Okay, check this out. I learned that Logic Pro X will import standard midi files and will retain the song's tempo and meter. You have to go to File > Open and then select a midi file to import it in this manner though. If you have a Logic Project with an existing track, even if the track is empty, then if you drag and drop your midi file the song will get imported but it will be like GarageBand where it is in 4/4 @ 120bpm for the entire song. The first time I tried to import a file into Logic I tried the drag and drop method because that's how I learned to do it in GB. Then I tried File > Import > MIDI File in Logic but it was still in 4/4 @ 120bpm. Finally I learned that if you go to File > Open then you can open (i.e. import) midi files, and like I said it retains the tempo and meter. Yes!
Then I thought I should try the same thing in GarageBand. Even in the GarageBand Help it explains how to import a midi file by using drag and drop so I wasn't hopeful. Bug I tried it (File > Open) and I'll be danged if it didn't import the midi file and retain the tempo and meter! (see picture below) I'll be using Logic for a lot of stuff in the future anyway but it's good to know I can open a midi file in GarageBand to quickly audition a song. And my bandmate that has GarageBand (but not Logic) can do the same so I can be assured we're hearing the same thing. This is fantastic.
BTW, if you import a midi file using drag and drop (either app) I said above it will always import in 4/4 @ 120bpm. But I tested it some more and it will stay at whatever meter and tempo you have in the original file before you start the import process.
