In the 1990s and early 2000s, a specific subculture of "One-Man Band" keyboardists dominated Arabic weddings and parties. Musicians used high-end workstations like Korg PA series or Yamaha Tyros to play backing tracks while they performed melodies live.
To achieve these microtones in MIDI, producers often use "pitch bend" data on a per-note basis to "detune" specific notes to their correct Maqam frequency. Arabic Midi File Songs
| Song Title | Artist | Maqam | MIDI Quality (1-10) | Primary Workaround | |------------|--------|-------|---------------------|--------------------| | Alf Leila wa Leila | Umm Kulthum | Nahawand | 6 | Heavy Pitch Bend data | | Habibi Ya Nour El Ain | Amr Diab | Bayati | 8 | Custom SoundFont + Key split | | Zourouni | Fairuz | Rast | 5 | Chromatic substitution (quarter-tones omitted) | In the 1990s and early 2000s, a specific