Johann Sebastian Bach

A section of this music featuring the Leeds Town Hall Organ was used in the Hollywood horror movie "Ballet of Blood" by Jared Masters at 21:00
www.youtube.com/watch?v=GEPZDyT0DkY

You can still download it for free from here: https://neilpaddock.gumroad.com/l/gnhliw

You can also find it here, on my Twenty Twenty compilation (Subject to official release date (To be confirmed):
https://neilpaddock.bandcamp.com/track/bachs-toccata-leeds-town-hall-organ

For more about Ballet of Blood:
http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwtv/article/BALLET-OF-BLOOD-Opens-RIP-Horror-International-Film-Fest-20150908

https://youtu.be/Y7K6srIQUL8

The classic organ piece by Johann Sebastian Bach, as featured in the 1925 film "The Phantom Of The Opera". 
Recorded  in Reason 7.1 by importing the midi file created by Kenneth T Settlemyer Jr. (available from Midiworld.com)
http://www.midiworld.com/bach.htm
This track uses 16 bit samples based on the 3.2 Gigabyte FREE 24 bit Leeds Town Hall Organ sample pack available from Samplephonics.com here:
store.samplephonics.com/products/the-leeds-town-hall-organ
This is a 16 bit conversion and mp3 rendered in Goldwave.

This piece was put together to "road test" the authenticity of the sounds of the Free sample pack created by Samplephonics for Propellerhead Software's Reason. Used with permission from Samplephonics. 

Check out Samplephonics on Soundcloud https://soundcloud.com/samplephonics for more Free Stuff. This mp3 uses Preset 5 from the pack, crafted by Dr. Simon Lindley, Organist at Leeds Town Hall and Leeds Parish Church. Copyright remains the property of all respective holders.

Toccata and Fugue in D Minor - J S Bach(Mp3 Download)

This is a tribute to the genius of Johann Sebastian Bach. James created this midi file in Cakewalk Express and I imported it into Reason 7.1 and allocated voices from the Ensoniq ESQ-1 Reboot FREE Reason Refill. I also added the electronic drums (which are all generated by ESQ-1 sounds).

It is a showcase of both James's compositional skills and the range of sounds from the Ensoniq ESQ-1 Reboot FREE Reason Refill. Enjoy!

Free ESQ-1 Reason Refill (Re-Boot) available:
Registered Reason 7.1 users can download the refill from 
http://www.howtoprogramdrums.com/ensoniq-esq-1-refill-for-propellerhead-reason-7-1/

Free ESQ-1 sfz sample pack available:
For non reason users, check out our other post for the raw samples and sfz scripts, for use with samplers like Dimension LE, Rapture, Alchemy player and Cakewalk's old sfz player.
http://www.howtoprogramdrums.com/ensoniq-esq-1-free-samples-available/

Free ESQ-1 Kontakt Pack available:
For Kontakt users, you can now download the FREE Kontakt pack exclusively from Bedroom Producers Blog
http://bedroomproducersblog.com/2014/10/27/ensoniq-esq-1-kontakt/

"BACH" By James Paddock (Ensoniq ESQ-1 )

Variatio 1 a 1 Clav  - From The Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)
By Johann Sebastian Bach 
Sequenced by David J. Grossman · ©1997
Adapted for ESQ-1 By Neil Paddock
Used with the midi author's kind permission
Thanks Dave. Your midis are awesome! Hope I haven't messed it up too much. ; ) 

The Midi file used was 988-V01.mid from 
http://www.jsbach.net/midi/midi_goldbergvariations.html

Be sure to check out Dave's excellent midi resource for J.S. Bach at the link above and his Soundcloud page too!
https://soundcloud.com/electricbach

Track Notes:
This is all a bit of fun really. I am following in the footsteps of distinguished company. J.S. Bach, Wendy Carlos...
I wanted something to showcase the Ensoniq ESQ-1's latest soundpack, and I love the Goldberg Variations, so here it is.

STARTING TEMPO 100
ESQ-1 PATCHES IN ORDER
TPIANO
BEGONE
ICEPOP
PNOSTR (+ REVERB)
STRBAS
PNOSTR & SING 6
TPIANO & STRBAS
BEGONE & SING 6
HRNSEC & SING 6
HRNSEC & SING 6 & STRBAS
BEGONE TPIANO ICEPOP & KICK2 & SEGULS
KIEV KICK & SEGULS

Recorded in Reason 7.1 with an imported midi file and the VPC-1A Sound Pack 01-10

For more details check out
https://neilpaddock.gumroad.com

The Challenge:
I have tried to utilise all of the first ten sounds I re-sampled from the ESQ-1 Cartridge VPC-1A 01-10
which are, in order, with Patch Number:

41 TPIANO 
42 BEGONE 
43 HRNSEC 
44 STRBAS 
45 KICK 2 
46 PNOSTR 
47 SING6 
48 KIEV 0
49 ICEPOP 
50 SEGULS 

Introducing them in order wasn't really an option, as some work better than others. I transposed a few sections and experimented a bit with the bassline and the melody so that it sounded okay to me.

I really like the organ sound BEGONE in the second passage.

And the STRBAS rocks!!!

I threw KIEV & SEGULS in last as they really, really don't work well with this piece. The KICK 2 sounds nice though.

Bach is great, amazing etc. etc. If you haven't discovered him yet - Do it right now! ; ) Put his midis in a DAW and mess with them. The hours will disappear! It's great fun. Try it. It's what synthesizers were made for.

Variatio 1 A 1 Clav (BWV 988) By J S Bach [ESQ-1 Demo]

Variatio 2 a 1 Clav - From The Goldberg Variations (BWV 988)
By Johann Sebastian Bach
Sequenced by David J. Grossman · ©1997
Adapted for ESQ-1 By Neil Paddock
Used with the midi author's kind permission

Another Bach Goldberg Variations Midi Demo to showcase the sounds from the re-sampled ESQ-1 VPC-1A Cartridge (Patches 11-20) and to showcase the sequencing skills of Dave Grossman and the works of Johann Sebastian Bach.

Here are the voices used:
11) MCROAD (Rhodes Piano)
12) PORGN2 (Organ)
13) 5OFSWE (Strings)
14) VOXBAS (Voice Bass)
15) HI HAT (Percussion)
16) STRNG2 (Strings)
17) SAPRNO (Voice)
18) FRIDAY (Keyboard/Piano)
19) PECKBD (Percussive Keyboard)
20) LANDNG (Special FX - Alien Spaceship landing)

Actually, the alien landing didn't make it into the demo.
You can hear that here:
https://soundcloud.com/neilpaddock/esq-1-vpc-1a-sound-demo-2

There's nearly 4 minutes worth in this piece, as I cycle through the patches, alternating voices to play each of the 3 parts. I repeated it a few times for good measure (no pun intended).

For me it gets good towards the end when the strings and bass come in. There's 7 voices playing at that point.

So why not grab yourself some FREE classic 80's Retro synthesized/programmed pianos, organs and sound effects with this Reboot - Reformatted for use with Kontakt and SFZ compatible samplers - such as Dimension Pro, Rapture and the Free Alchemy Player. A Reason Version of all 40 patches is now available here:
https://neilpaddock.selz.com/item/5554c28db79872006c586fe8

Here's the link to the free patches:
https://neilpaddock.selz.com/item/55238029b79872135cfae92d

Variatio 2 A 1 Clav (BWV 988) By J S Bach [ESQ - 1 Demo]

Neil Paddock is a multi instrumentalist and songwriter. 

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