Could you not record the midi on an analog tape and the play the analog tape
iinto a wav recorder.
I am trying to do the opposite, midi to wav
Lee Snook

rsw@ecn.ab.ca wrote in message ...
>Samantha (jeljam@pacific.net.sg) wrote:
>: Hi everyone,
>: I was wondering how to create midi files? Is it possible to change a WAV
>: file into a MIDI file?
>: Thanx.
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>
>no. the two are different. Wave files are the equivalent of digital
>audio-tape. MIDI files (at it's most basic) only contain a command to turn
>a note on, a loudness parameter, a pitch parameter, and a final command to
>turn the note off. this is somewhat confusing tho. allow an analogy.
>
>if i spoke this sentence into a microphone and recorded it, you could hear
>ME saying it. as it is, you can only read my sentence on your computer
>screen. you don't even have the same fonts i do, cuz i'm using telnet to
>write this. but the words are there.
>
>this is like the difference between WAV & MIDI. WAV contains sound. MIDI
>doesn't. midi sends information to something, somewhere in your computer
>that DOES make sound. probably your soundblaster card. the SoundCard has
>tiny little WAV files on it, which are triggered by the MIDI information.
>more complicated midi info allows the composer to send other info into
>your card too, like pitch bending information for instance.
>
>the way most people convert WAV to MIDI is to learn the melody in the WAV
>and play it into a MIDI sequencer. which is fine if it's a bass guitar or
>a piano, both of which are sounds your SoundCard has, but if its Darth
>Vader saying "you are in really deep trouble", forget it.
>
>well, that's probably a way longer answer than you needed. hope i didn't
>miss the point of what you were asking.
>
>rob
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