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#430605 09/21/17 01:42 PM
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Snowflake

JonD came over about a month or so and stated the snow will be here soon. We came up with this chord progression and called it Snowflake.

BiaB style = Fair Lana - Smooth Jazz

I kept the drums, bass, and piano verbatim. I am playing everything else using my MIDI keyboard controller, guitar controller, and/or my guitar controller. I did some editing and writing of some parts.

What do you think?


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Mario, great tune to unwind with at the end of a long day! Sounds great man! Some pretty stuff going on in there! Thanks, Torrey

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Well, you sure know how to play that MIDI keyboard Mario.
Just for fun we ordered the Casio CTK-2400 keyboard (don't have a lot of money ;-) )
it appears to have a very nice and fun sampling function. See what we can do with that in future recordings.

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Cool song!

very enjoyable,

Kenny

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Nice melody, excellent composition and very well played.

Peter

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Hello, Mario

Excellent MIDI tune!
Very nice melody and splendid chord progression!
French horn and solo violin are very well played.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

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Sounds good to me! Nice one, Mario.

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Very well done, Mario! I love the atmosphere of this tune, it's like being in a dream with that gentle reverb guiding the MIDI along.

Great work on this - thanks for sharing smile


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Originally Posted By: animarorecords
Hello, Mario

Excellent MIDI tune!
Very nice melody and splendid chord progression!
French horn and solo violin are very well played.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi


Shigeki Adachi said all the things I thought!

Nicely done, Mario... you are a MIDI madman!

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Loved this tune Mario. Loved the midi sound. Excellent melody and backtrack.


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Really enjoyable Mario and JonD.

You've managed to capture a neat melody, somewhat captivating.

The variations you've used give further interest and dimension.

Cool smile .


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Many thanx to all whom listened and commented.

Torrey, Kenny, Dave, Kenny, Deryk, Scott, and VideoTrack thanx for those kind words. I greatly appreciate them.

Rob, I'm sure you will get some great songs using that Casio. I don't have a lot of money either so I know where you are coming from.

Shigeki, thanx for those very nice compliments. I appreciate the French horn and solo violin comments.

Thanx Floyd, I have been called a madman before but never with the word MIDI in front of it!


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Very well done. Excellent sound and mix.
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Floyd nailed it: "Nicely done, Mario... you are a MIDI madman!"

We know very little about the ins and outs of MIDI but it doesn't take a genius to appreciate the amazing work you do with it. No exception here.

It went down well with our coffee break!

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Fun and interesting.
Well done both of you.
Rob

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Hey Mario,

Another pleasant trip into midi land! Shortly after your song started playing I thought, "Artfully created and very atmospheric". At the end of the journey, that thought was still resonating in my mind. It's 'thumbs up' from me!

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This is one cool song you guys.

Great sounds, and great mix.

Really love the synth playing on this one, the whole thing really.

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Originally Posted By: Sergio Guarneri

Very well done. Excellent sound and mix.
Sergio


Thanx so much.


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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
Floyd nailed it: "Nicely done, Mario... you are a MIDI madman!"

We know very little about the ins and outs of MIDI but it doesn't take a genius to appreciate the amazing work you do with it. No exception here.

It went down well with our coffee break!

J&B


Thank God that it doesn't take a genius to work with MIDI otherwise I'd be more lost that I am now!

Thanx for the very nice comments.


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Originally Posted By: Rob4580
Fun and interesting.
Well done both of you.
Rob


Thanx Rob for listening and the nice comments.


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