Cubase 5, mididrumtrack import and no bpm

[Curse9]

Hello folks,

I used to import mididrumtracks into Cubase5 all the time and Cubase did the bpm on its own. Suddenly after importing these files it allways shows 120bpm and I don't know what I have to do. Are there any changes I can do to switch back to normal? Do you have any idea whats going on here?

 

[koalamo]

On the transport panel make sure tempo is set to "track" not "fixed"

If that doesn't work just import a tempo map as well as the midi file?

 

[Curse9]

HI and thank you for the quick response. It doesn't work and I tried it before. How do I import a tempomap? I only have this mididrumtrack

 

[koalamo]

HI and thank you for the quick response. It doesn't work and I tried it before. How do I import a tempomap? I only have this mididrumtrack

No problem <3 Go to the project where you programmed the original drums and go to file ->
export -> tempo track and you should be set then just import into the session your in now and again make sure tempo is set to track not fixed.

Whenever I export midi it never has any tempo information, weird I guess ? I was always under the impression this was the way to do it.

 

[Curse9]

hm, because I did not programmed the drums myself I have another problem. Could it be the guy who send me the miditracks did not export the tempo?

 

[koalamo]

hm, because I did not programmed the drums myself I have another problem. Could it be the guy who send me the miditracks did not export the tempo?

well I have no idea if you can export midi data in cubase with tempo information, Like I said any midi I have ever exported has been without it but maybe I am just not aware of this feature. A tempo track exported from cubase is a seperate thing from a midi track its a different file type and I believe its only readable by cubase but I don't know

You might have to wait for someone like jeff or maybe ahj to hopfully answer you sorry mate

 

[006]

Tempo should be embedded automatically with MIDI I believe.

I use a Tempo Track when I am not using MIDI. Otherwise, MIDI has it all there already.

 

[Curse9]

I appreciate you trying to help me, thank you very much!

 

[Curse9]

Tempo should be embedded automatically with MIDI I believe.

This! I thought so, but what has gone wrong with Cubase? Maybe I have to repair Cubase if this is possible with the DVD

 

[koalamo]

Tempo should be embedded automatically with MIDI I believe.

I use a Tempo Track when I am not using MIDI. Otherwise, MIDI has it all there already.

haha oh shit maybe mines "broken" too my midi tracks never have tempo fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck

 

[musickey]

had the same issue with a project recently...this worked for me. drag and drop the midi file into your project, see if that works.

 

[006]

Wish I knew what is wrong with you guys' MIDI setup. Only thing I can think of is that whenever I import MIDI into a project that is already open it won't import the tempo, I always import without a project open, it asks me where to save the project and makes a new one. When I do it that way it imports the tempo fine. Something I can suggest trying is close the project you are working in, with Cubase still open go to file>import>midi, make a new project after selecting the midi file. In that new project, do file>export>tempo track. Close that project, open the one you need the tempo in and do file>import>tempo track. Although, I'm sure there is a way to make the project read the MIDI tempo if you import it into an already open project, I just don't know how.

 

[JeffTD]

This is a bug in C5. If the MIDI file does in fact have tempo information embedded in it, you need to to select import -> midi file, but when it asks you to open it as a new project, you have to select "yes." From there you can see the tempo and import it into your old project, or start from scratch.

 

[006]

This is a bug in C5. If the MIDI file does in fact have tempo information embedded in it, you need to to select import -> midi file, but when it asks you to open it as a new project, you have to select "yes." From there you can see the tempo and import it into your old project, or start from scratch.

Basically what I said

 

[ArthurD]

Go Import-> MIDI.

It will ask "creat a new project?"

You must choose YES, them the same folder of your project.

The tempo will be fine now.

 

[006]

^ Right... but what if you already have a whole session set up? Do what you said, but then export the Tempo Track from that new project and import it into the one you already set up.

 

[Curse9]

thank you for trying to help me. I finally set up cubase again and now it is working again. I don't know what the failure was but its gone now.

 

[MetalMiller]

Go to preferences and midi / midi file (import options) and uncheck "Ignore Master Track Events on Merge". Don´t know why, but it works.

 

[Curse9]

i had the same problem again and checked back this thread. Thank you very much for your hint! Its working

 

[WellfearJoe]

Go to preferences and midi / midi file (import options) and uncheck "Ignore Master Track Events on Merge". Don´t know why, but it works.

Thanks! Didn't know about this setting but it makes sense.