Seeing as the piano roll view is so easily edited including FX, and that the sound does not seem to improve, and we can export the song including the midi,why would we convert a midi track to audio? 

M_Glenn_M


Seeing as the piano roll view is so easily edited including FX, and that the sound does not seem to improve, and we can export the song including the midi,why would we convert a midi track to audio? 

To save on CPU .. People will freeze or convert to audio. Particular if people have a 2.2 ghz with low ram verses 3.4ghz with 12 gigs of ram .... 

Another reason may be where you're using a soft synth patch that has an evolving timbre that may be different with every playback. It's best to freeze that so the frequencies don't change during mixing.

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Just in case, at some future time, the synth you used in the project no longer works or is not available and you need to open the project again.

I convert to audio for editing. Besides have you ever heard MIDI? Not the output from a synth but a MIDI stream? Its like a fax sort of and not very musical.

plus you can take yuor files to any daw for mixing

Sometimes it's just good to commit to audio, and place restrictions on yourself.
After all, with all the editing that's available with midi (and of course audio) it's a wonder we ever get anything finished

Glenn, you've got 6 great answers so far, and the bottom line is, there's no technical reason for doing it - other than for the reasons already mentioned.

Lol all good ones, thanks. I'm convinced.
Now I'll go figure out how to actually do it. :)

What!? Evolving timber? This could be one of the stronger reasons. Why would a synth do that?

garrigus


Another reason may be where you're using a soft synth patch that has an evolving timbre that may be different with every playback. It's best to freeze that so the frequencies don't change during mixing.