Changing Tracks on A Midi

[Bernie9]

I have a regular SMF I want to use as a backing track on my Pa4x. I want to lower the ch 1 melody to a constant 3o volume, but it has multiple settings. The sequencer saves the initial volume, but goes to the programmed volume later on. I could just mute the track, but I want to. Do I try and locate the volume changes and reduce each to a constant level? I have SB Editor, Notate and GNMidi Pro, in addition to the Pa4X, but have never tried this.

Bernie

[kenantr86]

You'll need find and edit/remove all the volume events throughout the track.

[Bernie9]

"You'll need find and edit/remove all the volume events throughout the track"


Thank you. Do you mean all volume events after the initial one ?

[Bernie9]

I used GNMIDI Pro and very easily set the volume I wanted of each track, shown together on one screen, checked that I wanted the new values to replace the existing, and everything done,

Thank you.

[Korghelper]

If the track doesn’t have Expression controller data in it (CC11), only Volume (CC7), you could insert a lower CC11 event at the start of the SMF, and the entire track would be lower, and still preserve any changes in volume that might be needed. If there are multiple CC7 events in the track, there’s probably a reason for it, it might be best to preserve the changes, but the CC11 will simply scale the whole lot back to where you would like them to sit in the mix.

Mind you, this is pretty lazy programming by the person who wrote the SMF in the first place… Technically, the track should have been written with a CC7 volume command at the start of the track, then any relative volume changes further down the timeline should have been written with Expression commands, giving the user an easy way to adjust the overall level of the entire track without losing the dynamics.

[Bernie9]

A very enlightening reply, which I appreciate. I am happy to learn difference between cc7 and cc11. I couldn't understand why there was so much automatic movement. Thank you,