Jazz Jackrabbit MIDI Project (Early 2004-Early 2005)
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After running into the old Maztools website, I downloaded LifeAmp, and
finally had easier flexibility to getting the songs from Epic's hit game
(series), Jazz Jackrabbit, to MIDI.
Although it took me about 2-3 months to get this like it is today, it's
done in my eyes as I'm too lazy to continue on it more.
I started off adding to the project by getting the first game's S3M files,
then had a startoff from there. Sequenced everything...but all of the CD
edition's tracks.
It was much more difficult to get the songs with speed changes (swing)
throughout to sound right (without the use of constant tempo changes) than
most.
After that, I updated the two Epiosde 1 midi's I collaborated with Steven
Picken with. (And with much interest, someone from the VGmusic forums,
Goku7, decided to also help edit the Medivo XG midi. I really can't compare
now, but it does sound much CLEARER. *i didn't say accurate, i said
CLEARER*)
ANYWAY, then I hopped onto some Jazz2 songs. I ran into the LORI CENTRAL
MOD PACK of Jazz2 songs, and realised that some songs are missing. It
didn't matter, I sequenced some of it. It took me longer than I would've
imagined, since their data was much more complex, not to mention plentiful,
than i would've dreamed of! I also sequenced by hand two songs, because of
the lack of mod files, but they were easy enough. (LAB RAT...I partially
sequenced by hand since the modfile didn't match with the game version)
I DO know about the Jazz3 musics out there, but I've seen them and realise
that they're EVEN MORE complex than the second! (I do realize though that
it's the same person who did the musics for Jazz2.) But nonetheless, this
is what i've accomplished alone. (Well, almost. Thanks to Steven Picken for
the first few songs to start with (Tubelectric, World Clear, Medivo), and
Goku7 for being so interested to digging into the XG version of Medivo...)
-MaliceX
Checklist:
--ALL songs from Jazz Jackrabbit
--ALL songs from Jazz Jackrabbit XMAS editions
--THREE songs from JazzCD
--SIX songs (incl, unreleased and TSF edition) from Jazz Jackrabbit 2
--NO songs from Jazz Jackrabbit 3
PROGRESS REPORT: 79% complete
Current status: Returned (Exactly 12 months ago, this project started.)
