Tips
Filter a MIDI file before playing
it
Quite often, a midi file has multiple channels where, typically, each
channel has a different instrument. Usually the channels have parallel musical
events. Consequently, if fingerings for all these events are animated on the
oud, the
user may get overwhelmed and confused by the many notes being
animated at the same time. This would defeat the purpose of the
fingering-animation
feature.
The user can take better advantage of the fingering animation feature by selecting
fewer channels for animation. And because The Oud Tutor provides separate
filtering of sound and animation, the user can still listen to more channels
than animated.
Take advantage of
the octave-shift feature
Sometimes, a MIDI file might have music that goes below or
above the tuning range of the oud. One way to get the music to be
played in the oud tuning range is to shift its playback up or
down. Another way is to shift the oud tuning itself.
Install a sound card
Although The Oud Tutor works fine with an on-motherboard audio controller, the
sound and the timing will be much better if there is a sound card. Even the
very cheapest sound card will perform better than the on-motherboard audio
controller.
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