I have a Korg Pa800 and wish to make audio CDs.
I don't know if this topic has been dealt with before but can someone please advise me how to convert midi files into wave audio files.
Do I need special software for my lap top?
Any advice on making an audio CD from midi would be greatly appreciated.
Cheers, Jurone
Midi to Audio
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Rob Sherratt
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Jurone,
You need a good pro quality analog audio interface for your PC that is capable of sampling at both 44.1 KHz and at 48 KHz. The former is for CD's and the latter is for any sampled clips you may wish to load back onto the Pa800.
I suggest getting an external box that interfaces to the PC via USB2 and which provides several audio input channels and two audio output channels. You also need a program on your PC that is capable of multitrack recording and editing and mixing of digital audio. For example I use Cakewalk Sonar v8, but there are many options out there. Cakewalk also sell a bundled version of Sonar Home Studio with their own audio capture box.
You connect the audio outputs from thee Pa800 to the audio interface, and you record the audio while you play back the MIDI or keyboard tracks on the Pa800. You can also use a USB MIDI interface from the Pa800 and multi track MIDI notes, but you will have to mix those tracks to digital audio at 44.1 Hz before you can make your CD.
Cakewalk Sonar Studio 8 comes with all the necessary software to burn audio CD's, but other software such as Nero can take digital audio files at 44.1 Khz sample rate, and produce a CD from them.
Best regards,
Rob
You need a good pro quality analog audio interface for your PC that is capable of sampling at both 44.1 KHz and at 48 KHz. The former is for CD's and the latter is for any sampled clips you may wish to load back onto the Pa800.
I suggest getting an external box that interfaces to the PC via USB2 and which provides several audio input channels and two audio output channels. You also need a program on your PC that is capable of multitrack recording and editing and mixing of digital audio. For example I use Cakewalk Sonar v8, but there are many options out there. Cakewalk also sell a bundled version of Sonar Home Studio with their own audio capture box.
You connect the audio outputs from thee Pa800 to the audio interface, and you record the audio while you play back the MIDI or keyboard tracks on the Pa800. You can also use a USB MIDI interface from the Pa800 and multi track MIDI notes, but you will have to mix those tracks to digital audio at 44.1 Hz before you can make your CD.
Cakewalk Sonar Studio 8 comes with all the necessary software to burn audio CD's, but other software such as Nero can take digital audio files at 44.1 Khz sample rate, and produce a CD from them.
Best regards,
Rob
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Petranelle
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Audio CDs from PA 500
When I first purchased my PA 500 I phoned Korg in NY and asked how I could make audio CDs. The making of audio CDs was one of my aims in buying the Korg. The tech told me, "you cannot do it." I was, needless to say, quite upset. Then I thought of my DAK sound mixer which I had purchased a number of years ago to convert LPs to CDs. Their info said, "if you can hear it you can record it." I purchased a double RCA cable and plugged it into the two ports on the rear of the PA 500, connected the mixer up to the line on the computer, pulled up the DAK screen, and away I went. I have made dozens of great CDs (at least I think they are great). I play them here at home, in the car, at church, etc. You can use either WAV or MP3. You can even send the songs over e-mail. Go to DAK.com and look it over. I think $69.95. A great, great program. Really easy to use. I am 82 years old, and even I can do it. Let me know if you look at it.
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