Studio One also allows you to import a MIDI file from the File menu. This is the third and final way to use midi in Studio One. Please note this will not import the MIDI file to your current project: it will create a new song in Studio One, so make sure to save your current song first.

There are several people who have asked how you can export a MIDI file from Studio One as Standard MIDI File - Type 0 (SMF-0). There are a few reasons that one might need to do this.

5) A MIDI file will not change the tempo data of a song. The tempo data is part of the song and not the MIDI file. However MIDI files do contain tempo data if used as the core of a new song. If this is the case then you’ll need to create the MIDI file and use the ALT key to stretch the tempo.
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Open the installation folder of Studio One. The default location is. C: → Program Files → Presonus → Studio One 4. From there go to Presets → User Presets → Pitch Names. Right click on the Studio One app icon and select Show Package Contents. Navigate to Contents → presets → User Presets → Pitch Names.

You play live with an external sequencer controlling your synths and it's not logistically feasible to use your computer (Figure 1).
You play with just a workstation and want the internal sequencer to play your songs with all your onboard sounds in the correct places (again without use of your computer).
You create Standard MIDI Files for other people to use (Commercial or Public).
You want to be able to use the MIDI file in another DAW and use the General MIDI (GM) sounds in that DAW (Reason, Cubase, etc.)

There may be other reasons I'm not aware of, but these are the biggest ones.

The short answer to this question of how to export SMF-0's is...you can't. Since Studio One does not use MIDI as it is currently known, it doesn't store Program Changes within the MIDI file itself. It stores that information within the actual Song file (Figure 2).

How To Export MIDI From Studio One To Standard MIDI Files

When you export a MIDI file of all the tracks you've created, it's only providing you with the notes and some basic control change information. Studio One can import and read this information but nothing can be written inside the tracks themselves unless it can be written as simple automation (which is how S1 handles these events). For most Studio One users this won’t be an issue since all the information is stored within the Song file; however, if you do find you need this extra functionality, here’s what you do.

The easiest way to work around this is to export your MIDI tracks by highlighting all the tracks of MIDI data that you have in a song (Figure 3),

right-clicking on them and selecting 'Export Parts to MIDI File' from the drop-down menu (Figure 4).

This will create a Type-0 MIDI file. You can also just click “Save As” and, from the dropdown menu in the popup box, select MIDI file instead of Song file. It will carry over any CC’s in the file header, but may need some tweaking.

Studio One Midi File

Next, take that SMF and import it into another DAW like Logic, Cubase, Ableton Live, etc. This is where you can add any Program Changes and Control Changes necessary for your song. Pretty much any other DAW will allow you to insert this data anywhere within the MIDI tracks. Once that’s done, you can re-save and export your Standard MIDI File to whatever media you wish such as a usb stick, cloud, or floppy disk (Figure 5) and use it properly.

Studio One Midi Setup

Studio One is still a very powerful DAW and you can do tons with it. Sometimes, however, we need to find little workarounds for whatever DAW we happen to be using.

Studio One Midi Files