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By suenos09 Wed Apr 23, 2003 12:55 pm
Can someone explain the difference between these file types? I am using my MPC 2000xl with a Korg Triton keyboard & would like to save
MIDI info only on the MPC but I don't know which .MID file type to save as.

Thanks

ByESMOOV Thu Apr 24, 2003 6:40 pm
Type 0 and Type 1 contain the same data, but the arrangement of the data within the file is different. Type 0 is a single track of data; Type 1 is multi-track.

In Type 0, all data is saved to a single track without regard to its MIDI channel reference. The file plays normally, but accessing the individual components is a bit more difficult. If you need to do any editing, you can open the Standard MIDI File and copy/paste individual channels of information manually.

A Type 1 Standard MIDI File outputs a separate track for each MIDI channel in the original sequence.

I always use Type 1.