Separating tracks in a multitrack MIDI file.
I have a .mid file with 2 tracks - I would like to separate them into 2 separate files, retaining all their original timing data. Any idea how to do this? I've been messing around with 'detonate' but can't figure out a quick way to get them into 2 clean separate files.
not sure about max 8, but older versions of detonate have a very low PPQ resolution which regulary fucks up the timing of midi files or max-created data.
(in case i am not up to date, someone pls correct me.)
my personal solution for converting max-made data to midi files was always to write stuff in real time into a DAW app using a detonate-pluggo.
this is in most cases of course limited to 16 channels or channel 1 of 16 tracks, because DAWs usually dont allow a plug-in to output on more than one "port" or "bus", so for more than 16 channels you´d have to record more than one time in realtime. :)
splitting any kind of midifile with more than one track into different midifiles of one track each should also be made with a midiplayer or DAW app, IMO. it is very easy there.
inside max and in discrete time... your best bet is to use java (with the usual midi libraries) i think.
Thanks for the detailed reply, Roman Thilenius. Could you explain the 'detonator pluggo' a little more? I actually (embarrassed) don't even know what a 'pluggo' is.