Convert MIDI to MP3 using a soundfont?

[Doomkid]

Basically as the thread title asks. Is there some way to convert MIDI to MP3 using a particular soundfont? I've tried many programs now and each one wants my money to do so. Any help greatly appreciated.

[Doomkid]

I actually found a perfect solution that does a direct conversion using a soundfont:

 

https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/keppys_midi_converter.html

 

Took some serious hunting but this is a free option. Hooray!

[yakfak]

30 minutes ago, Doomkid said:

I actually found a perfect solution that does a direct conversion using a soundfont:

 

https://www.majorgeeks.com/files/details/keppys_midi_converter.html

 

Took some serious hunting but this is a free option. Hooray!

this is a great tool, nice find :3

zzzv demin.zip

uploaded one of my best tunes with the original .mid for comparison
(used gzdoom.sf2 to render it with)

[Loud Silence]

VirtualMIDISynth (free) can do it very easily and fast. You will just need to download LAME encoder and install/extract it by VMS instruction. https://coolsoft.altervista.org/en/virtualmidisynth  http://www.rarewares.org/mp3-lame-bundle.php

[Avoozl]

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Edited September 13, 2019 by Avoozl

[dr_st]

If you can play the MIDI file with the desired soundfont, your sound card drive may have a setting for using the audio output as a recording device, and then any recording application can save it.

[Nine Inch Heels]

18 minutes ago, Doomkid said:

Is there some way to convert MIDI to MP3 using a particular soundfont?

You could try audacity (which supports LAME, an open source mp3 encoder), to convert to mp3. Before audacity can help you get the mp3, you will first need a seperate program to convert to OGG or FLAC, because audacity can't convert MIDI to mp3 directly.

 

I've never tried this myself, to be honest, but it might be worth a shot.

 

EDIT: Ah well, seems you have a solution already :P