midi files

[dtxtrmpt]

I was browsing around the internet during class today and found a site that has a whole bunch of midi files that you can listen to. It had Appalachian Spring, one of my favorite pieces. That was one of the coolest things I've ever heard. A 25 minute long midi. How do you make songs into midi files? Do you have to rewrite them all? Or is there a program that will make them? Just wondering.... I should be asleep...but instead I'm posting on here.... zzzzzgoodnight!

[Tx_Band_Marcher08]

You're such a nerd chris =] but i love you and wish i could help you out but i have no idea.

[Hawkeye]

You can make them using a program, if you have any music editing software, there might be a function in there that can do it.

 

If not, use Google and you can find some programs to do it, off the top of my head, I cannot recommend any.

[Danpod]

  dtxtrmpt said:

I was browsing around the internet during class today and found a site that has a whole bunch of midi files that you can listen to. It had Appalachian Spring, one of my favorite pieces. That was one of the coolest things I've ever heard. A 25 minute long midi. How do you make songs into midi files? Do you have to rewrite them all? Or is there a program that will make them? Just wondering.... I should be asleep...but instead I'm posting on here.... zzzzzgoodnight!

 

Logic Pro for Mac is fantastic. People really like it.

[Dynasty]

Midi files, though with help of computers, have to be written by hand. Basically, mp3 (etc) is a digital file of a recording. A midi is a series of computer generated tones... its not recorded from anything.

 

Basically, we don't have the technology to go from hearing chords on a digitial file from a recording and turning it into computer beeps.

 

That being said, as Danpod mentioned, if you can get your hands on a score or have a great ear and a lot of patience, you can use software to write a midi.

[bossman]

To my recollection, you can scan your sheet music into your computer and Finale will read it and convert it for you. I've never tried a whole score, but i sure its possible.