Because MIDI is channel-based (typically 16 channels per port) and time-stamped in ticks relative to a tempo, it can be played back on any synthesizer, sound module, or software instrument. Converting Mini2SF to MIDI would free a DS tracker composition from its hardware cage, allowing it to be:
(Musical Instrument Digital Interface) is the lingua franca of digital music. Unlike MINI2SF, MIDI files do not contain sound. They contain instructions: mini2sf to midi