G'day,
Here is a way for Mudcat users to share MIDI files. It is a sub-set of a pair of programs I wrote a couple of years ago which produces text representing MIDI events and back again. This version strips out most of the MIDI events, leaving just the melody, and uses about the same amount of space as a set of lyrics.

Once you have obtained the MIDItext software and installed it the basic steps are:-

Sending a File.
Make a MIDI file by whatever means you can, possibly by playing your MIDI keyboard into your sequencer.

Run MID2txt - produces a text file containing the MIDI info.

Copy the entire contents of this text file and paste into the "Reply to Thread" message box. This text is in Mudcat friendly format including a small amount of HTML code.

Receiving a File
Use your mouse to select the small red text and type Ctrl-C (copy).

Open Notepad and paste; save the file.

Run Txt2MID - produces your new MIDI file.

For users of ABC notation MID2txt also does a simple minded conversion to ABC.

Here is the result of sending a file:-

MIDI file: BOGDOWN.MID

Timebase: 480

Name: BOG DOWN IN THE VALLEY
TimeSig: 2/4 24 8
Key: G
Tempo: 100 (600000 microsec/crotchet)
Start
0000 1 71 064 0478 0 71 064 0002 1 71 064 0358 0 71 064 0002 1 69 064 0118 0 69 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 64 064 0238 0 64 064 0002 1 64 064 0238 0 64 064 0002 1 67 064 0118 0 67 064 0002 1 64 064 0118 0 64 064 0002 1 62 064 0238 0 62 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 67 064 0118 0 67 064 0002 1 66 064 0118 0 66 064 0002 1 67 064 0118 0 67 064 0002 1 69 064 0118 0 69 064 0002 1 71 064 0238 0 71 064 0002 1 69 064 0238 0 69 064 0002 1 69 064 0478 0 69 064 0002 1 71 064 0478 0 71 064 0002 1 71 064 0358 0 71 064 0002 1 69 064 0118 0 69 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 64 064 0238 0 64 064 0002 1 64 064 0238 0 64 064 0002 1 67 064 0118 0 67 064 0002 1 64 064 0118 0 64 064 0002 1 62 064 0238 0 62 064 0002 1 74 064 0238 0 74 064 0002 1 74 064 0238 0 74 064 0002 1 71 064 0238 0 71 064 0002 1 69 064 0238 0 69 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 67 064 0358 0 67 064 0002 1 69 064 0118 0 69 064 0002 1 71 064 0238 0 71 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 69 064 0238 0 69 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 71 064 0238 0 71 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 69 064 0238 0 69 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 71 064 0238 0 71 064 0002 1 74 064 0238 0 74 064 0002 1 74 064 0358 0 74 064 0002 1 71 064 0118 0 71 064 0002 1 69 064 0238 0 69 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 69 064 0478 0 69 064 0002 1 71 064 0238 0 71 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 69 064 0238 0 69 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 71 064 0238 0 71 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 69 064 0238 0 69 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 71 064 0238 0 71 064 0002 1 74 064 0238 0 74 064 0002 1 74 064 0238 0 74 064 0002 1 71 064 0238 0 71 064 0002 1 69 064 0238 0 69 064 0002 1 67 064 0238 0 67 064 0002 1 67 064 0478 0 67 064
End

To download the MIDItext software click here

ABC format:

X:1
T:Bog Down In The Valley
M:2/4
Q:1/4=100
K:G
B4B3A|G2E2E2GE|D2G2GFGA|B2A2A4|B4B3A|G2E2E2GE|
D2d2d2B2|A2G2G3A|B2G2A2G2|B2G2A2G2|B2d2d3B|
A2G2A4|B2G2A2G2|B2G2A2G2|B2d2d2B2|A2G2G4||

Cheers,
Alan