In the export tab, all options are grayed out except midi export

Audacity Help Forum Windows
1

Hi
When I want to export my MIDI file to WAV, all options are grayed out, except export MIDI. I have read all the posts on this subject, but nothing works: I have selected the area that I want to export, the reading is indeed stopped and not only paused.
Please help me, there must be something I didn’t see.

2

Excellent question. So as it turns out, Audacity has extremely limited MIDI capabilities. Converting a MIDI file to audio is something Audacity cannot do. :frowning:

May I suggest doing a Google search “convert MIDI to WAV”? :smiley:

3

Now here’s a workaround for you.

  1. launch Audacitty
  2. Import the MIDI file
  3. set the host to be WASAPI and the recording device to be loopback - in the device toolbar or in Devices preferences
  4. Ensure Play other tracks while recording (overdub) is on in Recording preferences
  5. Move cursor tp T=0#
  6. Press Record
  7. Press Stop whe the MIDI file finishes
  8. delete the MIDI track (this is probably optional)
  9. Export the recorded track.

Peter.

P.S. To make this process simpler I did log this Feature Request a while back#
https://github.com/audacity/audacity/issues/2393
Render MIDI tracks to audio #2393