Comments for Brian Orr's Blog http://www.brianorr.com/blog Software engineering professional & musician Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:48:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Windows 95 Easter Egg Song (Clouds.mid) by WindowsVista567 http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-784 WindowsVista567 Sat, 17 Mar 2012 23:48:30 +0000 http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=21#comment-784 I remember finding this song online and reading about the Windows 95 easter egg. When I finally got to look at a Windows 95 PC, I tried the easter egg, and it worked. I once made a modified version of this song to play on a Roland MT-32 sound module (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_MT-32), and it plays perfecctly. I would say that you definitely achieved your goal of making the MIDI file compatible with many diffferent synthesizers. Note: I did not upload the YouTube video of Clouds.mid playing on the Roland MT-32. That version seems to use a special patch bank designed to imitate the GM standard, while my version uses only the standard MT-32 instruments and is not online. I remember finding this song online and reading about the Windows 95 easter egg. When I finally got to look at a Windows 95 PC, I tried the easter egg, and it worked. I once made a modified version of this song to play on a Roland MT-32 sound module (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roland_MT-32), and it plays perfecctly. I would say that you definitely achieved your goal of making the MIDI file compatible with many diffferent synthesizers.
Note: I did not upload the YouTube video of Clouds.mid playing on the Roland MT-32. That version seems to use a special patch bank designed to imitate the GM standard, while my version uses only the standard MT-32 instruments and is not online.

]]> Comment on Windows 95 Easter Egg Song (Clouds.mid) by Dean http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-124 Dean Sat, 01 Oct 2011 21:08:33 +0000 http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=21#comment-124 Although this seems weird im 11 years old! Im kind of a computer wizzard if that how you like it, I love listening to this song! Its so peaceful, trumpets are a bit weird :) Although this seems weird im 11 years old! Im kind of a computer wizzard if that how you like it, I love listening to this song! Its so peaceful, trumpets are a bit weird :)

]]> Comment on Teamtris: A 4-player DOS Tetris Game by Kim http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=70&cpage=1#comment-110 Kim Tue, 23 Aug 2011 03:59:43 +0000 http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=70#comment-110 Seems odd to be using a blog post to chat about a MS-DOS game. Seriously, my Mom is a huge Tetris fan. So, we will play this with her on her next visit. Fun! Seems odd to be using a blog post to chat about a MS-DOS game.

Seriously, my Mom is a huge Tetris fan. So, we will play this with her on her next visit.

Fun!

]]> Comment on Windows 95 Easter Egg Song (Clouds.mid) by Master http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-108 Master Sun, 10 Jul 2011 17:52:51 +0000 http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=21#comment-108 Thanks. I enjoy the music alot. Thanks. I enjoy the music alot.

]]> Comment on Windows 95 Easter Egg Song (Clouds.mid) by Joe http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-102 Joe Thu, 17 Mar 2011 05:52:05 +0000 http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=21#comment-102 This song was also a part of my childhood, heh. :) Thank you so much for this beautiful song, it was the first midi I ever listened to, and spawned a long love for MIDI music ever since. This song was also a part of my childhood, heh. :) Thank you so much for this beautiful song, it was the first midi I ever listened to, and spawned a long love for MIDI music ever since.

]]> Comment on Like Rockabilly? by buster http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=62&cpage=1#comment-98 buster Mon, 14 Feb 2011 17:06:51 +0000 http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=62#comment-98 Thanks for the mention, man! Thanks for the mention, man!

]]> Comment on Windows 95 Easter Egg Song (Clouds.mid) by creamyhorror http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-96 creamyhorror Sat, 29 Jan 2011 15:11:19 +0000 http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=21#comment-96 Thanks for creating this part of my childhood. Funny how one small thing leads to another leads to another. Thanks for creating this part of my childhood. Funny how one small thing leads to another leads to another.

]]> Comment on Sony’s Waterloo office featured in The Record newspaper today by buster http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=52&cpage=1#comment-94 buster Mon, 24 Jan 2011 15:43:49 +0000 http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=52#comment-94 Cool! Cool!

]]> Comment on My new 80-year old friend by Ying Jiang http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=32&cpage=1#comment-88 Ying Jiang Wed, 17 Nov 2010 04:56:02 +0000 http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=32#comment-88 The piano sure sounds great! Wish we can hear you play more often!! The piano sure sounds great! Wish we can hear you play more often!!

]]> Comment on Windows 95 Easter Egg Song (Clouds.mid) by Peace http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=21&cpage=1#comment-87 Peace Tue, 16 Nov 2010 18:59:35 +0000 http://www.brianorr.com/blog/?p=21#comment-87 Thank you very much for writing the song, the song was a big part of my childhood! I am now using clouds as my alarm and ring tone. Thank you very much for writing the song, the song was a big part of my childhood! I am now using clouds as my alarm and ring tone.

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