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happyrat1
Destroyer of Eardrums!!!
1) Download a MIDI file.
2) Hook up your computer to your keyboard. Configure Anvil Studio to recognize your keyboard as a General MIDI device.
3) Import the MIDI from the File Menu.
4) Hit the play button on Anvil studio...
A good place to download MIDI files:
http://freemidi.org/
Come back if you have any questions or hit any snags.
Gary
2) Hook up your computer to your keyboard. Configure Anvil Studio to recognize your keyboard as a General MIDI device.
3) Import the MIDI from the File Menu.
4) Hit the play button on Anvil studio...
A good place to download MIDI files:
http://freemidi.org/
Come back if you have any questions or hit any snags.
Gary
Hmmm....
I use Anvil Studio; but kindly be more specific. What keyboard are you using, and what do you mean when you say 'I want to download music to play it on my keyboard'? Anvil is best used as a MIDI composition tool (in my opinion, that's what I use it for), so are you talking about downloading MIDI files? There are a lot of them at http://www.free-midi.org/, and then you have to figure out which of the voices you want to use with each track.
Give us a clue about what you want to do, perhaps we can help!
I use Anvil Studio; but kindly be more specific. What keyboard are you using, and what do you mean when you say 'I want to download music to play it on my keyboard'? Anvil is best used as a MIDI composition tool (in my opinion, that's what I use it for), so are you talking about downloading MIDI files? There are a lot of them at http://www.free-midi.org/, and then you have to figure out which of the voices you want to use with each track.
Give us a clue about what you want to do, perhaps we can help!
1) Download a MIDI file.
2) Hook up your computer to your keyboard. Configure Anvil Studio to recognize your keyboard as a General MIDI device.
3) Import the MIDI from the File Menu.
4) Hit the play button on Anvil studio...
Two good places to download MIDI files:
http://freemidi.org/
http://ww2.midistudio.com/
Come back if you have any questions or hit any snags.
Gary
Mostly what Gary said; but... Contact the support guy at Willow Software (Anvil Studio) and ask for the instrument definition for your keyboard. He probably has one. Then you don't use 'General MIDI', you use what your keyboard has to offer. MUCH better.
happyrat1
Destroyer of Eardrums!!!
I should have mentioned the Instrument Definitions File but I didn't want to cloud the issue with too much detail. Also, 99% of the MID files out there without sysex commands are written for GM patches anyway, so it's not absolutely necessary to totally configure the instrument simply to play MID files on Anvil, but you are 100% correct, his experience with Anvil will be vastly improved by having the DAW configured to his particular instrument.
Gary
Gary
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Hello,
Thanks for the hints but unfortunately when I got to point 3 Anvil didn't import the midi file - it went on and on about audio track which I didn't understand. Then came the instruments definition file and I am further stuck. Nothing is easy these days so I can't play music through the keyboard as yet. I don't know if I can relearn such things now. The Amiga comp and midi files on Deluxe Music was over 20 years ago and I just did it without a hitch. Now I have a PC and Anvil. They are too complicated for me I think. I don't want to compose: just to play in both directions.
It can't be music because my situation is not fun.
The keyboard is Yamaha PSR 4500
Sadly
nof
Hello,
Thanks for the hints but unfortunately when I got to point 3 Anvil didn't import the midi file - it went on and on about audio track which I didn't understand. Then came the instruments definition file and I am further stuck. Nothing is easy these days so I can't play music through the keyboard as yet. I don't know if I can relearn such things now. The Amiga comp and midi files on Deluxe Music was over 20 years ago and I just did it without a hitch. Now I have a PC and Anvil. They are too complicated for me I think. I don't want to compose: just to play in both directions.
It can't be music because my situation is not fun.
The keyboard is Yamaha PSR 4500
Sadly
nof
happyrat1
Destroyer of Eardrums!!!
OK,
This is why I didn't mention the Instrument Definitions File in the first place.
Let's try the KISS method...
Just download and install a free MIDI player for Windows and follow the instructions on their website. Here's a program called MIDIplay that looks pretty simple and the directions are quite clear.
http://freespace.virgin.net/chris.crhills/midiplay/
Follow those directions and you should be good to go.
Gary
This is why I didn't mention the Instrument Definitions File in the first place.
Let's try the KISS method...
Just download and install a free MIDI player for Windows and follow the instructions on their website. Here's a program called MIDIplay that looks pretty simple and the directions are quite clear.
http://freespace.virgin.net/chris.crhills/midiplay/
Follow those directions and you should be good to go.
Gary
It worked! What a dinky little program, Look no hands. The program has many uses one of the best being that singers can practise while using it. Kiri Te Kanawa couldn't read music so no doubt she has been using this for decades. Staff at my last place of employment will be amazed that I've only just found it! (Sydney Conservatorium)
Thanks. Music is fun again
nof
Thanks. Music is fun again
nof
happyrat1
Destroyer of Eardrums!!!
You're very welcome! Have fun
Gary
Gary