One thing that they are used for is Kareoke (sorry, I hate it so much I can't even spell it), or for a backup band for someone who doesn't have a backup band. There are MIDI file players that will churn out the tunes with a slightly-better-than the GM soundset - suitable for lame-os and wankers.. Pretty shitty, but then again - you can store about a zillion MIDI songs on a disk, so it makes some degree of sense, if Kareoke is your bid-ness... ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. Diddy Records" <p_diddy_records@xxxxxxxxx> To: <fruityloops@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2002 10:15 PM Subject: [fruityloops] What are MIDI files for?... > > They exist in the millions, practically any song or > artist you can think of is available to download off > the net in this format... No, I'm not talking about > MP3's, I'm talking about MIDI files! > > Call me stupid, but what are all these MIDI tracks > for? I can't imagine some dude sits in his bedroom > with a bunch of sheet music from the top 100, > replicating each and every entire track for the > pleasure of others... So what ARE these MIDI files and > what are they used for? :) > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better > http://health.yahoo.com > >