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Bubbles

by Sphenx

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Track Details

AlbumOriginalName: spx-bubbles.it Imported: 2022-09-14 (TERN-Sept2022-04).
Tracker TypeImpulsetracker
Duration08:20
Total plays230
Added2022-11-01 00:11:35
Track ID#13961

Play History

  • 🕘 2026-09-11 15:04:09
  • 🕘 2026-09-03 00:14:26
  • 🕘 2026-08-26 19:05:18

About the artist Sphenx  View all tracks ›

★★★★ (5 votes)

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

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Additional data from ModArchive

Title on ModArchive Bubbles
Credited on ModArchive Sphenx
Module format IT
File size 1.58MB
Added to ModArchive Sun 10th Feb 2002
ModArchive rating 10 / 10

Sample & instrument names

PercKit: Continuous Note
Perc:Perco            Cut
Perc:Orchestra Cymbal Con
Perc:Open Hihat       Cut
Perc:Closed HiHat     Cut
Perc:Hihat            Cut
Perc:Shake            Cut
Perc:Gong
Perc:Tamborine        Cut
Perc:Crash        64  Fde
Perc:Cymbal       62  Con
Perc:Electric Drum64  Cut

Snare:Snare           Cut
Snare:Claps       64  Cut
Snare:Snare       96  Con
Snare:lightsnare
Snare:nativedrum      Con

Bass:Long Bass
Bass:bass
Bass:bass low
Bass:filtered bass

Str:Jupiter 8 Pad long
Str:nebul fade in
Str:nebul 2*fast fade in
Str:nebul normal
Str:Padx5-1a.wav pan l s
Str:Padx5-1a.wav pan r s
Str:Jupiter8Pad very long
Str:Padx5-1a.wav l
Str:suspiria
Str:strings (ouverture)
Str:Jupiterfast fade
Str:Jupiter quick net
Str:Jupiterlong fade
Str:Jupiterfast fade fort

Chime:1
Chime:2

Chr:Boy Choir
Chr:Voix 48
Chr:Voix 64

Syn:Hard Guitar
Syn:Voice 2 echo fade
Syn:Jarre Lead-hit
Syn:Na Glockenspiel
Syn:Peak
Syn:Saw Wave
Syn:Guitar usa
Syn:Vibraphone
Syn:Vibraphone Hard
Syn:D-50-Tadream3
Syn:Bubble Bell
Syn:Glockenspiel fade
Syn:Glockenspiel
Syn:Bell (coupee) + pan

Lead:Bell + Voice 2
Lead:Smooth Theme
Lead:Janstheme2
Lead:Janstheme2 note off

Chip:Triangle
Chip:Bubble Echo Slow
Chip:Triangle Lead
Chip:Triangle      ]]]
Chip:Saw Wave
Chip:Carre Bass
Chip:SinusWave
Chip:Bubble Echo Harpege
Chip:Bubble Echo Harder
Chip:Bubble Echo
Chip:Saw Wave Magix
Chip:Triangle Echo Slow
Chip:Flute

PChip:S.cut 005 2       I
PChip:Sinus Pique Theme

F:Leadtrompette2
F:Mid
F:Creux
F:BosseGauche
F:TriangleGauche
F:Trompette2
F:Flute
F:Bosse anvtense
F:Plein Long Bass
F:Rond Long Bass
F:JupPad G->D
F:JupPad D->G

Guitar:
------ Sphenx 2002 ------
KickBassDrum1
KickBassDrum2
Pang Snare
Snare
Lightsnare
Tamborine
Claps
Tss
Closed HiHat
Open Hihat
Shaker
Highdrum
ElectricDrum
Crash
Crash
Gong
Orchestra Cymbal
Wind Chime 1
Wind Chime 2
Boy Choir C4
Boy Choir E4
Boy Choir G4
Boy Choir A#4
Boy Choir C#5
Boy Choir E5
Boy Choir G5
Saw Wave (debut)
Saw Wave short
Vibraphone
Trompette
Carre Bass
Fine Short
usa
LowBass
Tinto~28.wav
Nebularia Lead
Na Glockenspiel C#5
Flute       1
Synth Flute 2
Carre 29-35          8457
Carre 29-35          8431
Padx5-1a.wav l
Padx5-1a.wav r
HighBass
Spx:Onde - S.cut 005
Spx-Ondes: C.04
Tourach Bell
Jarre
Tourach Vox
Jesus 2099 Sine
BassWave
Triangle Strings
Carre
Voix
Filtered Bass
Glockenspiel C#6
Triangle
Triangle sans tete
guit4
SmoothBrass
Jupiter 8 Pad
HighBell

Strings
st-a5:nativedrum
st-a5:janstheme2
ST-a8:D-50-Tadream3
st-b0:anvtense001

Comments on ModArchive

/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
  \/                              BUBBLES                               \/
  /\                          By Sphenx, 2002                           /\
  \/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/

SONG INFOS:

 Running Time     :  6:18
 Version          :  v0.95  (04/02/2002)
 Active Channels  :  64
 Virtual Channels :  256
 Samples          :  67
 Instruments      :  86
 Patterns         :  59
 Unused Patterns  :  98

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PLAYBACK:

 Because of many special effects like filters and NNA, any other players
else than Impulse Tracker v2.14#3 are likely to play more or less wrong
this mod.

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BUBBLES:

 That was a nice project. I started this borrowing samples only from
Awesome songs and with a heavy inspiration from JM Jarre (Equinoxe) at
that time.

 I guess the first 2 minutes are the best representative of this
inspiration, but I come then with something more original and I
experimented something quite unusual in my song. Found it? Just that in
some patterns there are not the traditionnal 64 lines but were rather 56.

 I know said like that it doesn't sound really amazing. But it really
gives another feel to the concerned theme. Moreover, the drumparts became
then more painful to make since it wasn't anymore a stupid binary rythm.

 The most difficult part was to have a good volume balance for the whole
song. This is even more difficult with so much channels together. But I
managed to have something quite good, where details can be heard and main
theme not too loud. Note that this volume balance may become wrong in
others players.

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 "Bubbles" can actually be the following part of another song called
"Ocean of Dark", which has a different atmosphere, definitively ambient
and soft. Some months ago, both were in the same file since they share
most of the samples. Hence all these unused patterns.

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NOTES:

 Samples come from many songs, mainly from Awesome.
I thank any who made the samples; samples have travelled so much for
years that is it now quite impossible to know their original maker. Even
more when they have no sample name...

 Traditionnal thanks to Jeffrey Lim for Impulse Tracker,
and a special greets to Hasen, who made me decide to finish and release
this song (thank him too, maybe I would have never released this song...)

___________________________________________________________________________

 Listen, enjoy,
 and feel free to give me some comments at
 gb_sphenx_hotmail.com

___________________________________________________________________________

Bubbles
(C) 2001-2002, Sphenx

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