How To Import or Export MIDI Tempo Information with Apple LOGIC 8 and 9

When you are collaborating with another musician, it may become necessary to exchange MIDI files with tempo information intact.

I recently had to do this for the first time, and I had some challenges, but finally figured out how to do this completely. So here is how.

The key for you to know are the following pieces of information:

• MIDI track EXPORT does save the tempo change information.
• MIDI IMPORT however does not load the tempo change information.
• File->Open a MIDI file with a conductor info in it, and it will import the tempo information.
• You can cut and paste the Tempo List between Logic projects.

The BIG Tricks Are:

• Do not IMPORT MIDI, instead File->Open the MIDI file (and it will open) and LOGIC will create a temporary General MIDI project.
• Open the Tempo List from the temporary project, then you can cut and paste the tempo list from that project to another.