Convert MIDI to Other Formats

Dyre Straits · March 31st, 2009, 07:42 AM

Anyone have a suggestion for an app to convert MIDI Files to something else? WMA, MP3, etc.?

I really don't want to have to buy something as I won't be doing this often enough to warrant the cost. It's just for my mom's 80th Birthday Party and using 1920's era music. I found loads of MIDI files but need to convert them.

**Regeneration** · March 31st, 2009, 11:27 AM

First happy birthday to mom. Second, you don't need to buy anything, you can convert Midi to other filetypes with Winamp.

Go to Preferences > Plug-ins Input > Nullsoft MIDI Player > Configure > Change Device to DirectMusic / Microsoft Synthesizer (with output) > Ok.

Now go to Plug-ins Output > Select Nullsoft Disk Writer > Choose Configure > Put there your desired settings > Ok > Close Preferences and just play the desired Midi file.

While Winamp is recording, you won't hear any output in the speakers, make sure to switch back to Nullsoft DirectSound output after.

Dyre Straits · March 31st, 2009, 02:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Regeneration

First happy birthday to mom. Second, you don't need to buy anything, you can convert Midi to other filetypes with Winamp.

Go to Preferences > Plug-ins Input > Nullsoft MIDI Player > Configure > Change Device to DirectMusic / Microsoft Synthesizer (with output) > Ok.

Now go to Plug-ins Output > Select Nullsoft Disk Writer > Choose Configure > Put there your desired settings > Ok > Close Preferences and just play the desired Midi file.

While Winamp is recording, you won't hear any output in the speakers, make sure to switch back to Nullsoft DirectSound output after.

Thanks a bunch, Rege!

It's converting to WAV files ... which I believe I can work with just fine.

**Regeneration** · March 31st, 2009, 02:14 PM

You can also convert it to MP3, but make sure to install MP3 encoder such as LAME (it comes with K-Lite Codec Pack).

Kirill · March 31st, 2009, 08:25 PM

speaking about midi...i cant even hear midi trough windows media player/media player classic/anything !
Can it be because of my usb headphones?

Dyre Straits · April 2nd, 2009, 01:09 PM

Rege, a little more help, please.

I'm converting more MIDIs to MP3. But, for some reason the files are getting cut nearly in half as for the play time. Example: I have one MIDI that is 4 min, 32 sec. But, after conversion it's only 2:05. What's happening and how do I fix it?

Thanks!

**Regeneration** · April 2nd, 2009, 01:26 PM

Try to play around with the Nullsoft Disk Writer plugin settings.

Dyre Straits · April 2nd, 2009, 01:35 PM

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Originally Posted by Regeneration

Try to play around with the Nullsoft Disk Writer plugin settings.

I just did that, and, although it's playing the full length of the file, once it saves it in the new directory, it's still shortened to less than half the play length. Weird.

It's also forcing me to choose LAME MP3 if that matters.

**Regeneration** · April 2nd, 2009, 01:59 PM

There is another way of converting by choosing Stereo Mix as the recording device in the Sound Control Panel and 3rd party audio editing software such as Nero WaveEditor.

Dyre Straits · April 3rd, 2009, 12:09 PM

Came across another totally freebie app that does it so simply it's amazing! No big fuss, no digging through preferences and settings. Downloaded it, installed it and, in less than 5 minutes had the first MIDI file converted to MP3 without any loss or corruption.

It's called, Switch Sound File Converter. It's totally free and is doing a large batch conversion as I'm typing this.