Re: Can I change a midi file to a mp3 file, others files too

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As I've repeatedly said, the MIDI files are not audio files, they're
instructions to your sound card to play audio notes.

You have to play the MIDI files in WMP, then use Audacity (running at
the same time) to *sample* the audio playback from WMP

HTH
Cheers - Neil

On Sat, 8 Nov 2008 20:43:00 -0800, Bebb
<Bebb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thank you so much again Neil,
I downloaded the program, tried to work with it and it does not work. I
clicked on the midi songs I have and none of them was able to play in that
audacity, it said also to Import ans New... and it still didn't work. So I
removed it. I'lll have to find another song to add to my website.

Cheers and again, thanks so much.
Bebb

"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

Right, so that's describing 64-bit sound card "driver software" - that
is, the software your PC uses to communicate with the sound card's
hardware.

As long as you can hear sounds in windows / media player, and hear
audio from your microphone / line-in socket on the sound card, then
you're good to go.

There's additional discussion of using Audacity on 64-bit Vista
(indicating they've tested it and it works), as well as information on
setting up the sound card's recording and playback devices here
http://audacityteam.org/forum/viewtopic.php?f=23&t=5390

In general, have a look in Windows Help for full instructions on using
sound recording (in any windows program), then re-read the second link
I sent earlier about recording sound card output (MIDI playback in
WMP) back from the sound card or line-in socket as required.

HTH
Cheers - Neil

On Thu, 6 Nov 2008 15:14:01 -0800, Bebb
<Bebb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Hi Neil,
Here is where I read that in Audacity's
site:http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=general&i=64-bit

So then you know my pc can work with that program, I'll try it. I'm reading
everything I can to educate myself on how to work with it and when I read the
64 bit writing I looked what my pc is and then I stopped reading. I have no
idea on how to convert that midi file to mp3 and hope their program is easy
to work with.

Again, thank you for your much appreciated help.
Bebb

"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

No, Audacity works well on 32-bit CPUs.
There are no such 64 bit sound cards ;-)

So I dunno where you read that, but not on the Audacity website.

I've got a Celeron 400Mhz here which I use for audio captures from
Vinyl, and that works absolutely perfectly. Audio capture is well
within the capabilities of any PC made in the last 8 years.

HTH
Cheers - Neil

On Tue, 4 Nov 2008 20:56:00 -0800, Bebb
<Bebb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Thank you so much Neil for the fast reply and info. I went to that Autacity
site and read allot. I read that it takes a 64 bit to use that program,
well my pc is has a 32 bit, and it says that the sound card has to be 64 bits
too. So, I am concern to even try to download it now. I have XP SP3 in the
pc I would download it.
Thanks again.

Bebb


"Neil Smith [MVP Digital Media]" wrote:

On Mon, 3 Nov 2008 12:42:02 -0800, Bebb
<Bebb@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

I have a midi file in my playlist am trying to save it as a mp3 file so I can
play in my website using the WMP 11. I tried saving it as .mp3 when saving
file as "All Files", but does not work. When at the website the file do not
play, I click on the download and WMP gives a pop up that it cannot play that
kind of file.
Is there any program that can convert a MIDI file to a MP3 file or other
files that can be played in a website?
I am illeterate about MP3 players or changing file formats in music.

So a MIDI file doesn't contain any actual *audio*.

It's a list of notes in sequence, rather like if you imagine a piano
roll : The PC's sound card takes those instructions, plays a note
using a sample of one of a predefined set of "instruments" (guitar,
drum, piano etc) and that's what's actually output as sound.

So to record a MIDI, you'd have to have some recording software, such
as Audacity : http://audacity.sourceforge.net/

On the FAQ page, there's a technique listed, for recording directly
what would be played by the sound card - as analog audio - and
converting it back to digital audio (this is the actual sound now, not
the list of notes to play in the MIDI file)

http://audacity.sourceforge.net/help/faq?s=recording&i=streaming

Why not get used to the Audacity screen by recording from e.g a tape
deck or microphone first, then give it a try by recording from the
Stereo Mix by following the instructions above.

You *may* find in a limited numbner of sound cards, that you actually
do have to run a physical cable (3.5mm stereo jack) from the Line-Out
of the sound card, back to the Line-In socket on the sound card.

HTH
Cheers - Neil
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