diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 75999c8..06c326f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@
 
 # Local test outputs
 *.wav
+!examples/projects/*.wav
 *.mid
+!examples/projects/*.mid
 
 # Python packaging/test caches
 __pycache__/