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Old 26th February 2010   #9
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Originally Posted by alphaproject View Post
How are you going to find out? You got the SY85 on hand by any chance?

I just read part of the manual online and it clearly states saving to PC and renaming the file from .X01 or something like that to .MID.

The files that I have on disk however are not .X01, they are G01, so I used the format that the PC cannot use...

I read that the SY85 saves in both 0 and 1 Midi formats, then it's own format as well. One version saves 1 midi file, all in one...to play in a general midi function using standard sounds...then one with all seperate tracks...then the final SY85 format with all SEQ information/Midi/Sounds.

That's my guess from what I've read earlier in the day.... I could go back and see, but without the actual hardware, I cannot test anything, but hopefully someone will be able to help me on this situation.

If it's 100% impossible to create a song on the SY85 and use the MIDI information from it...then at least I want to know so I can put the issue to rest. According to the PDF online though....it "should" be possible. It does mention a computer and renaming files...so.... let the SY85 owners do their thing.
Check this out:

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Export data in MIDIX (.syx), standard MIDI file (.mid) and text formats
Or check out pages 225-226 of the manual here. Looks like you go "Disk->Other" to save as an SMF.
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