Rastamon

Rastamon, also known as RASTAMON.MID, Rastamon.mid, or Rasta Mon is a reggae midi file that was composed by Passport Designs, a company known for composing the popular 90s midi files, Passport & Canyon.

The song has a duration time of 1 minute, 31 seconds (1:31). It plays at 91 BPM.

Loading this midi file up in certain midi editing software also reveals that it has a cue titled "Rasta Mon 1:30".

The midi file also contains three empty tracks, all set to Channel 16.

Packard Bell RMI Version
Another version of Rastamon.mid can be found hidden away on a Packard Bell Microsoft Multimedia Pack for Windows 1.0 CD.

The Rastamon midi file found on this CD has a few noticeable differences. However, it is unknown if these differences prove if the .rmi version is newer or older than the .mid version:
 * The midi file has been converted into an RMI midi file; it has a .rmi extension instead of .mid
 * The .rmi version is shorter by one second
 * The "Rasta Mon 1:30" cue has been changed to say "Rasta Mon 1:29", even though the midi is one second shorter than the original .mid version
 * The three empty tracks have been changed from Channel 16 to Channel 12
 * Three extra unused empty tracks have been added
 * An Out of Tune piano track has been added, but a glitch prevents it from playing on Windows Media Player 12
 * The Steel Drums have been duplicated and have been changed into a Xylophone
 * The Electric Guitar (Clean) has been duplicated, with no changes done to the duplicate
 * The Electric Bass (Finger) has been duplicated, with no changes done to the duplicate

Rastamon (Original Version)
Electric Guitar (Clean)

Electric Piano 1

Electric Guitar (Muted)

Steel Drums

Electric Bass (Finger)

Drums (Standard Kit)

Grand Acoustic Piano (Unused) x3

Rastamon (Packard Bell RMI Version)
Electric Guitar (Clean) 2x

Electric Piano 1

Electric Guitar (Muted)

Steel Drums

Electric Bass (Finger) 2x

Drums (Standard Kit)

Grand Acoustic Piano (Unused) x5

Xylophone

Acoustic Grand Piano (Out of tune)

Rastamon (Original Version)
Rasta Mon 1:30

© 1991

Passport Designs,Inc.

Prod. by Music Data Company

Rastamon (Packard Bell RMI Version)
Rasta Mon 1:31

© 1991

Passport Designs,Inc.

Prod. by Music Data Company

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 files will download instead)

Listen to Rastamon.mid: https://web.archive.org/web/19970703214906/http://www.passportdesigns.com:80/map/songs_database/rastamon.mid

Listen to Rastamon.rmi (Packard Bell Version): https://gekk.info/midis/PBellMM/RASTAMON.RMI

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: Sorry, no archive midi is available, since the Archive.org link is the only one available...

Archive Link (Packard Bell RMI): https://web.archive.org/web/20180505195647/https://gekk.info/midis/PBellMM/RASTAMON.RMI

Videos
rastamon.mid on Matt The Retro Geek's video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZL1TH47kCr4&t=1303

rastamon.rmi on an unknown soundcard (or soundfont): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lepVNf5GKaI&t=1486

Other Soundcards
Note: The original version of this midi file is the OPL3 (Soundblaster 16) version.

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

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

OPL3 (Soundblaster 16): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

OPL3 (Soundblaster 16) (Packard Bell RMI): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

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

OPL3 SB16 Voyetra SuperSAPI (Packard Bell RMI): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

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

Gravis Ultrasound (Packard Bell RMI Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

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

Sound Blaster AWE64 (Packard Bell RMI Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

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

Yamaha YMF724 (Packard Bell RMI Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

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

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

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

Apple Mac (Packard Bell RMI Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

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

Mixcraft (Packard Bell RMI Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

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

Roland SC-55 (Packard Bell RMI Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

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

Roland SC-88 (Packard Bell RMI Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

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

Yamaha MU80 MIDI Device (Packard Bell RMI Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

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

Roland MT-32 (MUNT) (Packard Bell RMI Version): 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...

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

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

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