DP 11.33 keeps exporting empty or incomplete MIDI **SOLVED (forehead slap)

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DP 11.33 keeps exporting empty or incomplete MIDI **SOLVED (forehead slap)

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I'm trying to export a specific MIDI track to produce tablature for it in any notation program.

I've used both expore selection as MIDI file; and Save a Copy As... with SMF Type 1.

No matter what I do, the file is empty.
Last edited by stubbsonic on Tue Feb 18, 2025 8:40 am, edited 1 time in total.
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Re: DP 11.33 keeps exporting empty or incomplete MIDI

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I can't think of anything that isn't obvious. To check, I selected a time range, and tracks with MIDI, went to File>export selection as MIDI, and clicked OK. Right click the exported file and select, Open in Logic, and I get exactly what I exported from DP. Could it be the range selection that's the problem?
2018 Mini i7 32G macOS 12.7.6, DP 11.33, Mixbus 10, Logic 10.7.9, Scarlett 18i8, MB Air M2, macOS 14.7.6, DP 11.33, Logic 11
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Re: DP 11.33 keeps exporting empty or incomplete MIDI **SOLVED (forehead slap)

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It's so funny, Bayswater. When I saw you had replied, before I even opened the thread, I imagined your response -- "Were the tracks play-enabled?"

Your first sentence ...
bayswater wrote: Mon Feb 17, 2025 5:59 pm I can't think of anything that isn't obvious.
Yup. Obvious. Forehead-slap-emoji.

Thanks, as always, for your help. In this case, the answer was inside me the whole time-- (cue: tinkly, mysterious music)
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Re: DP 11.33 keeps exporting empty or incomplete MIDI **SOLVED (forehead slap)

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It does get a bit overwhelming when simple operations require a NAS launch checklist prior to execution. I keep swearing to dig out my Sony SOS 8 track setup.
2018 Mini i7 32G macOS 12.7.6, DP 11.33, Mixbus 10, Logic 10.7.9, Scarlett 18i8, MB Air M2, macOS 14.7.6, DP 11.33, Logic 11
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