Will BandTrax MIDIfiles work on my equipment?
If you own GM or GS sound equipment and you’ve obtained the correct file type, the answer is yes. If you own non-GM or non-GS equipment the answer is still yes … but after making some changes. For use on non-GM equipment you will have to alter the patch assignments within the file to suit. By using a GM tone listing, you will be able to re-patch to your equipment. e.g. The BandTrax MIDIfile contains Program Change #1 in track #?. The GM list tells you this is Piano. Find the PG # for Piano in your equipment then change the PG # in the track to that number. Do the same for all instrument sounds on all of the other tracks. Note: Drums/Percussion should always be on MIDI Channel #10. BandTrax MIDIfiles will also work on all computer music systems capable of loading/importing MIDIfiles via MS-DOS disks or accepting MIDIfiles via electronic mail servers (Email). If you are using a Mac, you must have PC File Exchange or similar installed for your Mac music software to be able to read from
