CYBERMIDI Sales & Support - General MIDI Questions

What's the difference between GM, GS and XG?

The GS Format is a set of specifications for sound sources which defines the manner in which multi-timbral sound generating units will respond to MIDI messages. The GS Format also complies with the Ge...

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What are Soundfonts?

SoundFonts is a technology used by many soundcards and software synthesizers that allow you to customize your instrument sounds for MIDI music playback or MIDI sequencing. Developed by Creative Labs a...

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What are the copyrights in MIDIs?

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY - owned by the programmer and/or the assigned copyright licensee, of the files. It applies to 'the works' which is a combination of the properties which constitute the MIDI file....

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MIDI Files should be free.

WHY??? MIDI files have been on the Internet for years. How did they get there? Many people created their own and post them on sites and newsgroups. That's great. However, a lot of people have posted...

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What's best to use for backing tracks - MIDI files, MP3s, etc?

The answer to this will vary from one to another. MP3s are great because they're polished and ready to go...all you need is a CD / MP3 player and a PA system or amp to play them. On the other hand, w...

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How do I put MIDI files on my iPod?

iPods will not recognize MIDI Files since they are not "audio files". However, you can convert MIDI files to audio - mp3 for example - by using the appropriate software (type is commonly known as DAW...

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