Is it possible and appropriate to copy and burn the midi files for tunes found on the Session? I've been trying to do it as I spend the week away from my computer and would like to be able to play the clips to help me when I practise the fiddle.
If you mean from a copyright point of view, sure, go ahead, take the midi files. But from the point of view of being useful, I don't think the midi files are going to be much help.
Let's face, they're extremely lifeless renderings of the tunes. They might be of some value as an aide memoir, I suppose. But I think printing out the sheetmusic might be a bit more useful.
Jeremy wrote: Let's face, they're extremely lifeless renderings of the tunes.
I guess you haven't heard me play! I am using the sheetmusic but at a new learner, learning a new tune that I am not familiar with is difficult. To have access to some semblance of the way it should be played has proven very useful.
Unfortunately, I can't seem to burn those clips on a CD (because I'm probably too technologically retarded)
From a technical perspective midi files are just a set of instructions, telling your computer which sounds to make and at what time. Unlike a wav or mp3, there is no sound data actually in the file. Thats why midis will sound different depending on the computer/sound card. It is for this reason that midi files can also be used to control lights in a lightshow - its simply a set of instructions.
However, some midi editing programs give you the option of exporting it as a wav or mp3 file. My favourite would have to be Melody Assistant. Also, some audio programs (cakewalk comes to mind) allows you to import midi files into the time line, which I assume you could export as something else that you could burn onto a CD.
I use Audio Record Wizard for burning music and midi's directly off of my sound card. http://www.mp3towav.org/Audio-Record-Wizard/
It records as a wave file in real time.
Works good
Ran-
I could be wrong but I believe that midi files are only instruction files that require a program to interpret and then play back. Unless you can convert them to another format, I don't think midis on a cd will play on a cd player (other than a pc that is).
copying midi files
copying midi files
Is it possible and appropriate to copy and burn the midi files for tunes found on the Session? I've been trying to do it as I spend the week away from my computer and would like to be able to play the clips to help me when I practise the fiddle.
# Posted on February 28th 2005 by Lalonde
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If you mean from a copyright point of view, sure, go ahead, take the midi files. But from the point of view of being useful, I don't think the midi files are going to be much help.
Let's face, they're extremely lifeless renderings of the tunes. They might be of some value as an aide memoir, I suppose. But I think printing out the sheetmusic might be a bit more useful.
# Posted on February 28th 2005 by Jeremy
Re: copying midi files
For a really good tune-learning resource, I recommend this site:
http://www.worldfiddlemusic.co.uk/
by our very own Jim Dorans. It has versions of tunes played slow and then "straight".
Jim, I'm assuming it would be okay to download these clips and burn them to CD for the purpose of practising, right?
# Posted on February 28th 2005 by Jeremy
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Jeremy wrote: Let's face, they're extremely lifeless renderings of the tunes.
I guess you haven't heard me play! I am using the sheetmusic but at a new learner, learning a new tune that I am not familiar with is difficult. To have access to some semblance of the way it should be played has proven very useful.
Unfortunately, I can't seem to burn those clips on a CD (because I'm probably too technologically retarded)
# Posted on February 28th 2005 by Lalonde
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@ Lalonde:
From a technical perspective midi files are just a set of instructions, telling your computer which sounds to make and at what time. Unlike a wav or mp3, there is no sound data actually in the file. Thats why midis will sound different depending on the computer/sound card. It is for this reason that midi files can also be used to control lights in a lightshow - its simply a set of instructions.
However, some midi editing programs give you the option of exporting it as a wav or mp3 file. My favourite would have to be Melody Assistant. Also, some audio programs (cakewalk comes to mind) allows you to import midi files into the time line, which I assume you could export as something else that you could burn onto a CD.
Melody Assistant is a shareware program, check it out at http://www.melodyassistant.com
# Posted on February 28th 2005 by natharious
Re: copying midi files
I use Audio Record Wizard for burning music and midi's directly off of my sound card.
http://www.mp3towav.org/Audio-Record-Wizard/
It records as a wave file in real time.
Works good
Ran-
# Posted on February 28th 2005 by Ran
Re: copying midi files
"Jim, I'm assuming it would be okay to download these clips and burn them to CD for the purpose of practising, right?" ...
...yes, that's fine by me...I would just ask that my name and site address is included if the clips are shared with anyone.
http://www.worldfiddlemusic.co.uk/
Jim
# Posted on February 28th 2005 by Worldfiddler
Re: copying midi files
I could be wrong but I believe that midi files are only instruction files that require a program to interpret and then play back. Unless you can convert them to another format, I don't think midis on a cd will play on a cd player (other than a pc that is).
# Posted on February 28th 2005 by Robby B.
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Thanks alot folks. The Sessions are great!
# Posted on March 13th 2005 by Lalonde