OT: midi was OT: Dissertation online

--- James W <JWorlton@...> wrote:
> Gary Shannon <fiziwig@...> wrote:
>
> >--- James W <JWorlton@...> wrote:
> >> *shameless self-advertisement here*
> >
> ><snip>
> >
> >> Unfortunately, there are no
> >> sound files, as no one has performed it (yet...).
> >
> >Got midi?
>
> No. I generally detest MIDI files, and I don't have
> the equipment at my disposal to make a semi-decent
> one.
>
> >I look forward to browsing it later today when I
> get
> >the time.
>
> Glad I sparked someone's interest!
>
> James W.
Midi CAN be terrible! There's no doubt of that.  But
midi can be sublime as well, with the right equipment
and taking care to create a real performace file, not
just a mechanical note-by-note transcription.

I use a Korg N5 synthesizer/keyboard which is not
top-of-the-line, but has pretty darn good orchestral
sounds.  I also use Giga Studio sampling synthesizer
which has incredible orchestral and solo instrument
sounds.  As for performance standards, I recently
spent easily 3 months on my midi performance of the
first movement of Beethoven's 6th.  And that 3 months
of work started AFTER I got all the notes entered.
That's 3 months (evenings and weekends only) of
performance dynamics work. THAT kind of midi can be
wonderful.

--gary

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