Cannot save midi file

Audacity Help Forum Windows
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I am using Win10 x64 on Audacity 2.1.3. I go through all the motions to save the mp3 as an ‘other uncompressed file’ ‘SDS’ ‘24 bit PCM’ and the error message I get is ‘Cannot export audio in this format’. I also have LAME installed. HELP!!!

Jim

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“SDS” is not a MIDI file.
“MIDI” is not audio.
“LAME” is only for exporting MP3.
What are you trying to achieve?

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I have an mp3 file that I want to convert to a midi file

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It appears to be audio samples dumped as MIDI “System Exclusive” messages. I can export a mono track at 44100 Hz as SDS 24-bit PCM and play it in Winamp. I see the error that gorillamotors sees if the track is stereo. So try Tracks > Stereo Track to Mono.

If you need stereo, split the stereo track to mono using the Audio Track Dropdown Menu then File > Export Multiple…, which gives you an SDS file for each channel.


Gale

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By the way, SDS probably isn’t what you want when you say “convert MP3 to MIDI” (i.e. MIDI notes that a score reader application could read). When you import the SDS file into Winamp and Audacity they will convert the SDS file back to 24-bit PCM audio.

See http://wiki.audacityteam.org/wiki/Midi#to_midi if you really want to convert MP3 to MIDI.


Gale