# MIDI SITES ON THE INTERNET

##### Original list by Piet van Oostrum, Dept of Computer Science, Utrecht University, 30-May-1995
Edited for the Web by Pierre R. Schwob, 9-Jun-1995

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Note: The latest version of this file (in text format) is available from
ftp.cs.uu.nl (/pub/MIDI/DOC/archives/).

Mirrors can be found at:

- ftp.cis.nctu.edu.tw (/MIDI/SONGS/);
- ftp.pu-toyama.ac.jp (/pub/ftpmail/ftp.cs.ruu.nl/pub/MIDI/SONGS/);
- ftp.monash.edu.au (/pub/midi/SONGS);
- ftp.funet.fi (/pub/sounds/midi/);
- ftp.ibp.fr (/pub/midi/).

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MOSTLY WWW

- The Classical Midi Archives can be found at: http://www.hk.net/~prs/midi.html.
  It contains over 14 Mbyte of classical midi sequences.

- Sound Canvas User's Group WWW Homepage - http://www.eeb.ele.tue.nl/midi/scgroup/index.html.

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  MOSTLY FTP

- A large collection of midifiles can be found at wuarchive.wustl.edu (/systems/ibmpc/ultrasound/sound/midi/files/). Some of these files are specific for the Gravis Ultrasound card but most are usable for other synthesizers.

- ftp.ucsd.edu (/midi/) offers MIDI files, patches and a few programs. These archives look perhaps out of date.

- There is a demo of Symbolic Composer at
  - media-lab.media.mit.edu (/music/midi/), and
  - sumex.stanford.edu (/info-mac/Application/).
  It can probably also be found on other info-mac archives.

- More Symbolic Composer stuff can be obtained from Fokke de Boer by e-mail to Fokke.de.Boer@rivm.nl with Subject: retrieve directory
  Follow the instructions you'll receive.

- atari.archive.umich.edu (/atari/Music/) contains Atari stuff.

- scam.berkeley.edu (/pub/misc/netjam/submissions/) contains netjam submissions on midifiles

- Sites for MIDI Sample Dump Standard programs and samples:
  - alf.uib.no (/pub/sds/);
  - sweaty.palm.cri.nz (/sds/).

- wagner.musicnet.ua.edu is a site that just started to collect music stuff.
  It has patches for Roland JV-80/880/1000 in directory (/pub/music/patches/jv80/).

- Another ftp site for The JV's (and Proteus) is ftp.pacificrim.net (/Pub/Synth/).

- oak.oakland.edu (/pub/eps/samples/) has EPS/EPS-16+/ASR samples.
  - More EPS info is in (/pub/eps/docs/).
  - There are some programs for the EPS in (/pub/eps/utils/) (Atari ST, Amiga, MAC, MSDOS).
  - See (/pub/eps/docs/utils/) for info.
  - Feel free to access oak.oakland.edu using
    - Gopher: gopher.acs.oakland.edu, or
    - WWW: http://www.acs.oakland.edu.

- There is a listserv containing e-music related stuff at the American University.
  Send a message to listserv@auvm.bitnet
  containing the line: get emusic filelist

- Ftp sites for the Kurzweil K2000:
  - ftp.uwp.edu (/pub/music/lists/kurzweil/) maintained by jbuckman@aas.org;
  - bach.nevada.edu (/pub/k2000/) maintained by johann@nevada.edu;
  - bach.nevada.edu (/pub/midi/) also contains Christian music midi files.

- qiclab.scn.rain.com (/pub/music/) contains various conversion programs.

- Roland Samplers: There is an FTP archive that includes introductory information, useful utilities (read Roland disks on your computer), archives of the mailing list, and some samples. The archive is on lotus.UWaterloo.ca (/pub/sgroup/)

- There are TX16W samples, maintained by one of the TX16W list-members on ftp.informatik.uni-freiburg.de (/pub/sounds/tx16w/samples/). There are also back issues of the TX-16W newsletter in (pub/sounds/tx16w/mail/). A WWW entry is http://ls7-www.informatik.uni-dortmund.de/html/tx16w.html.

- Archives of the Music-Research Digest can be found at cattell.psych.upenn.edu (/pub/Music.Research).

- impaqt1.mem.drexel.edu (/pub/files/ibm/midi/) has a couple of msdos files.

- There is an EMAX (I and II) FTP site at sweaty.palm.cri.nz with some samples, FAQ, archives of mailing list, and some software to allow sample interchange for PC compatibles.

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  MOSTLY CAKEWALK

- Cakewalk files can be found at:
  - ftp.funet.fi (/pub/msdos/sound/cakewalk/)
  - ucsd.edu (see above).
- More Cakewalk stuff (including archives of the Cakewalk mailing list) can be found at:
  - ftp.cs.colorado.edu (/users/mccreary/archive/cakewalk/), or
  - on WWW at http://www.cs.colorado.edu/~mccreary/archive/cakewalk
    There is a VFX archive in the parallel directory (mccreary/archive/vfx/).
- Another site for Cakewalk is
  - mort.isvr.soton.ac.uk (/pub/pc/cakewalk/) (ftp), or
  - http://www.isvr.soton.ac.uk/People/ccb/Cakewalk (WWW)

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  MOSTLY PROGRAMS

- There are several MIDI programs for MS Windows in ftp.cica.indiana.edu (pub/pc/win3/sounds/).

- OS/2 programs can be found on
  - ftp-os2.cdrom.com (/pub/os2/2_x/mmedia/), and
  - (/pub/os2/2_1/mmedia/)
    These contain the bulk of the MIDI-related files for OS/2.
  - (There is a specific ftp site for OS/2 multimedia in the formative stages right now, but it is not yet in operation.)
  - For a full index of OS/2 files at that site, retrieve ftp-os2.cdrom.com (/pub/os2/00index.txt).
  - Submissions may be placed in (/pub/os2/incoming/).

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  MOSTLY MACINTOSH

- Macintosh:
  - mac.archive.umich.edu (/mac/sound/midi/) has a Macintosh midi archive.
  - Other Macintosh sites: See the file Mac-archives in this directory.

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  MOSTLY APPLE ][

- Apple 2 MIDI Synth archives can be found on
  - cco.caltech.edu (/pub/apple2/music/synthlab/).
  - They are mirrored on grind.isca.uiowa.edu.

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  MOSTLY AMIGA

- Amiga users can get some things by mail from mrcserv@janus.mtroyal.ab.ca
  (Send a HELP message first).
- For amiga see also the aminet sites:
  - litamiga.epfl.ch
  - ftp.luth.se
  - ftp.uni-kl.de
  - ftp.uni-erlangen.de
  - ftp.cs.tu-berlin.de
  - ftp.uni-paderborn.de
  - ftp.wustl.edu
  - ftp.cdrom.com
  - merlin.etsu.edu

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  MOSTLY YAMAHA

- An FTP site for predominantly D-70-related files: kilroy.jpl.nasa.gov (/pub/D70/).

- At ftp.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de (/pub/outgoing/heja/sy-list/) there are several infos/sounds/programs of interest for Yamaha SY users.
  (This is the "inofficial" ftp-site of the sy-list).
  IMPORTANT NOTE: Go directly to the above mentioned directory!
- Access via WWW: http://www.neuroinformatik.ruhr-uni-bochum.de/ini/PEOPLE/heja/sy-list.html
  The site contains mostly original material and is not a mirror of the big music archives.

- ftp.ecn.nl (/pub/RP-1/): DIGITECH RP-1 MIDI guitar effect pedals and some other midi stuff.

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  MOSTLY IRCAM

- IRCAM:
  IRCAM operates an anonymous ftp site, ftp.ircam.fr, with programs and information on music, DSP, multimedia, infosystems, networking, etc., for unix platforms, macintoshes and PC.
  Amongst others:
  - music/ Computer music software and info;
  - databases/ Music databases;
  - doc/ Documentation;
  - FAQ/ FAQ about audio, dsp, etc...
  - MIDI/ MIDI standard definition
  - programs/ Repository of public domain computer music programs
  - It also has a WWW server on similar resources, http://www.ircam.fr.
    This includes a MIDI archive (programs, sounds, patches, docs)

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  MOSTLY THE COMPUTER MUSIC JOURNAL

- Computer Music Journal Internet Archive and World-Wide Web Home Page:
  - mitpress.mit.edu (/pub/Computer-Music-Journal) and
  - ccrma-ftp.stanford.edu (/pub/Publications/cmj/) Tables of contents, abstracts, and editor's notes of several volumes of CMJ.
  - WWW home page available in HTML via ftp in ftp://mitpress.mit.edu (/pub/Computer-Music-Journal/CMJ.html).

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  MOSTLY CUBASE

- ftp.mcc.ac.uk (/pub/cubase/) Cubase archive. Contains Atari, Mac and MSWindows demos.

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  MOSTLY WALDORF

- ftp.waldorf-gmbh.de: A site with information, patches etc. of Waldorf products, contains also a lot of other Midi stuff. Also reachable by email to archive-server@waldorf-gmbh.de
  (Send a HELP message). See also the mailing list section below.

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  MOSTLY MODS

- You'll find some NoiseTracker/SoundTracker MOD files, and Soundblaster things on the following FTP sites:
  - Garbo.Uwasa.fi (/pc/sb/), and
  - (/pc/music/);
  - Wuarchive.Wustl.Edu;
  - Simtel20.Army.Mil.
  - ftp.funet.fi, in
    - (/pub/amiga/audio/);
    - (/pub/atari/sound/);
    - (/pub/unix/sound/);
    - (/pub/msdos/sound/).
  - ux1.cso.uiuc.edu (/amiga/mirror/mods/);
  - ftp.brad.ac.uk (/misc/mods/), and
  - (/incoming/mods/).
  - ftp.uni-kl.de (/pub/amiga/mods/), and
  - (/pub/amiga/ianet/mods/).

- ftp.eng.ufl.edu (/pub/msdos/demos/music/) contains several music files, demos etc. (hardly any MIDI, but mostly MODs etc).

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  MOSTLY QSEQ

- The demo version of QSEQ, a complete sequencer for MSDOS/SoundBlaster, is available by email automatic server.
  Just send a message to qseqmail@h2o.cad.cea.fr with the following line in the body of the message: sendqseqto <your-complete-email-address>,
  or sendhelpto <your-complete-email-address>, if you just want an help file about the mailer and QSEQ.
  QSEQ is also available on SIMTEL mirrors (oak.oakland.edu, etc...).
  And from ftp.cs.uu.nl (/pub/MIDI/PROGRAMS/MSDOS/).

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  MOSTLY ALTERNATIVE TUNING

- ella.mills.edu (/ccm/tuning/) contains files about alternative tunings, a.o. back issues of the Alternate Tuning mailing list, software to put synths in alternate tunings and a bibliography on the subject.
  You can also acess this archive by sending a message to listproc@varese.mills.edu.
  See the file (/ccm/README) for more info about these archives.

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  MOSTLY ROLAND

- ftp.und.ac.za (/pub/pc/midi/) (University of Natal, Durban) contains midifiles and programs for the Sound Canvas and MT-32.

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  MOSTLY EMUSIC-L

- The EMUSIC-L mailing list (see below) archives can be found on the WWW http://sunsite.unc.edu/mcmahon/emusic-l/welcome.html.
  Ftp access will be available soon.

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  MOSTLY EMAGIC

- ftp.mcc.ac.uk (/pub/emagic/ListArchive/) contains the archives of the Emagic Logic mailing list and other MIDI stuff in (pub/MIDIMISC/).
- There is also a WWW page on http://www.mcc.ac.uk/~emagic/emagic_page.html.

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  MOSTLY KORG

- WWW archives of the Korg Wavestation Mailing List can be found at http://anjovis.tky.hut.fi/~ws/.

- There is a large collection of patches for the Korg DW/EX8000 at loose.apana.org.au (/pub/dw8000/).

- Korg X3-FTP: ftp.netcom.com (/pub/jo/jonin/midi/x3/)
  The Korg X3 ftp site for patches and various programs relating to and supporting the Korg X3. (editors, utilitys, cakewalk ini settings, documents, etc..)

- musie.phlab.missouri.edu (/pub/korg/) contains info related to Korg electronic music products, particularly the "0" (01/W, 03, 05) and X synthesizers.
  Anon ftp upload is available in subdirectory submissions.
  WWW access is via http://musie.phlab.missouri.edu/pub/korg/.

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  MOSTLY SHARC TIMBRE

- SHARC Timbre Database: ftp.ep.susx.ac.uk:pub/sandell
  (Web users: ftp.ep.susx.ac.uk (/pub/sandell/README.html)).
  This is a database with timbre information of musical instruments.

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  MOSTLY MAX and ALGORITHMIC COMPOSITION

- heinous.isca.uiowa.edu (/kahless/ftp/pub/):
  - MAX programming language (for the Macintosh): use (/kahless/ftp/pub/max/).
  - Algorithmic composition: use (/kahless/ftp/pub/algo-comp/).

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MAILING LISTS:

NOTE: The adresses mentioned are those where you can subscribe or get info about the list. The lists themselves usually have the name without the -request if that part is present, or LISTNAME@HOST if the command to subscribe is SUBSCRIBE LISTNAME sent to LISTSERV@HOST.
If <Your Full Name> appears in the following it has to be replaced by your real name (like Piet van Oostrum for me).

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    Algorithmic composition majordom@heinous.isca.uiowa.edu
                                    message: subscribe ALGO-COMP
    Alternate Tunings       LISTPROC@VARESE.MILLS.EDU
                                    message: A blank line followed by:
                                    SUBSCRIBE TUNING <Your Full Name>
                                    (Greg Higgs at higgs@mills.edu)
    Analogue Heaven         analogue-request@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu
    Cakewalk                LISTSERV@LISTS.COLORADO.EDU
                                    message: SUBS CAKEWALK <Your Full Name>
    Casio synths            casio-request@cadsi.com
    Cubase                  cubase-users-request@mcc.ac.uk
    DIGITECH RP-1/RP-10     MAILSERV@ECN.NL
                                    (Marcel Bernards <bernards@ecn.nl>)
    Guitar effect users             message: subscribe RP-1-L
    Finale                  LISTSERV@SHSU.edu
            normal:                 SUBSCRIBE Finale "Your Full Name in Quotes"
            digest:                 SUBSCRIBE Finale-Digest "Your Full Name in Quotes"
    EMU Emax                emax-request@flobalob.hpl.hp.com
    K2000                   LISTSERV@jhuvm.hcf.jhu.edu
                                    message: SUBSCRIBE K2000 <Your Full Name>
    Korg 01/W               majordomo@mapeaston.com
                                    message: subscribe korg01w
    Korg X3                 majordomo@io.rdc.puc-rio.br
                                    message: subscribe x3-list <your-mail-address>
    MAX Interactive music/  listserv@vm1.mcgill.ca
    multimedia environment          message: SUBSCRIBE MAX <Your Full Name>
    netjam                  netjam-request@xcf.berkeley.edu
                                    with Subject: request for info
    EMagic's Logic          automatic: majordomo@mcc.ac.uk
      (formerly Notator)            message: subscribe logic-users <your-mail-address>
    For its digest:                 subscribe logic-users-digest <your-mail-address>
                            human:  logic-users-request@mcc.ac.uk
    Ensoniq VFX             vfx-request@digibd.com
    EPS                     eps-request@oak.oakland.edu
                                    message: subscribe
    Roland Samplers         sgroup-request@lotus.UWaterloo.ca
    Roland D-70             cyamamot@kilroy.Jpl.Nasa.Gov (Clifford Yamamoto)
    Roland JV-80/880        jv80-request@burner.com
                                    message: #SUBSCRIBE <Your e-mail address>
    Roland JV-1080          jv1080-l@etn.ericsson.se
    Roland U20/U220         now a Usenet newsgroup alt.music.synth.roland.u20
    TX16W                   majordomo@lists.eunet.fi
                                    message: subscribe tx16w <Your Full Name>
    Yamaha SY               sy-request@chorus.fr
    EMUSIC-L                LISTSERV@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU (LISTSERV@AUVM.BITNET)
    (Discussions on                 message: SUBS EMUSIC-L <Your Full Name>
    electronic Music)       Digest form: SUBS EMUSIC-D <Your Full Name>
    Sound Canvas            FAQ - scug-faq@preference.north.net
     User's Group           Music - scug-music@preference.north.net
    SYNTH-L                 LISTSERV@AUVM.AMERICAN.EDU (LISTSERV@AUVM.BITNET)
                                    message: SUBS SYNTH-L <Your Full Name>
    SQ-x/KS-32              ks32-request@cygnus.com
    Waldorf (+other) users  user-forum-request@waldorf-gmbh.de
                                    Subject: subscribe
    Korg Wavestation        listserver@otax.tky.hut.fi
                                    message: SUBSCRIBE WAVESTATION Your Full Name
    Women's issues in music LISTSERV@IUBVM.UCS.INDIANA.EDU (LISTSERV@IUBVM.BITNET)
                                    message: SUBSCRIBE WIML-L <Your Full Name>

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NOTE

I am setting up a midi archive on our machine, so if you have info about PD stuff (programs and midifiles) please share with me. And if you want to share some of your own things that will be appreciated.

The archive is available with ftp from ftp.cs.uu.nl (/MIDI/). Also by a mail-server -
send mail to mail-server@cs.uu.nl with the following contents:
BEGIN PATH <a valid mail address to you>
HELP send MIDI/INDEX
END

Note: specify a correct address (e.g. user@host.univ.edu or user@host.BITNET)

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The Compiler

Piet* van Oostrum, Dept of Computer Science, Utrecht University, (*'Pete')
Padualaan 14, P.O. Box 80.089, 3508 TB Utrecht, The Netherlands.
Telephone: +31 30 531806 Telefax: +31 30 513791 Internet: piet@cs.uu.nl
PGP public key by finger or WWW http://www.cs.uu.nl/~piet

Last modified: Fri Jun 5 16:35:32 MDT 1998