InstantForum.NET v4.1.4HoofJaw Forumshttp://www.hoofjaw.com/forums/forums@hoofjaw.comThu, 11 Mar 2010 20:53:04 GMT20http://www.hoofjaw.com/forums/Topic1058-32-1.aspxMIDI files do not contain audio, so there could not possibly be a singer contained in the files.<br><br>A MIDI file is a representation of instrument keypresses sequenced by time.<br>For example, a simplistic view of what a midi file says:<br>-------------------------<br>On Channel one - map these presses to Instrument 001 (normally a piano)<br>At 00:00:15 push down the middle-C button <br>At 00:00:16 push down the middle E-button<br>At 00:00:17 push down the middle-G button<br>At 00:01:15 release the middle-C button<br>At 00:01:15 release the middle-E button<br>At 00:01:15 release the middle-G button<br>etc...<br>and so on for (usually) up to 16 channels<br>-------------------------<br><br>There's a bit more to it, but you get the point...it's instrumentation data, not audio. Your computer 'plays' MIDI files through a MIDI sequencer built into either your sound card, or the computer operating system. It has standard instrument samples it uses to play the notes given in the MIDI file.<br><br>I hope this answers your question.Tue, 06 Nov 2007 10:14:17 GMTrgautierhttp://www.hoofjaw.com/forums/Topic1058-32-1.aspxEvery midi file that I have been able to listen (took me a long time to figure out how to get ANY sounds at all from midi files) has NOT had the singer input. i.e. there are no songs with words...am I asking a dumb question???Thu, 18 Oct 2007 14:10:40 GMTWendell