On Tue, May 19, 2020 at 12:33:54AM +0300, Zoe Byrne wrote:
>  Hello all,
> I could not found anywhere (not in this list, not in the floss manual, not
> in the web at all) a .csd file that takes a .mid file and just runs it.
> Does anyone have / know where is a file that does it?
> Second. does someone have / know where is a .csd file to render a .mid file
> and get a .wav file from it?

Hi,
The first thing to note is that a midifile needs an appropriate
set of instruments to actually play the notes it contains!  That's
probably best done with a SoundFont.  Csound has a set of
opcodes to play soundfonts through fluidsynth.  (There are
also 'stand-alone' font-playing opcodes, but the fluidsynth ones
are likely easier to use.)

The 'examples' folder with the Manual has both 'sf_GMbank.sf2'
for a SoundFont, and 'fluidcomplex.csd' to play a midifile with it.
Check them out and see if they're what you need.

To generate a WAV file, just change the output directive in
the options from 'dac' to the file you want to make.

Cheers,

	-- Pete --

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