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Seven years ago, a fellow named "MIDI_MAN" compiled 130,000 unique MIDI files by browsing a ton of sites, placing them into directories, and generally assembling years of MIDI music. Now that collection (1gb compressed, 3.5gb uncompressed, 130,000 files for real!) is at the Internet Archive at this URL: Hey there, Admin of the Internet Archive Mastodon here. I've seen some people speculate/rumor that the Archive's mastodon instance is set up to be an involuntary vacuum spot for all toots passing back into the Wayback, and it is NOT that. Any archiving of toots would be some other project (and outside my knowledge) but the Internet Archive Mastodon is just another instance, doing the mastodon thing. Communicate with us at will.
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@textfiles yo, you all do such big work in keeping the most powerful thing humans have - information - free and accessible to all. Thank you so much!   There is a moment, a joyous moment, between when the staff stands ready, feet shuffle quietly, a hush and a murmur runs in the space before the giant doors creak open and the day's endeavors begin. And this is that moment. Welcome to Mastodon, Internet Archive.  @textfiles Congratulations. Have you considered adding the handle of your general announcement account on this server to your Twitter profile? It would help people find you. |
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@textfiles This will go great with my Roland Sound Canvas!
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Holy crap, 1 GB (compressed) MIDI is a LIFETIME of listening!!!
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MIDI, General MIDI and MIDI FILES are three different concepts that most people usually confuse for each other.
This is a collection of MIDI files, probably using the General MIDI instrument set definition, but MIDI itself is not involved when someone plays one of these files on their computer.
A bit confusing, I know...