On 6/2/05 6:48 AM, "logic-users@yahoogroups.com" <logic-users@yahoogroups.com> wrote: > Message: 3 > Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 14:39:16 +0200 > From: K9 Kai Niggemann <canine@...> > Subject: Re: MIDI files: how to work with them? > > At 14:12 Uhr +0200 on 02.06.2005 Hendrik Jan Veenstra wrote: >> That's weird -- it definitely should play drums... Did you try to >> find some freeware midifile player? There should be some around, I'm >> sure. I'm 100% positive that the QT synth does have a set of drums >> included, and a mf-player should be able to access those. > > Well in Quicktime Player, the files play fine and this is using the > same synth. So I guess it is related to either Logic or the DLS Music > Device. > > All I am doing is create one audio objects with a DLS Music device > for every track that is in the GM file, then let the beginning of the > GM file play to set everything to the right sounds. > > This works nicely -- except for the drums... Just want to confirm that the Quicktime Synth definitely will play drums within Logic - I do it all the time. It does need to be set up right, however - depending on how the MIDI file is set up it might either work right away, or need a bit of tweaking, in my experience. I don't know about the DLS Music Device, tho... Blair -- blairfisher@...