#881414 - 08/14/99 11:21 PM
midi file players
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MAV_dup1
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Loc: Wauchula,FL,UNITED STATES
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I am looking for a midi data file player with or without a sound module that is rackmountable, and can hold 500 songs via hard disc (or 3 1/2 " if need be). Has anyone seen or heard of such a thing? I am using a laptop now but want to leave it at home when touring. Any help with my great quest is much appreciated.
thanks in advance, MAV
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#881415 - 01/09/00 04:24 AM
Re: midi file players
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ArinCrumley
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Loc: Santa Rosa Ca U.S.
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Can I suggest you record the songs on cd, mini disc, dat, or hi-fi VCR. I'm in a band that plays along to midi stuff from a Rolland 505-Groove box. For gigs I record our entire set onto a Hi-Fi S-VHS VCR that I bought for 400 dollars. The left track is midi stuff and samples I mixed to sound good loud. Right is a click track that our drummer uses to play along to through an ear peice. We have different versions of the "Gig Tape" and often make new gig tapes to fit the time slot we are being givin at a particular gig. Hope thats helpful. If your planning on being able to control the performance of the midi so it is different every time and can last as long as you think the crowd wants it I wouldn't recomend doing it this way. But if you have set songs that you want the same every time they are played I would suggest portable dat, they cost 500 dollars are the size of a cassete walkman and, unlike mini disc or cd, won't skip if a drunk person falls onto it. They also have rack mountable versions. Hi-fi VCR is really good quality but is kind of big, not rack mountable and not digital which makes it less reliable. We use it because we have weird trippy video's that go along with the music comeing from the video track of the S-VHS VCR which I highly recomend to people who have the technology to do that sort of thing, response is great. Just don't set your gig tapes on top of a speaker especially when that speaker is pumping out loud bass (speakers with high voltage demagnitize analog and digital tapes) and always make two copies of the gig tape and keep one in your glove box or something. And if you ever happen to get involved with projectors or T.V. screens don't set them on or infront of a speaker the image will turn pink and blue, although sometimes a desired effect.
Arin http://www.mp3.com/metagalaxxy
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#881416 - 04/05/00 06:40 PM
Re: midi file players
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Jeremey
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Yeah, this is an old thread, but for what it's worth...
I use the Yamaha MDF3, which retails for around $350. This is an excellent way to store standard midi files and load into sound modules on stage. I sequence songs in Cakewalk and assign specific channels for each sound. That way I can use the same user mix in my sound module and not have to worry about changing banks and patches during a set.
For my solo gigs, I run my MIDIs in stereo. For live performances with my band, I pan all the instrument channels hard left, then pan the percussion channel hard right. I use the click track in the percussion channel and send it to the drum monitor.
Works better than anything else I've tried (minidisc, CD, etc)!
Good luck.
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