MidiRunner
MidiRunner is an integrated Play Center for MIDI, MP3, Wave, CD-Audio files and all others WindowsMedia supported sound files. MidiRunner permits you to play the MIDI instruments (or the corresponding soundfonts loaded into the MIDI Space), using an external connected MIDI keyboard, the PC... When playing a MIDI file you can also: - read the lyrics contained into the MIDI file - disable / enable some selected MIDI tracks of the playing file - increase / decrease the song tonality by octave or semitone transpose - increase / decrease the playback rate of the song - save the MIDI file with...
ftp://ftp.volftp.tiscali.it/pub/pc...ws/win98/progs/musica/mdrnr13.exe - 4Mb - Download - Screenshot

ARPTON Synthesizer-Arpeggiator-Player
All-in-one MIDI musical instrument with Arpeggiator and MIDI / MIDI Karaoke Player. Allows to play piano on PC keyboard, play with any MIDI file and sing at the same time. Works with any hardware or software synthesizer installed in your computer. Includes "basic" Java Soundbank, which can be... Sends MIDI messages to MIDI Out port of PC. ... Extracts and display lyrics from MIDI Karaoke files. ... Saves your color preferences for the keyboard and background. ... Does not require from users to download and install Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
http://www.arptonsoft.com/downloads/Arpton/Arpton_1_1a_d0.exe - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

ARPTON Lite - Synthesizer-Arpeggiator
All-in-one MIDI musical instrument with Arpeggiator and MIDI / MIDI Karaoke Player (Lite version). Allows to play piano on PC keyboard, play with any MIDI file and sing at the same time. Works with any hardware or software synthesizer installed in your computer. ... Sends MIDI messages to MIDI Out port of PC. ... Extracts and display lyrics from MIDI Karaoke files. ... Saves your color preferences for the keyboard and background. ... Does not require from users to download and install Java Runtime Environment (JRE).
http://www.arptonsoft.com/downloads/Arpton/Arpton_1_2h_d0.exe - 1Mb - Download - Screenshot

RMCA Realtime MIDI Chord Arranger Pro
RMCA Pro is an auto-accompaniment software which offers all major features of a high quality MIDI keyboard. It comes with chord recognition, based auto arranger, style creator, LeadSheet editor, recording section, up to 16 fingered and 10 two-finger chord types, MIDI-Import/Export, about 30 demo... A unique feature of RMCA Pro is its ability to create an accompaniment style from virtually any MIDI input (MIDI file or live music).
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/MichaelBrick/rmca100.exe - 933Kb - Download - Screenshot

Note Attack
Learn to read sheet music with this free educational video game. Use either your computer keyboard or MIDI keyboard / piano as input.
http://www.musicmasterworks.com/NoteAttack136.exe - 646Kb - Download - Screenshot

FlexiMusic Orchestra
In FlexiMusic Orchestra you assign "small pieces of music beat" to each key/button of all your "Input Devices" and play it as orchestra or musical instrument. Small piece of music beat: You can choose any standard instrument/drum from midi bank. Or you can use sample of wave file you have. ... Input devices: Computer Keyboard, Mouse, Joystick, Midi and other keyboard. ... Midi sound: The General Midi (GM) 128 bank instruments and Drum sets can be assigned to keys and played. ... It is a multi sound wave player, assigning each sound wave file to each key of your keyboard or mouse or other...
ftp://mirrors.aol.com/pub/cica/pc/...nds/FlexiMusic_Orchesta_Setup.exe - 4Mb - Download - Screenshot

MIDI Auto-Accompaniment Section
MIDI Auto-Accompaniment Section is a software which offers all major features of a high quality MIDI keyboard. It comes with realtime chord recognition, style manager, song arranger, recording section, up to 16 fingered and 10 two-finger chord types, MIDI controls and about 30 demo styles. ... MAAS is an easy-to-use improvisation tool and a great aid to practise songs and melodies; a complete backing group for keyboarders, guitar players, bass players and soloists.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/MichaelBrick/maas100.exe - 840Kb - Download - Screenshot

AKoff Music Composer
AKoff Music Composer is music recognition software which performs Wave to Midi conversion. Composer recognizes polyphonic music from microphone (other Wave input or file) and converts it into Midi sequences. You can sing, whistle or play guitar, piano, flute and so on with your microphone,... Neither a Midi keyboard nor any musical experience are required to compose music. ... It will take into consideration individual performance style by tracking note dynamics and pitch bends.
http://www.akoff.com/composer.zip - 208Kb - Download - Screenshot

Pianito MicroStudio
Pianito MicroStudio is an easy and funny piano synthesizer and drum machine sequencer with 24 tracks (8 percussion, 8 midi instruments, 8 wave FXs). Real-time MIDI and WAVE recording will let you create your own songs in minutes. You can map your keyboard to any of the MIDI 128 instruments or to... It's intended for kids and adults that find professional music software too complex or expensive.
http://aldostools.mysite4now.com/piano/pianitostudio.exe - 276Kb - Download - Screenshot

QuickScore Elite
Comprehensive, integrated music composition and notation software, incorporating music scoring, arranging, MIDI sequencing and recording. Electronic Musician 1995 Editors' Choice "... one of the best MIDI software values on the market. MIDI novices and serious musicians on a budget will be... you'll get more than your money's worth with QuickScore. ... ... ... " - Electronic Musician Magazine "QuickScore blows the notion that music notation software has to be expensive and complicated right out of the water.
http://www.sionsoft.com/qsedemo.zip - 4Mb - Download - Screenshot