Importing music composition file into iTunes

by cbhillman1 Jul 22, 2010 5:44AM PDT

I have a music composition in an old no-longer-sold software program called ConcertWare. The compositions are all midi files. I have been trying (unsuccessfully thus far) to burn one of the compositions to CD. Two people suggested I download iTunes, import the file into iTunes and then use an MP3 converter to convert the file and burn to a CD. However, when (in iTunes) I click on import file to library and click on my music file, nothing happens. I also tried creating a desktop shortcut to the file and dragging that into the iTunes library but, again, nothing happened. I posted a question in an Apple iTUnes-related forum but have always found that the responses I get from the CNET forums are most helpful. If anyone knows why I am not able to import my music composition into iTunes or has any other suggestions as to what I might do, I would be very appreciative!! Thanks!

Discussion is locked

- Collapse -

The long way.

by r. proffitt Forum moderator Jul 22, 2010 9:28PM PDT

The machine, OS and such are details I can't find here.

How about the long round about method?

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=MIDI+to+AudioCD

Now with the AudioCD you can let iTunes rip that.
Bob

- Collapse -

The Long Way

by cbhillman1 Jul 23, 2010 10:19AM PDT

Thanks! I just skimmed one web page and will read more carefully later but this seems do-able!

- Collapse -

I'm intrigued.

by MarkFlax Forum moderator Jul 23, 2010 6:06AM PDT

As far as I am aware, CDs are not 'file type' sensitive, meaning that a CD burner should successfully burn any file type to a recordable or re-writeable CD. Whether that CD will then act like a normal music CD or not is a different matter, but copying the file, (burning a copy), to the CD should not be a problem

You don't say what failed, only that you tries unsuccessfully to burn one of the files to CD. What happened when you tried, and what error messages do you see?

It's possible that the CD ROM is no longer working, or that the CDs are the wrong type, or have failed. If any of those applies, then no amount of transferring to iTunes or similar will fix that.

Tell us more.

Mark

- Collapse -

"I'm intruiged"

by cbhillman1 Jul 23, 2010 10:25AM PDT

I never even tried to burn the music to CD because I just assumed that what would happen is that the music file would be on the CD but one would need the music program used to write the piece to listen to the music.

- Collapse -

Well that's confused me

by MarkFlax Forum moderator Jul 23, 2010 6:53PM PDT

so I must remove myself from this discussion before I confuse you and others.

You said in your first post that "I have been trying (unsuccessfully thus far) to burn one of the compositions to CD", so it seems I have misunderstood.

Good luck.

Mark

- Collapse -

Confused

by cbhillman1 Jul 24, 2010 3:16AM PDT

What I have been trying to do is find a WAY to burn the music to a CD. If I merely copied the file onto a CD (as I might copy a Word file for example), I'd have the file but no way to hear the music. I am 99 percent certain that would be the case. My instincts are usually correct.

Anyway, thanks for all the help. i will figure this out somehow. I could always just play the music in the ConcertWare program and tape record it but I already did that once just to see, and the sound was terrible!

- Collapse -

Importing music composition file into iTunes

by cbhillman1 Jul 25, 2010 8:53AM PDT

Something occurred to me that I should have thought of a long time ago. I copied the entire music composition program onto a CD; it's an old enough and unsophisticated enough program that I was easily able to do this. Now someone can just click on the file to start the program and then click on my composition and listen to it.

Thanks again to everyone who tried to help!

Importing music composition file into iTunes

CNET Forums

Other Forums

Forum Info