Introduction
A song that, while a number 1 hit on the Billboard Top 100, became rather disliked starting in the early 21st century.
"We Built This City" is a MIDI music piece in Pop Music style, played by an ensemble of 27 instruments including Distortion Guitar, Slap Bass 2, Pad 3 (polysynth), Syn Brass 1, Trombone, Lead 5 (charang), Synth Strings 1, and Choir Aahs.
The total duration of this midi music is 4 minutes and 49 seconds, with a total of 6,349 notes, Stored in a TYPE 0 format file which has only one track, and a single tempo of 142bpm.
This MIDI file uses the GS standard, which is Roland General Standard.
the marked beat is 4/4.
Some MIDI events such as pitch wheel, Channel Volume Control, Bank Select, Pan, Modulation Wheel are used, to enhance the quality.
| Composer: | Starship |
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| Copyright: | (C)1992 Roland Corporation |
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Standard Midi File Properties
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Standard
GS -
File format
MIDI TYPE 0 -
File size
57.9 KB -
Duration
04:49 -
BPM
142 -
Tracks
1
Channels and Instruments
Used 14 channels, 13 instruments, 14 percussion instruments
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Syn Brass 1
348 notes/chords，avg. pitch D#4
Program ID: 62, Track: 0time: 00:20 - 04:47
pitch: A2 - F6
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Slap Bass 2
559 notes/chords，avg. pitch G1
Program ID: 37, Track: 0time: 00:20 - 04:47
pitch: A#0 - A2
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Synth Strings 1
53 notes/chords，avg. pitch C4
Program ID: 50, Track: 0time: 00:03 - 04:46
pitch: F1 - D6
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Pad 3 (polysynth)
472 notes/chords，avg. pitch D5
Program ID: 90, Track: 0time: 00:03 - 04:44
pitch: F3 - D6
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Celesta
8 notes/chords，avg. pitch C#6
Program ID: 8, Track: 0time: 00:05 - 00:13
pitch: A5 - F6
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Choir Aahs
25 notes/chords，avg. pitch D5
Program ID: 52, Track: 0time: 02:06 - 04:28
pitch: C3 - D6
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Helicopter
3 notes/chords，avg. pitch F6
Program ID: 125, Track: 0time: 01:16 - 03:59
pitch: F6 - F6
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Trombone
172 notes/chords，avg. pitch B4
Program ID: 57, Track: 0time: 00:57 - 04:27
pitch: D4 - C6
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Lead 5 (charang)
65 notes/chords，avg. pitch C6
Program ID: 84, Track: 0time: 00:21 - 03:55
pitch: F5 - F6
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Acoustic Guitar (steel)
13 notes/chords，avg. pitch C#3
Program ID: 25, Track: 0time: 00:21 - 04:00
pitch: A#2 - C#3
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Distortion Guitar
772 notes/chords，avg. pitch G3
Program ID: 30, Track: 0time: 00:20 - 04:27
pitch: F2 - A#4
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Electric Guitar (clean)
2 notes/chords，avg. pitch D4
Program ID: 27, Track: 0time: 00:52 - 00:54
pitch: A#3 - F4
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Overdriven Guitar
22 notes/chords，avg. pitch A#4
Program ID: 29, Track: 0time: 02:37 - 04:43
pitch: D4 - F5
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percussion instruments
Bass Drum 1 Acoustic Snare Hand Clap Low Floor Tom Closed Hi-Hat High Floor Tom Low Tom Low Mid Tom High Mid Tom Crash Cymbal 1 High Tom Chinese Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2
Tracks
only 1 track is used, 1 track has notes
| # | Name | Channel(s) | Instrument(s) |
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| 0 | We Built This City | 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14 | Syn Brass 1Slap Bass 2Synth Strings 1Pad 3 (polysynth)CelestaChoir AahsHelicopterTromboneLead 5 (charang)Acoustic Guitar (steel)Distortion GuitarElectric Guitar (clean)Overdriven Guitar Bass Drum 1Acoustic SnareHand ClapLow Floor TomClosed Hi-HatHigh Floor TomLow TomLow Mid TomHigh Mid TomCrash Cymbal 1High TomChinese CymbalCowbellCrash Cymbal 2 |
