So I'm trying to get an audio file of my composition. Right now it'll only save as an "aif" file, which is not very useful to me since not everyone I send it to has a Mac.
When I had the old Printmusic, it would save it as a WAV. It is not giving me the option.
If I switch my audio to "Midi", it suddenly gives me the option to save as an MP3, which I'd be ok with, but it won't play the music at the right tempo! The mp3 is double time! What gives?
When you use playback through Audio Units, the saved audio will be in AIF format.
You can convert the audio to other file formats, like e. g. WAV or MP3, with Apple’s iTunes.
When you use playback through MIDI, the saved audio will be in MP3 format.
You can convert the audio to other file formats, like e. g. WAV or AIF, withApple’s iTunes.
Hi Michelle,
What you are experiencing could be caused by sample rate confusion. PrintMusic only truly supports 44100 Hz, so please check your selected audio device's set sample rate. Here are some steps:
1. Close PrintMusic.
2. Right-click the speaker icon in the system tray (bottom, right-hand corner of your screen) and choose Playback Devices.
3. Click the device with the green check mark (that is your default audio device) so it is selected and then click the Properties button.
4. In the Speaker Properties window that appears, choose the Advanced tab.
5. In the Default Format section, choose the 16 bit, 44100 Hz (CD Quality) option from the drop-down menu.
6. Click Apply; click OK.
7. Click OK again to close the Sound window.
8. Restart your computer and launch PrintMusic.
If the issue persists, I am definitely a fan of the workaround of exporting to WAV and then using a program like iTunes to convert to MP3. I am even more a fan of this if you are using VST sounds which are of better quality than the sounds you get when playing through MIDI.
Hope this helps!
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