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Is it possible to use midi files for audio tracks in MM2? When I tried to import the midi files it said it was not supported. I know that Media Player 9.0 will play midi files but how can I use them in MM2
Brad S
 
Here's my raw database notes about converting midi files to wav

3/3/03 - tested on main desktop computer using Sound Recorder while playing the MIDI file with Winam

Sound Recorder settings for recording
Sound playback device - Modem #0 Line Playbac
Sound recording - Creative Sound Plaster PC
MIDI music - Microsoft GS Wavetable SW Synt

Capture settings - Select Stereo Mi
Volume Control - Mute the Wave, Line In and CD Audi

Play the midi in WinAmp, select New in Sound Recorder and hit the record button > when done, save it as a WAV fil

Playback > open the WAV file in Windamp > unmute the Wave option in the Volume Contro

PapaJoh
www.papajohn.or
 
Thanks for responding, I don't use WinAmp, so I was wondering if the same could be done playing midi file with Windows media, then recording with recorder? I tried but for some reason I didn't get an output while playing. I think it was trying to record from a mic which I don't have. Your thoughts

Brad S
 
Hi Brad,

Yes of course you can. What you need WinAmp for I don't know. Windows
Media Player will play MIDI files no trouble. Recording is not so obvious.

I'm not sure if the following option is on my system because of my
soundcard or whether its part of the XP standard system. When I double click
the Volume control and switch to recording I have the option "What you hear"
This option samples what is going out to the speakers and when using the XP
Sound Recorder it records perfectly the music from a midi file playing in
Media Player...its doing it right now..

The recorder that comes with XP is limited to recording in 60 second
chunks which is not useful. I remember someone telling me how to make it
record any continuos length of sound by default...I will have a look for it.
You can with a bit of fiddling record the whole thing in 60 second chunks
and then import each of those chunks into Movie Maker and when zoomed all
the way in on the timeline you can overlap the ends so that it sounds
right...its not very satisfactory I know. If I come up with the details on
how to change it from 60 seconds to something more useful I will let you
know.

Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.co.uk
www.the-kellys.org



Brad S said:
Thanks for responding, I don't use WinAmp, so I was wondering if the same
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could be done playing midi file with Windows media, then recording with
recorder? I tried but for some reason I didn't get an output while playing.
I think it was trying to record from a mic which I don't have. Your
thoughts?
 
Hi John

Thanks a bunch! I didn't actually have the option "what you hear" but was able to find something similar with "stereo mix" selected for recording. Your right about the 60sec time limit being a pain, it does take extra time to link the files together to make it sound right. Do you know if the sound .wav file can be compressed into a .wma file? Just to scale things down for e-mailing video to family

Brad S
 
Brad,

Movie Maker can use WAV files and save them as WMA, by default if you don't
have an video or other clips in the project.
--
PapaJohn

Movie Maker 2 - www.papajohn.org
Photo Story 2 - www.photostory.papajohn.org

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Brad S said:
Hi John,

Thanks a bunch! I didn't actually have the option "what you hear" but
Click to expand...
was able to find something similar with "stereo mix" selected for recording.
Your right about the 60sec time limit being a pain, it does take extra time
to link the files together to make it sound right. Do you know if the sound
..wav file can be compressed into a .wma file? Just to scale things down for
e-mailing video to family.
 
Hi Brad,

If you import your ".WAV" files into Movie Maker (all of the separate 60
second chunks) toy can then drag them down to the Audio Track at the bottom
and whilst zoomed in as far as you can go, you can overlap them. It is a
messy way of doing things, but it will work with some patience.

Assuming you have no video clips on the time line you can then tell
Movie Maker to Save the Movie (yep it does sound daft) the output will be a
WMA file.

If you do have video on the timeline the same procedure will create
whichever format of video you chose with the sound embedded in the resulting
file.

There are loads of Audio programs "Out There" In fact I have just picked
up a magazine I buy every now and then...its called PC Utilities. It has a
DVD coverdisk and on the disk there are 346 Audio and Video programs. If I
were you I would go take a look in your local store and see if you can get
something similar. There will be a strong chance that at least on of the
Audio programs will give you the ability to record your audio track the way
you want to instead of having to mess around this way.

Best Wishes.....John Kelly
www.the-kellys.org
www.the-kellys.co.uk

Brad S said:
Hi John,

Thanks a bunch! I didn't actually have the option "what you hear" but
Click to expand...
was able to find something similar with "stereo mix" selected for recording.
Your right about the 60sec time limit being a pain, it does take extra time
to link the files together to make it sound right. Do you know if the sound
..wav file can be compressed into a .wma file? Just to scale things down for
e-mailing video to family.
 
I used "audacity", a free sound program, set to record the "streo mix", and played the midi in Microsoft Media Player. It ran 3.45 minutes without a problem. You can then edit and adjust with Audacity, and save as a .wav file.

http://audacity.sourceforge.net

Bob
 
Thanks for the info, I lost my posting for a while since the new format. I liked the old one where you could pick all messages posted from author. It made it a little easier to see all your postings
Thanks again,
Brad S
 
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