Whichever method you use to playback MIDI is the method you will use to bounce it down to audio. There are several ways you can playback MIDI in Cakewalk, so there are several ways you can convert or record the MIDI to audio. The sheet music contains everything necessary for an instrumentalist to make music, but without the instrumentalist you hear nothing. MIDI information could be described as being like a piece of sheet music. Meaning, if you were to plug your MIDI cable into a loudspeaker or audio device you would not hear anything. MIDI does not transmit audio signals (digital or analog). This data is used to tell a specific piece of equipment (like a keyboard or synthesizer) to play a certain note, at this time, this loudly, for this long, etc. To understand this process you must first understand what MIDI is: MIDI is an industry standard protocol that is used for communication, synchronization, and control between two or more machines. Converting or Recording MIDI to Audio Last updated on
