My friends has been playing this for about 6 months now, Instromp
Dont argue on this one. The file you posted and the file from the webpage are EXACTLY the same files. Same length, same size and they sound exactly the same. I checked the ID tags and what do you know, they are the same. Made by some guy Jim Paterson.Basically, your friend is messing with you.
Well, whomever it is playing, I think it sounds nice. Maybe a little more rubato wouldnt go a miss, and slightly slower?But nice never the less. One more for my little of Chopin Preludes!
Remember, pieces from this site are not performed by people but by a PC. It simply uses a program to play all the right notes.
Then why does it sound like an actual recording,sort of??
All the MP3 files on this particular site were created by playing MIDI files and capturing the soundcard output as a WAV file and then compressing it into MP3 format.
Because the new programs are able to create things like crescendos, dynamic differrences, tempo rubato, arpeggios, you just have to type it in and it plays for you.Quote from the site:
The downloadable files within mfiles are in general all created in the same way. Firstly a sheet music version is created using the Sibelius music editing software. On its own this provides reasonably good playback using the Scorch plug-in and a Sibelius feature called "expressivo" which makes the music less mechanical sounding. Usually, though, hidden codes are added to vary the tempo and dynamics subtly to make the playback appear more natural.