Made one song, 20 years ago: would love to hear it again

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2014/04/08 18:45:28 (permalink)

Made one song, 20 years ago: would love to hear it again

Hi all,
Some 20 years ago I made my first (and only) song and entered a Carnaval Song competition. Got 3rd prize and never heard the song again. Now I found it on an old disk with the file on it  and would love to hear it again but it is in the cakewalk .WRK format.
 
Can anyone convert it to midi so I can listen to it. It is nothing special, I can't read notes and have never had any experience in songwriting or musical education.
 
www.huijskens.com/audio/carnavalsong.wrk
 
Thanx a lot!!!
 
post edited by Yupp - 2014/04/09 05:48:24
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    bapu
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    Re: Made one song, 20 years ago: would love to hear it again 2014/04/08 20:26:15 (permalink)
    That "image" will not become a .mid file after I download it.
     
    If you midi file is in GM format (difficult to say if it is from 20 years ago) you should just be able to play it with Windows Media Player (or whatever it's called). Have you tried that? I mean simply double clicking on the file name.
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    Re: Made one song, 20 years ago: would love to hear it again 2014/04/09 05:47:14 (permalink)
    Hi Bapu,
     
    Thanx for replying ;-)
    It is not a .mid file but a .wrk file
    I made it with a very old (obviously) version of cakewalk and an Sound Blaster AWE32 soundcard
    Let me see if I can post this link here:
     
    www.huijskens.com/audio/carnavalsong.wrk
    post edited by Yupp - 2014/04/09 06:13:48
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    Re: Made one song, 20 years ago: would love to hear it again 2014/04/09 08:12:42 (permalink)
    any newer version of cakewalk/sonar will open a wrk file.

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    Re: Made one song, 20 years ago: would love to hear it again 2014/04/09 08:39:23 (permalink)
    Hi Guys,
     
    found an old utility called cake2mid.
    Had to install an 32bit dosbox to run it but it worked.
    Loaded the midi file in Garageband and had to put some instruments right
    and exported to mp3.
     
    Was a lot of fun to hear the old track again.
    If anyone is interested I'll post it here
     
    Thanx
     
     
     
    ============================================================================

         Cake2Mid

         Cakewalk --> MIDI File Format 1 Conversion Utility

    ============================================================================



     SUMMARY:
     --------
     This utility converts Cakewalk 2.0 workfiles into Format 1
     Standard MIDI Files.




         SOME HISTORY, AND THE PURPOSE OF THIS UTILITY IN THE BIG PICTURE
         ----------------------------------------------------------------

    Cakewalk Professional, first released in December, 1988, has always had the
    ability to import and export Standard MIDI Files. It was, we believe, the
    first IBM sequencer to offer full import/export support for the new MIDI
    File spec.

    Pro happened to come out after the specification for MIDI Files was finally
    approved. We do not regard MIDI Files as exclusively a "pro" feature, but a
    new version of regular Cakewalk has not yet come out.

    In the meantime, many of you have requested the capability to create MIDI
    Files. For instance, an ever-growing number of notation (scoring) programs
    now accept MIDI Files.

    To help, we have released this utility. Just so you know, the next version
    of regular Cakewalk will have the ability to read and write MIDI Files built
    into the program itself. We rarely make promises about future features;
    we're making this one because we will absolutely keep it.

    Until that day, we have released this utility to help users who wish to
    create MIDI Files.....



            USING THE UTILITY
            -----------------

    This utility is a program you run outside Cakewalk. To start it, type in
    the following at the DOS prompt and press RETURN:

       CAKE2MID

    The utility will prompt you for the name of the Cakewalk work file you wish
    to convert. Type in the name. (You do not need to type the .WRK
    extension). For instance, if you wish to convert the file DEMO.WRK, enter

       DEMO

    Next, the utility will prompt you for the name it should give to the MIDI
    File it creates. If you wish, you can simply press RETURN, and the utility
    will make up a name for you. It will use the extension .MID, for MIDi file.
    In our example, it will call the file DEMO.MID.

    That's all you have to do! Depending on the size of the file and the speed
    of your computer, the utility will take a couple seconds or more to convert
    the file.

    To use the MIDI File, go into the program that reads MIDI Files. Refer to
    that program's documentation for further help. Just remember the name of
    your MIDI File (in our example, DEMO.MID).




     WHAT HAPPENS IF I END UP WITH AN EMPTY TRACK WHEN I READ IN MY MIDI FILE?
     -------------------------------------------------------------------------

    In some programs that read MIDI Files, you will experience the following
    (minor) problem: the first track will be empty. The explanation is that
    the first track of a MIDI File is supposed to contain nothing but
    "conductor" events like tempo and meter changes. It is not supposed to
    contain notes. But some programs do not read the files correctly. They
    should "ignore" the first track in the MIDI File (except to read conductor
    events, of course).

    In fairness to such programs, the MIDI File spec is somewhat vague on this
    point. The majority of MIDI software developers, however, interpret the
    spec in the manner that we do. And when it comes to file exchange formats,
    being in step with the majority is what yields good results for you, the
    user.



          CAN I MAKE COPIES OF THIS UTILITY?
          ----------------------------------

    Yes, in order to spread this utility around as quickly as possible, we are
    granting permission to make copies of this utility -- so long as you do not
    charge money for the copies. This utility remains copyrighted material and
    we reserve all other rights.

    Note that this permission does NOT extend to Cakewalk itself. We ask you to
    continue to demonstrate the same integrity as thousands of others of our
    honest customers. Only this utility may be freely copied and distributed.

    Note also that we hereby disclaim any warranties regarding this program
    and/or consequential damages resulting from its use. It's free!






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