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Computer Secret: Microsoft Easter Egg?

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Well, I discovered this nice little thing (seriously, HOW DID I MISS THAT?!) which I can't describe with words, so...


1. Open "My Computer"
2. Open C:\
3. Open Windows
4. Open Media
5. Open a media file called "onestop"
6. Listen


How in the world did no-one notice that?! :eek:
 
Perhaps I have missed something.

There are lots of odd sound files in that folder (and MIDI files sound odd, by definition)

Maybe this means something to someone else, but doesn't strike me as a computer secret or easter-egg.

MIDI files do take me back though ... Creative used to have a rather touching version of "Sugar Plum Fairy" from Swan Lake, as a sample file with the Early SoundBlaster
 
I think they may be left over from previous versions of Windows -after all, no-one(apart from musician, for which they serve a different purpose) really needs to use MIDI files anymore, considering how much disk space has increased.
 
Nah, they're just sample files showing that the Media Player can - well play! - MIDI files.

Don't forget to listen to these also:

flourish.mid
town.mid

I use MIDI files extensively, especially when composing new pipe organ works. I can record my live playing on my Conn Artiste console, then clean up the result and then print out a transcription to send to publishers... ;)
 
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n4gix said:
I use MIDI files extensively, especially when composing new pipe organ works. I can record my live playing on my Conn Artiste console, then clean up the result and then print out a transcription to send to publishers... ;)
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The only place where MIDI is still really used is the studio or home studio... I myself use Sibelius and Pro Tools, although my instrument of choice doesn't have a MIDI output, unfortunately!
 
Flying Officer Jevans said:
The only place where MIDI is still really used is the studio or home studio... I myself use Sibelius and Pro Tools, although my instrument of choice doesn't have a MIDI output, unfortunately!
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Since this the "General Chat" forum, this reply won't be "off topic" so much as a sudden right turn... ;)

One of the side effects (unwanted in my case) is that serial ports aren't de rigueur any longer, which has made a great deal of my studio equipment non-functional...

...or it would if I didn't maintain several "ancient" computers here, which I "baby" carefully! When (not if!) they eventually break down, I honestly haven't a clue what I'm going to do.

I have however found an excellent software solution to the problem of using custom SoundFonts (pioneered by Creative Labs for their SoundBlaster hardware), which at least allows me to use my highly customized Pipe Organ SoundFonts on a "modern computer..." :D

http://www.synthfont.com/
 
I tried to avoid buying a proper USB MIDI interface due to cost: Unfortunately, as I discovered, no name brands often don't work on plug and play, even if they are supposedly plug and play... And finding drivers is a bit hit and miss to say the least.

Then again, my saxophone won't plug in to anything anyway...:)
 
Hey Bill,

n4gix said:
One of the side effects (unwanted in my case) is that serial ports aren't de rigueur any longer, which has made a great deal of my studio equipment non-functional...

...or it would if I didn't maintain several "ancient" computers here, which I "baby" carefully! When (not if!) they eventually break down, I honestly haven't a clue what I'm going to do.
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Can't you use a USB to Serial adapter to continue to use your serial controlled gear?
 
beatle said:
Can't you use a USB to Serial adapter to continue to use your serial controlled gear?
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Oh, more than likely I could find something that'd work, but cost is a rather significant factor, Tim.

I have three antique P3 'puters with SB AWE64 cards that are the heart of my Conn Artiste console "MIDIfication" (if I can invent a word). Even if I could find affordable USB to Serial adapters (and stable driver software!), I'd still face the problem that modern 'puters simply won't support the SB AWE64 hardware!

As good as SynthFont is, it can only drive whatever sound cards can fit in modern machines, and frank none of the sound cards available even come close to being as good as the ancient AWE64 cards!

Eventually though I'm going to have to "do something" although these ancient 'puters still might outlive me! :rotfl:
 
Flying Officer Jevans said:
The only place where MIDI is still really used is the studio or home studio... I myself use Sibelius and Pro Tools, although my instrument of choice doesn't have a MIDI output, unfortunately!
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For me, Sibelius is the way to go. I don't play keyboards so I really don't have any use for MIDI. But with Sibelius, I can write orchestra pieces and get a good idea what they sound like.

I remember Bill once posted an example of his organ music. Perhaps it would be fun for some of us to post some of our work.

Bob
 
My introduction to MIDI was when I bought my first keyboard, a Roland Jupiter 6 with a MIDI adapter for my Apple II. In the years that followed I had up to 4 synthesizers at a time but have now scaled back to only a Yamaha which I use to trigger various VSTi software synths using Steinberg Cubase. My 'organ' is the Native Instruments B4 VSTi which sounds close enough to a Hammond B3 for my tastes.

Regards, Mike Mann
 
Appears we have quite a few musicians in this group :->

When I was performing live in a band, I used Console (http://console.jp/en/) - which is a fairly simple VST host designed for live use. Most of my VSTi files I got from KVRAudio (http://www.kvraudio.com/), which has a searchable list of both freeware and payware VST instruments and effects.

At home, I'm using Cakewalk Sonar X1 with Dimension Pro 1.5 (for the keyboards) and KeyRig (for the bass guitar) - and one of these days I'll actually find the time to figure out how to use this software correctly for arranging/composing/recording :->.

All of my keyboard controllers are USB based (and made by MAudio), so no actual MIDI cables (although I do own a few in case the need ever arose :-> ).

We won't get into the PA system gathering dust in the garage :->
 
Also, MS have said that none of their products are allowed to contain Easter Eggs anymore, trying to insert on is grounds for dismissal.
 
amahran said:
Well, I discovered this nice little thing (seriously, HOW DID I MISS THAT?!) which I can't describe with words, so...


1. Open "My Computer"
2. Open C:\
3. Open Windows
4. Open Media
5. Open a media file called "onestop"
6. Listen


How in the world did no-one notice that?! :eek:
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Eheh, I used to have that in my Mp3 4 years ago!! :D

I have MIDI keyboard but the dang computer doesn't recognize it, and the MIDI adapter has no drivers. It says it's plug and play. The plug part is OK, but no play? The Keyboard is from Yamaha, which is even stranger... Anyways: what I arrange while playing the keyboard I have to copy to paper and then put that in FL studio... Usually the outcome is different from what I first did in the piano...
 
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The best plug and play MIDI computer I had was the Atari 1040ST which had built in MIDI IN and MIDI OUT/THROUGH ports. This was the first computer I had for which I used Steinburg sequencing software.

The MIDI ports were supported directly in the operating system (which was contained in ROM), which made it extremely easy to write your own editor and librarian software for your synthesizers. This was also the last computer I had for which I mainly programmed in assembly language; with Microsoft Windows it just got too complicated for me!

Regards, Mike Mann
 
I have a Yamaha keyboard also, which I bought specifically because it featured a disk drive. This allowed me to pre-record service music on my Conn Artiste, then play it back during Mass using a footpedal "trigger" to step through the sequence of music on the disk... :D

I also have a (long unused now) keyboard controller from Creative Labs* that I used to plug into my antique laptop for "live performances" at smaller occasions where I didn't feel like lugging a ton of equipment around.

* "Blasterkey MP3" by Creative Labs
 
mmann said:
The best plug and play MIDI computer I had was the Atari 1040ST which had built in MIDI IN and MIDI OUT/THROUGH ports. This was the first computer I had for which I used Steinburg sequencing software.

The MIDI ports were supported directly in the operating system (which was contained in ROM), which made it extremely easy to write your own editor and librarian software for your synthesizers. This was also the last computer I had for which I mainly programmed in assembly language; with Microsoft Windows it just got too complicated for me!
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Ahh... The Atari. I had one of those, quite some time ago... and a copy of Emagic Notator, which was quite good for it's day. No comparison to Sibelius, of course, but it was on a black and white TV monitor...

At least I never managed to lose the dongle!:)
 
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