Re: Download sites for Midi Files
2005-03-26 by Terry Smythe
On 26 Mar 2005 at 14:27, William Brown wrote: > Could you please advise me of the specific site for Terry > Smythe so I can take a look at it? Have a look at: http://members.shaw.ca/smythe/rebirth.htm This site is dedicated to the preservation of the content of century old player piano rolls. While player pianos can be repeatedly restored into perpetuity, the rolls cannot. They are reaching the end of their life and are dying. This site is a focal point for scanning these rolls while still possible to capture their content in electronic form. Most of the site focuses on the construction and operation of roll scanners. The files coming off the scanner are far too large to post on my web site, but are available upon request. These files become the source for conversion into perforation masters for creation of new recuts of the old rolls, or into midi e-rolls for pneumatic player pianos equipped with e-valve systems, and into midi type 1 files for solenoid pianos such as the Disklavier, Pianodisc, Pianomation and Pianocorder. I have converted my scan files into Midi Type 1 files, which are small enough to post on my personal web site. To date, there are about 2,600 midi files, all type 1, all available for download off my site. They work normally with my 1928 Fischer grand piano equipped with a Pianocorder. I am aware that they also work very well on these other solenoid systems, but I do not know what process to go through for these to work. Perhaps others knowledgeable about this can post appropriate instructions on what needs to be done to use them on these other systems. Those inclined can dive directly into the archive of these midi files by clicking on: http://members.shaw.ca/smythe/archive.htm A single, consolidated spreadsheet listing in Excel format is available for everything. It may be downloaded from: http://members.shaw.ca/irish122/Complete_Uploads.xls Hope this helps a little. Regards, Terry Terry Smythe 204-832-3982 (land line) 55 Rowand Avenue 204-981-3229 (cell) Winnipeg, MB, Canada R3J 2N6 smythe@... Preserving a unique slice of our Musical Heritage http://members.shaw.ca/smythe/rebirth.htm