Issues with Encoder Options

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Posts: 3
Joined: 11 Lug 2020 - 18:45
Issues with Encoder Options

I'm trying to convert my MIDIs to 16-bit 44.1 kHz instead of 48 kHz, and I have no idea how to do so. I don't know of any encoder options for WAV conversion to change the sampling rate, and when trying to use FLAC, putting "--bps=16 --sample-rate=44100" in the "Additional encoder options" box makes the conversion fail instantly. The conversion works when there's no options, but the files are all 24-bit 48 kHz. What am I doing wrong here? Thanks.

Posts: 3
Joined: 11 Lug 2020 - 18:45
Re: Issues with Encoder Options

I figured it out: All I had to do was go to Configuration > Options > Default output sample rate (Hz) and change it from "48000" to "44100". I just have one question remaining: will setting the additional output buffer back to a value greater than 0 (such as 250 ms) help with making the tempo more consistent and accurate in MIDI files rendered to WAV? Or does that setting only apply to real-time playback? Thanks.

Posts: 3
Joined: 11 Lug 2020 - 18:45
Re: Issues with Encoder Options
Plut0nio wrote:

I just have one question remaining: will setting the additional output buffer back to a value greater than 0 (such as 250 ms) help with making the tempo more consistent and accurate in MIDI files rendered to WAV? Or does that setting only apply to real-time playback? Thanks.

I tested this out with a buffer of 500 ms and the tempo didn't seem any more consistent/accurate. In fact, the resulting file was the exact same (the checksums verified this).

Posts: 1972
Joined: 25 Mar 2012 - 01:19
Re: Issues with Encoder Options

Sorry for the late reply.

Plut0nio wrote:
does that setting only apply to real-time playback?
The buffering only affects realtime playing, as you suspected.
The setting is not used at all by MIDIConverter.

Plut0nio wrote:
I figured it out: All I had to do was go to Configuration > Options > Default output sample rate (Hz) and change it from "48000" to "44100"
Good catch ;)
That settings applies to the whole BASS audio configuration of VirtualMIDISynth, so it affects WAV rendering too.
WAV is a simple "redirection" of the analog output stream to a file.