Improv related links

http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/CCRMA/Courses/120 -- Stanford course entitled "Introduction to Music Composition and Programming Using MIDI-Based Systems". The Improv programs were developed from this course, and have been used in the course (1998 & 1999).
http://www.stanford.edu/class/music14q -- Stanford Sophmore seminar course entitled "Topics in Interactive Computer-Music Performance". The synthImprov environment was developed for the class in 1998.
http://www.stanford.edu/class/cs377a -- Stanford course entitled "Human-Computer Interaction Technology". Improv has been used by several student groups in their projects for the class to interface their hardware musical instruments with computers/synthesizers (1998 & 1999).
http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/~craig/linuxmidi -- describes the basics of MIDI input and output necessary for MIDI I/O programming in linux (or for other Unix-based computers).
http://www-ccrma.stanford.edu/~craig/improv -- The homepage for improv. A transient mirror site also exists at: http://improv.sapp.org which is always the most current site but not always connected to the internet.
Outline of the Midi File Format: a description of the Standard MIDI file format. For more descriptions of MIDI files and other musical data representations, see the book Beyond MIDI: A Handbook of Musical Codes. Also, the official MIDI specifications can be acquired from the MIDI Manufacturers Association
Midi Implementation and other MIDI reference sites:
- http://www.salleurl.edu/~si04990/documents/lowmidi.htm Low level MIDI API for Microsoft Windows.
- href=http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/Backstage/1405/sysexinf.htm Notes about system exclusive messages.
- http://www.borg.com/~jglatt/ -- MIDI is the language of gods.
- http://www.midisite.com/ MIDI files and MIDI information.
- Classical MIDI file archives -- database of Classical Music MIDI files.