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ceccles_ca wrote:
Jerry:
In order to open these MIDI files (∗.mid) and view the "staff"
and "piano roll" you need a MIDI Sequencer program like Cakewalk
Express.http://www.cakewalk.com/Products/Express/default.asp
It's $29 and will run on a 120MHz Pentium.If you just want to listen to ∗.mid files, something like QuickTime
should work, but it will probably sound like SHIT using general midi
samples from a basic sound card. (Makes everything sound likea
Nintendo game).Hi Clay, Many Thanks for the advice. As mentioned to
Frank Stickle last evening, my only computer is a 7+ yr.old laptop.
Not much opportunity for custom add-ons.MIDI files will sound just as shitty with Cakewalk Express. Youcan
get good quality audio from MIDI, but you need to spend a fortune on
samples and a software sampler.For $29 you can have music notation for each instument for just about
any song you can think of.... but playback sound quality will not be
too good.Clay
I'm using Media Player 9.0 to listen to the ∗.MID files.
The std. DELL sound card plays CD's, and all .MP2-3 files perfectly!But I can't do much more than that listen to .MID for themoment.
One of these days I'll get "modern" with a faster/updated system.
....But not quite yet......Cheers, Jerry K.