Mericana

mericana, also known as mericana.mid is a midi file that can be found hidden on a Windows 98 SE installation CD. It can be found inside the Driver19.cab file.

mericana.mid is a bright, upbeat piece of music inspired by the Americana genre of music, hence the title. It has a run-time of 1 minute and 23 seconds (1:23). It plays at 123 BPM.

Instruments
String Ensemble 1

Trombone 2x

Timpani

Oboe

French Horn

Glockenspiel

Flute

Clarinet

Drums (Standard Kit) 4x

Pizzicato Strings

String Ensemble 2

Violin

Applause

Reverse Cymbal

Comments (Midi Information)
N/A

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 mericana.mid: http://soundblaster16.net/midi-m/mericana.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/20200402144817/http://soundblaster16.net/midi-m/mericana.mid

Other Soundcards
Note: The OPL3 (Soundblaster 16) version is the original version of mericana. 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=Ik8dAinyCnI

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): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW26apuGurE&t=1717s

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 mericana.mid
Un-Americana - aivi & surasshu: https://soundcloud.com/sexytoadsandfrogsfriendcircle/aivi-surasshu-un-americana

A piano and chiptune arrangement of mericana.mid created by Aivi Tran and Steven "surasshu" Velema for the collaborative album "STAFFcirc vol 6.0 - WINDOWS VARIAT~1".