Introduction
Down Under" is a song recorded by Australian rock band Men at Work. It was originally self-released in 1980 as the B-side to their first local single, "Keypunch Operator", before the band signed with Columbia Records.
I optimized the midi file for the ideal sound of SweetMidi player ColomboGSGM2SoundFont v12.3 sf2 soundfont.
Enjoy!
"Down Under" is a MIDI music piece in Pop Music style, played by an ensemble of 18 instruments including Acoustic Grand Piano, High Mid Tom, Low Agogo, High Agogo, Low Timbale, High Timbale, and Splash Cymbal.
The total duration of this midi music is 3 minutes and 32 seconds, with a total of 7,369 notes, divided into 28 tracks, and a single tempo of 105bpm.
The key signature marked in the MIDI file is E♭ major, the marked beat is 4/4.
Some MIDI events such as pitch wheel, Modulation Wheel, Channel Volume Control, Pan are used, to enhance the quality.
Meta Text
\Trav el ling in a fried out com bie /On a hip pie trail, head full of zom bie, \I met a strange la dy, she made me ner vous. /She took me in and gave me break fast. /And she said, \"Do you come from the land down un der? /Where wo men glow and men plun der? \Can't you hear, can't you hear the thun der? /You bet ter run, you bet ter take co ver." \Buy ing bread from a man in Brus sels /He was six foot four and full of mus cles.
| Composer: | Colin Hay and Ron Strykert |
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| Ratings: |
Standard Midi File Properties
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Standard
GM1 -
File format
MIDI TYPE 1 -
File size
50.16 KB -
Duration
03:32 -
BPM
105 -
Tracks
10
Channels and Instruments
Used 10 channels, 1 instrument, 17 percussion instruments
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Acoustic Grand Piano
393 notes/chords，avg. pitch A#1
Program ID: 0, Track: 2time: 00:06 - 03:29
pitch: E1 - F#2
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Acoustic Grand Piano
495 notes/chords，avg. pitch F3
Program ID: 0, Track: 3time: 00:15 - 03:29
pitch: G2 - B4
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Acoustic Grand Piano
301 notes/chords，avg. pitch D5
Program ID: 0, Track: 4time: 00:16 - 03:17
pitch: D4 - A5
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Acoustic Grand Piano
404 notes/chords，avg. pitch D#4
Program ID: 0, Track: 5time: 00:07 - 03:32
pitch: E3 - D5
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Acoustic Grand Piano
155 notes/chords，avg. pitch F3
Program ID: 0, Track: 6time: 00:06 - 03:29
pitch: B2 - C#5
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Acoustic Grand Piano
225 notes/chords，avg. pitch F#5
Program ID: 0, Track: 7time: 00:06 - 03:29
pitch: A4 - E7
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Acoustic Grand Piano
94 notes/chords，avg. pitch G#4
Program ID: 0, Track: 8time: 00:07 - 03:28
pitch: D4 - E5
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Acoustic Grand Piano
460 notes/chords，avg. pitch D4
Program ID: 0, Track: 9time: 00:17 - 03:32
pitch: G2 - D5
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Acoustic Grand Piano
76 notes/chords，avg. pitch F#4
Program ID: 0, Track: 11time: 01:38 - 01:55
pitch: E4 - F#4
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percussion instruments
Bass Drum 1 Side Stick Acoustic Snare Electric Snare Low Floor Tom Closed Hi-Hat Low Tom Open Hi-Hat High Mid Tom Crash Cymbal 1 Splash Cymbal High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabase
Tracks
28 tracks are used, 10 tracks have notes
| # | Name | Channel(s) | Instrument(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | Words | ||
| 1 | Words | ||
| 2 | bass | 2 | Acoustic Grand Piano |
| 3 | mgtr | 3 | Acoustic Grand Piano |
| 4 | Melody | 4 | Acoustic Grand Piano |
| 5 | gtr | 5 | Acoustic Grand Piano |
| 6 | epiano | 6 | Acoustic Grand Piano |
| 7 | pipes | 7 | Acoustic Grand Piano |
| 8 | Organ | 8 | Acoustic Grand Piano |
| 9 | gtr | 9 | Acoustic Grand Piano |
| 10 | Drums | 10 | Bass Drum 1Side StickAcoustic SnareElectric SnareLow Floor TomClosed Hi-HatLow TomOpen Hi-HatHigh Mid TomCrash Cymbal 1Splash CymbalHigh TimbaleLow TimbaleHigh AgogoLow AgogoCabase |
| 11 | sax | 11 | Acoustic Grand Piano |
| 12 | GM>>> | ||
| 13 | GM>>> 2 | ||
| 14 | GM>>> 3 | ||
| 15 | GM>>> 4 | ||
| 16 | GM>>> 5 | ||
| 17 | GM>>> 6 | ||
| 18 | GM>>> 7 | ||
| 19 | GM>>> 8 | ||
| 20 | GM>>> 9 | ||
| 21 | GM>>> 10 | ||
| 22 | GM>>> 11 | ||
| 23 | GM>>> 12 | ||
| 24 | GM>>> 13 | ||
| 25 | GM>>> 14 | ||
| 26 | GM>>> 15 | ||
| 27 | GM>>> 16 |
