Concerning midi files.... most music keyboards like the 'midi 0' file format. This format places all the instruments on 1 'track'. A track is best thought of like a tape recorder...you can have a 2 track tape (stereo)...or even a 4 track (each instrument recorded as a seperate part). In a midi track...all the instruments are on 1 track, but can still be seperated...because each instrument is also on a seperate 'channel' (1 to 16).
If you have a computer based music sequencer program (like Cakewalk, or my favorite..Power Tracks
http://www.pgmusic.com/powertracks.htm ).... and look at the most common internet midi file formats (midi 1), you will see that each instrument is on a seperate 'track', rather than all on 1 track. This makes them easier to use...with a computer. The midi 1 files can be 'converted' to the 'midi 0' format...using most any computer based sequencer program, and the 'save as' option, or do a search for 'free midi converter' to get a program to do the job. Best Reguards, jim
[This message has been edited by Jim Wintringham (edited 01-03-2005).]