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   J.B. Wood to Andreas Kohlbach   
   Re: New SID to MIDI conversion tool   
   11 Aug 17 07:00:23   
   
   From: arl_123234@hotmail.com   
      
   On 08/08/2017 04:26 PM, Andreas Kohlbach wrote:   
      
   > I always like coding for vintage pleasure. But for MIDI... This is   
   > probably mainly for folks who want to play SID files on their MIDI   
   > capable keyboard synthesizers.   
   >   
   > I myself was collecting MIDI files but that stopped in the end of the 90s   
   > already. Suppose it's kind of not used much anymore unless you are   
   > professional musician.   
   >   
      
   Hello, and I've used live MIDI for recording and playing on a digital   
   piano for years.  Unlike analog recording and playing, MIDI files can be   
   readily edited for note errors, tempo changes, etc.  The issue for me   
   has been in finding solo piano performances by folks other than myself.   
   There's lots of quality classical stuff and ragtime/piano roll   
   conversions free for download but not much in other music genres.  I've   
   also found that the best MIDI files are those captured via live   
   performance (on a MIDI-capable piano) rather than composed using digital   
   audio workstation (DAW) software.  The former captures the   
   nuances/keyboard technique of the performer while the latter often has a   
   mechanical sounding quality when played.  Just a few thoughts.  Sincerely,   
      
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   J. B. Wood	            e-mail: arl_123234@hotmail.com   
      
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