[LAU] QTractor open MIDI files in texteditor?

[Rui Nuno Capela]

On 11/17/2010 04:51 PM, allcoms wrote:
> On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 3:33 PM, Christoph Kuhr <christoph.kuhr at web.de> wrote:
>> Hi everyone,
>>
>> i want to textedit a qtractors miditrack clip.
>>
>> is there any way?
>> which textformat, if any?
>> no luck with nano (cryptic), gedit (unknown format)...
>>
>> perhaps anyone knows another good tool for making MIDI CC tracks?
> 
> Seems strange he neglected to mention it but maybe Paul is just too
> modest to plug his own app as (the still pre-alpha) Ardour 3 is the
> best way to edit MIDI CC data under Leenooks. You would need to
> compile A3 from svn then export your qtractor project as a SMF to
> import it into A3 of course.
> 
> However, this is supposedly TYOQTA (The Year Of Qtractor Automation)
> so maybe you won't need to do that if you're prepared to wait a bit..

qtractor uses smf files for all midi stuff. period.

smf-to-ascii translators are here on call i suppose. there are a few out
of a dozen but i confess i don't use any, anymore. i use qtractor all
the time--ain't that sweet? ;)

now that someone asked about tyoqta ;) qtractor automation data will get
stored on regular smf files too, be it in midi cc or whatever but surely
regular midi event bytes.

nb. there will be a logical distinction though, between midi track
"performance" data, as is found usual on current midi clips, and the new
"control/automation" data, which shall get mapped to some controllable
subject (eg. a plugin parameter).

byee
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