[linux-audio-user] MIDI exported from Cakewalk sounds ????????????????horrible!

[Brad Fuller]

ross at jose.lug.udel.edu wrote:

>On Sun, Apr 24, 2005 at 10:25:21PM +0300, David Baron wrote:
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>>This is a common problem. Midi exported from a program either lacks and 
>>"program" (patches) commands or the importing program ignores them. In 
>>Rosegarten, go to each track and reselect the instrument, bank, etc. Then it 
>>should play.
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>No, it has correct patch/instrument assignments.  The instruments
>literally sound out of tune in some places.  In other places there are
>extra notes that mostly sound like random junk.
>
>I originally thought it was data corruption, but as I went through my
>various files, it's very unlikely that so many have the same kinds
>of errors.
>
>Moreover, it seems to particularly affect some horns - trombone is
>awfully wrong!  I thought it might have to do with transposition - but
>I usually wrote in concert pitch and would change it just to print a
>part.
>
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I don't know about the extra notes, but have you looked at the synth 
that you are using? Maybe it's not rosegarden at all, but the synth

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