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What is Mid2Car ?

News

Features

• Works on any PC, even old (80286), with MS-DOS or Windows (3.1, 95, maybe 98!).
• The printer has to be compatible IBM X24 or EPSON for better performance. However any particular case can be studied. In particular, I'm using a canon bj10ex for small example.
• Accepts as input standard midi files with tempo's changes.
• Possibility of modifying the scrolling speed of the books.
• Search for error of note in a midi file according to the range of the target organ.
• Delivered with the ranges of the most known organ (27 and 29 Hopp, 27 Erman, 42 Odin, 36 Thibouville, 20 Raffin, etc...).
• Easy design of new organ by indicating the position of each note.
• Likely to evolve/improve according to requests.
• Piracy protection ensured with an hardware key.

Short FAQ

• Here are the frequently asked questions about Mid2Car.
1. Question : I've a mac, can I use your software ?

Answer : I had some contact about PC emulator but the result are not yet satisfaisable. The best solution is to invest in a small and rather old PC with a matricial printer and you'll have for cheap a good "automatic music writing tool".
2. Question: Do you really know some person, except yourself, that use your software ?

Answer : Of course ! They are actually a dozen (essentially in France) ! And yes, it's not enough, I agree. If you do not believe me (shame on you) you can contact Mr. ROBERT and ask him to explain his point of view about that subject. He is a barrel organ player, a music composer and an instrument maker, and, yes, he has been using Mid2Car for several years now with complete satisfaction.
3. Question: Is your software free? Can I print any midi file for nothing ?

Answer : Ok, I'm really sorry, but the answer is not yes, it's no in fact. Let's compare the price for the software (something like 300 US $) to the joy of playing your own songs on your barrel organ...
4. Question : Does the color of the barrel organ has some importance (due to the color)?

Answer : Yes. Of course.
5. Question : Mid2Car : where does that silly name comes from ???

Answer : I was expecting for that question. Well, it's really simple. Mid is for ...midi, 2 is for to and Car is for "Carton" which is the French word for paperboard.
6. Question : Is it possible to obtain an 50% reduction on the price ?

Answer : Certainly, but then I'll only give an half of the software, the one you want ;?).

I want a demo !

A demonstration version is available under this click (zip file, 115 ko).
The demo contains:

• The documentation (in English) of the software.
• An executable to test your printer and have a preview of the software (interface and the definition of the barrel organs).
• A contract to send to me if you are interested in buying the software.

If you want to see an example of printing : it's here.

Links

Mechanic music

• The CNAM has a lot of nice pages about the Musica Mecanica.
• The Mechanical Music Digest (Articles about Mid2Car: 12 )

Barrel Organ in particular

• A French group "La Compagnie Manivelle et Ptits Trous" is on-line !! Visit their web site to obtain a lot of information about barrel organs (in French).

Traditional music

• Musictrad is a web site referencing information about traditional music.