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
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:
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.
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 These archives look perhaps out of date.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
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:
- 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.
- 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:
- 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.
MOSTLY CAKEWALK
- Cakewalk files can be found at:
- More Cakewalk stuff (including archives of the Cakewalk mailing list) can be found at:
- Another site for Cakewalk is
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
MOSTLY MACINTOSH
- Macintosh:
MOSTLY APPLE ][
- Apple 2 MIDI Synth archives can be found on
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:
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.
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)
MOSTLY THE COMPUTER MUSIC JOURNAL
- Computer Music Journal Internet Archive and World-Wide Web Home Page:
MOSTLY CUBASE
- ftp.mcc.ac.uk (/pub/cubase/)
Cubase archive. Contains Atari, Mac and MSWindows demos.
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.
MOSTLY MODS
- You'll find some NoiseTracker/SoundTracker MOD files, and Soundblaster
things on the following FTP sites:
- ftp.eng.ufl.edu (/pub/msdos/demos/music/)
contains several music files, demos etc.
(hardly any MIDI, but mostly MODs etc).
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/).
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.
MOSTLY ROLAND
- ftp.und.ac.za (/pub/pc/midi/)
(University of Natal, Durban) contains midifiles and programs
for the Sound Canvas and MT-32.
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.
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.
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/.
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.
MOSTLY MAX and ALGORITHMIC COMPOSITION
- heinous.isca.uiowa.edu (/kahless/ftp/pub/):
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).
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
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Korg Wavestation listserver@otax.tky.hut.fi
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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)
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