Lighting control from midi files

[Ralleberg]

Hi Forum,

I can see there are quite a few threads about this, but I haven't been able to find a clear solution so I'm hoping someone here can help.

Setup / prerequisites:

• iPad #1: running BandHelper
• iPad #2: running Light Rider

• I have some MIDI files that I'd like to play when a song is selected for the second time, so they stay in sync with the backing track, etc.
  Right now, I've added them under "Recordings" - both as a file at the top, and also as the default MIDI file at the bottom of the page (I found a simple soundfont that it needs in order to play a MIDI file).
  Is this the correct way to set this up?
• When I play the file, I can see that Light Rider only receives "Note On vel: 127" and "Note On vel: 0", even though my raw MIDI file clearly contains both Note On and Note Off messages. If I use MidiWrench on the iPad with BandHelper, I can also see that a proper MIDI Note Off isn't being sent as expected.
  Has anyone experienced the same issue and found a solution?

Thanks in advance!