MIDI Packs
Emotional Piano Starters
EMOTIONAL PIANO STARTERS - Technical Specifications
- Name: EMOTIONAL PIANO STARTERS - Technical Specifications
- Composer: Dirk Ehlert (Placements in: Hunger Games Trailer, The Price is Right (French TV), etc)
- Publisher: Cinematic Composing
- Format: Standard MIDI (.mid)
The Collection
1,920 MIDI files organized across 2 volumes providing emotional piano progressions with string accompaniment.
- Vol1: Variations 1-20 (960 files | 724 KB)
- Vol2: Variations 21-40 (960 files | 1.1 MB)
Organization
Per Variation
- 40 unique emotional progressions (20 per volume)
- 2 versions per progression:
- a - Soft (beginning/intro)
- b - Main (developed/climax)
- 2 instruments per version:
- Piano
- Strings (sustained support)
- 12 musical keys (C, Db, D, Eb, E, F, Gb, G, Ab, A, Bb, B)
Math: 40 variations × 2 versions × 2 instruments × 12 keys = 1,920 files
Per volume: 20 variations × 2 versions × 2 instruments × 12 keys = 960 files
File Naming Convention
[Pattern][Version]_[Dynamic]_[Instrument]_[Key]_90Bpm_[TimeSignature].mid
Examples:
01a_Soft_Piano_C_90Bpm_4_4.mid→ Variation 01, Soft version, Piano, C key01b_Main_Strings_Gb_90Bpm_4_4.mid→ Variation 01, Main version, Strings, Gb key27a_Soft_Piano_Eb_90Bpm_3_4.mid→ Variation 27, Soft version, Piano, Eb key
Technical Specs
- Original Key: C
- Transposition: All keys transpose UP from C (0-11 semitones)
- Designed Tempo: 90 BPM (flexible range: 70-120 BPM)
- Time Signatures: 4/4, 3/4, 6/8
- Total Collection Size: 1.82 MB (compressed)
Directory Structure
EMOTIONAL_PIANO_STARTERS/
├── Emotional_Piano_Starters_Vol1/
│ ├── Variation_01/
│ │ ├── C/
│ │ │ ├── 01a_Soft_Piano_C_90Bpm_4_4.mid
│ │ │ ├── 01a_Soft_Strings_C_90Bpm_4_4.mid
│ │ │ ├── 01b_Main_Piano_C_90Bpm_4_4.mid
│ │ │ └── 01b_Main_Strings_C_90Bpm_4_4.mid
│ │ ├── Db/ ... [all 12 keys]
│ ├── Variation_02/ ... [through Variation_20]
├── Emotional_Piano_Starters_Vol2_Expansion/
│ ├── Variation_21/ ... [through Variation_40]
Purpose: Starter ideas for piano ballads and delicate emotional music
Challenge addressed: Creating non-cliché emotional progressions that sound cinematic