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by Rob Young (Author)
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"Includes the basics, from choosing and using MIDI hardware and software, to the more advanced, such as setting up a home studio and mastering the art of effective mixing." "Freelance informer", August 2001 --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Going far beyond the contents of equipment manuals and user guides, The MIDI Files is a comprehensive, easy-to-read reference package covering everything you ever wanted to know about MIDI.

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Product Details

  • Paperback: 352 pages
  • Publisher: Omnibus Press; Pap/Dsk edition (September 6, 1996)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0132624036
  • ISBN-13: 978-0132624039
  • Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 7 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.com Sales Rank: #824,184 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Looking for PRO MIDI sound?, November 3, 1997
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You've read about how MIDI works. You've made a General MIDI or two. Sounds okay, but... not as good as some you've heard... sounds that are bolder, brassier, cleaner, more punch. How do they do that? Learn from this book and you'll be they. Rob Young is a MIDI pro. He shares HUNDREDs of tips from years of experience, in an easy-going style that belies his expertise. Technical detail? Enough for starters. How to make instruments (bass, sax, drums) play more like the real thing. Stuff you'll skim through the first time, then come back to appreciate again and again. CC's? SYSEX? Detailed with care. Many example screens from a typical modern sequencer are included as illustrations. Tucked inside the back cover: a floppy with 50+ example files in GM format (playable in any sequencer) so you can *hear* the techniques and *see* how it's done. The tunes are too elevator for my tastes (ultra-commercial and non-experimental), but the methods apply to all genres. Oh and, uh... keep it under your synth, okay?
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars If you are seriously into MIDI, then get this book !, April 28, 1999
I was amazed to see how thorough this book is on MIDI. There is a good introduction section, but there are lots of those types of books. What differentiates this book from other titles is the author's practical approach to working with MIDI, including a number of .mid examples you can listen to while reading the book (very professional sound). The tutorial is very thorough, and although I have not completed it yet, appears to be well structured.

A must for any MIDI aficiando !

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4.0 out of 5 stars Very nice reference, April 4, 2003
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This book can make you understand the whole MIDI technology pretty well. It tells you how MIDI works, how to set your system (the basics of course, the rest is up to your imagination), how to start sequencing and how edit all the material you've just recorded, including basic binary, hexadecimal and SysEx subjects. All this with .mid files included so you can check the examples out.

Great source for basic-intermediate folks.

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5.0 out of 5 stars How To Improve Your MIDi Files!
I've made a large number of midi files via the trial and error method and used them regularly in live performances. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars It takes away the mystery
If you are in to making your own music and have anything to do with MIDI, you need this book (in addition to Yamaha's Sound Reinforcement Handbook and QUE's Upgrading and... Read more
Published on December 29, 1999 by Lance Jacobs

3.0 out of 5 stars A good ~second~ book on MIDI
If you want to get /one/ book on MIDI, get Braut's /The Musician's Guide to Midi/ (which is excellent). Read more
Published on August 3, 1998 by Sean Burke

5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you for publishing this book!
I just wanted to say thank you. Thank you for publishing this book, "The Midi Files", by Rob Young. I'm just past 40 years of age. Read more
Published on March 10, 1998

4.0 out of 5 stars Practical help and little waffle
This book is a very practical text which is suited to both absolute beginners and those who have done some basic midi work. Read more
Published on December 24, 1997

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