Description of the sample sound files (listed in alphabetical order) Brandenberg.aif An example if an AIF (Audio Interchange Format) file. The first few seconds of the first movement of the Brandenberg Concerto No. 2, by J. S. Bach. Transferred from a commercial audio CD and saved as an AIFF file (44Khz sampling rate, 16 bits, stereo). Entertainer.mid Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" rag recorded live on a MIDI piano. Entertainer.etf The sheet music to Scott Joplin's "The Entertainer" rag, created by entering the notes into the "Finale" score editor program and saving it as an ETF (Enigma Transportable Format) file. It can be opened and played by "Finale Allegro", in the Windows software folder. Compare to the live recording Entertainer.mid. Moonlight1.mid Beethoven's "Moonlight" sonata, first movement. MIDI file created by intering the notes into a score editor program and saving it as a MIDI file. Compare his to the live recording, Moonlight2.mid. Moonlight2.mid Beethoven's "Moonlight" sonata, first movement. Played by Wesley Venable on a Yamaha Clavinova MIDI recording piano. Compare this to the score-editor version, Moonlight1.mid. MorleyOrgan.mz The sheet music to "O Sing unto the Lord a New Song" by Thomas Morley, in the format of the Mozart score editor program, scored for hammond organ. Cannot be opened unless you have Mozart installed. MorleyOrgan.mid The result of saving "MorleyOrgan.mz" as a MIDI file. Three voices (two manual keyboards and pedals), played by the hammond organ sound. MorleyReverb.wav Demonstration of artifical reverberation. The first few measures of "O Sing unto the Lord a New Song" by Thomas Morley was played by the Mozart score editor program and recorded into Cool Edit, where a "large occupied hall" reverberation effect was applied. Saved as a WAV file. TwoPartInvention.au J. S. Bach's Two Part Invention #8, created by playing the MIDI file TwoPartInvention.mid using the Yahama SXG50 sound bank, digitized in stereo, 8 bits, 44 KHz sampling rate and saved in AU format. TwoPartInvention.etf The sheet nusic to J. S. Bach's Two Part Invention #8, created by intering the notes into the "Finale" score editor program and saving it as an ETF (Enigma Transportable Format) file. It can be opened by "Finale Allegro", in the Windows software folder. TwoPartInvention.mid J. S. Bach's Two Part Invention #8 in MIDI format, created by intering the notes into a score editor program and saving it as a MIDI file. Compare his to the live recording, TwoPartInventionLive.mid. TwoPartInventionLive.mid J. S. Bach's Two Part Invention #8, in MIDI format, recorded live on a MIDI piano, artist unknown. Compare to the score editor version, TwoPartInvention.mid TwoPartInvention.mp3 J. S. Bach's Two Part Invention #8, created by playing the MIDI file TwoPartInvention.mid using the Yahama SXG50 sound bank, digitized using the Super MP3 recorder and saved in MP3 format. TwoPartInvention.mz The sheet nusic to J. S. Bach's Two Part Invention #8, created by entering the notes into the "Mozart" score editor program and saving it as a "MZ" file. It can be opened by "Mozart", in the Windows software folder. Cannot be opened unless you have Mozart installed. TwoPartInvention.wav J. S. Bach's Two Part Invention #8, created by playing the MIDI file TwoPartInvention.mid using the Yahama SXG50 sound bank, digitized in stereo, 16 bits, 44 KHz sampling rate using Cool Edit 96 and saved in WAV format. TwoPartInvMono8bits11KHz.wav J. S. Bach's Two Part Invention #8, created by playing the MIDI file TwoPartInvention.mid using the Yahama SXG50 sound bank, digitized in mono, 8 bits, 11 KHz sampling rate using Cool Edit 96 and saved in WAV format. TwoPartInvention.pdf The sheet music to J. S. Bach's Two Part Invention #8, created by intering the notes into the "Finale" score editor program and saving it as an PDF (Portable Document Format) file. This version is for printing only; it can not be played by the computer. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- In the "Other MIDI examples" folder: BeautyAndTheBeast.mid An arrangement of Disney's Beaury and the Beast for small pit orchestra (piano, bass, clarinet, flute, oboe, french horn, string ensemble, and glockenspiel). Borgan.mid Blues/Swing piece with three tracks: organ (lead), bass, and drums. by Benjamin Lewis. Wade Culbreath, Bass, Drums. Benjamin Lewis, Organ. 1994. FlipFly.mid "Flippin' and a-Flyin'" by Miles Black, from The Jazz Soloist Vol.3 (PG Music). Jazz piece with 4 tracks: vibraphone (playing the lead), guitar, bass, and drums. Funky.mid "Funkengruven" by M. Walthius, 1994, with 15 tracks. The guitar lead part, played by "distoprtion guitar", is duplicated on two tracks with a slight delay between the tracks, generating a echo or reverb effect. geetar.mid Brief new-ageish guitar piece. Two tracks playing the same part, with two different instrument sounds and dynamic left-right pan used for fuller sound. GuitarBluesInF.MID Live recording of blues guitar piece, recorded on a MIDI electric guitar (using a separate channel for each of the six strings of the guitar. JAYSBLUE.MID Live MIDI recording of boogie-woogie blues piano piece. IMPROMTU.MID Live MIDI recording of Chopin's Fastasie-Impromptu. Laidback.mid Yahama demo song, 1996. Smooth jazz piece with 8 tracks. Martians.mid Martians 1, by John Campbell, 1991. Smooth jazz piece with 5 tracks (electric piano, electric guitar, string ensemble, electric bass, drums). MINITWLZ.MID Live MIDI recording of Chopin's "Minute" Waltz. Peace.mid Slow jazz piece with 7 tracks. The lead part uses extensive "note bending" and is scored for trombone. Roland Corp. demo song, 1991. smallworld.mid Disney's "It's a Small World" scored for synthesizer, electric guitar, bass, string ensemble, french horn, alto saxophone, brass section, violin, flute, clarinet, bassoon, harp, xylophone, and percussion. UnderTheSea.mid "Under the Sea" from Disney's "Little Mermaid", scored for steel drums, electric guitar, marimbas, piccolos, french horns, reed organ, harp, and electric bass. --------------------------------------------------------------------- In the "Karaoke examples" folder: Several examples of a Karaoke KAR files - essentially MIDI files with lyrics display) The music part (but not the lyrics) can be played by any MIDI player or Windows Media PLayer. The lyrics plus the music can be played by WinKaraoke (in the Windows software folder)