Subject:MIDI

Posted by: dimension

Date:9/17/1999 6:25:00 PM

in the supported file formats it does not list MID files to
be opened ... it says that it supports virtualy any sound
type. and MID being one of the widely/popular and commonly
found files on various platforms, how come it does not open
this type of a file?

Subject:Re: MIDI

Reply by: NotWithStupid

Date:9/20/1999 9:13:00 AM

A .mid file describes the notes that make up a midi recording. The
midi data works just like a player piano. It just tells the sound
generating device (a synth or keyboard) what notes to play and the
sound generating device is responsible for creating the actual sound.

As opposed to a .wav file which is a digital representation of the
actual sound waves that are recorded.

You open a .mid file with a sequencer. The midi cable goes from the
computer to a synth and the synth makes the actual sound. If you
have a synth on your sound card, its the same principle, only the
midi cable is hardwired on the sound card itself.

dim wrote:
>>in the supported file formats it does not list MID files to
>>be opened ... it says that it supports virtualy any sound
>>type. and MID being one of the widely/popular and commonly
>>found files on various platforms, how come it does not open
>>this type of a file?