macsnafu's songs
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I'm not very prolific, but I do occasionally write
original music. Here are some of my songs for downloading.
Spring Walk - *new song
mp3 file (1,745 KB)
midi file (5 KB)
I
came up with this one after listening to a local classical radio
station for a while. A nice, short, breezy piece. Not
strictly classical in style, but more of a blending of classical,
modern, and baroque/renaissance sounds. I like the ancient
simplicity of the renaissance sound, and think that this somewhat
evokes the same feeling.
Again,
this one was written in Cakewalk Home Studio (ver. 2) and optimized for
a Casio CTK-650 home keyboard. The mp3 captures the sound of the
Casio. The sound of the midi file will vary depending upon your
General Midi synth or soundcard and may require a bit of tweaking to
get it "just right".
Turnaround
mp3 file
(3,983 KB)
midi
file
(20 KB)
This song was written with Cakewalk Home Studio (ver. 2) on a Casio
CTK-650 home keyboard. For those who are interested,
check out the midi file of this song. It'll sound a little
different from the mp3 file, depending upon the synthesizer or sound
card you have, but if you have a midi sequencer, you can see the
note information and tweak the song to your taste, adjusting volumes,
changing instruments, or even re-arranging the song.
Snowfall
mp3 file (4817 KB)
This song was
also written with Cakewalk on the Casio. And yes, it was snowing
when I wrote it.
Easy
Street
mp3 file (7813 KB)
mod file (FastTracker
II XM format, 415 KB)
rad file (6 KB)
This song has a more
convoluted origin. I started writing it on the keyboard, but
realized its format would make it a good tracker song. I
then did a version of it in RAD, the Reality
AdLib tracker, and later
created the mod file above in FastTracker 2.08.
Because mod files
include instrument samples, the mod file should sound
almost exactly the same as the mp3 file. Mod files can be played
with programs like WinAmp, Modplug Player, or other players that
support mod files. As far as I know, Windows Media Player
does not support mod files. Just for the really curious, or those
who support old, odd music formats, the RAD file is also
available. The RAD version is slightly different, but it's still
the same basic song. You'll need the RAD
Tracker (or there's a couple of
other Adlib Trackers that support the rad format, like AMusic or
AdTracker). Note how small the rad file is!
Jon's
Theme
mp3 file (3067 KB)
This song was written
for a friend of mine who intended to do a rap over it. However,
he ended up not using it. But I still like it--it's a minimal,
energetic piece that makes novel use of the "blues progression" in the
transition.
Bad Example
mod file (FastTracker II XM
format, 502 KB)
This one isn't one of
my best songs, but it was my first mod file that I created in
FastTracker 2, and I created all the samples myself, as well, so it has
a certain amount of sentimental
value to me. Again, you'll need a player that supports mod files
to hear this song.