5 Mar
2007
5 Mar
'07
7:34 a.m.
Bob van der Poel wrote:
... I see a need to be able to split the MMA track
into several audio
tracks ... one for each MIDI track. So, question 1: what linux
software will act as a synth which will split the midi out into
separate audio tracks? I looked at timidity, and it doesn't appear to
have that feature. If I've missed something there, I still have a
problem with the quite awful default sounds it has ... so if I need to
use timidity, where would I get better sounds. Or would I be better
off to play/record the background multiple times though the hardware
synth ... But I don't see how I'd ever get that synchronized.
I sometimes record exactly as you've described. I use QSynth set up for
separate engines per instrument, that way each engine can be assigned a
different audio connection in QJackCtl. I also use midirgui, a nice MIDI
channelizer/router that lets me set up discrete channel assignments so
that, for example, the engine playing the drums receives *only* messages
sent to channel 10 (and no other channels). Anyway, I route the audio
output to separate tracks in Ardour or ecasound, and voila, multitrack
recording from QSynth.
Btw, TiMidity uses soundfonts too, its sounds are only as good as the
font it renders.
Question 2: Assuming that I have recorded a decent
multi-track
background, can I use audacity to record my sax playing off a mixer
board? I've got a ICE1712 - M Audio Audiophile 24/96 audio card.
Sure, just route the mixer output into into one of your card inputs.
Make sure you check and test the output level.
HTH,
dp