High on Life

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Impulse Tracker 2.00 · ModPlug Tracker 1.00a5

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      - by Virt/Symmetrix -
 

The fourth tracked tune by Jacob Kaufman (Virt)

Hi all, thanks for taking the time to read about this piece. Here I was,
all ready to move on from demostyle work to explore other tracking
avenues, and whaddya know, inspiration struck. 

I decided to break from the traditional all-synth backing found in many
demotunes, and add in a piano as the main accompaniment. Doing so required
me to sample in my QS7's phase-accurate grand with the utmost care, to
avoid the typically wretched piano sounds in modules.

The lead, in my opinion, is my best yet, with the high degree of
unpredictability which has become my trademark in tracking leads.

Additionally, I experimented with a shuffled/straight rhythm pattern which
I learned from one of the masters, WAVE. (The drumbeat in the slower parts
began as a Sublime-esque reggae beat, which I force-fed to my friends in
#trax - they did the online equivalent of "smile and nod." I hope this
makes up for my eagerness the other night. ;)

Much thanks to all listed in the instrument greets-text, and I hope to
chat with you all soon.

                 -Virt

Instruments

High On Life
-by Virt/Symmetrix
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Greets/thanks to:

All of SMX
RS3
Ghoster
Kymry+Talyn
Autojack
aeon-x
Maim
imode
Swivel Master
Gulopine
Phett (Yes, Phett!)
Zfact0r
uctumi
TheHornet
Kyp
BenJ
Cyranix
basehead
All of TiS
ZPP
Ishstar
clairvoyant
mrsbrisby
lizard

Anyone I didn't
list, please
bitch at me and
I'll put you in
my permanent
greets list.

Thanks again for
your ears and
your time. Hope
you enjoy. :)

(c)1998 Jacob
       Kaufman

Samples

Kick Drum
Snare Drum
Closed HiHat
Open HiHat
Tom
Crash Cymbal
Piano Oct1
Piano Oct2
Piano Oct3
Piano Oct4
Piano Oct5
Pass Guitar Oct1
Pass Guitar Oct2
Shine On Lead
Square Wave Lead
Electric Bass
Timpani Hit
Glockenspiel
Mute Guitar Oct1
Mute Guitar Oct2
DistGuitar Chug
DistGuitar PowrChd
Arco Strings Oct2
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