AMM MINI-FAQ - 2013-05-05

[Jim Higgins]

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THE OFFICIAL ALT.MUSIC.MIDI MINI-FAQ
Last Modified: [01 Dec 2012]

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Links in the full AMM FAQ have been verified and updated
as of Dec 1, 2012. A few dead links with no replacement
sites found were removed.
http://home.roadrunner.com/~cosmogony/ammfaq.html
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Alt.music.midi is a forum for MIDI enthusiasts to EXCHANGE
INFORMATION concerning MIDI hardware, software, tips and
techniques. It's the *WRONG* place for regularly posted
commercial or eBay ads, binaries, test messages, and
requests for MIDI files. Ads for sale of used PERSONAL
gear are OK.

Those new to the group are invited to say hello and
introduce themselves and their MIDI-related interests.

Potential buyers of WAV-to-MID conversion software BEWARE!
This software still does *NOT* live up to the claims made for it.
See the full AMM FAQ for more info and for URLs to about 14
pieces of software, some free, many with demo versions,
that you can download and test for yourself.

This MINI-FAQ is generally posted weekly to the
newsgroup alt.music.midi to:

1. Provide an overview of the newsgroup without the
burden of posting the full FAQ. (143KB)
2. Answer some common questions.
(For WAV-to-MID and MID-to-WAV questions, see below)
3. Provide a link to the full FAQ located at:
http://home.roadrunner.com/~cosmogony/ammfaq.html

If members of other newsgroups dealing with MIDI topics would
like to have this MINI FAQ posted in their newsgroups on a
fairly regular basis (roughly weekly), please contact me.
If you wish to use the AMM FAQ on your own web site, you're
free to insert a link to it, but you may not copy the FAQ
in whole or in part.

The full FAQ with information on MIDI located at
http://home.roadrunner.com/~cosmogony/ammfaq.html provides
considerable specific MIDI-related information as well as
links to some excellent sites with even more information.


ARE YOU NEW AND LOST ON USENET?
See http://home.roadrunner.com/~cosmogony/ammfaq.html#0.5

HOW CAN I CONVERT A WAV FILE TO A MIDI FILE?
See http://home.roadrunner.com/~cosmogony/ammfaq.html#2.07

HOW CAN I CONVERT A MID FILE TO A WAV FILE?
See http://home.roadrunner.com/~cosmogony/ammfaq.html#2.08

I HOOKED UP MY (MIDI DEVICE) TO MY COMPUTER & IT WON'T WORK.
See http://home.roadrunner.com/~cosmogony/ammfaq.html#2.22

WHERE CAN I FIND A SPECIFIC MIDI SONG FILE?
See http://home.roadrunner.com/~cosmogony/ammfaq.html#2.01.2


OTHER INFORMATION - MOSTLY NETIQUETTE

The following general "netiquette" is in the interest of
keeping the group friendly and enjoyable to read.

Seek not to offend. Be not easily offended.

Everyone is welcome here regardless of language, but
postings in English will reach the largest audience.

Requests for help with pirated software are **VERY**
unwelcome. Please ignore such requests. If in doubt,
an answer referring to a specific page in the manual
will help a legitimate owner who should have the manual.

USE DESCRIPTIVE TITLES. Don't say "HELP URGENT!;"
say "Help With Yamaha PSR-510."

If you post a question to the group, be prepared to read
the answer in the group, not have it emailed to you. It's
a Usenet thing.

My goal for the full FAQ is to cover the basics well enough
that newcomers to MIDI can either find answers or find pointers
to answers. It is *NOT* meant to be a direct comprehensive
source of detailed advanced information. In addition to the
knowledgeable members of this group, there are a number of
excellent sites that fill that need. Rather than repeat their
content I'd rather list the most outstanding sites in the FAQ as
they come to my attention. Feel free to bring outstanding MIDI
sites you may run across to my attention.

This FAQ is not the work of a single person. I do *NOT*
regularly scan the Internet for new material for the FAQ, but
I'm glad to consider the addition of appropriate new items,
especially links to good sites, if/when they are brought to my
attention. Please try to include specific links to any items
you may bring to my attention.

If you can provide a short write-up to fill in any serious gaps
in the FAQ, or have comments on the FAQ, or on this MINI FAQ,
please feel free to do so. Please don't e-mail me copies of
interesting programs or other really large attachments, just
send me a link to them. Especially do *NOT* email me the whole
FAQ when making a comment or suggesting a change.

Address email TO: (not CC or BCC) quasimodo at yahoo.com. Use
a subject of "MIDI, MIDI, MIDI, MIDI" so it isn't lost in all
the spam.
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Jim Higgins, quasimodo AT yahoo DOT com
alt.music.midi FAQ - http://home.roadrunner.com/~cosmogony/ammfaq.html