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Laurent, a super tune. Nice guitar work. Good mix I'm not sold on that synth voice though. I just doesn't sound natural to me. Since I don't own or work with synth voices I can not offer any suggestions on how to improve it. This is a very good song but with a better vocal it would be an outstanding song. Note that this is just my opinion and others may or may not agree.
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Dave, Chris, and Marty, I love the blues and you three knocked them out of the park with this one. Chris, outstanding vocal Marty, the perfect bass lines Dave, some of the best blues licks that I have ever heard. All of this in a package that sounds like it was recorded in a professional studio. If I had heard this song in a record store I would have purchased it right then and there. Loved it.
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Tom, it seems like you put your best foot forward on this one. Extremely clever lyrics and arrangement. Great vocal and backing tracks. You had me LOLing on this one. Loved it.
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Congratulations on yoour album release. Good luck and I hope it does well
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No need to apologize Pete. Music is a great healer.
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Brno, this is an outstanding instrumental. I really liked the blend between your instruments and the BiaB tracks. Great playing on your part! IMHO this is your best to date.
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Inviting title and the song rewards the invited listener with a beautiful melody and smooth chord progression. I really enjoyed your Swam/flute playing, those trills sound great, I can imagine a green dressed goblin playing a flute and leading me to a magical land. Janne Thanx so much Janne. "I can imagine a green dressed goblin playing a flute and leading me to a magical land" I can get into that.
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Mario, This is a really relaxing ambient song. It could also be used as the official introductory song for Swam Instruments. I've never used a breath controller, but listening to your song I understand that it's possible to create expressions that sound like a real flute. Enjoyed my listen a lot. Best regards. Shigeki Adachi Thanx Shigeki. Note that you do not need a breath controller to make it work. Any assignable foot pedal, slider, knob, and a keyboard will work. Just assign them to CC11, expression, via the Swam MIDI assignment window and you will be all set. The CC11 will control the volume and the keyboard note is the one you will hear as a flute sound.
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Well, you sure are quite the salesman, Mario. Yes, I will check out the Swam. That flute sounds amazing. Quite a range too.  What wonderful Mario Music. The quickly-thought title fits perfectly. This whole feel has that closed-eyes-pursed-brow kinda feel. Without lyrics, it falls on the listener to supply their own memories. This makes it extremely relatable. Thanx Marty. That flute is still on sale for $39. and it has all of the functions of the more expensive instruments. Note that you do not need a breath controller to make it work. Any assignable foot pedal, slider, knob, and a keyboard will work.
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Really lovely and relaxing instrumental, Mario. I love the trill on the Swam vari-flute. Thanx Chay. As I have said many times I really like those Swam instruments.
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Hi, Mario. You've got the Solid State Strings? Cool! I'd intended to get them for a long time, but finally scratched that itch with something else. Mellow sound, lots of cool articulations from the flute, especially those trills. Thanx David. Yes I have had those strings for a long time. Thus far they have blended perfectly with the other string/orchestra software that I have. You can't go wrong if you get them.
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Really nicely done, Mario. Very meditative with a gorgeous, tranquil beauty. Super virtual flute work, as always. Drums aren't fancy but they serve their purpose. Nicely articulated work on the fretless, too. You have more restraint than I do with the fretless: I just want to slide every note into a fat MWAH, which never gets old to me even if it doesn't always serve the song. Thanx so much Ron for listening and commenting, I appreciate it. If you like sliding notes on a fretless bass you will probably like my next post!
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Mario, Nice flute! Bass sounds good, too. Beautiful, relaxing music. fj Thanx Floyd, I'm glad you liked it.
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Well, at the risk of being repetitively redundant  we gotta say that flute is wonderful. The tone and notes on the fretless are very supportive. Our fav bass BTW. Lovely and well done ... in all aspects. J&B Thanx Janice and Bud. Coming from a real bassist your comment about my bass playing means a lot to me.
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Hi, Mario, Man, that flute is something else! Solid work on the fretless too. Sounding good! Thanx Dave for mentioning the fretless bass and for the flute comment. I appreciate them.
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I *think Nero does, but suggest double checking. They have options for level of features, plus not sure how much else you may want this software to do. Platinum is $49 right now and includes a ton. Even some backup options you asked about separately. Scroll down a ways .. scroll more ... and open the 'Included Software' dropdown for the full list. https://www.nero.com/eng/products/nero-platinum/?vlang=us / I do not work for Nero or PGMusic nor am I a paid consultant, investor, or any other party included in any sales incentives. More fine print .. aannnd YMMV
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Cool track, Mario…I’ll have to look into Swam! Thanx Tom. I'd start with the Vari-flute. It is only $39 but has all of the options that the more expensive instruments have. If you like the workflow you can get the other instruments. If not you are out only $39.
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Hi Mario! I’m not flute expert but it sounds realistic! I loved the pairing with the harp. It sounded like a couple of sentimental souls to me! Andrew Thanx Andrew. I think it sounds realistic also so I'm glad you liked it.
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The drums aren't my thing, but I'm always totally amazed by what you do with your breath controller thingy ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) I have to try something like that sometime, Mario. Enjoyed my listen! Thanx Brian. You don't need a breath controller to use Swam instruments. Any CC assignable foot pedal, slider, or knob will work. Just assign it to CC11 via the Swam instrument MIDI window.
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Mario, Wow! Some extremely amazing sounds here. That Swam Flute really sings. Beautiful tune... Bob Thanx Bob I appreciate your comments.
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Who knew they grew coffee beans in Ireland? I'd better order some right away. Great backing band and the AI-generated lead instruments transport the listener instantly to a traditional Irish pub. Just the thing to liven me up in the morning! Well done.
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I guessed it around line 5 or 6 - but that did not spoil the fun. What a great song! Loved the concept. Lyrics, backing band, and sound fx mesh perfectly. And those ultra smooth vocals are the icing on the cake. Well done.
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David, I can’t recommend it now because it stopped development, but Notion 6 by Presonus allows me to specify a percentage of swing articulation in my score. It also gives me audio tracks so I make WAV files of BIAB instruments that serve as the jazz rhythm section for my big band charts. It is best as a composer’s tool, not for producing polished printouts for publication, but my musicians can read it just fine. I used to have Notion, and probably still have a valid license. I'd originally gotten it because they supported a bunch of 3rd party libraries, but that went by the wayside for their own library. But I found the sound of their library instruments disappointing. That said, I should probably play with the "swing" feature in MuseScore as well. But I wish they had a better core sound. The company is doing extensive development of a very good Notion Mobile application that is cross-platform. We hope they will add back a few key features from Notion Desktop, and we will have a real winner. I literally just printed sheet music I'd done in Notion with the Notion Mobile app.  I really liked using Notion, but given how they've been dragging their feet for years with new features, and how expensive their libraries were, I doubt I'll go back to using them  Thanks!
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No problem, but do you also think it’s it’s strange that they spent a year rewriting scaler three to Support multiple track ideas and yet they don’t let you record your bound chords which are triggered and sourced by scaler itself. To me, it was the most obvious step to support. Jeff, "User Track Recording" in 3.2. [Refer to 11:37 in the video] . Does this meet you needs? Thanks Dan. Yes it is the first step. Now we need the ability to swap the user chords a master track. Not since I have been looking for a way to perform the master tracks especially in terms of timing. I had to reinstall Scaler 3 it seems it did not like the first install of the new version and I am not sure why but it is working now.
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