Audio converting programs?

[BassMaster4000]

Does anyone know of a program that I can convert mp3 or wav into a midi file? I found one that will only convert some of the song. I would like one that will convert the whole thing. If there is none than can someone please tell me the name of one that is cheep? Thank You :)

[shecky981]

not sure if this will do it or not, but, if you are doing music stuff on your PC you should have Pro Tools (http://download.cnet.com/downloads/0-1896426-100-3315031.html?tag=st.dl.10001-103-1.lst-7-5.3315031) anyway, its what lot of professional studio musicians use. and best part, is the free version of it is 98% as complete as the full version.

[audiyoda]

Okay, first that version of ProTools is no where CLOSE to 98% of the real thing. My Gawd-- ProTools is a $10,000+ package. Do you really think DigiDesign/Avid would just give it away? ProTools Free is a very basic version of ProTools and that's it. (Track limitations, no ProTools native plugins, time limitaitons, MIDI limitiations, no SMPTE/MIDI timecode to outboard gear, 44.1/16 bit resolution limit, no automation....do you want me to continue?)

And not all professionals use ProTools. It's slow, crash happy and very inflexable. It's becoming less of an intustry standard every day. Especially with programs like Nuendo (http://www.nuendo.com) on the market for 1/2 the cost.

Now...taking a WAV or MP3 file to MIDI is next to impossible. WAV/MP3 files are digitally recorded audio whereas MIDI files are data used by the synthesis engine of your sound card (or outboard sysnthesizer) for playback of specific notes in a given pattern. There is a program that will take very simple WAV files and convert them to MIDI. It's used to take a single voice input (humming, not singing) and convert the input to data (thereby making the human voice a digital instrument via the computer). Does it work? -- somewhat. Will it work with full song? -- Absolutley not.

-Craig

[shecky981]

erm.............


hence my saying "NOT SURE IF THIS WILL DO THIS OR NOT"

after 1000 posts, you should know better than to jump down someone's throat who is trying to help, yoda. between that and making me look like a complete moron is uncool & uncalled for. a simple "shecky is mistaken" (in whatever words) would have sufficed.

[glc]

Gentlemen - let's play nice, please.

Shecky - I can see where you might be offended, but let's try to have a little thicker skin, please. Audiyoda is a professional in this field with PC's - you are a professional in this field with a Mac. From my limited understanding of this particular subject matter, Pro Tools is still a "standard" in the Mac world, but in the PC world, it's not so hot and I do believe that his comments were accurate. I am sure that Audiyoda did not intend to put you down, he was just expressing his opinion about Pro Tools from a PC user's standpoint. His opinions and expertise are valued on this board in his field, as are yours. Let's not strike back in public here - that's what private messages are for and let's keep things on a professional level - BOTH of you, please.

Thank you for your cooperation - do I need to close this thread?

[audiyoda]

Well Shecky, I in no way intended to 'jump down you throat" or make you look like a complete moron. To that respect, don't misrepresent a product by saying it's "98% as complete as the full version".

If I were running a Mac, I'd certainly have ProTools -- if only for compatability's sake. But remember, ProTools is a given in the professional Mac realm because DigiDesign gave the thing away hoping it would become standard and it did. Since then, they have sat back on their ar$e and not done anything to try and prove it's as good as they say. There are plenty of software packages both PC and Mac that can knock ProTools for a loop, Nuendo being just one.

In any event, my response was towards that aspect of your post, NOT towards your helping BassMaster.

-Craig

[shecky981]

Fair enough. Thats why i'm a designer, not a musician.