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I have noticed a number of video online (YouTube, etc) where people appear to have taken a MIDI file (ie: instrumental music in a note form, not raw audio), and managed to use a sound-font such that they can use a sound effect as a specific note, and then have the song use that same sound at various pitches to play the WAV file as an instrument.

One example of this in action is here, where the Inspector Gadget theme is played, but the word "BONK" from a WAV file is used in place of a bass guitar (Inspector Bonk):


Here is another example, "Kirby Falcon Punch Remix":


A friend told me the type of software is called a "tracker", but I can't find anything that fits the build. Any help is appreciated.

EDIT: I could possibly just tear apart a MIDI file, parse it with MATLAB, and then create a script to rebuild the song, but given the number of these types of remixes on Youtube, I'm guessing there is a simpler way to do this.

Thank you!

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What you're looking for is called a sampler. Pair that with a sequencer if you want to set up a sequence of notes ahead of time. –  Brad Oct 17 '12 at 15:51
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Wikipedia provides a description, as well as links to open (and closed) source trackers:


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