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Dent du Midi - 0.4

Convert standard MIDI files for use in GarageBand

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All Time:	(4.8)
Version 0.4:	(4.0)
Selected Version:	0.4
Release Date:	2004-02-02
License:	Freeware
Downloads (version 0.4):	1,033
Downloads (all versions):	23,398

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Product Description:

Dent du Midi is an application that takes standard MIDI files and generates separate files for each track which contains the MIDI note data. These files are suitable for dropping into Apple's GarageBand application for use as loops or entire tracks. In simple terms, this application allows you to convert MIDI files into GarageBand files.

The name is a bit of a play on words. Dent du Midi is a 10,686 foot (3257 meter) mountain in the southwest of Switzerland in the west Alps. The name is French and is pronounced something like "don doo midi" which I thought sounded like "don't do MIDI" which is why it seemed to be an appropriate name since GarageBand doesn't import MIDI files.

What's new in this version:

Enhanced so that tracks would line up properly from the beginning. It appears that GarageBand ignores the time offset of the first "real" event from the original track. Starting with this version, a "dummy" all notes off event is added to the beginning of every output file's data so that GarageBand recognizes the offset of the first real event from the original track.
Fixed minor issue with end of track event which was not formatted properly. This did not appear to cause problems with GarageBand, though.

Operating System Requirements:

This product is designed to run on the following operating systems:

Mac OS X 10.3

Additional Requirements:

Mac OS X 10.2.8 or 10.3.2
GarageBand 1.0 (part of iLife '04)

Feedback Summary:

Version 0.4:
Overall Rating:	(4.0)	Features:	(3.0)	Support:	(4.0)
Ease of Use:	(4.5)	Quality / Stability:	(4.0)	Price:	(5.0)

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Tiger-compatible? - Version: 1.0, 5/28/2005 01:54PM PST

CLHarx

Tiger 10.4.1 / GB 1.1.0. Tried dragging the .mid files onto an emptied GB window, per instructions, but they "flew back". (also tried a single file.) This is the first time I've used DdM; is there a Tiger compatibility problem?

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Big Thanks - Version: 1.0, 3/22/2005 06:26PM PST

epc

Recently I needed to split some MIDI files into separate tracks, and came upon Dent du MIDI. So far it has worked flawlessly for my needs.
Thank you very much!

GarageBand 2 now supports MIDI Import - Version: 0.9, 1/11/2005 05:15PM PST

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bery

So it seems Dent du Midi will be superceded by new functionality in GarageBand 2 introduced today as part of iLife '05: "GarageBand 2 can now import MIDI files, the industry standard file format for music songs. That means you can more easily import music from other applications or download music files from the Internet for use in your own songs." http://www.apple.com/ilife/garageband/ For those of you staying with GarageBand 1.x, Dent du Midi will continue to be there to import MIDI files. Enjoy!