Applying effects - midi or audio?

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When you are mixing, and you are going to convert all midi files to audio anyway so that they can be burnt to cd or encoded to mp3 or whatever - is it better to apply effects/eq etc. to the midi files before conversion to audio or to get it all into audio first and then deal with it all together? Or is it just a matter of personal preference? It seems to me that once the material is in audio format, you can do a lot more with it - I know in CWGS some midi files won't even accept the application of effects such as chorus or reverb... and there don't seem to be as many effects available anyway... Cheers - Malgo.
 
Bingo.... midi takes certain kinds of "effects" but they are not the types of effects you get with plug-ins such as reverb, echo, chorus, flange etc. etc. The kinds of effects you can do with midi refers to adding midi notes. For example, if you see a midi delay effect, and set it for a 4 note delay with decreasing volume and alternate panning to the right and left, what it does is actually play your synth. It adds 4 notes, makes them quieter and pans them for you (and eats up polophony [man, I can't spell] in the process). Generally, I think you will find midi effects much less powerful, although, occasionally someone does program an interesting midi effect. (not that I have any on my computer, but I have read about it).
 
Oooopppps forgot the other kind of effects. The midi effects are for midi data. The chorus, reverb, flangers etc are for audio data like .wav files and so on.
 
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