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This is a piece from 10 years ago that I just re-mastered. I was feeling a little nostalgic for summer since it is cold, damp and rainy today. Realizing that the winter is yet to come and summer is a long way off. The piece was started in Band in a Box in 2007. I then ported the parts to Finale and worked on the content of the piano part and its form. Back then I am sure all the parts were midi (pre RealTracks, I believe). The bass and drums are tracks from Band in a Box that were saved as wav files and then the whole piece was mixed in Sonar (probably Home Studio at that time). I re-mixed and mastered it to give it new life. I hope you enjoy Verao (Summer). https://soundcloud.com/richrayer/verao
RichR
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What a super nifty tune! This one has so much character to it! I'm curious what the original one sounds like! It has to be really cool to take a song from ten years ago and re-master it to give it new life. I'm sure listening to them one right after another shows just how far your abilities have grown! I feel that way about all art, music included!
Awesome share. Thanks!
Cheers,
Ember
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Really excellent arrangement! Love the interaction between the piano, bass and drums. Very dynamic.
Steve
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Reminds me of some one going crazy but in a good way.
Very exciting stuff.
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I really enjoyed the dynamics that you captured in this presentation. The subtle piano unisons gave some uniqueness and contrasted well.
You certainly demonstrated the flexibility that this program can deliver.
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Very cool piece. Awesome piano. Loved it
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Thanks for listening Ember. I am glad you enjoyed the piece. I really didn't do a lot to the piece since I originally wrote it. That is the piano, bass and drum parts are all there. I did a re-master using newer compressors, EQs and just knowledge that I have gained. The final step which made it glisten was sending it to LandR and they did the final magic.
Again, I am glad you enjoyed the piece.
RichR
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This is fantastic. You are one hell of an writer and pianist. Super bass lead also.
Two thumbs up.
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Dear Mr. Rayer...
I like this!!! I listened to it multiple times.
Your composition, "Verao", has the spirit and the atmosphere of a place and a culture. Its form is shape-changing as it ripples with energy and flirts as deliciously with jazz as a pair of dance partners who speak different languages but dance as one soul.
This is exciting, adventuresome, even daring music-making, sir, with a classical air teased by your playful musical imagination into something that becomes...something else! Bravissimo!
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Thank you for the comment Steve.
I remember having worked on this but it was so long ago, I don't remember the details of putting it together. As I listen to it now, I am amazed too at the intricacies that manifest throughout the piece. Back when I wrote it, it didn't seem to be that hard to put together.
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What a tune! This song has so much character and quirk to it. Not to mention, that piano work is otherworldly. It sounds captivating, and has a sense of attractive weirdness to it. I couldn't stop listening. Thanks so much for sharing, and great work here 
Cheers,
Deryk
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Thanks for the comments Rob. This piece is eccentric and since I have lost the manuscript for it, recopying to a score has really become a bear to do. Funny, it seemed so easy to do the first time around (at least in my memory)!
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Thank you so much for listening VideoTrack. I am finding that it has a lot of nuances that are difficult to capture now that I am trying to re-transcribe it to notation. Of course notation programs to offer the nuances that a performance does but should capture the character anyway.
RichR
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Thanks for the nice comments Scott C. I am enjoying revisiting the piece myself.
RichR
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Thanks MarioD. The bass lead was generated in Band in a Box 2008 (or 2007) and it was pieced together from different generations of a midi bass part. I am glad it sounded realistic to you.
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"Its form is shape-changing as it ripples with energy and flirts as deliciously with jazz as a pair of dance partners who speak different languages but dance as one soul."Thank you so much for the descriptive comments about this piece. 
RichR
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What a tune! This song has so much character and quirk to it. Not to mention, that piano work is otherworldly. It sounds captivating, and has a sense of attractive weirdness to it. I am glad you enjoyed it. The piece started as an experiment in learning some Latin rhythms. The piano work is actually for 2 pianists but I did it using sampled pianos.
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What a nice tune! Loved the accents by drums during the bass solo (1:35 - 2:35). I also like the way you faded it down near the end and then bring it back in time for a sweet ending.
You have a very good ear for mixing the various elements with such precision and in an interesting way. You've woven the fabric with great expertise. What a treat!
Alan
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"Loved the accents by drums during the bass solo (1:35 - 2:35)."
Thanks Alan for the comments. I really like how the interplay worked out in the bass solo section as well. Those 2 parts were started as Band in a Box midi generated parts and then arranged so the two had the proper sounds working together (the old cut and paste). Then I adjusted the velocities for accents where I wanted them.
I am glad you liked it.
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An accomplished composition. Intricate but accessible.
Wonderful playing - really nice work.
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