Topic: MIDI in Games ...

[Crash]

Once you got your soundfont in place, what would you do to record the midi as an mp3? Could you do it with free software?

[Kaiaatzl]

I use Audacity and press the record button before I play the midi back.

I got the soundfont, and I will definitely make some use of it in my own music - in fact I already have.

[Crash]

Thank you Waz! Sorry for the late reply.
I thought it would be very difficult. You know how these things can be sometimes.
I've found some of the music I need released as mp3 by its creators but I will be making use of your advice for all the rest..

[Kaiaatzl]

Just make sure you don't have a microphone selected as a default recording device.
If a mic is selected by default go into the sound panel and there should be another one - on my computer it's called "stereo mix", but I've seen other names.

[SaladBadger]

Some drivers may not actually provide a stereo mix device under Windows 7. In this case, a program like TiMidity++ would probably be your best bet. TiMidity++ can play MIDI files and "render" them to a standard sound file of various formats.

[Kaiaatzl]

Synthfont works too.
I sometimes use it to record wav samples of midi sounds when the soundfont won't work with either of the soundfont players I have in FL.