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[timidity-talk] Building an all electronic barrel organ

[Nick R. <npj...@bt...>]

Good Morning from Ireland. I am hoping to build an all electronic barrel organ. Just pipes for decoration. Able to play MIDI files with a small pc.

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[timidity-talk] Building an all electronic barrel organ

[Graham <gh...@ho...>]

Hi Nick,

You said "Good Morning from Ireland. I am hoping to build an all electronic barrel organ. Just pipes for decoration. Able to play MIDI files with a small pc."

You will find  Wurlitzer Band Organ Midi files - scanned from Wurlitzer music Rolls - out there on the net which might suit your purpose.

Here is a link to hundreds of them.....

http://www.wallace-venable.name/mechanical-music/Wurlitzer_Collection.html

I play midi files using Timidity on a PC,   I output the sound via a sound card with SP/DIF(optical) output  to a Kenwood Stereo Amplifier with SP/DIF (Optical) input,  which then play the music through stereo speakers.

If you might be satisfied with sound of a lesser quality(or don't have the space inside your Barrel Organ for a Stereo Amp and Speakers,   then buy one of the sets of 2 small computer speakers with a Woofer box ( possibly Altec Lansing ?)  and plug them into your headphones output on the PC.  These sets seem to be available in thrift stores/junk shops cheaply these days.  I would definitely get the woofer box with speakers rather than just two speakers.

You can experiment with different soundfonts to get the best match.

hope this helps

Graham