[Dixielandjazz] Music for websites

[Charlie Hull]

As Andy Ling pointed out, audio files must be downloaded, fully or 
partially, in order to begin playing.

If the music is strictly piano or keyboard, the musician can play the 
music into a midi sequencing program or a scoring program and save it as 
a .mid file. The last time I inquired, Al Levy was using Finale, but any 
scoring program works. Midi files associated with websites begin playing 
immediately, and can be set to play once or to repeat. The sound quality 
is dependent upon the recipient computer's sound samples and speaker 
setup, which will vary widely from computer to computer.

Band-In-A-Box users can disable Real Tracks and Real Drums, set up a 
rhythm background, then mute the rhythm piano and play their 
piano/keyboard part into the Melody track, then save as a midifile.

Some websites include a provision for clicking to turn off the music. On 
others you have no choice but to listen.

Charlie Hull