Does anyone know of a good free site to download some good midi's with lyrics??? Please post links....thank you....

www.vanbasco.com

Gary

Tony,

Visit this site:
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~viper01/karaoke.htm

Click on the EXTRAS and MIDI links.
You can download 1440 free MIDI files and over 2000 KAR files.
The site owner has compiled them under one big zip file.

If you are looking for a specific MIDI do a search on

http://www.musicrobot.com/

Good luck,

Tapas

Thanks Tapas....Great site.....

Man I love this site....

Tapas, you are the man. I love the site you mentioned.

Am I correct in assuming in order for karaoke file lyrics to be displayed on a Yamaha Keyboard, that they first have to be converted to a type 0 midi file (with lyrics)

If so, I'm looking for a quick and easy way to do this. Any help is appreciated.

Thanks
Larry

Larry,

Yes, you are correct!

You would need to download this conversion program:

http://www.josefiak.com/projects/KarCrusher/


Here is the author’ description –

KarCrusher 3.2

KarCrusher 3.2 is Java application for converting MIDI Karaoke Type 1 files (.KAR) to MIDI Karaoke Type 0 files (.MID). The program was designed primarily for use with the karaoke feature of the Yamaha Clavinova CVP-96. On this instrument, lyrics will only display for Type 0 MIDI karaoke files such as those distributed by Tune1000 (now renamed eatsleepmusic.com). Type 0 files are not readily available for free, but Type 1 (.KAR) files are relatively abundant on the Net. See, for example, www.midikaraoke.com.

The concept of this program is simple. Merge all the Type 1 tracks into a single track for Type 0, delete redundant lyric information if it is present, and convert all the lyrics from MIDI text events to MIDI lyric events.

Hope this helps,


Tapas

Larry....a very interesting point...let's see
what the experts have to tell us...I'm sure someone will come to our rescue.......

Man I love this site.....

Tapas,

Thanks for the KarCrusher link.

I've downloaded the zip file, but not sure how to run this tool with Java,as there is no .exe involved.

It looks promising..if I can figure out how to get it started.

Thanks
Larry

What's a .................

(aw, forget it!)

...you know Dave.....


Anyway those that want to convert .kar to type 0 midi : MidiCVT is easy, and fast.
http://www.mrfreefree.com/free_software/free_karaoke_software.html

Sorry Dave...I'll never mention the M word again

Larry

Larry, thanks for providing the kar to 'MIDI' link. btw: Looking forward to seeing you in April at the East Coast Synth jam. - Scott

Larry,

Thanks for the MidiCVT link. We learn new stuff every day!

However, these are the steps to running the KarCrusher program.

1. First make sure you are running Windows XP.
2. Extract the zip file into a new folder say D:\Kar
3. You will get the executable KarCrusher.jar plus a bunch of Java Class files *.class
4. Open up a command window - | Start | Run | cmd
5. Change directory to D:\Kar
6. Run this command

D:\Kar> java –jar KarCrusher.jar

This will open up the KarCrusher program window.

| File | Open - select the Kar file you wish to convert

You will get a lyrics displayed as text. Here you are free to modify the text.
| File | Save As…|

The program lets you save the Kar file to a Type 0 MIDI file with a .mid extension.

Tapas

Tapas....Thank you for posting the information on changing the karaoke files to midi, I must be dumb in my old age, I just can't seem to do it correctly...the program sayes that it has changed the file but when I try to use the file it doesn't work..it the program writting over the file or saving it somewhere else that I don't know about...
I tried to get help from the help file, but the file is in German or French...Help Please

Use the Midi CVT program http://www.mrfreefree.com/free_software/free_karaoke_software.html

Load .kar file on left
Convert and save to type 0 midi file on right.

Now the lyrics will display on your keyboard.

Larry Hawk

Uh oh....I mentioned midi...sorry Dave!

Thasnks again for posting however, I can change the midi, now I can't download it to a 3.5 floppy....my 5 year old son knows more about computers than I do....

Not to state the obvious, but did you right click on the file and click on "Save File As.." ?
t.

Tony....Yes I did, I have the changed files on my hard drive but when I try to download them onto a 3.5 floppy they won't take, a window comes up saying...floppy disk controller reports an error not reganized by the driver....I know not what this means nor do I know how to correct it..Help

Tony ... sorry, but you're going to have to get help from someone better than me ...
t.
PS ... The link in your profile... what site does that take us to?!? ...
t.

I'm trying to get some professional help for it now....the link should take you to one of my web-sites....I have about 3-4 sites....
thanks for trying to help....

Hope it works out for you ... let us know ...
The link goes to a photo album site?
t.

Thanks Tony I guess I'll have to figure what happened to my web-site.....