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29th March, 2005 at 17:43:44 -

G'day, I just dropped in to ask if anyone knows how to convert a Midi or possible a Wav file into a MOD? My Co-Worker has been working on the music for our game, but we don't like the low quality of Midis. we tried Mp3's, though they sound so much better are much to big.

We're not really sure how MODs work or if you can even convert into them. Or if you have to simply program the song into a mod specificly. Any help here would be great.

Thanks for your time.

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29th March, 2005 at 18:24:02 -

Mods are kinda like MIDIs except instead of computer generated instruments they generally use samples, i.e Wav files, so they can sound much better than MIDIs. So you could in theory convert the notes to MOD but the instruments would need to be replaced with samples to improve on quality. I think so anyway. I'm not an expert on these things.

 
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29th March, 2005 at 18:53:15 -

Im sure i remember finding a few programs that claim to convert midi to wav and wav to mod and whatever else, ive tried loads and none really work as well a i want. I do remember getting some snes spc files to midis but the instruments were all made into piano and nothing in the midi instrument list sounded quite right when i changed them.

The only thing I can suggest is hours of google searching, there are a few free trials for programs like this among the mp3 to wav converters.

 
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30th March, 2005 at 03:15:28 -

Use ModTracker. It can open up the MIDIs, and you can change the notes into customised sound effects (ie, chipesque tunes). Converting a WAV file into a MOD is quite pointless though, as the file size will only decrease ever so slightly. Convert WAV to MP3 though, and you're laughing (and yes, ModTracker supports this too)

Our very own resident admin Wong is a master at MODs, he could give you some pointers

 
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Download Modplug Tracker. It can import Midi by simply oen it in MPT . And can save it as a Mod then .

Modplug Tracker uses the GML ( general Midi Library ) for default midi songs , and grabs its samples . If you are not this lucky with the quality , you can download a soundfont with better quality soundfonts , or download samples. And then replace the not this good sounding samples in the mod by better ones . Especially drums sounds horrible with the default midi set ...

Tip for importing midi into Modplug Tracker : Save the Midi with Speed 172 . Otherwise the midi will not fit to the grid , and may sound strange in MPT. You can then fit the speed of the mod once it is imported .

Modplug Tracker . I would suggest to download the version OpenMPT V117RC1 release . It contains a few bugfixes compared to the version 116 :

http://sourceforge.net/projects/modplug/

Help and nearer Information to MPT can be found here :

http://www.modplug.com/
http://www.modplug.com/forum/

Soundfonts needed ? Here you will be in heaven :
http://www.sf2midi.com/index.php
Take a look into the download SF2 Banks seciton

This one is also a good soundfont. But down at the moment ...
http://www.titanicsf.com/download/download.html

Samples needed ? Or more infos about tracker ? This is a good place for it :
http://www.modarchive.com/

Beware : Collecting good sound fonts and samples can keep you busy for weeks or months

Mod versus MP3 . A mod is still not this good as a MP3. Even when you are able to work with VST Plugins in MPT . Still, those VST settings will not work in the Mod when you use the mod outside MPT. Just when rendering to wave you will be able to store VST effects . The only effects that can be used outside MPT is some of the DirectX ones . But you donīt have this much control over it ...

But yeah, MOD is ways smaller than MP3 . And sounds better than Midi. Because it sounds equal at every PC

Tip : take also a look at the Whelchel Sound Format WSF:
http://wsf.syntesis.org/

It can melt different mods together. Which decreases the filesize when the mods contain the same samples . And i think the ModFX3 Modfusion EX Plugin is able to play WSF files . Because it īs the same person which developed both , the plugin and the WSF format : Josh Whelchel ...






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31st March, 2005 at 15:06:41 -

Dammit. Someone gave the answer BEFORE me.
You can even SAVE modules back to MIDI. It's good to make a midi sound the same on every pc.

 
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31st March, 2005 at 16:27:33 -

i have modplug tracker and i didnt know any of that.

 
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It's easy. Open a MIDI and save it again, as an IT file. Meh.

 
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