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Ocean of dark

by Sphenx

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Track Details

AlbumOriginalName: spx-oceanofdark.it Imported: 2022-09-14 (TERN-Sept2022-04).
Tracker TypeImpulsetracker
Duration06:46
Total plays230
Added2022-10-31 14:37:49
Track ID#13889

Play History

  • 🕘 2026-09-11 02:44:02
  • 🕘 2026-09-04 17:33:55
  • 🕘 2026-08-26 16:51:36

About the artist Sphenx  View all tracks ›

★★★★ (5 votes)

An artist from the Netherlands. Not much more is known about him.

🎧 1,659 plays on ericade.radio

Additional data from ModArchive

Title on ModArchive Ocean of Dark
Credited on ModArchive Sphenx
Module format IT
File size 3.13MB
Added to ModArchive Sun 7th Jul 2002
ModArchive rating 10 / 10

Sample & instrument names

Str:Jupiter Fadein
Str:Jupiter Fadein Long
Str:Jupiter Medium Long
Str:Jupiter Curved
Str:Jupiter Fast
Str:Jupiter Lead
Str:Jupiter Triangle
Str:Jupiter VetyFast Fade
Str:Padx5-1a.wav l Short
Str:Padx5-1a.wav r Short
Str:Padx5-1a.wav l
Str:Padx5-1a.wav r
Str:1

Chr:Male-Female Daa
Chr:Male-Female Hum
Chr:Boy Choir

Bass:Low
Bass:High
Bass:Filtered
Bass:Long V64
Bass:Long V128

Syn:Janstheme2
Syn:D-50-Tadream3
Syn:Tadream3 + Filtre
Syn:Saw Wave
Syn:String sature

Midi:strings + chute
Midi:strings

Sfx:by mnemonic

Guit:g1
Guit:g2
Guit:g3
Guit:g4
Guit:distorted1
Guit:distorted2

Chip:Sinus
Chip:Triangle
Chip:Triangle Echo Pic
Chip:Triangle Big Filtre
Chip:Flute

Filtre:BosseGauche samp1
Filtre:BosseGauche samp2
Filtre:Bosse
Filtre:JupPad G->D
Filtre:saw wave

Bell:Glockenspiel
Bell:Gamelan Bell
Bell:Tubular Bells

Gong:WAV  l
Gong:WAV  r
Gong:Gong l
Gong:Gong r
Gong:Smooth Gong

Perc:Na Triangle
Perc:Timpani p l
Perc:Timpani p r
Perc:Gong p  l
Perc:Gong p  r
Perc:Echo snare
Perc:Gong
Perc:Orchestra Cymbal
------ Sphenx 2001 ------

Comments on ModArchive

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
  \/                           OCEAN OF DARK                            \/
  /\                          By Sphenx, 2001                           /\
  \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/

SONG INFOS:

 Version          : 0.90
 Running Time     : 6:48
 Active Channels  : 64
 Virtual Channels : 107
 Samples          : 62
 Instruments      : 63
 Patterns         : 79
 Unused Patterns  : 18

___________________________________________________________________________

OCEAN OF DARK:

  This song derives from a test ambient song I have that it is more
 space-ish. I kept the main pad-string for the main background strings,
 also used for the theme at the beginning of the song. It is then replaced
 with filtered lead instruments, and later with choirs. All this make a
 nice growing progression in the song that leads to the final chord (in a
 transposed key compared to the beginning). Actually, the end is rather a
 transition to a second part..

  That final chord is exactly the same as the beginning of the song
 "Bubbles". Unfortunately, I hadn't enough samples in Bubbles to track
 back its starting chord (and it is quite non-existant actually...)

  First part is rather calm while the second is more dynamic. You should
 understand more why the second part is called Bubbles in that case.

  If you want to have both parts played without break, you should remove
 the first 2 patterns in Bubbles, and play it directly after Ocean.

  Ah, there is in this song a special instrument that should only play in
 Impulse Tracker... since it is a feature no other players support as far
 as I know...

___________________________________________________________________________

SAMPLES:

 They mainly come from Awesome's songs and from the Kiarchive; the main
 pad string comes from a song by Heatseeker.
 The others are from various mods. Thanks to all who did these samples!

 Eternal thanks to Jeffrey Lim for Impulse Tracker!
___________________________________________________________________________

 I have not downsampled too much this time...

 anything you want to say about this song?

 email: gb_sphenx_hotmail.com

(C) 1999-2002 Sphenx

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