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| First, here's a little personal history since it ties in to how and
why I make the MIDI.
My father, who came from Reed Springs, Missouri, moved to the south side
of Chicago, near the stockyards, where I initially grew up. I was placed
in an orphanage when I was 4 years old and raised there until I graduated
from high school at the I went to college at the University of Illinois in Chicago for a couple of years but finally left because it was hard working and trying to put myself through college at the same time. I went to night school learning computers. I eventually got a good job for an electronics company in the computer field. I have been in computers now for over 30 years. I moved from the Chicago area to Marietta, Georgia about ten years ago. I am happily married to my wonderful wife Linda, and have three children.
About my musical background: All the MIDI music I create is done by computer. I enter the notes from sheet music and then massage it with different music software to create the MIDIs. I can't even read a note of music. It has become a hobby for me and I enjoy doing it. I really got started in making MIDI because I could never find the songs I was looking for. I used to help people by searching for MIDI songs that they could use for their webpages. That is what finally led me into making the MIDIs myself. I have only been making MIDIs for the last couple of years. I'm sure I'll get better as time progresses. I have a keyboard now and I am thinking about learning to play it. The software I use is Noteworthy to initially get the notes in and edit the song. I used to use Noteworthy only to produce the MIDIs (as you can tell by my early works). I have now gone onto using Band-In-A-Box to make the chords and drums for the MIDIs but I still edit the MIDI afterwards to add some personal touches to the song. It is tedious work but after working all day on the big mainframe computers I can enjoy the fruits of my work on the PC. I also use Cakewalk to finish the MIDI off. It is especially useful for fadeouts at the end of a song and for adjusting the panning for the output to the speakers. Well, I hope I didn't disappoint you (not being a musician at all). I just make the MIDIs to help others who enjoy the music as much as I do. I'm sure there will be a lot more coming soon and the quality will always improve! Ron Tilden |
