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Welcome to the information desk, noble traveler. I'm your amazing magical
holographic projection of Darkniciad, your guide to the ins and outs of this shrine.
Here I shall endevor
to answer any questions you might have about the Midi Shrine.
Feel free to send me any questions you have, the most common ones will appear on this page
and I'll answer any rare or unusual ones personally by enchanted message globe (e-mail)
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| Q: |
I need to contact the
maintainer of the Midi Site, how do I do this? |
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For general mailings, questions,
suggestions for the page, etc., Darkni may be contacted at the following address...
darkniciad@hotmail.com
If you wish to contribute a piece of music, please see the section about
Contributing for some additional information. |
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| Q: |
What is the deal with those files that are listed as
*3.1!* on the pages? Are they going to melt down my computer if I download them, or
what? |
| A: |
No, they won't melt down your computer ^_^ The reason
I have put this warning on these files is that they seem to have problems running under
web browsers and Media Player on Win 3.1 systems and their associated browsers. If you unzip these midis and play them on a midi player,
there is no difference whatsoever from any of the other midis on the page.
Just open these *3.1!* files ONLY in Midi players, not with your web browser or Media
Player if you're still on a Win 3.1 system and you'll be just fine. Some of the really good tunes are in those files, and you
don't want to miss out on them!
NOTE: I have stopped checking for this crashing effect on new updates now... so if you're on a Win 3.1 system.... be very careful clicking the links to preview midis. Your best bet is to DL the complete zip files and open the midis in a midi player. |
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| Q: |
Can I use these midis as background music on my own web
pages? |
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Absolutely! I love coming onto a page and hearing a
rousing DQ tune come drifting from my speakers. Just make sure that if I have an author
listed for the tune on my pages that you credit them with it on the page where the midi
is used. I also ask that you link back to the Midi Shrine somewhere in your links page if
you choose to do this. |
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| Q: |
Can I make this music available for download from my
own webpages? |
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Well, generally I would discourage doing this....
However, I won't get into an uproar provided you stick to the following guidelines...
(1) Make sure you credit authors when I have a listing for them
(2) Note somewhere that the music was obtained from the Midi Shrine and link back
(3) Don't link directly to the files on my server |
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| Q: |
Can I use image files from the Midi Shrine on
my own webpages? |
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Once again, I generally discourage this. Most of the
image files are pretty well oriented specifically to this site and wouldn't do you a lot
of good anyway.... There are a few exceptions......
(1) The (Translate DQ in English!) Graphic. I strongly encourage use of this on ALL DQ
pages!
(2) My insignia, found at the bottom of all pages. Use this anywhere, and you'll find me
breathing down your neck really quick.
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| Q: |
Darkniciad Cantel Softspake, cool! Can I..... |
| A: |
No, you cannot. Darkni's character and name (and all
the variations of it I use) are the results of lots of work. If I catch anybody using
any of this I'll be invading your personal space really quickly and violently. |
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--*Contributing*--
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There isn't a whole lot you need to know here, but here's a couple
of things.
First priority goes to tunes that I don't have yet. This is the main thing I'm looking for as far as contributions.
Next up on the priority list is remixes of familiar songs. Maybe
a casltevaniaesque rock remix, or perhaps just putting a few more instruments into a
classic NES tune to make it sound better. I paticularly like these, especially when
someone makes one special for my midi pages.
Everything else will be considered for the page. As long as it
sounds a bit different from already existing tunes, it'll probably go up.
Normally contributions may all be sent to
darkniciad@hotmail.com
However, if your contribution is large (multiple midis in a zip
for example) I prefer to have an e-mail *warning* before you actually send the file.
That way I can make sure my mail server can handle it.... and if not, to make other arrangements (ICQ, upload to your server, two zips...) so that you can send me the files.
--*Downloading Q's*--
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| Q: |
I clicked the link, and the midi is playing on my
browser. I like it and want to download it to my computer, how do I do that? |
| A: |
This depends upon your browser and upon what midi
plug-in you are using. If you're using the default Netscape plug-in for Midi, you're
in luck. Just right click on the little midi player window and you'll get a menu box
in which one selection will be "Save as". Choose this option and then pick a filename
to save the midi on your hard drive.
If right clicking on the midi player doesn't give you a "Save as" option, then there's
another method. Find the link you originally clicked to start the midi playing, and
right click it. You should see a selection similar to "Save Target As". Select this
and save the midi to your hard drive as detailed in the previous example. |
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What is a .zip file? What do I do with it once I've
downloaded it? |
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.zip files are files that have been compressed in size
to make downloading them over the internet quicker. .zip is but one of many types of this
compression and archaive type utility, and the most common in the US.
Download yourself a good zip file manager. I personally recommend Winzip which can be found
at Winzip.Com
Once you have a zip file manager, simply extract the midi files from the zip to your hard
drive and play them in a midi player. |
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| Q: |
How do I play (.it, .s3m, .nsf, .spc, etc.) files? They can't be opened in Media Player... |
| A: |
You need a different player for the Digital Music than you do for midis and wav files.
The one I use, which will play *all* digital music files on my pages is Winamp
With the appropriate plug-ins, Winamp can handle all the files on the digital music pages.
(1) Download Winamp from the link above and install it.
(2) For NSF and SPC files, download the appropriate plug-in. NSF plug-in or SPC plug-in
(3) Extract the plug-in from it's zip file to the Plug-Ins Folder of Winamp
(4) Download music files, and play! |
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--*General Information*--
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This is simply a quick list of a few things I wanted to mention someplace.
Pastel Midilin
This is a Japanese site where I acquired many
of the midis in Darkni's Shrine
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