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Title: Midi export of only single track (solo?)
Post by: bluebeat on April 26, 2020, 06:42:05 PM
Hi Dan.
A request...
When "saving Midi" from Song Chords, it saves all tracks even if they are muted  or there is nothing there.
Please consider a single track save if track is soloed, without "extras".
Thank you.
Title: Re: Midi export of only single track (solo?)
Post by: Dan on April 26, 2020, 07:22:09 PM
Why? It is easy to delete tracks in DAW
Title: Re: Midi export of only single track (solo?)
Post by: bluebeat on April 26, 2020, 09:14:30 PM
But why have them, if their data is"not" in the file?

Since most likely "style mixer" is not comming in near future, the easiest method I found to "mix" styles or use different parts of them is  by exporting separate "tracks" as midi from VA and gluing them in  DAW. So when I export 10 or so Midi files from VA, I end up with dozens of blank tracks in single project.
It is not a major issue, but would certainly make workflow / export cleaner from VA.



Title: Re: Midi export of only single track (solo?)
Post by: Dan on April 26, 2020, 11:50:35 PM
In my DAW, I can open a midifile, click on a track, and copy / paste only this track into my project
Title: Re: Midi export of only single track (solo?)
Post by: bluebeat on April 27, 2020, 10:03:32 AM
There was a joke...

Old lady comes to doctor office and says:
-Dear, my back hurts a lot when I walk.
Doctor says:
-Please bend down.
Old lady bends. Doctor says:
-Please walk.
Granny walks. Doctor asks:
-Does it hurt less?
Lady says:
Yes, hurts much less when I walk bent over.
Doctor replies:
-So walk like that. -NEXT! (patient, not the VA version)

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Dan,
my DAW does not do that. I have to import whole file(s) and delete tracks manually. I am not saying it is not possible, I am saying it would be cleaner and save time.


Title: Re: Midi export of only single track (solo?)
Post by: Dan on April 27, 2020, 10:18:52 AM
What is your DAW that ask you to bend down? :)
Title: Re: Midi export of only single track (solo?)
Post by: bluebeat on April 27, 2020, 01:19:56 PM
Dan,
my DAW is beautiful Cakewalk. She does not make me bend over. She is inviting, and gently whispering in my ear:
-When is VA VST coming, so I can embrace it with all my love?
Title: Re: Midi export of only single track (solo?)
Post by: Dan on April 27, 2020, 01:34:09 PM
I also use Cakewalk. In this case, you open the midifile with cakewalk, it will open it in a new project, then simply click on the track and do copy/paste
Title: Re: Midi export of only single track (solo?)
Post by: bluebeat on April 27, 2020, 01:58:34 PM
Dan,
Midi is only a part of the project with 20+ audio tracks and other synths. Midi tracks are add-ons in my case. So how I do it, is I open Instrument (Halion/Kontakt) on existing project and do "import" midi.... When this is done, all tracks within that midi file are imported. So delete 6 tracks once, it is fine. If I import multiple MIDI files with just single track that has data and others do not, it is a lot of tracks to delete :)

Hey, if it is complicated, I get it. The point of the request is just to make things cleaner / less mousing around.

I am more concerned about my USB flash (license) dying, and it is dying.... It is another topic. 
Title: Re: Midi export of only single track (solo?)
Post by: Dan on April 27, 2020, 02:01:14 PM
This is what I told you. Don't import the midifile, but just open it in a new project, then just select the track, copy / paste