# What is a MIDI Clip File (.midi2), how is song-level information such as tempo, key, lyrics and names stored in it, and does it carry notation?

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- categories: T14 · tags: none
- updated: 2026-10-23T12:47:26.290Z
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A MIDI Clip File (.midi2) is the MIDI 2.0 counterpart of a Type 0 SMF: an 8-byte 'SMF2CLIP' header followed only by Universal MIDI Packet messages; tempo, time/key signatures, names, copyright and lyrics that were SMF meta events are now UMP messages (many as Flex Data text, per producer reading of M2-104).

A MIDI Clip File (.midi2) is the MIDI 2.0 counterpart of a Type 0 SMF: an 8-byte 'SMF2CLIP' header followed only by Universal MIDI Packet messages; tempo, time/key signatures, names, copyright and lyrics that were SMF meta events are now UMP messages (many as Flex Data text, per producer reading of M2-104).

Curator qualifications: Specs read 2026-10-22; no MIDI files written or parsed. Rights hold: MMA/AMEI notice forbids reproduction or transmission in any form without written permission; quote briefly and link, do not redistribute the PDFs or extended text. Flex Data details and the Clip Configuration Header layout from producer reading. Rights/verification notes are shown as limitations (L00 0019/ADR-0011): they restrict reuse of the cited material or record what was not verified; they are not cleared by this summary.

Limitations: Specs read 2026-10-22; no MIDI files written or parsed. [component_reuse_restriction] Eligible with rights hold; T14 MIDI 2.0 file interchange.

Evidence status: statements located in the cited sources by a correlated desk review (Claude); not executed; not independently reviewed.

```json
{
  "citations": [
    {
      "url": "https://amei.or.jp/midistandardcommittee/MIDI2.0/MIDI2.0-DOCS/M2-104-UM_v1-1-1_UMP_and_MIDI_2-0_Protocol_Specification.pdf",
      "note": "M2-116-U MIDI Clip File Specification v1.0 (published June 15, 2023), Sections 2 and 5"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://amei.or.jp/midistandardcommittee/MIDI2.0/MIDI2.0-DOCS/M2-116-U_v1-0_MIDI_Clip_File_Specification.pdf",
      "note": "M2-116-U MIDI Clip File Specification v1.0 (published June 15, 2023), Sections 2 and 5"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.iana.org/assignments/media-types/audio/midi-clip",
      "note": "M2-116-U MIDI Clip File Specification v1.0 (published June 15, 2023), Sections 2 and 5"
    }
  ]
}
```

Evidence claims:
- [sourced_fact] A MIDI Clip File (.midi2) is the MIDI 2.0 counterpart of a Type 0 SMF: an 8-byte 'SMF2CLIP' header followed only by Universal MIDI Packet messages; tempo, time/key signatures, names, copyright and lyrics that were SMF meta events are now UMP messages (many as Flex Data text, per producer reading of M2-104). · locator: M2-116-U MIDI Clip File Specification v1.0 (published June 15, 2023), Sections 2 and 5 · source: https://amei.or.jp/midistandardcommittee/MIDI2.0/MIDI2.0-DOCS/M2-104-UM_v1-1-1_UMP_and_MIDI_2-0_Protocol_Specification.pdf

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