getting started for an idiot

[bcosell]

I"m at a loss. I could really use a sort of "hand holding" walkthrough on how to use grandorgue -- I have a win10 system with nothing but mp3s. I converted an mp3 to midi, but now I can't figure out what to do next to try to play it with grandorgue. tnx

[larspalo]

GrandOrgue uses .wav samples in collections called sample sets. I highly recommend looking at https://github.com/GrandOrgue/grandorgue/wiki and especially the tutorials at https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLNz9AJhjubTdoQoBf6TGADcTSOEyk0X5I which are somewhat old but still very informative even if many things in the GUI have been re-arranged.

It's certainly possible to play MIDI files with GO but you might have some issues with what part is played on what manual and much more like stop selection since GO is primarily intended to be a live performance tool with connected MIDI keyboards.

[midimusic]

@bcosell
I would be very interested in how you converted an mp3 file to a midi file. Even if the convesion appeared to work correctly it has almost certainly made a complete mess of the job and the file will never play properly on any organ. If you want to play midi files on an organ look at my website https://midimusic.github.io There are many hundreds of organ midi files in archives which will play on a suitable GO or other organ.
csw900

[Christedge]

@bcosell

• Have you GrandOrgue up and running, e.g. when you start it, can you "pull" some stops and play them with the on-screen keybeds?
• Have you configured GrandOrgue so as to respond to the required MIDI channels?
• If so, can you use some MIDI file as downloaded from the web to play the organ?
• If so, the issue probably is in the MP3toMIDI conversion process. I recommend to analyse the MIDI file using some DAW/Sequencer (e.g. you can use free software like qtractor for the task).

In case it is the very first time you are coping with GrandOrgue, MIDI etc. you probably need to invest some time first to learn more about those topics.