scott kawasaki Posted May 23, 2020 Share 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! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
User 905133 Posted May 23, 2020 Share 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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