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Three Score
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i am trying to make a basic midi playing thing just so i know something about what i am making but what is the format and yes i have searched w3c.org

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MIDI filescontain instructions to access a sound library (typically General Midi) and playback multiple instruments with different combinations of pitches, volume, and length. You use sequencing or notation software to arrange a piece of music in a more visually appealing format and then when it is saved as a midi it appears as instructions like ~C160,72 (at least that's how you write it in Sibelius).

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[href]www.midi.org[/href]

[href]www.students.sonoma.edu/users/w/walz/midiinfo.htm[/href]

[href]www.harmony-central.com/MIDI[/href]

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QuothTheRaven
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Posted: 15th Feb 2005 10:54
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There are four MIDI formats.

MIDI Format 0
MIDI Format 1
RIFF MIDI Format 0
RIFF MIDI Format 1

All files extensions are .mid

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umm anyone know where to get GAME mids in any of the formats

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google?


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If theyre from snes (rom files, that is), you can pretty easily rip them...


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C'mon dude.

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&q=video+game+midis&spell=1

At least give it one whack.

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Posted: 16th Feb 2005 07:29 Edited at: 16th Feb 2005 07:30
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People everything you need to know is on [href]www.answers.com[/href]

Go ahead search darkbasic on it.

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i already friggin did google and that is why i am posting here; they rather cost money or i couldnt find what i need
all i found were midi songs not osund effects or wait i never tried searching for sound effects -searching now... ok i found some now that are freeware and not stupid songs

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bitJericho
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Posted: 16th Feb 2005 22:48
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Quote: "umm anyone know where to get GAME mids in any of the formats"


they haven't used midi for sound effects since the nes days


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ionstream
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Yeah, but they use Music tracks for N64, DS, and GBA, although I think it's a custom sound set.

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Benjamin
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Consoles use/used trackers, not MIDI


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Quote: "all i found were midi songs not osund effects"


Quote: "they haven't used midi for sound effects since the nes days"



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Die general midi die! Die wavetable sound cards, die!!! Long live sample based music, or people with big-off studios with cubase sound fonts and proper midi equipment!

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