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Re: [disklavier] Re: This SMF file won,t play

2003-01-09 by Chine-Chine Wang

Hi all - the "save as" in QuickTime 5 Pro Player didn't fix the file
when I tested it, but "export" as standard MIDI file worked.  Now the
file is playable in Windows Media Player, and I think will play in
Disklavier as well.  Fixed file is attached.

CCW
 

"jqw2 " wrote:
> 
> As Bob noted, file Evergreen.mid is not a real MIDI file (despite the
> file extension).
> 
> I opened it in a hex editor, and saw the term "Apple Music Media
> Handler" near the bottom.  I dropped that term into Google, which got
> me to QuickTime.  Guess what -- it played just fine in the free
> version of QuickTime 5 I have on Windows XP.
> 
> My free version has no "SaveAs" function.  I suspect that in
> QuickTime Pro you could open it as is, and save it as a real MIDI
> file.  It'll take an Apple (or QuickTime Pro) user to confirm that
> conversion works.
> 
> - John Q. Walker
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