Problem solved (in the Apple support database):
There is a 2 MB limit to freeze audio files.
Thanks for reporting the solution back to the group. I think this is 2 GB though isn't it? With stereo 16 bit audio taking 10mb/minute.
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.
Try opening them in the even editor. Probably there is some control event at the 2,000th measure. Maybe that was the end for the song in Studio Vision, and they had the style to put a control message there.
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).
You need to introduce yourself to one my most commonly used keycommands in the matrix editor - the one that shortens the lengths so there is no overlap. I forgot the exact name because i have been using my own keycommand for many years. I'll look it up and report back. it usually works well in all cases - just select all and correct note overlaps by shortening the lengths by the keycommand or the menu item. At most you'll have the very last note to fix manually.
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.
I'd like to know that too. It can take a minute or more when switching songs. And despite that, it seems that RAM is filled up quite easily when both songs are open.