Hey all - catching up.
Here are my takeaways - focusing on keeping it simple:
Let’s generate some midi on our pyramid, share it with each other, then use it to make some music and share the music.
Part 1:
- Author midi on your pyramid
– Midi should be type 0 (no patterns, just tracks, I think this is type 0, please correct me if I misremember)
– Note data only – no CC’s or PC’s - Share to pyramid online midi storage (i.e. the ‘construction kit’)
- Share project files or mp3s or notes on the music whatever if you want? (the ‘ref kit’, optional)
On sharing – I think it would be cool if someone’s midi came with a ‘sound suggestion’ where they are like “oh this one is a pad” or “this sounds kinda cool if you use this midi effect with it” or something like that. Just to help people get started (if they want), with what might be contained within someone’s midi.
On Collaborating – if we’re collaborating on songs, is there structure around who/how what parts are written? Do people just write whatever parts they feel like and we sort it out later? Do we wanna do it like an improv game where each person starts one idea, and we each add one thing to each idea? I don’t wanna make it complicated by any means, I just kinda wanna know how I’m gonna pick what I’m going to do.
This kinda reminds me of a thing I did once where I wrote a story with a group of people. One person would make up one line then, they’d hand it off to the next person. Like a relay. We could do a techno relay ha. But really that’s just another idea in the pile of ideas.
I really like improv games too where people just sorta shout a ‘theme’ and then people try to add to the theme like, “hey, we’re gonna do a synthwave version of blue skies by tori amos/bt” as a theme. Like we could pick ‘4 themes’ or something and everyone could write whatever parts they wanted for those ‘themes’.
Anyways, I’m probably coming up with too many ideas - but yea, how does the ‘writing of parts’ work?
On midi file storage and transfer – hey @CreepyPants and @OxOnFord – I think the main thing is that everyone can upload and download, if we don’t have that then someone needs to serve as an intermediary receiving and posting files. My first thought goes towards using an ftp server, and then I remembered that i’m old 
Part 2:
- Download the midi to your pyramid
- play music on your rig and upload it to soundcloud or youtube or whatever and share it
Well, part 2 sure seems easy in my mind 
Since people don’t want too many rules, i’m gonna pitch these rules:
- Your music isn’t shitty
- This is gonna be really fun
