Stairway


Format:
Impulse Tracker 2.14 IT 2.14
Size:
457176 bytes
BPM:
127
Speed:
6
Channels:
24
Song Length:
32
Samples:
37
Instruments:
12
Patterns:
39
Tracks:
1
Track length:
936
SHA1:
4a05024d32a100e4c0a771fd06f5d9e4c7b783b9
MD5:
209613689c989793130cce7175886d85


Comment

 - Stairway -                                                  July 1997

(C) Chris Jarvis / Analogue Productions

cjtrack@student.adelaide.edu.au

- This was my MC5 entry, placed 12th overall which I was happy with.
  Many of the comments mentioned that the song went nowhere and was not
  `special' enough. This was a source of frustration for me while writing
  the song, which was initially heading for 7 minutes or more. When I
  found out about the 4 minute limit I had a couple of other songs that I
  was considering entering (you may have heard Northern Sky or Blue
  Flame, both well over 4 minutes). Although this song was far from
  completion, I had to discard some secondary themes and ideas which could
  not be adequately developed in 4 minutes of music. Therefore, I
  developed (or overdeveloped) the main theme to use the 4 minutes and
  didn't achieve enough variation. I fully understand the organisers'
  reasons for introducing the time limit but I do feel that it's a
  restriction on creativity which is unfortunate for the contest.

- Other comments showed varying opinions of my guitar orchestration. The
  song shows my keyboard thinking, but I also play guitar. I think this
  song is kind of a hybrid of styles, from real guitar (with keyboard
  influence) to tracker style effects.

- 100% ORIGINAL SAMPLES: these are not Zapper's samples. I sampled all(?)
  the sounds from a Roland Synth (once again I must thank Pulse for
  letting me borrow it) but since they are quite regular instruments etc.
  they could be confused with other samples. I was probably a bit generous
  with the number of samples, but only 6 instruments used.

- About the number of channels (59 virtual channels), if your computer
  can't handle it (or if you're using a GUS) or if you just don't like it,
  then limit to 32 channels (it.exe /l32) and you don't miss anything. The
  texture is just not as thick that way. I don't see any point in cutting
  back.

- Once again, despite my efforts to avoid it, this was a rushed music
  contest entry. I hope to have a really complete song for MC6, so I'd
  better keep in touch with the rules!

- Thanks must go to the MC5 organisers for all their hard work and another
  great music contest. I hope the tradition continues.
  Greets also to everyone at Analogue.

        - cJ (September 1997)

Instances

Source Name Folder
Modland stairway.it Impulsetracker/Chris Jarvis/

Links

Samples

# Name Used in Size
1. Fantasy 4 other modules 36610 ▶️
2. Synth 5ths 2 other modules 60350 ▶️
3. Lowstring 38900 ▶️
4. Fingerbass short 1 2 other modules 20840 ▶️
5. Fingerbass short 2 2 other modules 19919 ▶️
6.
7. Bassdrum 5 other modules 7256 ▶️
8. Snare 2 other modules 11116 ▶️
9. Hihat 788 ▶️
10. Claps 1 other modules 14236 ▶️
11. Closed hihat 1 other modules 3082 ▶️
12. Open hihat 29440 ▶️
13. Crash Cymbal 1 other modules 35838 ▶️
14. Ride Cymbal 13 other modules 29240 ▶️
15. Bongo 1 8 other modules 12338 ▶️
16. Bongo 2 2 other modules 11328 ▶️
17. Bongo 3 6600 ▶️
18. Laserpop 1 other modules 8640 ▶️
19. Cymbal rise 1 other modules 25087 ▶️
20. Fingerbass long 1 36960 ▶️
21. Fingerbass long 2 34540 ▶️
22. Guitar noise 13507 ▶️
23. Guitar 1 93716 ▶️
24. Guitar 2 109995 ▶️
25. Guitar 3 90197 ▶️
26.
27.
28.
29. Mute guitar 1 1 other modules 25320 ▶️
30. Mute guitar 2 1 other modules 23100 ▶️
31. Mute guitar 3 1 other modules 46552 ▶️
32. Slapbass long 1 other modules 50236 ▶️
33. Slapbass short 2 other modules 12196 ▶️
34.
35. Hammond organ 8006 ▶️
36.
37.

Instruments

  1. Fantasy / Synth 5ths
  2. Lowstring / Fingerbass
  3. Mute guitar 3 / Drums
  4. Guitar
  5. Mute guitar / Organ
  6. Slapbass
  7. Stairway (C)
  8. Chris Jarvis / Analogue
  9. - for Music Contest 5
  10. See messages...(S-F9)

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