{"id":189,"date":"2015-01-19T07:26:44","date_gmt":"2015-01-19T07:26:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.desktopmetronome.com\/wpsite\/?page_id=189"},"modified":"2024-04-18T23:25:36","modified_gmt":"2024-04-18T23:25:36","slug":"usage","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.desktopmetronome.com\/wpsite\/products\/midi-converter\/usage\/","title":{"rendered":"Usage"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">Convert midi files like crazy!<a href=\"https:\/\/www.desktopmetronome.com\/midi_converter\/COMET!MidiConverter_trial.exe\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-110\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desktopmetronome.com\/wpsite\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/01\/download-buttons03.png\" alt=\"download-buttons03\" width=\"158\" height=\"45\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/h1>\n<h1>COMET! Midi to Audio Converter<\/h1>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">First step <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">in conversion is choosing midi files to be converted. Drop them on list directly from Windows explorer or add them by clicking <em>Add files<\/em> button. Then check ones to be processed.<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">To play a file click on it to select and press <em>play <\/em>button,or just double click a file.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Source files<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Add files<\/strong> button opens a dialog and you can browse and choose files for midi conversion. You can select multiple files in dialog by clicking on them while holding Ctrl key on the keyboard (same as in Windows explorer).<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Remove<\/strong>-to remove \u00a0checked files from list.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Remove all<\/strong>-to remove all files from list.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Check all<\/strong>-to check all files in list.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Uncheck all<\/strong>-to uncheck all files in the list.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Invert<\/strong>-to invert checked and unchecked state.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>New format<\/strong>-choose in what audio format files will be converted.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Convert<\/strong>-start converting midi to audio.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Show path<\/strong>-shows complete file name with its path on hard disk.<\/span><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desktopmetronome.com\/midi_converter\/midi2mp3.jpg\" alt=\"convert midi files to audio files including mp3 and wav\" width=\"579\" height=\"543\" \/><\/p>\n<h3>Format settings for midi conversion<\/h3>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Specify parameters for each audio format separately.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Wav settings (midi to wav conversion)<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Sample rate<\/strong>-sample rate of rendered wav audio file. Sample rate of 44100 Hz is standard sample rate for Audio CDs.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Channels<\/strong>-to render wav audio file as Stereo or Mono.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Mp3 settings (midi to mp3 conversion)<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Sample rate<\/strong>-sample rate of created Mp3 audio file. Higher sample rate produces larger files .Default is the same for all formats-44100Hz.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Channels<\/strong>-is new Mp3 file Stereo or Mono.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Bitrate<\/strong>-bitrate of \u00a0Mp3 file. Higher bitrate produces larger files of better sound quality. Default is 128Kbps.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Wma settings (midi to wma conversion)<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Sample rate<\/strong>-sample rate of \u00a0Wma audio file. Higher sample rate produces larger files. Default is the same for all formats-44100Hz.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Channels<\/strong>-is created Wma file Stereo or Mono. For some sample rates it is only possible to encode file as stereo or mono. Accordingly Stereo or Mono buttons will be disabled.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Bitrate<\/strong>-bitrate of rendered Wma file. Higher bitrate produces larger files of better sound quality. For various sample rates there are various bitrate options,so changing sample rate will also change available options in dropdown list.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<h1><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Ogg settings (midi to ogg conversion)<\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Sample rate<\/strong>-sample rate of created Ogg audio file. Higher sample rate creates larger files. Default is the same for all formats-44100Hz.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Channels<\/strong>-how many channels produced\u00a0 Ogg file have, 2 for Stereo or 1 for Mono.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Quality<\/strong>-instead of choosing bitrate, as for Mp3 and Wma formats, Ogg files are created according to quality option you set here. Default is 3 and it renders files of similar quality as Mp3 or Wma with 128Kbps bitrate.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Sound<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Use application&#8217;s default\u00a0 sound engine<\/strong>-if checked midi file conversion is done using application&#8217;s built-in sounds,which are excellent for most purposes.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\"><strong>Use sounds from soudfont file<\/strong>-checking this you can choose <\/span><a title=\"Sound fonts\" href=\"https:\/\/www.desktopmetronome.com\/wpsite\/products\/midi-converter\/sound-fonts\/\"><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">Soundfonts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-size: 10pt;\">file to be used for playing and rendering.<\/span><\/div>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.desktopmetronome.com\/midi_converter\/midi_to_mp3.jpg\" alt=\"convert midi files to audio files like mp3\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Convert midi files like crazy! 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