MIDI files in v5 browser ?

[mevla]

This seems very basic : is there a category proper for MIDI files (.mid) in the V5 browser ? Not a Bitwig clip, probably not a Note clip ?

So I created a MIDI folder in ~/Bitwig Studio/Library/

Then in the right panel browser I choose Everything -> Location -> My Library and 'reveal file'. It shows in the pop up OS file browser the existing directories such as Wavetables, Presets, Templates an Clips and it shows the new MIDI directory . I then choose in the browser to re-index the location of My Library hoping that it will recognize the new folder. It doesn't. What to do ?

[nowiamone]

This seems very basic : is there a category proper for MIDI files (.mid) in the V5 browser ? Not a Bitwig clip, probably not a Note clip ?

So I created a MIDI folder in ~/Bitwig Studio/Library/

Then in the right panel browser I choose Everything -> Location -> My Library and 'reveal file'. It shows in the pop up OS file browser the existing directories such as Wavetables, Presets, Templates an Clips and it shows the new MIDI directory . I then choose in the browser to re-index the location of My Library hoping that it will recognize the new folder. It doesn't. What to do ?

My Midi folder is in my samples folder, which is added as "Sound content location" in Bitwigs preferences.

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For quick access, i dragged that Folder to the quick selector.
When i press the "insert from library" i can also determine that this Folder is opened by default. (in your case the midi folder).

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So if you try this route (making a sound content location folder for your midi files), and Bitwig still does not scan it properly, then it might be some Bitwig problem. Or in rare cases OS read/write-permission error.

This is how the folder looks opened for me (with popup browser), and the midi files are not a category, but "file type". So if you reach this point, you'll then be able to save that view as default for insertion from instrument tracks, and done :

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[Jolaff]

This seems very basic : is there a category proper for MIDI files (.mid) in the V5 browser ? Not a Bitwig clip, probably not a Note clip ?

So I created a MIDI folder in ~/Bitwig Studio/Library/

Then in the right panel browser I choose Everything -> Location -> My Library and 'reveal file'. It shows in the pop up OS file browser the existing directories such as Wavetables, Presets, Templates an Clips and it shows the new MIDI directory . I then choose in the browser to re-index the location of My Library hoping that it will recognize the new folder. It doesn't. What to do ?

I tried it and it works ....but I had to restart Bitwig for the new folder to show up...

[mevla]

Thanks for the replies and suggestions. It turned out that indeed, after a restart of Bitwig it was OK.

What's confusing with this is the alleged nature of the browser and how it updates itself. And if it doesn't do it automatically there's a re-index function. So in any case it should 'happen'. Without having to do something so 1997 as rebooting the software.

[Jolaff]

What's confusing with this is the alleged nature of the browser and how it updates itself. And if it doesn't do it automatically there's a re-index function. So in any case it should 'happen'. Without having to do something so 1997 as rebooting the software.

Indeed, if there is a re-index option we shouldn't have to restart it ...I restart it right away because I didn't know there were a re-index option...

That being said, I think rebooting is like slapping something that doesn't works... it will always be relevant no matter what year you are in