Canyon

Canyon, also known as CANYON.MID, Canyon.mid, Canyon Music or Trip Through the Grand Canyon is a midi file that can be found in the Media Folder, alongside Passport.mid to promote Passport Designs, who have also composed many other midi files found on 90s Windows OSes.

The midi was composed by George Stone, who was also rumored to have composed Passport.

The song lasts for 2 minutes, 2 seconds (2:02). The song plays at 170 BPM.

Canyon.mid can be found featured in Tandy Demo Utilities, when going into the Multimedia Application Demos, and then into Entertainment, and then into Music for Multimedia: Passport.

This will load up a Passport Multimedia Music Demo with a midi Jukebox; Canyon will be one of the midi files featured, and it comes up with the name "Canyon Music".

It is the second midi played in the video using the jukebox, using an OPL soundcard.

Video Evidence of Passport Design's Windows 3.0 Multimedia Jukebox here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN7wICVD30o&t=250. Canyon.mid is played at 4:43 in the video.

Sadly, in Windows ME Build 2419 (Windows ME Beta 2), a prototype of Windows ME; no midi files exist in the Media folder:

Proof: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk2wkFSOR64&t=700 (pause at 11:42. and even though blurred, you can see that all the midi files have been removed in this build of Windows ME; the media player is set to "All Files", but there's no midis or RMI midis anywhere.

By the time Windows ME was released, all of the original 90s midi files, including Canyon are gone, as they haven't been put back in the media folder since the protoype;

Instead, Windows ME and any Windows releases beyond have Onestop, Flourish and Town instead, with PINBALL being an extra midi file hidden in 3D Space Cadet Pinball's files.

Luckily, there are currently many places to find Canyon.mid still on the internet.

Pictures
Canyon.mid on Windows NT

Canyon.mid on Windows 2000

Canyon.mid (Alternative Version)
An alternative version of Canyon.mid also exists on Windows 3.0.

This alternative version of Canyon.mid has an out of tune Acoustic Grand Piano (which may have been intended to be drums, but a mistake prevents them from playing), and also contains extra instruments (Lead 6 (Voice), Bright Acoustic Piano & Electric Grand Piano).

Also, the file size is larger than the known version. Since this variant is found in Windows 3.0, it may possibly have been the original version of the midi file before it was altered slightly to be a smaller file for later builds such as Windows 95.

The alternative version can also be found in the Media folder of Windows 3.0, like most other Windows OSes.

Neil Cicierega's S**t (2017)
"Neil Cicierega's S**t" sampled the ending to the General Mid Roland Sound Canvas version of Canyon.mid (the version that plays on the Default Soundcard of Windows ME-Windows 10).

The song is actually a mashup of loads of other sampled and "borrowed" lyrics and music.

Proof 1 (WhoSampled.com): https://www.whosampled.com/sample/481825/Neil-Cicierega-Shit-George-Stone-Microsoft-Trip-Through-the-Grand-CanyonCanyon.mid/

Proof 2: (YouTube Video Timestamp of S**t): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JIGUHqV-aH8&t=235s

Proof 3: (YouTube Video Timestamp of Canyon (General Midi Version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIW4F285QjA&t=109

Reppop's Canyons (2017)
An obscure song by Reppop that happens to be called "Canyons" is clearly a remix of Canyons.mid as samples of Canyon.mid appear very often in the song:

Proof (WhoSampled.com): https://www.whosampled.com/sample/695308/Reppop-Canyons-George-Stone-Microsoft-Trip-Through-the-Grand-CanyonCanyon.mid/

Canyon (Known Version)
Pad 3 (Polysynth)

Electric Guitar (Clean)

Electric Bass (Finger)

Overdriven Guitar

Acoustic Grand Piano

Drums (Standard Kit)

Glockenspiel

Canyon (Alternate Windows 3.0 Version)
Acoustic Grand Piano (Out of tune)

Pad 3 (Polysynth)

Electric Guitar (Clean)

Acoustic Grand Piano

Electric Bass (Finger)

Overdriven Guitar

Glockenspiel

Drums (Standard Kit)

Lead 6 (Voice)

Bright Acoustic Piano

Electric Grand Piano

Comments (Midi Information)
Interestingly, the midi's information can only be found on the Alternate Windows 3.0 Version; it seems to have been mysteriously deleted on the known version found in Windows 95-Windows 2000.

C1-P91 Synth Pads

C2-P28 Rhythm Guit.

C3-P1 Acous. Piano

C4-P34 Elec. Bass

C5-P30 Dist. Guitar

C6-P10 Glock.

C10-Drums

© 1991

Passport Designs, Inc.

Produced By The

Music Data Company

C13-P86-Synth

C14-P2-Rhythm Guit

C15-P3-Melody

C16-Drums

Other Notes
The standard version of Canyon.mid has a glitch where the drums will load up as out of tune Grand Acoustic Pianos in VLC Media Player, rendering the ability to play the midi file in different soundfonts useless.

Oddly, this does not happen with the Alternative Version.

Luckily, there is a way to fix this annoying glitch: How To: Fix Glitches in Midi Files using Anvil Studio.

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 Canyon.mid (Normal Version): http://cs.gettysburg.edu/~duncjo01/archive/icons/OEM/windows/win_2000_icons_and_more_by_alexstrand7/Audio/canyon.mid

Listen to Canyon.mid (Alternate Version): https://archive.org/download/win3.0midi/CANYON.MID

Mirror Link 1 (Normal Version): http://goran.tangring.com/midis/POP/CANYON.MID

Mirror Link 1 (Alternative Version) (Note: This is in a .zip file alongside Alternative Stomp.mid): https://sites.google.com/site/musiccurios/downloads/Canyon.mid%26Stomp.midalternateversions.zip?attredirects=0&d=1

Mirror Link 2 (Normal Version): http://soundblaster16.net/midi-c/CANYON.MID

Mirror Link 3 (Normal Version): http://goran.tangring.com/midis/POP/CANYON.MID

Mirror Link 4 (Normal Version): http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/midi/CANYON.MID

Wayback Machine Link (Mirror) (Normal Version): https://archive.org/download/TripThroughTheGrandCanyoncanyon.mid/canyon.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 1 (Normal Version): https://web.archive.org/web/20200402153708/http://soundblaster16.net/midi-c/CANYON.MID

Archive Link 2 (Normal Version): https://web.archive.org/web/20200402173430/http://sprott.physics.wisc.edu/midi/CANYON.MID

Archive Link 1 (Alternative Version) (Note: This is in a .zip file alongside Alternative Stomp.mid): Archive of Music Curios link

Videos
Canyon.mid in Passport Designs' Jukebox: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN7wICVD30o&t=283

OPL3 Canyon.mid on an emulated Windows 3.1 on Nintendo Wii: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZQHTiWDHlsE&t=82

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

Microsoft GS/GM Wavetable Synth: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OIW4F285QjA

Microsoft GS/GM Wavetable Synth (Alternative Version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnJrwQSAOpI

OPL3 (Soundblaster 16): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPkwIn5W0IE

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

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

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

Gravis Ultrasound: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3rb5Yi0BBI

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

Sound Blaster AWE64: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldDQ6xqw2NQ&t=610

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

Yamaha YMF724: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldDQ6xqw2NQ&t=1472

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

DOSMID (MS-DOS): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bYn561A9PMo&t=488s - It is completely butchered and sounds horrendous; you have been warned!

DOSMID (MS-DOS) (Windows 3.0 Version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW26apuGurE&t=211s

DOSMID (MS-DOS) (Windows 3.0 Alternate Version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW26apuGurE&t=2852s - Is a bit messed with some instruments

DOSMID (MS-DOS) (Windows 98 Version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gW26apuGurE&t=1308s

Apple Mac: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5XgzkbPam4

Apple Mac (Alternative Version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jy_b_zNXeFk

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

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

Midi Devices
Roland SC-55: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fWnTYkCSZfA

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

Roland SC-7: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZQ3Vuq7USk

Roland SC-7 (Alternative Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Roland SC-88: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4Uwi8KOi_Q

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

Roland SC-8850: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3P2Pwq85Y6g

Roland SC-8850 (Alternative Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Roland SC-8850 Pro: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOibmpJ2_1c

Roland SC-8850 Pro (Alternative Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Yamaha MU80 MIDI Device: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9q-p7nEm8o

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

Yamaha MU128 MIDI Device: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T5c3nLe8dlM

Yamaha MU128 MIDI Device (Alternative Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Yamaha MU2000 MIDI Device: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbjyC2tErs0

Yamaha MU2000 MIDI Device (Alternative Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Roland MT-32 (Instruments reassigned for MT-32): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWtkreZk4T0&t=280s

Roland MT-32 (Original file, instruments not reassigned): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=obujsVYjwgo&t=280s

Roland MT-32 (Alternative Version): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0j4uywdNq44

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

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

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

Korg MicroARRANGER Keyboard (Alternative Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

TASCAM Pocket Studio 5: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZQ3Vuq7USk&t=654s

Yamaha PSR-S950: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=118ejGMXARQ&t

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

Yamaha Electone: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Bz9WGHqUiE&t=237

Yamaha Electone (Alternative Version):  Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

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

Nokia x3-00 Phone (Alternative Version): Sorry, there's no video of this yet...

Remixes of Canyon.mid
The Smash Brothers - CANYON.MID LIVE at MAGFest 7, Washington DC: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8eRgGS4SuJ8&t=18

canyon dankio :ok_hand: - by b-knox: https://soundcloud.com/sexytoadsandfrogsfriendcircle/b-knox-canyon-dankio-ok_hand

An arrangement of Canyon.mid featuring lots of breakbeat. Created by b-knox for the collaborative album "STAFFcirc vol 6.0 - WINDOWS VARIAT~1"

Tripping into the Grand Canyon - by Cryptovolans: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6wKa1OWMXQ

An experimental prog rock arrangement of Canyon.mid created by Cryptovolans. Created for the collaborative album "STAFFcirc vol 6.0 - WINDOWS VARIAT~1"

CANYON.MID [Rock Version] - by WASD: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8bVH6T_IWE

A rock cover of Canyon.mid created by WASD for the album "C:\WINDOWS\MEDIA"

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