On Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:26 pm, John Richard Smith wrote:
> least Yamaha seem to be using this specific file connotation, whether
.mid are MIDI files and they're quite standardised - if the keyboard is
"General MIDI" then the files should be easy to play and edit.
> and the sound quality is good. So it's not a cheapskate size reduction
MIDI files only record the notes.
The final playback quality is NOT guaranteed. It depends on your waveset, you
might notice they sound different on computer and keyboard.
> I'm still looking for something that will both display and allow me to
> edit, and in the end convert to an ordinary .wav file format to write to
> CD, and in linux if at all possible.
To play, use "timidity" or various frontends like "kmidi" or "kmid".
To edit in Linux, use sequencers such as MuSE. Timidity can save MIDIs to wave
files. In Windows, programs like Cake Walk can edit.
Regards,
_nasturtium
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