The Great MIDI Conspiracy

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Diane and Heinz welcome you!

For those of you familiar with and active in the MIDI Newsgroup "alt.binaries.sounds.midi", you have no doubt seen our names listed there as regular contributors:

Diane is "Centerstage" and Heinz is "Bomi", also known as "The MIDI Papa".

Also, let us introduce you to "Watson" - our site mascot. You'll see him popping up all over the place - he'll help guide you through the site and give you some pointers.

Our love for MIDIS has caused us to collect way too many!! Since music is meant for sharing, we've 'conspired' to present you with some great MIDIS and other sound files. We've done this by incorporating them into interesting stories, pictoral biographies of famous musicians, TV Shows, etc., with much more to come! It's kinda like "Pop-Up Videos"... or Pop-Up ''Midios" <g>.

This site offers some of the best MIDI Files, MIDI and Audio programs, 13 great Search Engines, and our monthly "Featured MIDI Sequencers" introduces you to some of the finest sequencing on the net!

If you have trouble with images not opening properly or any links- try clicking "REFRESH" or "RELOAD" on your browser -- If that doesn't help, please report the errors to us via e-mail so we can fix them- We appreciate it!

And now... on with the 'Great Conspiracy'!!

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FEATURES:

THE HISTORY OF BEER STEINS

What distinguishes mugs and steins from goblets and other drinking vessels is their handles, and what distinguishes a stein from a mug is its lid. The origins of the lidded mug or stein go back at least to the 16th century, when the bubonic plague ravaged most of Europe. Learn more interesting facts and download our collection of "Beer Drinking" MIDIs!

Click HERE to visit Bomi's Larrie Dee page!

LARRIE DEE MIDI COLLECTION

Larrie Dee is without a doubt one of the most outstanding sequencers around. His MIDIs are "detectable" by their excellent arrangements, exciting instrumentation and are technically unmatched. Bomi, in Germany and Larrie, in California, USA, became friends through the most active and successful MIDI Newsgroup - "alt.binaries.sounds.midi". Sharing a common love for music and MIDIs, their friendship flourished. Here we offer you some of Bomi's favorites, which include many that Larrie has dedicated to Bomi! Just click on the logo to enter.

CIGARS 101

A complete guide to Cigars - Includes: Growing the Tobacco - Making the Cigars - Aging the Cigars - Glossary of Cigar Terms - Cigar Shapes & Sizes - Chosing a Cigar - And of course Our "Smokin" MIDI Files!

THE HISTORY OF STAINED GLASS

A brief and interesting essay on this 11th century artform - Includes a great recipe for "Church Window Cookies" - and our collection of "Window" MIDI Files!

CLASSICAL MIDI LIBRARY

Over 400 MIDI Files with more than 30 of the Great Masters represented. We're very proud to present some of the best Classical MIDI Files on the net! Very educational, too - Includes photographs and biographies, and at a glance you'll know what country the Great Master was from and what instrument(s) he played. Available in "Frames" or "No-Frames". The "classy" graphics were designed by Diane. I think I hear the orchestra warming up right now - so click to "Enter" our Grand Concert Hall, have a seat, and enjoy!

THE INCREDIBLE MUSICAL TURKEYS!

This "International Review" features 22 Great MIDI Files from around the world!

MUSIC POLL

Please take a moment to vote in our Music Poll so we can better serve you wth the MIDI files you want to hear at our site! Check out the current results, too!

DIANE'S MIDI JUKEBOX

Just click a button to activate the 'MIDI Changer' and put over 5 Mbs of MIDI Files at your fingertips! A Pop-up browser will appear where you can choose what you'd like to listen to or download. Categories include Rock, Pop, Classical, Sci-Fi, New Music, and Originals - or select Random Play. You can take the Jukebox with you as you "investigate" our site or as you surf the net!! Updated often! (Java plug-in required)

BOMI'S 'WHO DONE IT' MIDI QUIZ
Test your musical knowledge and become a "Super Sleuth". Each month Bomi will offer 5 new MIDI tunes - See if you can solve this "caper" by naming the song and artist. Extra points given for knowing the record label and year released. Winner's will be announced in the a.b.s.m. Newsgroup! Click HERE for November's Super Sleuth Winners!

THE WOODSTOCK 1969 SLIDE SHOW

Take a 'trip' back to the fall of 1969. Visit Max Yasgur's muddy farm where nearly 500,000 gathered for 4 days of fun and music. There's lots to 'investigate' here - including some interesting reading, great photos, and graphics - And, there's over 300 MIDI and .wav files!! for your listening and downloading pleasure. The pages advance automatically, so you can sit back and enjoy the show!

"HOW WOODSTOCK HAPPENED"

Here you can read a more indepth report about the Rock Concert to beat ALL Rock concerts, and get the "skinny" on how it all came to be. Besides pictorial biographies for the artists who performed at Woodstock in 1969 there are links to many other artists - so be prepared for some surprises!

For all the JIMI HENDRIX or JANIS JOPLIN fans out there - you'll be happy to hear that Diane is also a big fan, and has devoted a large portion of the Woodstock section to:

" The Hendrix Gallery" AND "The Janis Joplin Pictorial Biography"

This section will continue to grow as more artists and links are added, so check back often for additions and updates.

THE SOUTHERN COMFORT CONSPIRACY

This is a must see! We've really "conspired" on this one to bring you some interesting reading - some fun photos - and it's LOADED with over 70 great MIDI files!

HOW 'BOUT A GAME OF CHECKERS?

Just for fun we've added this great java script game so you can test your skills against Watson, our site mascot, while you listen to some great MIDI files.

THIS MONTHS FEATURED SEQUENCERS:

MEET JIM McEACHERN
Jim was originally from Canada, later moving to California where he studied at the Westlake College of Music in Hollywood. During Jim's professional career he has performed with artists in a variety of genre including John Lee Hooker, Leslie Gore, Del Shannoon, Dave Young, Dave Dudley, and may others. He's composed music for film, written many jingles, and edited over 40 music textbooks. We're very proud to bring you a sampling of Jim's fine work.

MEET RICK DAVIS
Rick lives near Virginia Beach in Chesapeake, Virginia, USA with his wife and two sons. During his musical career he's done studio work, scored a movie for Paramont Pictures, and had several of his Christmas tunes aired on local radio stations. Rick builds and sells furniture for a living and likes to garden - we hear he grows some sweet tomatoes! We're delighted to bring you some of Rick's Original Compositions as well as several of his great cover tunes.

REGULAR SERVICES:

TOOL DEPARTMENT

Our little 'conspiracy' to help everyone enjoy our sound files to their fullest! Whether you need a MIDI program for listening or organizing, or help with downloading, decoding, or unzipping - this is the place to look.

SEARCH ENGINES

We've installed 13 great Search Engines so you can search The Net right from our site for MIDIS or anything your heart desires!

WHAT IS MIDI ?

This page is loaded with information that explains MIDI and audio concepts in non-technical terminology. It also contains information that may be useful to musicians using MIDI-based products. We'd like to thank Rick Davis for allowing us to link to this great essay!