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azhazhellfire	Date: November 25, 2003 @ 4:35 AM midi kicks ass. i havn't been doin it for long. but i'd love to upload some stuff that i've been doin. and how about just havin a section where you can upload miscellaneous files of any type and people just leave a description of the file. and then a seperate box people can fill in describin how you use the file and maybe some extra samples you might need to play the track the way the author meant it to be. and alternatives to those samples and stuff. i can think of a few potential problems with this idea so it's probably a no no. but i just thought it'd be handy for stuff like .flp (fruityloops format) file uploads.
azhazhellfire	Date: November 25, 2003 @ 5:13 PM NO. i don't think so. get your ass back up there.
azhazhellfire	Date: November 29, 2003 @ 5:03 PM
hottestsauce	Date: November 30, 2003 @ 1:34 PM fruity loops sucks
Cryxan	Date: November 30, 2003 @ 5:38 PM Geez, hs, way to miss the point. I think it's a good idea--it would allow collaborators to share files in whatever format they're working with without having to use ftp or oh-so-reliable IMs to transfer files back and forth. Maybe these files wouldn't be public... you could choose who saw them by adding their name to a Special Viewers category under artists.dmusic.com/users/. Since these files would not be for general viewing, and most likely temporary, maybe they wouldn't have to be bound by the upload limits. Even huge files would be ok, since only one or two people would be downloading them. And they'd expire after 24 or 48 hours, so server space wouldn't be an issue. Ok this isn't exactly what Az was talking about, but still...
azhazhellfire	Date: November 30, 2003 @ 7:15 PM on the contrary, this is exactly what i meant. i was thinking about midi files primarily but of course midi's could be classed as another miscellaneous file and it would fulfill the purpose anyway. besides, i'm getting the feeling from a few people recently that the general view on midi's isn't exactly positive overall.
Apertome	Date: December 1, 2003 @ 2:13 AM MIDI files are small anyway, but that's not true of projects from all audio software. I don't care for MIDI files as a way of distributing (or receiving) music, because you can't be sure everyone will hear it the same way. That, and the MIDI support in most sound cards is lame at best ... However, MIDI is a useful way to transfer parts back and forth. Most applications can read and write MIDI files, so if one person uses Cubase and the other uses Sonar or whatever, both people can use the same data.
GeneHilbert	Date: December 1, 2003 @ 11:10 AM Agreed - I have traded midi files and write them constantly. IF you and buddies have similar set ups.... it is a great way of exchanging ideas on line. 200k is a huge midi file so transfer is quick and essentially hassle free.

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