Both legendary vocalists included the track in their repertoires, further cementing its status as a standard for female ranchera singers.

(The Night of My Downfall) is a cornerstone of Mexican regional music, composed by the legendary singer-songwriter José Alfredo Jiménez . A quintessential bolero ranchero , it is celebrated for its raw emotional depth and its portrayal of the "stoic heartbreak" that defined Jiménez’s work. Composition and Themes

Her haunting, stripped-back rendition emphasized the song's existential despair .

The lyrics highlight a refusal to beg for love, even when the heart is breaking, a theme central to the "machismo" and vulnerability often found in ranchera music.

The title refers to the literal and metaphorical darkness of the night the narrator was rejected.

Known as "La Reina de la Canción Ranchera," she famously performed it at the Palacio de Bellas Artes .

Flight of Canada Geese on the Internet Archive

My Music Maker toy keyboard (wav, soundfont, sfz, Kontakt 3), details and photo in file: MyMusic Maker

No Name toy keyboard (wav, soundfont, Kontakt 3), details and photo in file: No Name Keyboard

LoFi Kalimba (wav, soundfont, Native Instruments Battery 3/ Kontakt 3, NuSofting DK+): LoFi Kalimba

Smallest electronic keyboard (wav, soundfont, Kontakt 3), details and photo in file: Smallest Keyboard

NanoStudio 2 version, watch the demo video:

La Noche De Mi Mal Direct

Both legendary vocalists included the track in their repertoires, further cementing its status as a standard for female ranchera singers.

Her haunting, stripped-back rendition emphasized the song's existential despair .

The lyrics highlight a refusal to beg for love, even when the heart is breaking, a theme central to the "machismo" and vulnerability often found in ranchera music.

The title refers to the literal and metaphorical darkness of the night the narrator was rejected.

Known as "La Reina de la Canción Ranchera," she famously performed it at the Palacio de Bellas Artes .

IYTTIW sample set

IYTTIW stands for "If You Think This Is Weird". A very unique set based on original trumpet samples. Its diminutive size packs a big sound. Perfect on its own or for doubling other sounds. I played and recorded some trumpet and made samples from the performance. I then resynthesized the samples to alter their timbral and spectral quality. In some, you can still hear the trumpet and there are others where their origin is well hidden.

It was originally a commercial set that is now free. It contains 41 regular multi-sampled programs without velocity. All are short sounds, no pads here. It's very well-suited for staccato playing and sequencing.

It has 551 samples for a small size of 15.7 MB and is offered in the following formats: wav, sfz, soundfont, Native Instruments Kontakt 3.5 or better (full version, not the free Player).

All formats are in this single DOWNLOAD

Kontakt 3.5 version additionally has 21 multis and 50 instruments made with the Tone and Time machines that greatly expand its sound palette. These stretched instruments usually have longer durations than the basic samples, 14 of them with sustain.

Here's an audio example using a few samples with pitch randomization: IYTTIW in QuadZamp