scott kawasaki 0 Posted May 23, 2020 Hi There, First-time poster and probably a basic question. Is it possible to take midi sequences that I did on my MOTIF ES and put them into Cakewalk? I no longer have the keyboard but have the sequences saved on a USB. Any tips on how I can do this would be great to know...thanks! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
User 905133 453 Posted May 23, 2020 (edited) Quote 16-track, 226,000-note capacity linear/pattern-based sequencer, with real- or step-time recording, 480ppqn resolution, full cut/paste editing, and recordable controller movements. [from SOS article] Based on that, I assume you can if they have been saved as *.mid files. If they have been saved in a proprietary file format and/or have extensive commands that are unique to MOTIF, extra work might be needed beyond just opening up a *.mid file. I will defer to others who might be familiar with MOTIF and other hardware sequencer file formats. My experience has been mostly with E-Mu gear sequencer files--which are backed up as *.mid files and can be easily opened in Cakewalk. (Also I had some experience with very old software that used *.smf files and ancient Casio CZ-5000 sequencer files.) Just out of curiosity: If they are stored as *.mid files, does Cakewalk open them and show you the tracks? If so, have you tried assigning them to a multi-timbral soft synth (such as TTS-1) or other external multi-timbral gear? ADDENDUM: I was curious about the file format and found this. So maybe you did export them as standard midi files. Also, I found an old [1995] *.smf and it opens in Cakewalk. Edited May 23, 2020 by User 905133 (2) to add an addendum with a link and a comment about an *.smf file opeing in Cakewalk; (1) punctuation fixes; "hardware" added in paragraph 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
