Hi Bud,

It's nice to know we're not the only ones to have thought of doing this. I'll admit it's a bit time-consuming when you have a disk of, say, 40 MIDI files to sit and listen to each one to put the relevant style, instruments, etc. into the database, but the results are worth it. I've a lot of friends (not all TECHNICS users) who contact me asking if I have a particular piece. These days we can usually locate pretty well instantly. We've also started a similar database for all the MP3s and WAVs we've collected over the years. Why more people don't do this I can't quite grasp. I have to admit that learning to use Access or Works can take a good day of your time but the results speak for themselves.

I can just imagine sitting there with 1600+ files looking through paper notes trying to locate the right one. Wow!

Happy New Year,

Mark