but a midi sequencer called MasterWorks - and other names - placed mts extension on its files
the files were midi files created on a yamaha
windows does not recognize mts files
changing the extension from mts to any of these does not work
avi - used by VLC
flv - used by VLC
wmv
mpg
mpeg
wav - or to any other common audio ext
finally changing extension from mts to mid also does not work
so the question is
does Audacity or any other prog
have the capacity
to understand a midi sequencer file
that was created by this old audio prog and was given an mts extension?
If they really are MIDI files, then if you change the file extension to “.mid” they will work in any program that can play MIDI files.
If that does not work, then either the files are corrupt, or they are not MIDI files.
If they are not MIDI files, then you may need to obtain the original software / hardware that created them.
If you are certain that is a “sound” file, I think it’s a sample, not midi. Samples are digital audio, not midi data. I think ffmpeg knows that format, so Audacity should be able to import it.
Why was that? Does the program only run on Windows XP?
program ran on windows 98
program was on old floppy style disc
dont know if prog would run or install on any other system
because lost floppy after install on windows 98 comp
prog files in win98 could not be directly transferred to any other computer
any new computer requires install from floppy or whatever disk equip is used by prog
but i lost the floppy
yet all files were and are on external usb
so no corruption of files can have occurred
That’s a shame, because you could probably have used that.
If you search the Internet, there is a demo version of MasterTracks Pro 6.8.4 for Windows available as a free download. You could try that and see if it allows you to convert the MTS files into proper MIDI files. Most of the download links that I found look a bit suspicious, so be careful and ensure that you thoroughly virus check anything that you download. This looks like the most “official” download location that I could find, but I’ve not tested and security of your computer is not my responsibility http://sur.ly/o/gvox.com/AA001290