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• Create ringing tones from MIDI files, About Standard MIDI files, Before you begin

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• CREATE RINGING TONES FROM MIDI FILES Nokia PC Composer allows you to open Standard MIDI files, then convert the data to ringing tone format. Now you can carry your favorite PC MIDI file as a ringing tone in your phone! 4 About Standard MIDI files Standard MIDI files of popular music frequently consist of multiple instruments (bass, drums, organ, etc.). Typically, there is also a track dedicated to the song's melody. There are two types of Standard MIDI files: • Type 0 files - 1 track of MIDI data containing all the various instruments; each instrument assigned to different MIDI "channel." • Type 1 files - each instrument has its own dedicated track and MIDI channel. Track/instrument names are embedded in the file as text information. PC Composer's interface interprets the multiple track information and allows you to choose the correct track or instrument. Before you begin If the MIDI sequence you want to use contains too many notes, the following error message is displayed when trying to open the file: Nokia PC Composer processes MIDI notes in octave 5 and 6 of the MIDI keyboard. If your MIDI sequence contains notes outside this range, the following error message is displayed when opening the file: [ 22 ]

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• CREATE RINGING TONES FROM MIDI FILES
Nokia PC Composer allows you to open Standard MIDI files, then convert
the data to ringing tone format. Now you can carry your favorite PC MIDI
file as a ringing tone in your phone!
About Standard MIDI files
Standard MIDI files of popular music frequently consist of multiple
instruments (bass, drums, organ, etc.). Typically, there is also a track
dedicated to the song’s melody. There are two types of Standard MIDI
files:
Type 0 files - 1 track of MIDI data containing all the various
instruments; each instrument assigned to different MIDI “channel.”
Type 1 files - each instrument has its own dedicated track and MIDI
channel. Track/instrument names are embedded in the file as text
information.
PC Composer’s interface interprets the multiple track information and
allows you to choose the correct track or instrument.
Before you begin
If the MIDI sequence you want to use contains too many notes, the
following error message is displayed when trying to open the file:
Nokia PC Composer processes MIDI notes in octave 5 and 6 of the MIDI
keyboard. If your MIDI sequence contains notes outside this range, the
following error message is displayed when opening the file: