- - - - - - - About Our Demo Midi Files
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We have a small selection of our Demo Midi Song Files
available here for you to download free of charge, and you can
order any song from our full catalog of over 1450 songs
by using our order page.
All the Demo Song Files on our site are compressed
using PKZIP. This saves both hard disk space, and download time
for you. PC, Mac and Atari users can all use these files as there
are utilities available for all computer types.
Each compressed demo file contains a Type Zero
Midi File (all the channels on one track), which should load into
almost any Computer Sequencer, Keyboard, or Midi File Player on
the market (providing it is designed to accept midi files in the
first place, of course . . . . ), so even if you don't use your
computer for music sequencing, you can still try our demos, and
the full files will work in just the same way.
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The full versions of our data will contain Midi
Files of both Type One (multitrack files with one channel
per track) and Type Zero (all the channels on one track), text
Info Files which give you information about the files to
help you customise them for your requirements, and text files
with the full Lyrics for the song, all included in the
normal retail price. If you would like a full technical specification
for our files, click here: Full
File Spec
- - - - - - - How to decompress and use our files
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IBM PC
If you already use utilities such as PKZIP ™ (DOS
version) or WinZip ™ (Windows), you will already be familiar
with them, if not, you can use our NetLinks
page, after downloading our files, to obtain one of these programs.
Having expanded the files, place the Midi Files in a directory
where you can find them, then either open your sequencing software
and use the 'Import Midi File' command, or copy the files to a
floppy disk and open/play them using your hardware file player
(you may have to make sure that you use a DOS formatted 720k floppy
disk and DOS style file names, as some players will not read anything
else).
Macintosh
Mac users will probably find that they already have
Stuffit Lite ™, Stuffit Multi Expander ™ or ZipIt ™
which will decompress Zip files by simply dropping the file on
to the Stuffit application. If you don't have one of these utilities,
use our NetLinks page, after downloading
our files, to obtain these programs. Once decompressed, you may
have to use a utility such as File Buddy, Midi Typer, or ResEdit
to set the File Type and Creator codes so your sequencer will
'see' the files. (The full files may already be configured for
your use on the Mac when you receive them, depending on your Internet
Config settings) Most sequencer manufacturers can supply one free
of charge upon request. If you use a hardware sequencer or file
player, copy the files to a floppy disk and open/play them using
your hardware file player (you may have to use a DOS formatted
720k floppy disk and DOS style file names, as some players will
not read anything else).
Atari
Zip files can be decompressed on an Atari by using
StZip ™ or similar, which you may already have, if not, please
use the UTILITIES link on our support page after downloading our
files to obtain it. Having expanded the files, place the Midi
Files in a directory where you can find them, then either open
your sequencing software and use the 'Import Midi File' command,
or copy the files to a floppy disk and open/play them using your
hardware file player (you may have to make sure that you use a
DOS formatted 720k floppy disk and DOS style file names, as some
players will not read anything else).
The method used to load a midi file into your computer
sequencer or hardware file player will vary, please consult the
owners manual for your equipment for full instructions.
Order any item by using our new interactive Online Order Form