Tech: MIDI to WAV converter

Subject: RE: Tech: MIDI to WAV converter
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 22 Feb 07 - 05:27 PM

Thanks for the replies but I have found a way on my own.

I-tunes, which can be downloaded for free, has a MIDI to WAV converter that does all I need.


DC

Subject: RE: Tech: MIDI to WAV converter
From: GUEST,Darowyn
Date: 22 Feb 07 - 10:10 AM

MIDI can be speeded up or slowed down easily.
Audio can only be speeded up or slowed down very slightly before it sounds silly, unless you have some very special software, in which case it can be speeded up or slowed down by 20% or so before it sounds silly.
Cheers
Dave

Subject: RE: Tech: MIDI to WAV converter
From: pavane
Date: 22 Feb 07 - 08:53 AM

And of course, it cannot be speeded up. It has to play at normal speed, as far as I know.

Subject: RE: Tech: MIDI to WAV converter
From: GUEST,Darowyn
Date: 22 Feb 07 - 07:55 AM

The basic problem is that MIDI is not music. It's a record of the keypresses on the keyboard that entered the data into the computer.
In order to "convert" MIDI to Audio, something has to play the MIDI control file and then record the audio that was played.
The conversion programmes use the onboard sounds of the computer soundchip, which may or may not be anything like the instruments they are supposed to be.
So what you end up with is an audio recording of the sounds of your computer.
If you have a high quality soundcard, or if you use an external Sound Module that has high quality sounds, then the quality will be OK.
If not,you may not be able to tell acoustic guitar from marimba.
To sum up:
- MIDI is control data for a synthesiser
- WAV or CD is Audio to a reasonably high quality- everything on the original except the really high frequencies above hearing range is there.
-MP3,WMA etc is a thinned down sample of CD audio. It is those parts of the audio that the coding software thinks you really need to hear, ignoring the bits that you can do without.
Cheers
Dave

Subject: RE: Tech: MIDI to WAV converter
From: Malcolm Douglas
Date: 21 Feb 07 - 09:39 PM

You probably already have software that came with your sound card that will record midi output as audio, though you may never have explored it. Don't forget to extend the final note in each midi file so that they don't cut off abruptly at the end with an annoying click.

Subject: RE: Tech: MIDI to WAV converter
From: Barry T
Date: 21 Feb 07 - 08:44 PM

Explore Total Recorder. This economical package captures the signal going to your speakers and saves the output as a wav file.

Once the track is in this format you can write to audio CD or mp3 CD using a variety of software. Like many individuals you may want to use other software to enhance the wav before the make-a-CD step. e.g., mixing tracks, improving the dynamic range, adding echo or reverb, etc.

Subject: RE: Tech: MIDI to WAV converter
From: Bill D
Date: 21 Feb 07 - 08:12 PM

well...I found a way to do it, but it's not a direct way. I used JetAudio, used the 'record' function, which turns it to an MP3, which can then be converted to .wav.

Not worth it, I'd guess.

Even Audacity doesn't like midis.

Subject: RE: Tech: MIDI to WAV converter
From: GUEST,Frug
Date: 21 Feb 07 - 06:18 PM

Try "Mid Converter" seems to have a lot of functionality

Subject: Tech: MIDI to WAV converter
From: Doug Chadwick
Date: 21 Feb 07 - 06:12 PM

I've tried a Mudcat search and have found links to various past discussions but, as technology moves faster than a speeding bullet, I am looking for the latest, up-to-date info.

Can anyone recommend a good but not too expensive MIDI to WAV converter so that I can play my midi tunes as an audio CD ?

Thanks in advance,

DC