Ancient Rhythms – Future Grooves: MIDI Percussion Groove Tracks from the Traditions of Africa, Bali, and India

MIDI Groove Tracks

Ancient Rhythms – Future Grooves: MIDI Percussion Groove Tracks from the Traditions of Africa, Bali, and India. Version 4.0. By Matthew Montfort. Ancient Future Music (1997. V. 4.0 2017). MIDI File Download- $24.95:

• 128 MIDI groove files of world rhythms
• Load "index.html" file into a web browser for mobile friendly presentation with:
  • Full instructions
  • MIDI maps of West African drums, Balinese gamelan, mridangam, and tabla for use with synthesizers, samplers, or VSTi plug-ins
  • Video documentary on the history of world fusion music
• Delivered as a .zip download folder
• For Mac and PC:
  • Unzip with an archiving utility such as Stuffit Expander
  • Load the "index.html" file into a browser
  • General MIDI files playback in a web browser
  • Load MIDI files into a MIDI sequencer to:
    • Loop tracks
    • Change tempos
    • Solo individual parts
    • Use as rhythm tracks for audio productions
    • Use included MIDI maps to re-map sounds to synthesizers, samplers, or VSTi plug-ins
    • Load included tabla samples to a sample playback device to make a tabla machine
• For tablets and smartphones:
  • Unzip with a file manager app such as Documents 6 for iOS or AndroZip for Android
  • Unzip in iCloud (iOS), Google Drive, Dropbox, or your local storage
  • Load the "index.html" file directly from the unzipped folder into a browser:
    • iOS: Safari can't open local .html files, so upload to iCloud, Google Drive, or Dropbox and unzip with Documents 6, which has its own browser. iOS doesn't support MIDI files natively, so open them in a MIDI playback app
    • Android: Open in Browser facilitates opening local .html files in Chrome instead of the limited default HTML viewer
  • Load MIDI files into a MIDI playback app such as Sweet MIDI Player for iOS or MIDI Voyager for Android to:
    • Loop tracks
    • Change tempos
    • Solo individual parts