011 Posts: 15

Banging/clanging/ instruments di not play properly. I never had this problem with the N 364. I inserted the floppy and the sequences loaded. On the m50 I load them and I get all sorts of wierd sounds. All sequences are type 1 standard midi files from Tran trax or Trycho tunes. I have over 400.

scat2me · Joined: 16 Jul 2011 Posts: 15

Nothing????????????

janikoskinen · Joined: 23 Sep 2011 Posts: 1

csteen · Senior Member Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 482

Here you go, just about any kind of software one could ask for and all freeware... Very Happy

If you want to see why the files are not playing properly I would suggest downloading a free midi sequencer and loading the song into that to see just what instrument should be on what track, then you can assign better than gm voicings to the M50's sequencer.
http://www.hitsquad.com/smm/freeware/

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scat2me · Joined: 16 Jul 2011 Posts: 15

thanks

scat2me · Joined: 16 Jul 2011 Posts: 15

which one?

csteen · Senior Member Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 482

What is is that you ultimately want to do with the midi files, just play them in the software??? Any midi sequencer I know of will do that... But like I mentioned earlier, the M50 will also if it is set up correctly , you may use a midi sequencer to identify what instrument goes to which track however and you may find that to be a help in ultimately saving the file properly on the M50...
So as to your question of which one, have a look at the midi sequencer section. As far as what specific one I can not say because I load my midi's directly into the M50 and do all of my editing there as well.

scat2me · Joined: 16 Jul 2011 Posts: 15

You say the M50 will play the files " if set up correctly". So my question is how do I setit up correctly?. The 400+ files I have are on an sd card. I insert the card, go to media nd load one file at a time. When I press play I get the clunking sounds.. I only have 1 song that plays correctly and I belive it shows as a song file. What am I missing?

csteen · Senior Member Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 482

First go to global mode, then switch your bank map from korg to GM2/ Then open your sequencer and iniatalize the gm file after loading the file If memory serves me...

csteen · Senior Member Joined: 09 Dec 2006 Posts: 482

Also, Yatrix from our forum has put together a great deal of information at this link which goes into great detail about playing midis . http://www.korgforums.com/forum/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=69103