janahan
Joined: Jan 13, 2003
Posts: 232
From: UK
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* For those who have a SoundBlaster Live/Audigy soundcard, or any soundcard with decent MIDI output and the ability to use the MIDI as a recording source......
The best way to record MIDI to wave is to first download a decent size soundfont (I have an 8MB Sountfont) to get absolutely the BEST midi playback.
Use the Mixer Control to set the MIDI as a recording source (not "what you hear"), and set any other parameters you wish to have.
Play the MIDI file using winamp, or Windows Media Player.
Use the Creative Labs Wave Studio applciation to record the playback real time. Record as 22Khz MONO 16bit.
use the same application to crop the recorded wave, and also normalise the volume to make it as loud as possible without distortion.
save the wav file using IMA ADPCM to reduce the file size.
transfer to your phone.
The advantage of this method is that the MIDI generation performance of the Hardware MIDI system is far superior than most software MIDI to WAV translators, and you can take advantage of any post processing done by your sound card to enhance the sound. Secondly you have better control of the volume and format.
I have converted the dusk2dawn and NYC midi files on SE's site to wav this way, and the quality runs circles around even the T610's fantastic midi playback! Plus the sound can be heard two rooms away!
TIPS: use another wave recorder/editor to adjust equaliser setting and dynamic spread, etc. Use PSMPlay to change instruments and individual instrument volume on the original MIDI. For the real music fanatics, use an external MIDI synth to play the MIDI, and record from the LINE OUT (thho this is largely overkill)
Owned (order of purchase): Nok 8110, Nok 6150, Nok 8210, Nok 6210, Eric r320s, Eric T68m, SE T300, SE P800, SE T610, SE S700i, Mot V3i, SE K800i |
Posted: 2003-07-31 04:21
