MIDI to mp3...

[JordanN]

Originally Posted by kbob

The other issue is the quality of the midi bank you're running against. That's why a lot of time and effort is put into selecting a keyboard for instance-some have fantastic piano sounds, some are better at strings, some at horns, etc...

And from what I recall, while the one in windows is OK, its not great.

Which is why I wasn't even considering it when I made my previous reply.

Originally Posted by kbob

The other issue is the quality of the midi bank you're running against. That's why a lot of time and effort is put into selecting a keyboard for instance-some have fantastic piano sounds, some are better at strings, some at horns, etc...

And from what I recall, while the one in windows is OK, its not great.

Originally Posted by JordanN

Which is why I wasn't even considering it when I made my previous reply.

Come on, guys! I've been working with MIDI since it was BORN -- well over 20 years! The "one in Windows" isn't "in Windows". It's almost always on the motherboard or sound card. A Yamaha chip is fairly popular. No, General MIDI (GM, which I never liked to begin with -- I was there when the specs for it were made) hardly EVER sounds good, even if you have an outboard General MIDI module. GM was simply created to get MIDI to the GM (general market ) and try to standardize a few things so that you could "plug and play". Unfortunately the standards were set pretty low and without a lot of creativity.

Now, I didn't put all of THAT in MY reply because I didn't want to insult pianomandan's intelligence -- who is obviously a fellow musician and probably already knows all of the above.

(Oh, I'm back from the hospital... did I mention that anesthesia makes me cranky? )

[kbob]

Not trying to sow any "discord"-lol-but just following my most basic troubleshooting techniques-you know, are you sure the pc is plugged in, the power strip is on, and the ac bill is paid?

Welcome back!!!

[pianomandan]

I am well aware of the limitation of GM, but with our organ in (long term) storage and our sanctuary being renovated it seems like the best way to create an accompaniment CD for this week's traditional Thanksgiving hymn. The praise team (minus the band) is a psudo choir this week.

To create a decent organ sound I avoided using any organ sounds, as they all have harsh releases. By layering Synth Strings with Pads and some Choral Ahh's I was able to create a very beautiful sounding organ. It took more time than I planned, but I enjoyed doing it.

Tim - glad you're at home! Hospital stays are never any fun.

[Evely]

Try a good midi to mp3 converter called MIDI Converter Studio on maniactools dot com. I use it for a long time already. It converts large numbers of files very quickly. Besides, it supports soundfonts - you can choose any instruments for your tune.

[deke]

I spent a lot of time to free on-line converters and now purchased desktop version for batch conversion. MIDIRenderer from Abyssmedia.com work very good with multicore CPU and save my time. 300 seconds MIDI track converted within 15 seconds.

[rooby]

and how to convert back?)

[deke]

You need MIDI to MP3 converter from Widisoft or Intelliscore