who here can encode midi into mp3 nicely?

[Patashu]

I want to step this midi, either for ffr or TS not sure yet:
http://www.mediafire.com/?6dzys68w89cd49l
it's Raindrops by Chopin. all the recordings I listened to on youtube were too slow, this is the briskest. it still needs a bit of a cut but I can do that after it's been turned into an mp3 as I lack a midi editor (or if you can help get it cut, that would be cool - I could pick out rough sections to remove)

[HammyMcSquirrel]

Will this do?
http://www.sendspace.com/file/biyovw

[Patashu]

Originally Posted by HammyMcSquirrel

Will this do?
http://www.sendspace.com/file/biyovw

Perfect.

Now I need to figure out how to cut it...

[HammyMcSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Patashu

Perfect.

Now I need to figure out how to cut it...

Haha I can cut it if you want. What did you have in mind?

Edit: Gonna head to sleep in a few minutes. You'll probably be able to get it cut by the time I'm awake but just leave me a message if you need help.

[Patashu]

I mean to say, I can do cuts in audacity, but more along the lines of which parts of the song to cut out. Though it might be better if you do it if you have more experience. I envision a cut something like this:
Maybe cut from 1:00ish to anywhere between 1:22.5 and 1:25, preserving the slow bits that come before and after that - if it merges together nicely only, if it sounds too abrupt don't bother
Cut the repeat starting at 2:07.5ish and ending at 2:47ish
2:47ish to 3:08.5ish and 3:08.5ish to 3:28ish are repeats of each other, but the little ditty trailing from the second part is nice, and it might be a sudden key change if you just lop out the second half - if that doesn't sound nice, maybe figure out a way to merge the two?
Cut out the last bit from 3:31.5ish to 3:54.5ish

[emerald000]

There you go: http://www.mediafire.com/?0d082ra1cl818wg.

EDIT: Woops, looks like I am late.

[HammyMcSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Patashu

I mean to say, I can do cuts in audacity, but more along the lines of which parts of the song to cut out. Though it might be better if you do it if you have more experience. I envision a cut something like this:
Maybe cut from 1:00ish to anywhere between 1:22.5 and 1:25, preserving the slow bits that come before and after that - if it merges together nicely only, if it sounds too abrupt don't bother
Cut the repeat starting at 2:07.5ish and ending at 2:47ish
2:47ish to 3:08.5ish and 3:08.5ish to 3:28ish are repeats of each other, but the little ditty trailing from the second part is nice, and it might be a sudden key change if you just lop out the second half - if that doesn't sound nice, maybe figure out a way to merge the two?
Cut out the last bit from 3:31.5ish to 3:54.5ish

I could remove the notes in those parts and budge things around for a clean cut using FL Studio. But yeah, as you may have seen by my previous edit, I don't think I'd be getting to all of it until after I sleep. xD I'd be up for it after that, though.

[Patashu]

No problem, no rush.

[who_cares973]

I had someone convert raindrops for me a couple months ago lol.

[Pyroshock]

I can do it to MP3 using a high-quality sampled piano rather than the MIDI piano if you want.

Like this: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6NXI4KKI

[Patashu]

Originally Posted by Pyroshock

I can do it to MP3 using a high-quality sampled piano rather than the MIDI piano if you want.

Like this: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=6NXI4KKI

This sounds MUCH better. (Could you redo the mp3s for Xandertrax's classical midis too? Hehe, just kidding)

Hammy already made my cut but only sent me the mp3 version of it - I'd like the cut midi done up in your style, when it gets to you. Then I should be able to (slowly, painfully, using ddream seriously for the first time) step it.

[GG_Guru]

http://www.hamienet.com/midi2mp3

It also converts the song in different octaves and it's free so, have fun.

[HammyMcSquirrel]

Originally Posted by Patashu

Hammy already made my cut but only sent me the mp3 version of it - I'd like the cut midi done up in your style, when it gets to you. Then I should be able to (slowly, painfully, using ddream seriously for the first time) step it.

Here's a midi file of the cut:
http://www.sendspace.com/file/3frgo0

[emerald000]

High-quality encode: http://www.mediafire.com/?yhburht7o88cqh6.

[Pyroshock]

Originally Posted by Patashu

This sounds MUCH better. (Could you redo the mp3s for Xandertrax's classical midis too? Hehe, just kidding)

Hammy already made my cut but only sent me the mp3 version of it - I'd like the cut midi done up in your style, when it gets to you. Then I should be able to (slowly, painfully, using ddream seriously for the first time) step it.

Alright, here you go, from the new MIDI Hammy posted: http://www.megaupload.com/?d=2Q0RRG1Z

[Patashu]

Pyroshock: Megaupload link says it's temporarily unavailable ;_;
emerald000's sounds fine, but got sped up by a ****load lmao

[HammyMcSquirrel]

Oh whoops lmao I see what happened. FL Studio's default bpm for a new project file kicked in.

Will upload the right version in a sec.

Edit: http://www.sendspace.com/file/uvdoee

[Pyroshock]

Yeah I noticed that the BPM went up to 140, but I figured y'all had decided on that to shorten it or something.

Edit: Changed it back to the original 120 bpm:

http://www.mediafire.com/?50muppyb32d49yc
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=KVY21YNI

[HammyMcSquirrel]

The 140bpm one was the wrong cut too. With 120bpm it should be 2:33-ish in length. The project file didn't save after I made the mp3 cut so I had to redo some of it just now. I posted the correct midi in my previous post.

[Pyroshock]

Ah damnit haha, well I'll edit this post in a few minutes once it's done rendering again

K here:

http://www.mediafire.com/?96eieubjgd9m9d1
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=AFQQ1TKI