Anyone know where I can find some scary or fun music to play on my PianoDisc system durring "Trick or Treat"("thriller" would be great this year!). I have checked with Pianodisc, but the offer nothing. I have also searched the net for MIDI's but have a hard time finding something that is "piano" with out a bunch of effects so I can "mid2pianocd" it. Any ideas? Thanks for the help!

Can you do it with a Youtube recording(Or try and find a midi of these)?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X0-WjPyY9gY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7kUZzYMM_p8

You could download a freeware program for editing MIDI files. Change all of the 'voices', except for percussion tracks to piano. Then use the mid2pianocd program.

Thanks for the ideas! I'll try the MIDI editing, but I'm not sure how to go about getting the YouTube to the PanioDisc CD system? The song ideas are great however. Keep the ideas coming.

Dear 40dml,

Once you have the work done, will it be possible to email it?

If so, let me know. I will send an email blast to Cunningham Piano pianodisc customers who might want to purchase and download it for THEIR pianos.

(Start working on Thanksgiving music now)

PianoDisc also makes a 'front-end' that reads simple MIDI files, and will automatically convert other voices into a piano voice if that's what you'd like. That would save you from having to edit the MIDI files yourself, and convert them to PianoDiscs proprietary language. Since 'pre-conversion' MIDI files are so tiny, you would then be able to put tens of thousands of songs onto a single CD.

For the time being however, here is an example of how to edit a MIDI file...

1) Find the file your looking for! For instance, a quick google search found a MIDI version of 'Night on Bald Mountain' on this page: http://www.sternton.com/midi/classic.htm

2) Open the file in a program that will allow MIDI file editing. You should be able to see the list of voices used.

3) Simply click on each non-percussion voice, and change it to 'acoustic grand piano'

4) The new file can then be converted using the mid2pianocd program.

Remember, even though many online MIDI files are free, they are copyrighted. Converting them to another format, and selling them for profit, is likely not a permitted use.

Actual piano audio files (such as those on youtube) cannot be made to play your PianoDisc system, since converting audio files to MIDI files is still very much, a 'developing' technology.

Just got back into town, thanks for the tips and screen shots...they really help! Also, can you give me more info on the "PianoDisc 'front-end' that reads simple MIDI files".