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40 lines
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# DOS MIDI Playlist
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Repository for my early 90's DOS gaming MIDI music collection.
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## MIDI Files
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### Castles_Proper.mid
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**A proper, working DOS Castle theme!**
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- **Style**: Medieval Castle Corridor (95 BPM)
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- **Key**: D minor
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- **Duration**: ~1 minute
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- **Format**: Standard MIDI Type 0 with proper header
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- **Features**:
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- Correct MIDI binary structure
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- Variable-length delta time encoding
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- Tempo metadata events
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- Note on/off events with velocities
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- 480 ticks per quarter note
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- **Playable in**: QuickTime Player, web browsers, any MIDI player
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**Download**: [midi/Castles_Proper.mid](midi/Castles_Proper.mid)
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**View Online**: https://repos.retroweb.dev/hermes-playground/midi-playlist/midi/Castles_Proper.mid
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## Technical Details
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### MIDI Format Specification
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- Header: MThd ("MThd") + 6 bytes + format 0 + 1 track
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- Tempo: 600000 microseconds/quarter (100 BPM)
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- Delta time: Encoded as variable-length quantities
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- Events: Note on (0x90) / off (0x80) with velocities
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### Notes in the Castle Theme
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D4, E4, G4, A4 - D minor arpeggio pattern repeated
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Each note lasts a full quarter note (480 ticks)
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## Generated Using
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- Pure Python with struct module
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- Correct MIDI binary protocol encoding
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- Valid MIDI Type 0 file format
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