Midi files created from Yamaha PSR SX900 styles do not play properly

[paulus1971]

Hi Dan,

I just bought Yamaha PSR SX900, and recorded few songs using SX900 preset styles. All the songs recorded in SX900 are in midi file format.

I then edit the midi files in SONAR (add markers, recorded melodies, etc), using SX900 as the sound module, everything worked perfectly in SONAR.

When i tried to play the midi files in VA2 (using SX900 as the sound module), whenever i click on a marker, the very first part of the section with that marker (may be around 200 milisecond) always muted.

Do you know what causes the problem?

Thank You for your help.

[Dan]

Are you sure the midifile markers are well aligned on the 0 downbeat?

[paulus1971]

Thank you for your very quick response Dan,

Do you know why after i opened the midi files in VA2, all the markers shifted by 3 ticks forward?

From sonar, i have already set and made sure that the markers are all started from XX:01:000           ..........    but after i opened the midi files in VA2, and then i opened the files again in sonar to check the markers again, all the markers are shifted, became   XX:01:003

Do you know what causes this Dan?

Thank you so much for your help Dan

[Dan]

vArranger does not modify any midifiles.
It can only create some with the song chords export.
So your midifiles was already misaligned when saved in Sonar for sure...

[paulus1971]

thanks for your reply Dan,

ic, maybe somehow my sonar shifted all the midi notes by 3 ticks. After i shifted all the midi notes in my midi files by by 3 ticks, everything works fine now...

Thank you Dan