Reducing size of a MIDI file
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Reducing size of a MIDI file
On http://www.helipost.com/audio/ there is a MIDI file of a turbine starting up.
Want it as a ringtone, but it's bigger than 64k.
I'm a MIDI numpty - how can I reduce it ? I've tried MidiSqueezer / MidiCutter but they complain the file is broken
Want it as a ringtone, but it's bigger than 64k.
I'm a MIDI numpty - how can I reduce it ? I've tried MidiSqueezer / MidiCutter but they complain the file is broken
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From: land of the clanger
when I open the link I get this option:The mp3 plays as an mp3 with no problems to reduce it open it with a mp3 editing programme (just google and download one of the many free programmes available) and reduce the sample rate until it's the required size.
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From: land of the clanger
You could try downloading the mp3 file and converting it at a lower sampling rate using one of the trial version of software from here
http://www.mp3towav.org/mp3-to-midi.asp
http://www.mp3towav.org/mp3-to-midi.asp
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From: Dublin, Ireland. (No, I just live here.)
Basically, audio -> MIDI conversion is not an easy or simple process, because a standard MIDI file is not a sound, it's a sequence of instructions to another sound-generating device, like a synthesizer or the sound chip in your phone. So I think you're outta luck with these files.
You can get quite creative with MIDI, but it's a lot of work, and how good it sounds is limited by the hardware. e.g. the "piano" in some phones is a Longway from a Steinway.
You can get quite creative with MIDI, but it's a lot of work, and how good it sounds is limited by the hardware. e.g. the "piano" in some phones is a Longway from a Steinway.
