Hello,
If I understand things correctly, Type 1 MIDI files contain separate data information for each track. Type 0 MIDI files have all of the tracks data merged into a single track. Some Type 0 MIDI files are supposed to maintain separate MIDI channel information - but this not always the case.
Also, if the source sequence has several tracks assigned to the same MIDI channel - for example, drum tracks s Cary mentioned, then it is preferable to save the data as a Type 1 MIDI file. If the data is exported as a Type 0 MIDI file, then all tracks assigned to the same channel will be merged into a single track when the MIDI file is loaded.
This anomaly can sometimes be corrected in a notation program - and have used Sibelius to perform this operation many times. I believe that other sequencers will do this as well.
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