Technical information

Chapter 10: Audio Recording and Rendering
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You can elect to include the 2 bar lead-in for the WAV file, and include
the Drum Count in sound.
Press the [Direct Render (Save WAV) w/Roland VSC3] button. This launches the Roland VSC3 Virtual Sound
Canvas. You'll see the two panes of the Roland VSC3. If you only see one of the panes, then you need to open up
the “Player” section by pressing the [Player] button. Then you'll see the “Player” section, which has
the MIDI file already prepared and ready to convert to a WAV file.
Press the [AUDIO-CONV] button, and then choose the location and name for the WAV file to save. We
suggest that you name the files with the suffix _VSC3, so that if your song is called “Violet Song” then you
could name it Violet Song_VSC3.WAV, but of course you can call it anything you want.
The WAV file will then be saved as a 44K stereo wave file in a matter of seconds. You can choose a different
conversion rate by pressing the Setup – Audio Conversion Rate.
Once you've saved the WAV file, you can then convert the file to a .WMA file
(Windows Media File), by pressing the [Convert any WAV to WMA…]
button. You can then select compression rates so that your file could stream on typical dial-up web modem speed.
You could then convert your song to an audio recording by pressing the
[Burn to Audio CD…] button.
Real Time Audio Rendering
The process of converting a MIDI file performance in Band-in-a-Box into an audio wave file is referred to as
“rendering.” It involves recording the real time MIDI performance as a stereo .WAV file.
Pressing this button or choosing the menu item Audio | Render
MIDI to Stereo .WAV file etc… enables you to render a MIDI
file into an audio .WAV file. Use this feature if you do not want to direct render with the Roland VSC3, for instance
you might want to record the audio output of your synthesizer or sound module.
The process differs from usual audio recording, in that you aren't recording from an input source of a Microphone or
Line-In, but instead are recording the OUTPUT of the MIDI as it goes out your sound card to your speakers.
Note: If you use an external MIDI module as your driver, then you would be recording from the Line Out of the external module
to the Line-In of the sound card.
These selections are done from the Recording panel of your Windows sound card mixer. This is launched
from the Rendering dialog.
If you use your sound card as your MIDI driver …
It is essential that when you render the file, you have selected the correct inputs, and are recording the outgoing
MIDI, and not recording the Mic or Line-In.
If you use an external MIDI module as your MIDI Driver …
You should connect a cable from the audio Line Out of the MIDI module (like Sound Canvas) to the Line-In on the
sound card, and then deselect the recording of the rest of the inputs (Audio CD, Microphone, MIDI, Wave, etc.).