Hi Kurt,
There are a couple of things going on with your midi files. In one file, the export was done so there was only one multi channel track (Format 0). So, with a file like this, when you import into Finale, you have to choose "Channels become Staves" when the Import Midi File Options comes up in order to see each "instrument" on its own staff. You can also click on Set Track-to-Staff List and then click the select button next to that radio button. Then click on AutoSet to Channels and you will see each channel. There are other customizations that you can do with the latter choice
In the other, the tracks were were separated out (Format 1....which is the way I prefer to see things...at least when it comes to exporting a midi file out of a sequencer in order to bring it into Finale). So in this case, when you import into Finale, you would have to choose "Tracks become Staves" when the Import Midi File Options comes up in order to see each "instrument" on its own staff. You can also click on Set Track-to-Staff List and then click the select button. Then click on AutoSet to Tracks.
The other issue was that while the notes were falling in the right place rhythmically, their durations were set to be very very short (002 ticks) So, unless you either change the durations in your sequencing software, or set Finale up to "see" very short durations upon import, you won't see any notes in Finale.
To set Finale up to see these short durations, when the Import Midi File Options comes up (or you can also set this up under the Midi menu>Import Midi File Options) click on Quant Settings then More Settings. There are various choices you can play with here based on your own preferences in the way you want to notate your drum parts but the important one is to set "Remove Notes Smaller Than" to zero and click on Convert to Real Notes. This way all those little 002 tick notes will show up. You can then edit the drum part as you would like to. You may want to experiment with some of the other settings in the Midi File Options window until you find settings you like as well for each file (i.e. smallest note value, simplify rhythms...or don't simplify rhythms etc.) You can also choose to set up percussion staves here (including a percussion map...which Christopher Smith is a whiz at doing so maybe you can pick his brain for this. :-))
Having said all this, what I would personally do is to bring those midi files into a sequencing program and clean each up there before bringing them into Finale. You can pop open the drum track in each file and set the durations to their full correct value and do any other quantizing or adjusting as needed. You can do quantizing in Finale as well but I am used to doing this in a sequencing program so that is what I use personally.
You can then Save as Midi File from your sequencing program and save the file as Format 1 (All Instruments Set to Separate Tracks) and bring the new midi file into Finale.
Once again, all this can be done from within Finale too if you prefer (you can change the way the tracks are set up by setting up the Midi Menu>Export Midi File Options the way you want them if you want to change the midi Format from Format 1 to 0 or vice versa) Also see Options>Quantization Settings and Mass Edit>Retranscribe if you want to do quantizing work in Finale. But again, if you are working only in Finale, make sure Finale will see the notes of short duration upon import.
Hope this helps,
Karen
I was using midifiles I had downloaded from the net.
When it didn't work, I experimented using Nuendo, saving and changing channels etc.
Kurt
At 22:12 27.02.2005, you wrote:Kurt,
Which sequencing software are you exporting (or save as midi file) out of? Perhaps the problem is with the export?
-K
Hi,
When I import a midi file into Finale, the drums won't appear. Finale is creating a drums staff, but it remains empty. I tried this out using several midi files. The pity is the main reason ARE the drums - I am arranging some funk stuff and hoped I could take the drums out of a midi file and transcribe the rest myself.
Any hints?
Kurt
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