
Free MIDI Files – Where to Find Them
MIDI files are the sheet music of the 21st century – they tell you the chords and melodies artists wrote for songs and the often even the drum arrangements. MIDI files can contain the inner workings of a complete song. In this article, we’ll share an awesome amount of places to find MIDI files for free.
Visit These Sites
We’ve assembled a huge list of resources for you to use on your search. Below is a list of websites with the best MIDI files to offer, all for the price of free.
BitMidi
BitMidi is an awesome resource for free MIDI files old and new. They have a wide range of songs in the classical genre and many in the contemporary Pop and Electronic world. Don’t sleep on this website!
Midiworld
Midiworld.com is the top resource for classical and jazz MIDI files. They specialize in non-commercial compositions meaning they won’t upload any copyrighted material.
There you’ll find MIDI files from works in the public domain which usually means they are old. Nonetheless, you can always learn something from our musical ancestors.
Carlo’s Midi
Carlo’s Midi is another great place to find yourself some Free MIDI files. Carlos creates the files himself so you’ll find a lot more modern music there.
He even offers to take requests
“You can request a MIDI file and I will try and make it for you. I mostly do Trance, Progressive House, Electro House, Hands Up and Hardstyle MIDI, but feel free to ask for other genres and I will see what I can do.”
EDM Files
EDM has exploded over the last 10 years, and it doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. The once-fringe genre has eeked its way into the mainstream by infecting dance floors worldwide.
Deadmau5, Calvin Harris, and Marshmello have taken the world by storm. Their hits are regarded as highly as songs without any electronic influence at all.
Follow the links below to download the MIDI files to some of their hits!
Alan Walker – Sing Me To Sleep
Galantis & Hook N Sling – Love On Me
Galimatias – Noelle’s Eloquence
Martin Garrix – In The Name Of Love
Martin Garrix – Scared To Be Lonely
Martin Garrix – Hold On & Believe
Nero – The Thrill (Porter Robinson Remix)
Porter Robinson & Madeon – Shelter
Electronica Files
Electronica is where EDM meets pop music, it blends the two styles into something that can sit comfortably in the weirdness between.
Cashmere Cat, Mura Masa, and ODESZA are just a few of the biggest acts to recently blow up the genre.
Follow the links below to download the MIDI files to some of their hits!
Hip-Hop, R&B, Trap Files
Hip-hop, R&B, and Trap were the underdogs of this year’s charts. Rap dominated as the entire music industry seemed to have slowed down in tempo.
Rap icons/memes like Lil Pump and Tekashi6x9 rose and fall while laughing all the way to the bank.
The songs below come from some of the more underground artists precious to Los Angeles but are just as popular in zeitgeist. Download below!
Kaaris – Charge (Mr. Carmack Remix)
RUFUS – Innerbloom (What So Not Remix)
Zeds Dead & NGHTMRE – Frontlines
Pop Files
Pop music has remained king for so long by adapting to the niche genres less popular than it.
Follow the links below to download the MIDI files to some of the world’s most recent pop hits!
Ellie Goulding – Love Me Like You Do
Gotye – Somebody That I Used To Know
James Blunt – You’re Beautiful
One Direction – Best Song Ever
Selena Gomez – Love You Like A Love Song
The Chainsmokers & Coldplay – Something Just Like This
The Chainsmokers – Setting Fires
The Chainsmokers – All We Know
Rock n Roll
Rock n’ Roll shared the spotlight with pop music for a long time until recently. The 80’s have a lot of credit owed to Rock n Roll for expanding the musical tastes of the masses.
Below are the MIDI files to a lot of these artists, so download yours and go wild!
Cars – Let the Good Times Roll
Def Leppard – Bringing On The Heartbreak
Fall Out Boy – Sugar We’re Going Down
Greenday – Boulevard Of Broken Dreams
Greenday – Good Riddance (Time of Your Life)
Guns N Roses – Dust In The Wind
Jimi Hendrix – All Along The Watch Tower
Oingo Boingo – Dead Man’s Party
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here
Rolling Stones – Paint it Black
Tears for Fears – Head Over Heals
U2 – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
FreeMidi.org
Freemidi.org is a site dedicated to making music more accessible for the world. They create MIDI files for commercial material (video games, movies, commercials, etc.) that you won’t find in many other places.
The website requires a membership, but it is free to sign up. The membership allows you to also upload MIDI files of your own.
Enjoy a user curated selection on this website.
Partners in Rhyme
Partners In Rhyme has a great collection of free MIDI files to choose from in addition to music loops. The website has access to a huge library of sounds and MIDI files.
These folks deal in some high-quality stuff, check it out and let us know what you think.
Cymatics
Cymatics is a website well known for their amazing sample packs, and their synth presets (check out our article on the Top Serum Presets if you’re interested). But we’re here to talk about Free MIDI files, and Cymatics has loads of them.
Below is a list of all the MIDI packs you can find on the Cymatics website.
Cymatics – MIDI Chord Progressions Vol 1
Cymatics – MIDI Chord Progressions Vol 2
Cymatics – MIDI Chord Progressions Vol 3
Cymatics – MIDI Chord Progressions Vol 4
Cymatics – MIDI Chord Progressions Vol 5
Cymatics – Future Bass MIDI Files And Loops
Academy.fm – Essential MIDI Collection Vol 1
Academy.fm – Essential MIDI Collection Vol 2
Aademy.fm – Essential MIDI Collection Vol 3
Academy.fm – Essential MIDI Collection Vol 4
Academy.fm – Essential MIDI Collection Vol 5
Academy.fm – Essential MIDI Collection Vol 6
Any MIDI files we missed? What are your go-to MIDI files? Let us know in the comments.
We hope you get some good use out of this list and stay tuned for our next weekly article!
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