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13 Mar 06 - 12:06 AM (#1691703) Subject: Tech: convert .mid to .wav / mp3 From: alison Hi, looking for a relatively uncomplicated answer please. I'm trying to convert some midi backing tracks which I have done into .wav or .mp3 so I can play them through an ipod rather than a midi file player is this possible and does anyone know of a good program to convert the files? thanks slainte alison |
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13 Mar 06 - 05:01 AM (#1691802) Subject: RE: Tech: convert .mid to .wav / mp3 From: Nick There are various midi to wav converters if you google "midi to wav" but I tend to use Audacity because it does that and much more. |
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13 Mar 06 - 02:17 PM (#1692251) Subject: RE: Tech: convert .mid to .wav / mp3 From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Have you looked at the previous threads on this subject here? Use the Lyric and Knowledge search box up at the top of the page. |
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13 Mar 06 - 02:26 PM (#1692262) Subject: RE: Tech: convert .mid to .wav / mp3 From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Here are some possible threads Tech: MIDI <>mp3? |
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13 Mar 06 - 02:28 PM (#1692264) Subject: RE: Tech: convert .mid to .wav / mp3 From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca Actually, thinking about it, the easiest way is simply to play the MIDI file and Record the sound output of your soundcard to the format you want. That's probably the most straightforward method. |
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13 Mar 06 - 06:51 PM (#1692548) Subject: RE: Tech: convert .mid to .wav / mp3 From: wysiwyg The Tech threads are usually obsolete by the time one goes back to see what had been recommended. New stuff available all the time-- new thread makes complete sense. I believe the short version of the past discussions has been that there is no way to actually convert them-- that you have to do as George suggests. And I believe Nick's suggestion of Audacity does just that. I've used Total Recorder to do it also. I have not enjoyed the result overly much-- it never sounds as good as the midi did or as good as other wavs or mp3s, either. The result has been useful for reference or learning, but not much else. ~Susan |
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13 Mar 06 - 07:50 PM (#1692587) Subject: RE: Tech: convert .mid to .wav / mp3 From: Mick Pearce (MCP) Not quite correct Susan. Converting wav to midi is non-trivial, though an area with a lot of research. There is some success in limited situations, but no complete solution yet. Converting midi to wav is a different matter. You can normally always do it by recording the midi as it plays, but this has to be done in real time. However there are programs that can realize the midi directly to wav without playing it. Essentially they simulate the midi synthesis and just save the wav output rather than playing it. The advantage of this is that it's much faster than playing the midi in real time. The disadvantage is that you're limited by the type of midi synthesiser available to the program. There is fuller discussion of these topics in other thread, such as the ones George lists above. Mick |
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14 Mar 06 - 12:49 AM (#1692797) Subject: RE: Tech: convert .mid to .wav / mp3 From: alison thanks everyone one of the main problems is that when you go through a MIDI file player or (as I do) through a keyboard you get "decent" instrument sounds (due to the sound card I suppose) - but that doesn't translate when you go through the Ipod. slainte alison |
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14 Mar 06 - 08:50 AM (#1693056) Subject: RE: Tech: convert .mid to .wav / mp3 From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca If you're recording the MIDI on your computer, it shouldn't matter when you play the recorded file on your Ipod I should think. Recording on the computer gives you the sound as it is off the sound card on your computer. Once it has been recorded on the computer it'll stay that way when you put the recording on your Ipod. |
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14 Mar 06 - 01:41 PM (#1693408) Subject: RE: Tech: convert .mid to .wav / mp3 From: Clinton Hammond I'm pretty sure Jetaudio will do the conversion easily... |
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14 Mar 06 - 05:23 PM (#1693708) Subject: RE: Tech: convert .mid to .wav / mp3 From: M.Ted For recording purposes, one usually plays the midi through an external midi synth, like a Roland keyboard, for instance, and then records the analog sound--as George points out, it is the easiest way, and it sounds the best, too- |
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14 Mar 06 - 07:12 PM (#1693808) Subject: RE: Tech: convert .mid to .wav / mp3 From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca BTW, I just found this site, but I haven't tried it yet:MIDI to Sheet Music Converter |
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16 Mar 06 - 04:13 AM (#1694928) Subject: RE: Tech: convert .mid to .wav / mp3 From: alison thanks guys slainte alison |