Convert MIDI files to mp3, flac or wav
Would you like to convert your MIDI files to music files (MP3, WAV, FLAC) compatible with Windows Media Player, Winamp etc …?
Do you want them close at hand, so you can listen to them on any occasion, by recording them on a CD, a USB key, or your smartphone?
Do you want to share them with others who do not have Karaboss?
Needless to say that you want a quality conversion that uses your favorite Soundbank.
Do not search anymore !
The solution exists and it is probably already at your disposal!
If you have installed Coolsoft’s VirtualMidiSynth synthesizer, be aware that since version 2.2.0 it has included a MIDI file converter to MP3, WAV and FLAC formats!
How to do ?
When you launch Karaboss, VirtualMidiSynth is also automatically activated without necessarily being visible.
It is however visible in the taskbar of Windows.
Click on its icon, and the following menu will appear:
Click on the “MIDI file converter” menu
The following window is displayed:
Click on the “+” button to select the file to convert and choose the conversion format (mp3, flac, wav) from the drop-down list.
WAV conversion is not a problem and works the first time.
Conversions to MP3 and FLAC, however, require downloading and adding conversion libraries.
These libraries are not included during the installation of VirtualMIDISynth for licensing reasons.
This installation is nevertheless easy and guided by VirtualMIDISynth.
Case of mp3 conversion
For licensing reasons, VirtualMidiSynth does not deliver the mp3 conversion library (LAME).
When you have chosen the MIDI file to convert and click on the “Start Conversion” button, the following message is displayed:
Click on the “OK” button to display the LAME library download page (http://www.rarewares.org/mp3-lame-bundle.php)
Download the zipped compressed file corresponding to your configuration (usually “LAME 3.100 64bit” if you are in Windows 7 or higher.
Unzip the file where it was downloaded, you should get two files “lame.exe” and “lame_enc.dll” and a directory “doc” that it is not necessary to keep.
Simply copy these two files to the “C: \ Program Files \ VirtualMIDISynth \ encoders” directory as shown in the message.
And that’s all, your encoder is ready to convert your MIDI files to mp3.
You will see that the conversion is very fast and that the result is of the same quality as that interpreted by Karaboss, VirtualMIDISynth and your sound bank.
Case of FLAC conversion
Proceed in the same way as for the MP3 format.
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