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Re: Midi File Organization

2005-11-13 by midi_magic2000

Hi

What you need is the program call MidiCat which can be found at:

http://midicat.net/

I think you will find it will do all that you want and much more.

Midi Magic




--- In disklavier@yahoogroups.com, "Fred Dismuke" <freddismuke@b...> 
wrote:
>
> Over the past summer I purchased an MX-80 (a 15 year ambition) and
> upgraded to XG with a DSR1. Very early on I joined D.U.G. and have 
not
> until now corresponded. My Disklavier is interfaced with my 
computer
> now thanks in large part to research of the archive postings of 
this
> user's group, and now that I've waited out the shipping,
> acclimatizing, cabling, software selection/learning curve and or
> course, the tuner appointment, I must say I'm absolutely thrilled 
with
> the arrangement. I have moved my 20 store-bought Yamaha albums to 
the
> hard drive for ease of playing and have also, at much time and 
effort
> culled thousands of not-so-hot midi files from the web to about 
1500
> pretty good arrangements. I have many Vanbasco play lists but do
> sometimes want to find a particular selection by criterion other 
than
> alphabetic, and my memory of which sub-directory it may reside, 
such
> as by genre, artist and so on. I have not found in these hallowed
> archives or on the net, any type of file utility of the style used 
for
> mp3 music files in which to classify my repertoire. The mp3 
utilities,
> though designed for music will not recognize the midi file 
extension.
> Windows XP has allowed for additional file information in its
> properties but will not allow for easy entry or searching on this. 
> 
> I am hoping someone may have blundered upon what has so far eluded 
me.
> Any recommendations? 
> 
> Thanks again for this cite and the wealth of knowledge that it 
holds.
> 
> Fred Dismuke
> Juliette, Georgia
>

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