Apple Logic Pro /LogicExpress Discussion

--- In Logic_Cafe@yahoogroups.com, GAmoore@a... wrote:
> > I get the following error message whwn I try to freeze my softsynth tracks:
> > "Attempt to position before start of file
> > result code = -40"
> > 
> 
> Never asaw that. Did you move the start of the song? You can start at bar 0 
> or -1 or -10 or whatever. Or you could have a region starting at bar -1 but the 
> song start at bar 0. I would investigate that. You can go to the ruler bar, 
> and drag the start point left or right.
> 


Problem solved (in the Apple support database):

There is a 2 MB limit to freeze audio files.  For some reason, the sequence length of the 
file (song end point) in question was over 2,000 measures in length, even though the MIDI 
data ended at 40 bars. That much time of audio, silent or not, will be incredibly large 
bytewise.  Problem was solved by moving the song end point left to the real end of the 
note data.

Btw, I encounter these absurd song lengths often when some of my .mids are imported to 
Logic.  I don't know if the original sequences were saved with those track lengths or not 
(they were made in Opcode's Vision).  I can't imagine why they would be. Another related 
problem I've found in importing MIDI's is that some of the note-off values don't always 
import correctly, resulting in rediculous notes that are sustained for many, many bars 
(sometimes in the hundreds or more - going off right side of the matrix editor). These 
note durations all have to be manually corrected by dragging the end point, or retyping 
values in the event list (the latter method is fastest & simplest when the notes are really 
long or if one can't 'see' the end of the note).

I wonder if others have encountered any of these (seemingly related)  importation issues 
and if there is any other knowlege about it.

And also , btw, I'm still seeking for the 'simple' method of preventing plug-in reload when 
switching between multiple open songs.  Someone on this group had mentioned that they 
had heard of a way, but couldn't remember it.

Thanks,
Michael