Midi Converter?

[thebiz]

Every other month I find I want to convert a midi file to some other format to use in a movie. Ive downloaded countless free trials but the trial runs up and they want me to pay, which Im not inclined to do for something I use about once every 60-90 days. Anyone know of a free Midi converter (wav, ogg, mp3, whatever)?

[6hm]

are you talking about a sequencer?
or something to have it still sound like a midi but in mp3 form

[thebiz]

are you talking about a sequencer?
or something to have it still sound like a midi but in mp3 form

Just something to make it sound like the midi file. Though a sequencer might be a solution eh. Never worked with one before. Advise?

[Del]

Midi files are very different from mp3, ogg, wav, wma etc. A midi file might sound very different on a different computer depending on the soundcard, since a midi file is basically instructions (kind of like sheet music) to tell the computer to play. Essentially each time you play the midi file, the computer performs the piece for you.
The other types of audio I mentioned are considered 'static' since the exact notes cannot be edited etc like a midi file. You can't change the sheet music since it's already been performed.

You could simply play the midi file and record into Audacity, but using a sequencer might be your best bet. Reaper (http://www.reaper.fm/download.php) has midi capabilities I think. You should at the very least be able to export the track as wav. Then convert to whatever you want using Audacity.

[kuroken]

Dunno if you use winamp (http://www.winamp.com), but that's what I use when I need to convert a midi file into an actual audio file.

Since Winamp will play midi files, all you need to do is go into preferences/plugins/output and select the disk writer output. This will export the file as a .wav of whatever bitrate you need.

Ken

[sgnr76]

I agree. The best thing to do if you intend to use MIDI is invest in a some type of software synth that you can use to tweak each MIDI channel into a sound you like and want to use.

Most DAW style software packages offer a freebie softsynth or two, or if you feel like going all out, you can get a copy of Reason which can give you the control to make just about any type of sound you can imagine through its combination of filters and sound patches.


Midi files are very different from mp3, ogg, wav, wma etc. A midi file might sound very different on a different computer depending on the soundcard, since a midi file is basically instructions (kind of like sheet music) to tell the computer to play. Essentially each time you play the midi file, the computer performs the piece for you.
The other types of audio I mentioned are considered 'static' since the exact notes cannot be edited etc like a midi file. You can't change the sheet music since it's already been performed.

You could simply play the midi file and record into Audacity, but using a sequencer might be your best bet. Reaper (http://www.reaper.fm/download.php) has midi capabilities I think. You should at the very least be able to export the track as wav. Then convert to whatever you want using Audacity.