New and need help converting .sng file
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New and need help converting .sng file
My husband recently bought our daughter a M50 and we really need some help. We are very new to this whole world and know very little. Our daughter has recorded a song on her M50 and we managed to get it onto a San Disk. When we put the San Disk into her laptop there is no way to open the file and play it because the Windows Media Player won't open the .sng file. Our goal is to put the song onto a CD that others can easily open and play without having to have any special software. Can someone help us please? My daughter wants to enter the song in a contest and our deadline is coming fast. Thanks.
Hi.
The .sng file is a data file, a bit like a database or excel file. not that you could usefully open it in those programs.
It contains the whole data for the project - namely which programs are used, which notes are played, the effect settings, arpeggiator settings, and any number of other data fields.
so I hope you can see from that, that it would be impossible for the computer to play the file because it doesn't actually contain any sound, and the computer is not the M50 so doesn't have the M50's sounds on it in order to play it back. You need the M50 in order to play it back.
the M50 is an instrument just like any other, and the most common solution is to record the output of the M50 (in stereo). You could either record direct onto a PC, or onto any other recording device you may have e.g. CD recorder, tape deck, etc.
in connecting it to the computer you will need a stereo splitter cable with the 3.5mm stereo cable on one end, and two large 1/4in jacks on the other. alternatively you can also get a cable that has two RCA (usually colour coded white and red or black and red - for left and right) connectors like many hi-fi systems take. then add to this easy to find RCA-1/4in Jack converters and put those onto the RCAs. I suggest this because the 3.5mm to two 1/4in jacks lead seems much more hard to find, whereas the RCA cable is often used in home theatre and PC speaker systems.
now, the 3.5mm end plugs into the Line In socket on the computer - NOT the Mic in. The Mic in has amplification which will distort the signal, and also is in mono, which will loose quality from all the beautifully stereo sampled and synthesized instruments on the M50.
You will need some recording software on your PC. There are numerous free programs. Audacity is a commonly used one, and has all the features you need to record a single track straight off the M50.
Finally, you will need to make sure your levels are right to avoid distortion. hit record on the software, and then hit play on the M50. once it is finished. Stop the recording, and play it back through. if it seems to be clipping (distorting) at points, then you may need to turn the volume on the M50 down and try again.
digital audio clips when the input signal goes beyond the range of the analog to digital converter, and the computer has no numbers to describe anything outside its range, so it effectively 'chops' the top of the waveform off.
your daughter may find that you will get a much more professional output if you use a master limiter on the Total Effects Slot on the M50. Of course this requires skill to set up so if it doesn't sound right with it - its probably better off without it.
The .sng file is a data file, a bit like a database or excel file. not that you could usefully open it in those programs.
It contains the whole data for the project - namely which programs are used, which notes are played, the effect settings, arpeggiator settings, and any number of other data fields.
so I hope you can see from that, that it would be impossible for the computer to play the file because it doesn't actually contain any sound, and the computer is not the M50 so doesn't have the M50's sounds on it in order to play it back. You need the M50 in order to play it back.
the M50 is an instrument just like any other, and the most common solution is to record the output of the M50 (in stereo). You could either record direct onto a PC, or onto any other recording device you may have e.g. CD recorder, tape deck, etc.
in connecting it to the computer you will need a stereo splitter cable with the 3.5mm stereo cable on one end, and two large 1/4in jacks on the other. alternatively you can also get a cable that has two RCA (usually colour coded white and red or black and red - for left and right) connectors like many hi-fi systems take. then add to this easy to find RCA-1/4in Jack converters and put those onto the RCAs. I suggest this because the 3.5mm to two 1/4in jacks lead seems much more hard to find, whereas the RCA cable is often used in home theatre and PC speaker systems.
now, the 3.5mm end plugs into the Line In socket on the computer - NOT the Mic in. The Mic in has amplification which will distort the signal, and also is in mono, which will loose quality from all the beautifully stereo sampled and synthesized instruments on the M50.
You will need some recording software on your PC. There are numerous free programs. Audacity is a commonly used one, and has all the features you need to record a single track straight off the M50.
Finally, you will need to make sure your levels are right to avoid distortion. hit record on the software, and then hit play on the M50. once it is finished. Stop the recording, and play it back through. if it seems to be clipping (distorting) at points, then you may need to turn the volume on the M50 down and try again.
digital audio clips when the input signal goes beyond the range of the analog to digital converter, and the computer has no numbers to describe anything outside its range, so it effectively 'chops' the top of the waveform off.
your daughter may find that you will get a much more professional output if you use a master limiter on the Total Effects Slot on the M50. Of course this requires skill to set up so if it doesn't sound right with it - its probably better off without it.
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Past Gear: Korg Karma, TR61, Poly800, EA-1, ER-1, ES-1, Kawai K1, Novation ReMote37SL, Boss GT-6B
Software: NI Komplete 10 Ultimate, Arturia V Collection, Ableton Live 9. Apple OSX El Capitan on 15" MacBook Pro