I've been experimenting with converting MIDI files to WAV files using the evaluation version of Audio Compositor based on advice from the forum. The MIDIs I am converting are saved .nwc files with piano staffs and the files are rendered successfully, but the playback sounds like a synthesizer. Is this because the evaluation package is limited to this instrument? I want to purchase the complete version but I'm wondering do I have hardware problem or is it simply that I need the complete version of the software to render files with the original instrument. Guidance from Audio Compositor users would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Dennis
Do you address a soundfont when you use this software?
Is the soundfont loaded on your hard drive?
Or you could try Synthfont (Free) at http://www.synthfont.com
You will still need a soundfont though.
Best as we can tell (this was discussed on the forum), Audio Compositor isn't marketed anymore (the website is shut down). That being said, I know you can still find copies of it on the web and several people still use it (myself included). If I recall correctly, it ships with a small soundfont that doesn't have much in it, but it lets you try out the software. What you need to do is to find a go General MIDI soundfont (there are a bunch of them on the web) and tell AC to use it. It will then render the MIDI using that soundfont (you don't need a Soundblaster card to do this).
I don't have it on the machine I'm on right now, so I can't provide any more detailed information.
Hope this helps.
John
Thanks John and Barry. I'm not sure what a Sound font it, but I'll go looking for it on the web to try and down load one. I'm new to this and am learning as I go. I appreciate your responses.
Thanks agian guys. I found a free download of soundfonts called GS put on the web by a Christian Collins at !link (http://www.sccmusic.250x.com/). With the free evaluation version of Audio Compositor and Christian's free soundfonts, I am able to reproduce my choir music onto practice CDs that I can play on my car stero. Hat's off to both of you for helping a novice with simple needs find what he needed at no expense.