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Grades K-3
1. MIDI files download extremely fast. Times will vary; the average will be around several minutes.
2. MIDI files do not provide as good a sound quality as heard on a radio.
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5. A Karaoke is a machine that displays the words of a song along with prerecorded music. Another feature is the ability to sing along.
1. A MIDI file is a sound file, which represents Musical Instrument Digital Interface. One advantage is that it quickly downloads from the Internet.
2. Several characteristics of MIDI sound files are good digital sound quality, and the sound files last for several minutes, which is surprising because it does not take long to download.
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Grades 9-12
1. A WAV file is the normal format of a music file. MIDI is an acronym for Musical Instrument Digital Interface. MIDI tells the sound card how to make the sound that is transmitted to the speakers. A WAV file takes up a lot of space and takes a long time to download. A MIDI file takes up very little space and quickly downloads.
2. More people will want to return to a web site that uses MIDI files because the sound clips quickly download versus a web site that takes 10 or more minutes to download.
3. A software program is necessary to create MIDI files.
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