Bill D -

I think I posted a link to MidiColors in a couple of threads when it first appeared in PC Magazine, because it includes the ability to 1.)mute individual "parts" in a midi, so that you can pick out where the "melody" is coming from, and 2.) you can change the playback speed "on the fly" to make it easier to follow.

These two features alone make it a really handy utility for converting complex midi to simple notation and/or for just learning a tune.

Many of the great sounding midis produce very complex multi-stave scores when you open them in a notation program; and the "melody" and other good parts often jump back and forth from one staff to another unpredictably. While good notation programs will let you playback one staff at a time, it usually requires opening windows, making selections, and restarting. MidiColors lets you "one-click" the changes on the fly, which is a big help in sorting out the parts you want.

You can also vary the tempo in a notation program - but with the same relatively cumbersome processes. MidiColors has a little "roller" at the top of the screen that goes from .1 to x10 tempo - on the fly.

Really handy.

John