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The Place Of Modern MIDI Music?

Posted by Zonk on from the cue-zelda-theme dept.

-1-Lone_Eagle writes "With the free availability of literally thousands of MIDI files on the Internet, and increasingly powerful home desktop systems and software, virtually anyone can take a MIDI file and using a program such as GarageBand or Reason create a near-studio-quality rendition of their favorite song. This opens up an interesting discussion, is a remixed MIDI file an original creation? Or is it simply a copied work with the rights belonging to the original author? Is it piracy? What do you think?"

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  1. Studio Quality? by n0dalus · · Score: 4, Funny

    ... create a near studio quality rendition of their favorite song.

    Maybe I've missed something big, but I didn't know such amazing vocal support was built into MIDI formats. I guess I could always put the lyrics in and let Microsoft Sam (tm) sing it for me, but I'd rather die a horrible, horrible death.

  2. clippy mix by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    < You have a MIDI. May I add the lyrics? >
            \     ____
             \   / __ \
              \  O|  |O|
                 ||  | |
                 ||  | |
                 ||    |
                  |___/

    % Y

    / There she was just a-shouting to the street     \
    | Singing: I want Word from Office from Microsoft |
    | Snapping her keyboard and shuffling her mouse   |
    | Singing: I want Word from Office from Microsoft |
    |                                                 |
    \ Want more?                                      /
            \     ____
             \   / __ \
              \  O|  |O|
                 ||  | |
                 ||  | |
                 ||    |
                  |___/
    % No, kthx.