Ballade

Ballade, also known as Ballade.mid or BALLADE.MID is a midi file that comes packaged with three other midi files, Jazz.mid, Minuet.mid & Reggae.mid if a Creative Labs Soundblaster 16 soundcard and its drivers are installed.

Interestingly, this song has an out of tune piano, which is a reoccurring theme for Windows 3.0 midi files and also has two different copyrights listed with different years in the Midi comments; one for 1990 and one for 1991.

It is a slow song that some people (specifically Patch93 on YouTube) describe as "depressing".

The song lasts for 2 minutes, 10 seconds (2:10). It plays at 89 BPM.

Prototype (Alternate Version)
Another version of Ballade exists bearing the same name.

The differences are that the two empty channels, 2nd & 3rd Electric Grand Piano, 2nd Electric Bass (Finger), 3rd Pan Flute and Bright Acoustic Piano are absent and the Comments are located in a Cue instead.

Also, the intro of the song starts off panned to the right due to other instruments being missing.

This version is likely an earlier prototype of Ballade.

Instruments
Electric Grand Piano 4x

Electric Bass (Finger) 2x

Pan Flute 3x

Drums (Standard Kit) 3x

Bright Acoustic Piano (Out of tune - possibly a beta version of all the Drums.)

Comments (Midi Information)
Copyright (C) 1990 by Voyetra Technologies

Copyright (C) 1991 by Voyetra Technologies

Listen to Midi
Since the midi file was designed to run on an OPL soundcard such as an OPL3, the midi file will sound drastically different on newer versions of Windows and Emulators since they use a Roland Wavetable General Midi soundcard.

(Note: If you're using Google Chrome or Opera, the midi file will download instead)

Listen to Ballade.mid: http://gansweith.freehostia.com/midi/KLASSIK2/BALLADE.MID

Listen to Ballade.mid (Prototype Version): http://goran.tangring.com/midis/POP/Ballade.mid

Last Resort Mirror Links
If all the links above are broken, these Archive.org mirror links are most likely to work. However, using right-click to download the midis results in the file becoming corrupted upon download. They can only be saved by left-clicking on them.

Archive Link: https://web.archive.org/web/20200402222748/http://gansweith.freehostia.com/midi/KLASSIK2/BALLADE.MID

Archive Link (Prototype Version): https://web.archive.org/web/20200402222819/http://goran.tangring.com/midis/POP/Ballade.mid

Videos
OPL3 Ballade.mid on an emulated Windows 3.1 on Nintendo Wii: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQHTiWDHlsE&t=538

Other Soundcards
Note: The OPL3 (Soundblaster 16) version is the original version of Ballade. This is what the midi file used to sound like on older versions of Windows.

Microsoft GS/GM Wavetable Synth (Default Soundcard): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

OPL3 (Soundblaster 16) - Original Version: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NY2mzT2LZnE - Note: Due to the other uploads being low quality, or having added reverb, this clips uses the prototype version

OPL3 SB16 Voyetra SuperSAPI: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Gravis Ultrasound: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Sound Blaster AWE64: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Yamaha YMF724: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

DOSMID (MS-DOS): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Apple Mac: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Midi Devices
Roland SC-55: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Roland SC-88: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Yamaha MU80 MIDI Device: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Roland MT-32 (MUNT): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Keyboards
Korg MicroARRANGER Keyboard: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Yamaha PSR-S950: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Phones
Nokia x3-00 Phone: Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Remixes of Ballade.mid
Sorry, no remixes of this midi file exist yet...