Frustrating thing:
I tried making an audio post so you could hear something I wrote a few years ago.
I can’t get the audio post to work right.
I chose “audio” as the format.
I clicked on “add media” and uploaded the sound file.
I clicked on “preview” to make sure it would work.
It doesn’t.
Keeps saying “File Not Found”.
I tried the whole thing again, deleting the sound file, deleting the post draft.
Tried all over again.
Chose audio format.
Uploaded the file.
Clicked on Preview.
Nothing. It just keeps saying “File not found”.
WHAT am I doing wrong???
The file’s only 15.5 KB, so it’s well below the 8MB limit.
It’s in MIDI format.
..????
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Did you preview it? Upload media: insert from file: insert into post then preview. I just tested it out but I’m on a laptop. I don’t know if you are posting from a laptop or handheld.
Yes, I tried previewing it.
The little player showed up, but when I clicked to play, that’s when it kept saying “File Not Found”.
I’m on a laptop also.
Maybe the format? Can you make it a wav or mp3?
I won’t be able to change format until my new software arrives in the mail.
Currently my laptop has no composition/notation software at all; I’m just looking at old files I saved.
Can you put the midi file in Audacity which i thibk is still free and then transfer it to a mp3 or wav?
I’ve never used Audacity before….
Is it simple enough for a frustrated depressed anxiety-ridden freak to figure out at 2:00 in the morning?
If you are familiar with audio programs i think it is
When your starting the post,,, just opened!!!! just drag the file and drop it in the text field it’s all auto O magic then insert in post after it loads like a photo
I type way slow. Hehe
Ok… tried that…. dragged and dropped…
It ended up doing the exact same thing.
It puts the title there in the post, underlined as if it’s made a link out of it.
I click on “Preview”, and the same thing happens.
Little player shows up, but when I click to play, it says “File Not Found”.
Did you insert to post??
Sure did!
did you delete the file from the M library ??/ I saw it on my phone but its gone now that I’m on my laptop
Yeah, I deleted it once I saw it wasn’t working.
I’ve uploaded it and deleted it three times now.
Does it not accept MIDI files…?
I saw it should…… upload it again
It loaded for me as a link to play on my Media player
Yikes.
You heard it?
Thank you for not throwing rotten tomatoes in my direction.
It doesn’t sound the same as it did when it was a Finale file…
The instruments sound all computery and fake…
But at least it gives a general idea.
I wish the quality was better.
Very prity I’m gonna save it too ….
Ok. It’s uploaded now for the fourth time.
It still doesn’t play in the little player thingy.
BUT it makes a link out of it instead.
When I click on the link, it uploads the file and opens a separate Windows MediaPlayer box and plays it from there.
It never does that with any of the audio files you guys post.
What’s going on? Why isn’t it working right?
Just google convert midi to mp3… Probably 5000 free converters
Yeah you can get a free YOUTUBE account and upload it and they convert and copywrite it it for you too
YouTube is kinda cool lke that
You can stream a live concert of yourself and they will record it and copywrite it all in one swoop and then its your forever
Here’s the thing: midi depends on the player that you use for sounds (that’s why it weights so little, it’s not actually a sound file, it’s a binary file), so to sound like you think it should you need to export it into audio (wav/mp3) from finale. Another option is running it through audio plugins so it ends up sounding like it should, but… yeah, you’re better off waiting for finale. I could run it through audio plugins if you want in a couple of days tho, i’m currently reinstalling audio stuff on my computer because hdd crashed.
No idea about the not opening thing over here tho, that might be the sp webpage mediaplayer playing tricks on you, lol.
That “POW” sound you just heard was the last few shreds of my sanity exploding.
I just posted it despite the fact that it still isn’t previewing right for me.
See if it works for you.
hey cordless
Hi there!
My sanity just exploded.
Watch where you step.
i only have me socks on
Definitely put on boots or something.
You don’t want my sanity soaking into your socks.
UPDATE: It works, now that it’s been converted from MIDI into mp3.
I posted it here:
suicideproject.org/2016/02/lets-just-pretend-this-works/