Joe, I've noticed that the timing or notes are sometimes off in MIDIs already in the DT.

Most noticably, the timing gets messed up during pauses. There's a tendency to jump back into the tune too quickly or sometimes make the pause too long. I don't usually have the source for the MIDI so I can't say if the person actually sings it that way, but it sure makes it difficult for folks to learn the tune and hear it as it relates to the lyrics.

The tunes are sometimes written in the wrong mode - for example ionian (major) when it should be mixolodian or aeolian (minor).

Should anything be done about this?
The current MIDI could be corrected, or if Dick doesn't want to change 'em, another nearly identical tune could be added.

Thankyez

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Yeah, Jeri, I agree with you. Some of those tunes drive me bonkers. I'll be glad to accept any and all tunes. If they're better than what's in the DT, I'll post them in Mudcat MIDIs and link them to the online DT.
However, let me say that you probably won't find an improvement in pauses - when tunes get converted from one format to another, pauses get lost. I have to say that when I transcribe tunes, I leave out the fermatas (but I certainly include rests). I think people should be able to figure that out for themselves. Should we pay more attention to pauses and maybe solve that problem? I'm not sure that's a priority when we have worse problems.
-Joe Offer-