Introduction
africa by toto
"AFRICA" is a MIDI music piece in Pop Music style, played by an ensemble of 37 instruments including Acoustic Guitar (steel), Marimba, Electric Bass (finger), Syn Brass 2, Reed Organ, Syn Choir, Bright Acoustic Piano, Piccolo, and Distortion Guitar.
The total duration of this midi music is 4 minutes and 31 seconds, with a total of 13,003 notes, Stored in a TYPE 0 format file which has only one track, the initial tempo is 100bpm, the min tempo is 91bpm.
This MIDI file uses the GM1 standard, which is General MIDI, then switched to XG (Yamaha EXtended General MIDI).
There are multiple keys marked in the file, such as E major、B major、A major etc., marked beats are 4/4、2/4、3/4.
Some MIDI events such as pitch wheel, Bank Select, Channel Volume Control, Pan, Modulation Wheel are used, to enhance the quality.
Meta Text
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| Copyright: | YAMAHA 2004 |
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| Ratings: |
Standard Midi File Properties
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Standard
XG -
File format
MIDI TYPE 0 -
File size
110.21 KB -
Duration
04:31 -
BPM
91 - 100 -
Tracks
1
Channels and Instruments
Used 15 channels, 12 instruments, 25 percussion instruments
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Reed Organ
379 notes/chords，avg. pitch D4
Program ID: 20, Track: 0time: 00:34 - 04:09
pitch: F#2 - A4
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Syn Choir
219 notes/chords，avg. pitch C#4
Program ID: 54, Track: 0time: 01:13 - 04:09
pitch: G#3 - F#4
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Electric Bass (finger)
547 notes/chords，avg. pitch E2
Program ID: 33, Track: 0time: 00:12 - 04:27
pitch: F#1 - C#4
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Syn Brass 2
534 notes/chords，avg. pitch G3
Program ID: 63, Track: 0time: 00:12 - 04:27
pitch: C#2 - A4
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Bright Acoustic Piano
191 notes/chords，avg. pitch C4
Program ID: 1, Track: 0time: 03:02 - 04:27
pitch: F#1 - A5
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Acoustic Guitar (steel)
1,599 notes/chords，avg. pitch A3
Program ID: 25, Track: 0time: 00:15 - 04:25
pitch: C#3 - F#4
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Marimba
487 notes/chords，avg. pitch D5
Program ID: 12, Track: 0time: 00:15 - 04:25
pitch: G#4 - D#7
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Piccolo
114 notes/chords，avg. pitch B4
Program ID: 72, Track: 0time: 03:02 - 03:17
pitch: A3 - D#6
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Marimba
168 notes/chords，avg. pitch D3
Program ID: 12, Track: 0time: 00:12 - 04:27
pitch: C#2 - A3
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Distortion Guitar
36 notes/chords，avg. pitch A3
Program ID: 30, Track: 0time: 01:39 - 04:09
pitch: C#3 - F#4
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Distortion Guitar
27 notes/chords，avg. pitch D4
Program ID: 30, Track: 0time: 01:39 - 04:09
pitch: G#3 - B4
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Pan Flute
27 notes/chords，avg. pitch B5
Program ID: 75, Track: 0time: 01:53 - 04:22
pitch: E5 - E7
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Lead 2 (sawtooth)
22 notes/chords，avg. pitch A3
Program ID: 81, Track: 0time: 01:14 - 03:22
pitch: D#3 - E4
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Voice Oohs
59 notes/chords，avg. pitch F#4
Program ID: 53, Track: 0time: 01:04 - 04:09
pitch: B2 - E6
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percussion instruments
Bass Drum 1 Acoustic Snare Low Floor Tom Closed Hi-Hat High Floor Tom Pedal Hi-Hat Low Tom Open Hi-Hat Low Mid Tom High Mid Tom Crash Cymbal 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Tambourine Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Ride Cymbal 2 Mute High Conga Open High Conga Low Conga High Agogo Maracas Short Guiro
Tracks
only 1 track is used, 1 track has notes
| # | Name | Channel(s) | Instrument(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | AFRICA | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 | Reed OrganSyn ChoirElectric Bass (finger)Syn Brass 2Bright Acoustic PianoAcoustic Guitar (steel)MarimbaPiccoloDistortion GuitarPan FluteLead 2 (sawtooth)Voice Oohs Bass Drum 1Acoustic SnareLow Floor TomClosed Hi-HatHigh Floor TomPedal Hi-HatLow TomOpen Hi-HatLow Mid TomHigh Mid TomCrash Cymbal 1Ride Cymbal 1Chinese CymbalTambourineCowbellCrash Cymbal 2Ride Cymbal 2Mute High CongaOpen High CongaLow CongaHigh AgogoMaracasShort Guiro |
