Origami wrote:yup all of those methods work (well, kinda). The short answer is that you can't. MIDI isn't sound, it isn't audio...
You're absolutely right. I guess however since this is a beginner forum, people might use inappropriate words to say what the would like to learn. Still you're right again that recording a midi output is almost always a disappointment.
For an alternative solution, I'd recommend using sound samples for midi notes. There are even some great multi-samples out there. The difference between multi- and ordinary samples is that in the first case each sound of an instrument is sampled and you almost get the feeling and sound of a real instrument.