SMF support?

[Gusto]

Eg general song setup for all songs default

Track 1 violin - loaded soundfont instrument 2 (violin 2)
Track 2 piano - loaded soundfont instrument 5 (grand piano)
Track 3 drum -  midi channel 4 out (to coremidi app eg Soft Drummer app ios)

As you know soundfonts Can vary and be custom made so general and song specific selection would be great

Eg song 5 custom setting:

Track 1 as above
Track 2 instrument piano- Mute
Track 3 as above

So you can play track 2 yourself, and this should be included with volume settings per instrument per song

[arlo]

In the new app version released today, you can attach an SMF file (.mid) to a song and play it back just as you would with any recording. This should eliminate the need for another app like Sweet MIDI Player. This requires the Advanced Audio upgrade. Details are in "To play music from a Standard MIDI File" on the Sending MIDI page:

http://www.arlomedia.com/apps/setlistmaker/tutorials/sending_MIDI.html

[lbolen]

Wow, sweet! Haven't logged in for a while, great to see this added capability!

I've since upgraded to BandHelper; and I've noticed that this is in BandHelper as well!

Les

[arlo]

Please allow default sound font system wide, with option to add another selection per song.

This is included in yesterday's version 4.0 release:

http://www.bandhelper.com/support/release_notes.html

[arlo]

Also thought if there can be sheet music or music linked to the midi file playing
ie maybe can use automation to show lines/sheet music
but would be out of this world to follow a sheet music/lyric as it plays

In the new app version 2022-12-12 released today, you can use a standard MIDI file instead of an automation track to trigger any app action listed on the Settings > Remote Control page. This includes scrolling to pages or markers, but not lyrics highlighting because that requires a line number value that remote control doesn't support.

To use this new capability, you need to set Settings > Audio & MIDI > Send SMF Data To Port to Set List Maker. This means you cannot send MIDI data from an SMF to other devices while also sending it back into Set List Maker. If the port is set to anything other than Set List Maker, the app will not respond to its own SMF files.

[arlo]

Also thought if there can be sheet music or music linked to the midi file playing
ie maybe can use automation to show lines/sheet music
but would be out of this world to follow a sheet music/lyric as it plays

In today's new app versions, you can use the Lyrics Line Number remote control action to select a line of lyrics based on a MIDI program change or song select messages. If you use a program change message, bank numbers will be ignored.