Cyber Session #1 Version 1.0
Collection of backing songs for ad-libing

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Introduction

When you practice playing musical instruments alone, do you do it with a metronome, or your favorite musician's CD? Metronomes are dull, and you cannot change a CD's pitch and tempo. The first thing we want to do is to play our own phrase as we like. To meet such needs, we produced Cyber Session #1 which is a collection of backing songs for ad-libing. We are now offering them as shareware but you can expect future development as a cybersession series.

In this software, the following 5 songs are recorded as a set.

ZEPBLUE.MID
FIRESTAR.MID
BLACKMON.MID
BLDTRUES.MID
COOLBLUE.MID
If you have a personal computer and GM/GS sound module(or MIDI musical instruments), you can enjoy a session anytime you like.

Since we are offering in all SMF file formats 1, you are free to choose them at your convenience. SMF stands for Standard MIDI File, a format usable by anyone.
Format 0 is a file which has been saved in a single track form, for ease of play.
Format 1 is a file which has been saved in a multi-track form. As this has been saved separately by track, if you have proffesional sequence software(i.e. with multi-track sequencer capability), it is possible to edit them freely by checking the track names and muting them by track.
We used a Roland Sound Canvas SC-88 for production and as a basic playback sound module. These 5 songs are capable of being played on GM format except one part*.
If you don't have a GM/GS sound module, you are able to play them by adjusting the designated tone in the MIDI sound module, because all songs are composed with orthodox tones such as piano, organ, strings, distortion guitar etc.

Since these 5 songs are composed with blues progress and simple chord progress, frequently used in Rock'n Roll or jazz sessions, you can understand in no time and take part in them after listening to them once.
Some songs have sample ad-lib solo's or backing. It is possible for you to perform a solo with muting the sample solos or even to perform as backing for one of the solos.

*Refer BLACK MOON


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Data Form

This software, standard MIDI file in DOS form, has been compressed in ZIP or LHA formats(extension is .lzh), and can be downloaded. After you download the file, decompress it before use.

If you are a Macintosh user, after you decompress the file with MacLHA or MacGzip, convert it with either Apple File Exchange or PC Exchange (either of which should be attached to your system), and change the file type to "Midi". Since the file type which has been converted with Apple File Exchange or PC Exchange is "TEXT" or "BINA", it may be not readable with Macintosh sequencer software. The file type for SMF data should be "Midi", so change the file type as follows:

  1. Open the "Get File Info" of ResEdit and change the type to "Midi".
  2. Change the file type to "Midi" with general type changing utility such as File Typery, File Buddy, or exclusive type changing utility such as MIDI File Converter or Midi It!.

In case of (2), we especially recommend Midi It! as the easiest for converted files into the "Midi" format. After you make sure that a file is SMF, you can easily change the file type with Midi It!.

When you load SMF data, refer to your hardware sequencer or sequencer software manual you have.


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Titles


ZEPBLUE / File Name  ZEPBLUE.MID
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TEMPO/124
8BEAT
KEY/A
Chord progress/Blues for A7
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MIDI CH & TRACK SHEET

01CH / E PIANO SOLO
02CH / ORGAN SOLO 
03CH / CLAVINET
04CH / E BASS
05CH / ALTO SAX SOLO
06CH / ROCK GUITAR SOLO
07CH / DIST GUITAR L
08CH / OD GUITAR R
09CH / BRASS
10CH / DRUMS&PERCUSSION
11CH / CUTTING GUITAR R
12CH / BRIGHT SYN  RANDOM PAN

Progress chart

  1@     /  SET UP
  2`  9  /  INTRO
 10` 21  /  THEME
 22` 45  /  ORGAN SOLO
 46` 69  /  E PIANO SOLO
 70` 93  /  CLAVINET SOLO
 94`105  /  A SAX SOLO
105`117  /  E GUITAR SOLO
118`141  /  USER'S SPACE
142`166  /  THEME ` ENDING
Note:There are many ad-libs as demos. Mute these tracks to suit your purpose.


FIRE STAR / File Name  FIRESTAR.MID
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TEMPO/188
8BEAT
KEY/Am
Chord progress/Am*12/F/-/G/-/
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MIDI CH & TRACK SHEET

01CH / E BASS
02CH / LEAD SYN SOLO
03CH / ROCK GUITAR SOLO
04CH / STRINGS L
05CH / STRINGS R
06CH / DIST GUITAR
07CH / ROCK ORGAN
10CH / ROCK DRUMS
 
Progress  chart

  1`     /  SET UP
  2`     /  E GUITAR IN
  6`     /  BASS IN
 10`     /  ORGAN IN
 14`     /  DRUMS IN
 22`     /  STRINGS IN
 30` 61  /  USER'S SPACE
 62` 76  /  THEME
 77` 93  /  SYN SOLO
 94`109  /  ROCK GUITAR SOLO
110`127  /  BASS SOLO
126`157  /  USER'S SPACE
158`191  /  THEME ` ENDING


BLACK MOON / FileName  BLACKMON.MID 
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TEMPO/126
Latin Rock'n Roll
KEY/Dm
Chord Progress/Dm/-/Am/-/Dm/-/Gm/-/Dm/Am/Dm/Am/
Note:We are using bank select No.8 for Guitar solo.
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MIDI CH & TRACK SHEET

01CH / E BASS
02CH / LONG TONE & FEED BACK GUITAR SOLO
03CH / ROCK ORGAN SOLO
04CH / E PIANO
05CH / ORGAN
06CH / CLEAN E GUITAR
07CH / MUTE GUITAR
08CH / OD GUITAR BACKING
10CH / DRUMS & PERCUSSION

Progress  chart

  1       /  SET UP
  2`  5  /  PERCUSSION
  6` 29  /  E GUITAR SOLO
 30` 77  /  DRUMS IN & USER'S SPACE
 78`101  /  ORGAN SOLO
102`125  /  USER'S SPACE
126`133  /  ENDING ` FADE OUT


BLOOD TRUES / FileName  BLDTRUES.MID
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TEMPO/98
16BEAT
KEY/Em
Chord progress/Em*8/C#7/G#7/C#7/D#7/
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MIDI CH & TRACK SHEET

01CH / E BASS
02CH / OD GUITAR
03CH / DIST GUITAR
04CH / CLAVINET
05CH / ORGAN
06CH / ROCK GUITAR SOLO
07CH / ROCK GUITAR SOLO SUB
08CH / LEAD SYN SOLO
10CH / DRUMS

Progress  chart

  1       /  SET UP
  2`     /  E GUITAR IN
  4`     /  BASS IN
  6`     /  CLAVINET IN
    `17  /  THEME
 18` 53  /  USER'S SPACE
 54` 65  /  ROCK GUITAR SOLO
 66` 77  /  SYN SOLO
 78`101  /  USER'S SPACE
102`105  /  ENDING


COOL BLUE / FileName  COOLBLUE.MID
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TEMPO/128
4BEAT
KEY/B flat
Chord progress/Blues for B flat
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MIDI CH & TRACK SHEET

01CH / TRUMPET
02CH / ACC BASS
03CH / TENOR SAX
04CH / A PIANO
05CH / JAZZ ORGAN
10CH / DRUMS

Progress  chart

  1       /  SET UP
  2       /  COUNT
  4` 27  /  THEME
 28` 51  /  ORGAN SOLO
 52` 63  /  TRUMPET SOLO
 64` 73  /  TENOR SAX SOLO
 74` 99  /  A PIANO SOLO
100`126  /  THEME ` ENDING

Note:There are many ad-libs as demos. Mute these tracks to suit your purpose.


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Epilogue

Cyber session is offering its own original songs, however, the atmosphere of hit songs from all over the world are included. Since we have included the essence of many standard numbers, you will be soon feel familiar with them. They may even cause some of you to look back on some nostalgia old memories.
We hope your skill will be refined.

In addition to your opinions, if you have a request such as you want a certain kind of MIDI software, please don't hesitate to ask us, THANK YOU.

May, 1996

Produced by:
Kazumo Mitsui
Software Division
SYNTAX Inc. 

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