It can, however, be changed to any other available key map, such as the General MIDI Key Map supplied in the factory data. By default, it is set to the BFD 1.5 Key Map to allow loading BFD 1.x-format Grooves and Bundles (see below). The Import MIDI key map setting in the Grooves Preferences and in the MIDI Import panel (see below) specifies the Key Map that is used for the import process.

Therefore, a key map must be defined and used as a reference in order to assign a MIDI file's note events to articulations within BFD3.

MIDI files simply contain pitched notes - they do not contain any information about the BFD3 articulations that should be triggered. function processes multiple files to create native BFD3 versions which are imported into the database.

The Batch Import BFD1 Grooves or MIDI.

function allows you to import files into the current session. Using the File menu (with the Groove Browser visible)īFD3's File menu contains 2 functions for importing MIDI files - these functions display the MIDI Import panel with all functions accessible, allowing you to split files into smaller Grooves: Each file is created as an individual Groove in slots ascending from the destination slot. When using this method, it is not possible to split the file into smaller Grooves - all controls in the MIDI Import panel are disabled except for the Import MIDI key map setting.

There are two ways of initiating the MIDI import process - either of the following ways invokes the MIDI Import panel:ĭrag & drop the MIDI file(s) onto the destination Palette slot from a system file location such as the desktop or a folder window. Importing MIDI files and BFD 1.5 Grooves Importing MIDI files and BFD 1.5 GroovesīFD3 allows you to import a MIDI file into a destination slot in the Palette and, using the MIDI Import panel, optionally split the file into smaller Grooves to be placed on ascending slots beginning with the destination slot.

How to import midi files into ableton