Microsoft sells software from two Vietnamese authors

A software of two Vietnamese authors has been sold by Microsoft website. It is the automatic mixing software Midi Utility by Nguyen Anh Kiet and Tran Viet Hung

Microsoft provides quality assurance for customers when purchasing products for sale on its website. In the country, the product won the prospect prize at the Vietnam Talent Contest 2005.

Doing business with Microsoft

Around the world, there are automatic mixing software available in musicians and amateur music players such as Band in a Box of PGMusic, Jammer Sound Maker of SoundTrek, USA; XGWorks of Yamaha, Japan . However, Microsoft chose Midi Utility and sold it at a high price, according to some customers who bought: 99.9 USD.

Tran Viet Hung, co-author of the software, said: ' Midi Utility users only need basic knowledge about music theory and office informatics. In less than 10 seconds, the software produces a complete mix. While using other software users have to enter chords for each beat of the song themselves.

The latest Midi Utility 426 is equipped with nearly 800 different types of buffers such as blue, cha-cha-cha, disco, rumba, tango, ballad, R&B . '. Therefore, it is easy to understand when selling through Esellerate.Net international payment service website for $ 29.9 USD, then receive a cooperation request from Microsoft with a price higher than 3 times.

However, to be on Bill Gates sales website is not simple. The representative of Windowsmarketplace.Com emailed and chatted with both authors for a long time to agree on the agreements. However, the strange thing is that the Microsoft side requires structural changes, reducing security, they explain that the software will be less complicated and more convenient for users.

Nguyen Anh Kiet

After a few months of editing the software, just negotiating a contract, the two authors carefully studied and scanned the signature to complete the procedure. On August 28, 2006, Midi Utility was available on Windowsmarketplace.Com with the introduction: ' This is a fully automatic music composition software. The software helps you, or anyone with a little musical knowledge, be able to mix for a song in a few seconds. You do not need to enter each chord. This software will automatically fill chords that match the user's tunes, create prelude, empty the drum, create a background . and know how to finish the song '.

10 years to complete the software via email

Midi Utility idea was born in Ho Chi Minh City by Mr. Nguyen Anh Kiet in Vietnam (from FPT) since 1995. Tran Viet Hung, currently working at Vietnam Airlines Corporation in Hanoi, love The flag is visible and it's true that this is what I want to start working on.

Tran Viet Hung

So the South and the North exchanged through the most efficient and economical channel, e-mail. Because the work is busy, the two people only spend the night and the night to work together. What is not convenient, chat, if you need to exchange more quickly, pick up the phone 'alo'. Just like that, more than a year after the first trial was born. However, this version also has the shortcomings that two people continue to work together to fix it and create new features.

Gradually, Midi Utility got better. As the manipulation of a composer mixes: Based on the notes automatically compose chords for each beat in the song, select instruments to perform such as bass, guitar, piano, trumpet, drum or compose notes for each instrument. If the same type of software takes a lot of time due to having to enter the chord manually and requires the user to have certain music knowledge, Midi Utility just needs to include the main melody of the track and the declaration, speed music. It takes less than 10 seconds to complete a mix.

You have to wait a few years later, when you put it online to receive feedback for the trial software, you have the first guest. It was an Italian. However, due to complicated international payment procedures, the purchase is not successful. In 2001, Midiutility.Com was born, customers can use international credit card to buy this product through Esellerate.com payment service. Each product sold will have to be deducted for this page 2 USD.

'Split' story with Microsoft on each product the amount of money sold by Windowsmarketplace.Com, the author cannot disclose. Because this is a clause that needs to be kept 'secret'. Doing business with Microsoft is so, Mr. Hung and Mr. Kiet explained.

Nguyen Quyet