"Lectures in Beginning MIDI," part 4
Unhappy sounds -- part 1
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Just what is the unfortunate thing that can occur with "program change" messages?! Let me tell you a sad story. |
Once upon a time, there lived in MIDI village a music-loving elephant named Paopao. He was already an accomplished pianist, and when he obtained a computer, began to use MIDI to compose songs. |
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One day as he strolled through the forest thinking of a melody, he met a
lovely maiden picking flowers. She was Puopuothe daughter of the great composerPaohn. |
The moment he saw her, Paopao's heart began to beat faster. |
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Yes, he fell in love.
But he was too shy to speak to her, or give any indication of his feelings. He could only watch as she walked away. |
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![]() | That night, Paopao could not sleep for thinking of the lovely maiden he had seen. He turned his thoughts about her into a song. Sweet melodies and longing rhythms filled his rooms, and drifted into the quiet night. |
As the birds began to sing, he completed his song. Paopao's great desire for his love to hear his song would not let him rest. He copied the song data to a floppy disk, and joyously set out toward the forest. |
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![]() | He approached the edge of the lake. Oh! what good fortune! There was Puopuo, who had come to draw water from the lake. |
"Good morning!" | |
Desperate for her to hear his song, Paopao spoke more loudly than he had intended, and blushed to hear his own voice. | |
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Startled at being spoken to so suddenly, Puopuo
was taken aback, but answered in an unsteady voice. "Good morning" "I, uh ... composed this ... thinking of you." "..." "Would you, uh ... listen to it please?" |
Paopao pressed the floppy disk into her hand, and not knowing what more to say, fled blindly. |
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It was the beginning of his troubles. To be continued! |
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