Schantz Organ Midi file creation without actual recording
I'm not an organist, I am a flutist and pianist. I'm fairly adept at using Musescore to create midi files to accompany myself on flute with a keyboard when no live accompaniment is available. My church is currently without an organist. We have a Schantz Organ (Opus 1504, 1978) that was refurbished in 2018 with midi added. If an organist records a midi live, playback is excellent on the organ, but if a midi file is created using Musescore software and exported as midi, the midi file is not recognized by our Schantz organ ("Unknown file"). I have taken the live performance midi's opened with Musescore and studied them endlessly, but when I create a different hymn trying to replicate the midi channels, it still says "Unknown file" on the organ's midi player. Could anyone help me figure out what I am missing in this process. We really want to be able to play hymns via midi on our church organ without having to hire an organist to pre-record every one. (However we are actively searching for a new part-time organist.) Thank you.
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Does your organ support both type 0 and type 1 MIDI files? I'm guessing not. MuseScore generates type 1 (multiple tracks), but your organ might only accept type 0 (single track). If you do a web search, you can probably find tools to convert type 1 to type 0.
EIther that or the MIDI adaptor was specifically programmed to only accept files created by that device, perhaps because it needs to some non-standard extensions to control the various stops.
In reply to Does your organ support both… by Marc Sabatella
Thank you for your response. I'm thinking your 2nd comment is probably true -- probable proprietary programming of the Shantz Organ midi processor as it always says "Unknown File" if the file was not live recorded. I did do a web search to see about converting the edited file I have to Type 0 to test it, but they all say "Website Blocked due to Trojan" when I click on them. I'll keep looking, but again, thank you for responding.