When completed, you may want to convert the WAV file to something smaller such as MP3 to save hard disk space (in my case, my WAV file changed from 50MB to 5MB without any loss of sound quality). Record the extent of the MIDI track(s) to audio. Also make sure that the audio line out on the external device is connected to your sound card's line in.Ĭ. Make sure your external MIDI device is ready to play. SOLUTION #1: If you love the sounds that your external MIDI device makes, and you don't want to consider substituting the MIDI tracks with alternate sounds, you must do the following:Ī. DLS files are NOT readily available anywhere that I have found (so far).

These essentially replace the General Midi sounds provided by whatever sound card you're using. DLS (downloadable sound) files for the MIDI track to use when rendering. In fact, it automatically mutes your MIDI tracks when rendering. PROBLEM #1: Acid Pro will not allow you render an Acid song containing one or more MIDI tracks to an audio file such as MP3 or Windows Media.

I've just recently had some experience working through this particular issue and thought perhaps I could add some value to the subject. Doesn't sound like that's what you want to do, though. Of course, with a Soundblaster, you can PLAY the soundfonts directly through your card. That's what I'm doing, and I've been quite pleased with the results. If you have any SampleTank product except the free one, you can also convert soundfonts into that format using Extreme Sample Converter. I don't have a lot of experience doing this, though my first efforts gave me some degradation I did not want, and I was told at the time that this is because the conversion from. Jeskola XS-1 is supposed to be the best-sounding of all of them, but I've been frustrated with the interface.Īlternatively, you can convert your soundfonts into DLS format and play them with the DLS Soft Synth in Acid. VSampler will load and play soundfonts(although I have only used it as a standalone) double-check, though, to be sure it's VST*i* compatible and not just VST.

How to use a soundfont