Cakewalk
Compositions 
The
stuff on this page represents a few of my attempts at songwriting; I used Cakewalk 1.04 (Apprentice) and 8.04 (Express).
Each of the songs were developed entirely using a mouse and computer keyboard
(I'm not into Carpal-Tunnel-self-mutilation, I just don't have a MIDI
controller keyboard).
Some of these are available
as RealAudio files (download a RealAudio player if you'd like).
Better yet, listen to the mp3 versions under the Windows
Media Player, Winamp, or your favorite-flavored
player. You can download all the Cakewalk WRK files on this page if you'd like.
You'll need Cakewalk if you want the WRK files to work.
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Completed
Stuff
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RealAudio
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MP3
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Cakewalk
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Pocket Change
A jazzy piano
improv with guitar & bass.
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The Recital
4/4 - 3/4
two part piano.
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Big Deal
Square and
Sawtooth, lots of percussion & a little brass.
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SlapFunk
6/4 piece
overloaded with percussion, Slap Bass, and a Clavinet (yes, I
know the ending needs a lot of help).
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Strand
Tropical number
with a Rock Organ bass and Steel Drum.
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Elegy
A really short,
depressing piece.
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Pas de deux
A popular
number from Tchaikovsky's The Nutcracker.
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Cakewalk / General
MIDI Instruments test
Not really
a composition...
After several frustrating sessions trying to listen to and compare
the different instruments in Cakewalk (I'm only allowed to play
16 at a time since I don't have AWE 32), I put together this WRK
file that plays all 128 General MIDI instruments, one note per
instrument. The first 16 are played as-is through the first 16
channels, and the remaining 112 are played in sets of 16 channels,
by patching each channel to the proper instrument. During play,
you can test the range (scale) of a particular instrument by pausing
the play during the measure in which the instrument is
playing, then simply go to the Piano Roll view for that instrument
and test it out.
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Work
in Progress
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RealAudio
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MP3
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Cakewalk
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Work file 26
- Electric
guitar and FX4 (atmosphere) with vibraphone accents.
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Work file 4
Overlapping
FX 5 (brightness) with accents from other synths, bells, and timpani
in alternating 5/8 - 6/8.
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Work file 18
Overlaying
several rhythms.
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Work file 14
Pizzicato
and New Age Pad.
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Work file 2
Hard-pounding
snare, cymbal, square, and sawtooth. Play loud.
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Work file 15
A few sounds
of the Orient.
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Work file 5
Low-end square
synth and bass, with other synth effects.
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Work file 20
Honky Tonk
Piano and Clarinet.
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Work file 9
Calliope Lead
playing a few variations on a theme.
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The Planets - Jupiter
One of my
favorite pieces from Gustov Holst's The Planets (but I
only have 38 seconds finished so far!)
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Short
Drum Patterns
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RealAudio
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MP3
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Cakewalk
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Pattern 1
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Pattern 2
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Pattern 3
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Pattern 4
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Pattern 5
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Pattern 6
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Pattern 7
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Pattern 8
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Pattern 9
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Have a technical
question? Try the Cakewalk Tech Support
Page.
Contact Allen
Matheson for comments, cliches, commentary, controversy, chatter, chit-chat,
conversation, contradictions, or criticism. Apologies to Tchaikovsky, Holst,
and King Crimson. No, really.
Check
out the photos while you're here!