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People will need a MIDI to MP3 converter software in order to save their MIDI files into the more compact format and portable MP3 format. There are a number of software programs that can be used in order perform this process. The items needed for this procedure include a MIDI conversion software program, MIDI files, and enough space in one's hard disk to store the new files.

The Procedure in General

Looking at it in general terms, the whole process to convert MIDI to MP3 should not be a complicated thing. Just launch the conversion software application of choice and point it to the file (or in other instances an entire folder) that needs to be converted. Most of the time, the conversion program allows users to change the file name before the conversion process begins if not then it will just assign the same name to the MP3 files similar to the original MIDI files.

Additional options will be provided to the user such as modifying the bit rate of the MP3 file that will be produced. Note that a higher bit rate will mean better sound quality for one's MP3 files. These additional options are only found in more complex MIDI to MP3 converter software programs.

Of course, there are background processes that may or may not require human intervention, which basically depends on the conversion software application that people use. Some software applications will need to convert the MIDI files to WAV format first and then convert the WAV file to MP3. Users may or may not want to know about this process so in general these software programs just does it all in the background.

Finally, a MIDI to MP3 converter software may play the converted file (or files), allowing users to check the sound quality.

Audacity: Sample Software to Convert MIDI to MP3

People who use Audacity will be required to download the LAME encoder. These encoders allow the program to convert their MIDI files to other sound formats such as MP3. This file can also be downloaded from the Audacity website and is available under a .dll extension. When asked for a folder to save in, make sure to save this encoder to same folder where Audacity is installed.

Once saved, the next step is to enable the file in order to allow Audacity to convert files to MP3 format. To do that, launch Audacity, and go to Edit > Preferences > File Format. From there, go to MP3 Export and click on Find Library. In the next window click Browse and then select the .dll file that was downloaded earlier. Click Open and finally click OK to complete the process.

The steps to convert MIDI to MP3 in Audacity are rather simple. Click Project and select Import MIDI. Choose the MIDI file that needs to be converted in the next window. Next, select MP3 as the output format and then choose or simply just confirm the additional settings in the window that pops up. Click Start to initiate the conversion process and then click OK when the process ends.

Notice, that Audacity also uses the general steps described earlier. And these are the simple steps in using a MIDI to MP3 converter software application.