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What are some midis with a lot of bass?

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I've never encountered one, I guess there just aren't any instruments with a lot, and midi isn't designed to be used on something like a home theater system with a subwoofer.

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I tried to get as much bass as MIDI would allow a couple years ago when transcribing/editing a few pop songs:

http://www.geocities.ws/doomkid/MIDI/YeahYeahYeahs-HeadsWillRoll-Doomkid.mid
http://www.geocities.ws/doomkid/MIDI/Martin_Garrix-Animals%5bDK92%5d.mid
http://www.geocities.ws/doomkid/MIDI/JKwon-Tipsy%5bDK92%5d.mid
http://www.geocities.ws/doomkid/MIDI/Jason_Derulo-Breathing%5bDK92%5d.mid
http://www.geocities.ws/doomkid/MIDI/in_my_mind_DK92_edit.mid

I don't remember if these are all bass heavy, but I know at least some of them are. I have quite a few more I'll post when confirming the bass action.

I also know some of the MIDIs in exec.wad are quite heavy on the bass.

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It depends what makes the resulting sounds. If you use a basic SoundCanvas soundfont, or things like Microsoft's GS Synth, it'll probably not be too bassy. Change the soundfont, and you might get more bass.

partition36.com/random-stuff/game01.mp3]This is done with a MIDI file, and yet it sounds awesome in my car with my subwoofers. The difference is the instruments/synths I used to create it.

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What do you mean by "A lot of bass"?
Do you mean several bass tracks being played at one? Or a prodominant bass track?

Here's a MIDI with two bass tracks playing at once:



Here's one with a dominant bass track:

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stewboy does have a couple of tracks where he layers e.g. two plucked bass harmonies (or whatever you call them) to make the track heavier. there's some of that stuff in Speed of Doom.

i have to wonder why the need for bass-heavy tracks though. in the Microsoft wavetable, the bass is going to get pretty wimpy sounding even on bass-heavy tracks, and if you use a soundfont of some sort, you're probably going to get too much bass and complaints from the neighbours if you turn it up.

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