The breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s coincided with the rise of home computing and the MIDI format. During the embargo years, musicians and hobbyists across the region couldn't easily import expensive studio gear. What they had were PCs with Sound Blaster cards and a passion for music.

: A version of a MIDI file specifically designed to hold synchronized lyrics for display. Yamaha Corporation (like folk or rock) or for a particular keyboard model MIDI KARAOKE fajlovi - Korg, Yamaha, Roland, Ketron

This is the "gold standard" for musicians in the region.

These MIDI files spread like wildfire through dial-up BBS systems, CD-ROM collections, and early file-sharing networks. Today, the search for is a quest to preserve that digital folklore.