AnsweredMIDI - Convert 12/8 to 4/4 (Compound Time to Simple Time)

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MIDI - Convert 12/8 to 4/4 (Compound Time to Simple Time)

Is there a way to convert MIDI from 12/8 to 4/4 in Sonar?
I have an orchestra score MIDI for the Dr Who theme that I'm playing with, it would be nice to be able to fiddle with it in 4/4.
Is there a sequence of edits or a workflow that can accomplish this?
 
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    Re: MIDI - Convert 12/8 to 4/4 (Compound Time to Simple Time) 2014/12/14 12:25:43 (permalink) ☼ Best Answerby TomHelvey 2014/12/14 19:10:24
    The numbers are a little weird to compensate for SONAR's limited resolution on clip length and tempo changes but here's the drill:
     
    1. Select all MIDI clips
    2. Process > Length > 3333 percent
    3. Process > Length > 2 percent
    4. Change Tempo to 66.66 percent of what it was.

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    Re: MIDI - Convert 12/8 to 4/4 (Compound Time to Simple Time) 2014/12/14 16:46:59 (permalink)
    brundlefly
    The numbers are a little weird to compensate for SONAR's limited resolution on clip length and tempo changes but here's the drill:
     
    1. Select all MIDI clips
    2. Process > Length > 3333 percent
    3. Process > Length > 2 percent
    4. Change Tempo to 66.66 percent of what it was.


    Cool, thanks. I'll give it a shot.

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    Re: MIDI - Convert 12/8 to 4/4 (Compound Time to Simple Time) 2014/12/14 19:20:06 (permalink)
    Just tried this, it got me about 98% there. After doing the length changes, I had to drag all the clips back so they started close to the right place and then quantize them. The first note started on 1:020 and by the end of the clip the notes were starting around 1:008. Close enough for rock n roll. Thanks!

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