Gotcha #1: Extending a MIDI clips length with LOOP mode ON will NOT change the length of the MIDI file.

Select the MIDI Clip you wish to export and use the “Export MIDI Clip” command from the File menu, or directly from the clip's context menu (accessed by right clicking on the MIDI clip).

See the screenshot below to see where the Loop button is located in the MIDI clip preview. For the purposes of transcription assignments, we recommend you turn LOOP mode off as it may create unexpected behavior (see Gotcha #1 to see what issues you could run into).

When you create a MIDI file, Ableton Live will set the LOOP mode to ON by default.

Middy will ignore notes that are deactivated in Ableton.

Middy will read all active notes in deactivated regions (see Gotcha #1 & Gotcha #2 to see how you could run into this issue).

Notice in the GIF below how the starting measure in the MIDI Note Editor changes from 2 to 1 after the Midi Clip is shortened and then cropped. Right click on the MIDI clip you wish to export and click “Crop Clip(s)” from the clip's context menu.

The best way to ensure that the MIDI Clip will start from measure 1, is to ”crop” your MIDI Clip before you export it.

Do note upload a MIDI file with notes in negative measures (see Gotcha #3 to see how you could run into this issue). Middy reads notes starting from measure 1.For the most part, you can consider the MIDI Note Editor as the source of truth for how your MIDI file will be read in Middy.Please see the list of Gotchas 👀 below to see how you could run into a few issues. You may be confused why Middy is reading your MIDI file differently from how Ableton reads your MIDI file. The way Ableton LIVE visualizes a MIDI Clip in the sequencer can differ from how MIDDY interprets and displays a MIDI file. Middy and Ableton Live handle MIDI files differently.This document covers tips for how to export a MIDI file from Ableton LIVE for the purposes of a Transcription assignment on Middy.

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