What are best preparations to make to Dorico 6 file before exporting MIDI for use in Logic Pro X?

Dorico
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I’m about to export MIDI of a Dorico 6 big band file for use in Logic Pro for the first time.

Any advice about what to delete before the export?

Is it best to delete chord symbols, any unnecessary players/staves, instructions/notes to players.

I have already written out 2 repeated sections.

I’m also working with a copy of the complete score/parts file.

Thanks for your thoughts if you’ve done this already.

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MIDI doesn’t deal with chords or text. It’s just instructions to play notes, with parameters and program changes.

Remember that Dorico will export MIDI with all the data used in the Expression Map, so CCs, keyswitches, etc.

One other thing to note is that Logic can import Music XML.

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Thank you Ben. I know about what MIDI deals with, just thought there might be a trick or two that might make the export/import process smoother.

Didn’t know about the XML possibility though. That’s an interesting thought.

Appreciate your advice, cheers.

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I do this often and never do anything to the MIDI export from Dorico to import to Logic. However, when I do the import to Logic, the first things I always do are: a) select everything and use MIDI transform to set the MIDI channel to 1, since I always run separate tracks for each instrument and things get confusing with multiple channels; b) select any red (velocity 127) notes and remove them, since these are key switches; c) remove all pan, volume, and program change automation for each region.

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Sorry Jim for my late reply, I’ve been away for 3 days.

Thanks for your input. Can I just clarify please: your points a), b) & c) are all referring to actions you take after the MIDI is imported into Logic and assigned channels?

I actually have a basic Logic BB template that I use to import into, so I’ll see how I go in the next few days.

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Yes, exactly. And then I usually import tracks from a Logic project with the same instruments and move the MIDI regions onto those tracks, i. e. like a template.

George_Brodbeck 7

:+1: :musical_score:

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The biggest challenge when you copy paste midi tracks into a template with the same instruments as in Dorico, is arising when your Dorico piece has many different time signatures as often the case in cinematic music and you want to have the number of bars which you have in your Dorico score matched in your DAW.

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Thanks mavros, handy info to know, but not the case here. Just straight 4 to the bar.