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Topic: Demo Midi Files Available?

I just downloaded the evaluation version and attempting to compare the pianos to make my bundle choice. The demo files on the web site are high quality files but unfortunately, the same files are not available for every piano. So rather than ask what pianos to get, I am asking if the midi files for the demo pieces are available for download? If so, where might I find them? Having the midi files will allow one to compare the pianos with the exact same pieces. I know, I should just play the same piece for each one but, I am a relatively new piano player and don't have the skills to produce a quality product. I tried a few "free" midi files, off the Internet, but they all seem to be low quality files. I would like a good warm classical piece, a brighter classical piece, a jazz piece, and perhaps a pop piece of some Disney music or a movie theme.

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Re: Demo Midi Files Available?

I thought PTQ6 came with a selection of demo MIDI files (from the File menu) when I first jumped in a couple of years ago... but now I am only seeing the default Blues Demo that loads up automatically. Maybe that's all there ever was, but I was thought there was a few classical pieces as well.

There should indeed be a few MIDI files in different genres that are easily available to any PTQ user without any fuss for playing while auditioning presets.

Hopefully, Modartt (or some other users) can fix you up in the meantime with a few good MIDI files or can give you a link to some quality third party content.

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Re: Demo Midi Files Available?

Tom

If you click on "Shared Files" in the top banner, then use the "Category" drop down menu to select MIDI, you will find a couple of pages of midi files shared by members here.

Hope that helps.

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Re: Demo Midi Files Available?

wonner wrote:

Tom

If you click on "Shared Files" in the top banner, then use the "Category" drop down menu to select MIDI, you will find a couple of pages of midi files shared by members here.

Hope that helps.

Thanks for pointing me in the proper direction. My apologies! I should have looked around better before posting.

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Re: Demo Midi Files Available?

Here are 3 excellent external sources for MIDI files:

1. https://www.piano-e-competition.com/ - see 'competition history' for the MIDI files. Many of Pianoteq's demos are taken from here.

2. https://bushgrafts.com/midi/ - jazz pianist Doug McKenzie

3. https://supra.stanford.edu/ - Stanford University Piano Roll Archive

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Re: Demo Midi Files Available?

dazric wrote:

Here are 3 excellent external sources for MIDI files:

1. https://www.piano-e-competition.com/ - see 'competition history' for the MIDI files. Many of Pianoteq's demos are taken from here.

2. https://bushgrafts.com/midi/ - jazz pianist Doug McKenzie

3. https://supra.stanford.edu/ - Stanford University Piano Roll Archive

Thank you so much for these links, exactly what I was looking for. There are indeed some very high quality midi files in the Shared Files section of these forums as well. I appreciate everyone's input.

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Re: Demo Midi Files Available?

Literally hours of enjoyment there! One thing I forgot to mention is that you may need to adjust the velocity curve to get the best out of them. The e-competition files are fine with 'normal keyboard' setting, but they'll sound just that little bit better with a note-off curve as well (copy and paste the whole of following line into the Velocity Curve sectiion):

Note-Off Velocity = [0, 127; 5, 127]

The Doug McKenzie files sound better with the 'moderately fast keyboard' preset, I think.

And here's a setting that I've got for the SUPRA files (I'm not sure how I got this, but it may have been suggested by forum member tmyoung):

Velocity = [0, 66, 83, 99, 112, 127; 0, 66, 80, 95, 108, 127]