Midi Composing

[TubularB1Us]

Hi all, quick question. What are some good programs that can write/compose MIDI tracks? I'm currently making a short mappack that has custom music, but the current soundtrack doesn't quite fit the vanilla-style gameplay I'm going for. I did find a program called MidiEditor, but don't quite know if it's as good as people say it is. 

[stewboy]

Give Sekaiju a try. It tends to be the most recommended free midi software, though I've not used it very much myself.

[Absolute Lambda]

Midiedtior does just fine, or hell I can do some music if you want me to, I primarily use FL Studio so that's a thing

[xdude_gamer]

On 9/23/2021 at 2:52 PM, TubularB1Us said:

Hi all, quick question. What are some good programs that can write/compose MIDI tracks? I'm currently making a short mappack that has custom music, but the current soundtrack doesn't quite fit the vanilla-style gameplay I'm going for. I did find a program called MidiEditor, but don't quite know if it's as good as people say it is. 

I personally use TuxGuitar. It's like GuitarPro, but it's free. Afterward, I then set the soundfont to MIDI sequencer instead of TuxGuitar sequencer in the settings. Then I just go from there.

[AD_79]

Seconding Stewboy's Sekaiju suggestion. If you're writing MIDI, I personally believe it's best to use a program geared specifically towards the format, and Sekaiju's got a solid interface and is pretty comfortable to work with IMO.

[Bobby :D]

Thirding on Stewboy. Sekaiju has a lot of control given to the composer, every little event is controllable, which is great for extracting the full potential of MIDI. That, and you have direct access to CCs in a little automation box at the bottom of the piano roll screen, which makes life so much easier for auto panning and expression

[RetroAkaMe]

Try out TuxGuitar or BeepBox

[msx2plus]

Sekaiju, no question. even as somebody that doesn't use Sekaiju (i use OpenMPT and export MIDIs, it's a mess), you've gotta go with Sekaiju. it's a bit complex, but worth learning.