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Serotinal The transition from summer to fall is a rocky weather ride here. Temperatures can range +/- 30F (1.1C) within a week and sometimes within a day. This song tries to capture that transition whereas the temperature seams to be going in one direction only to revert back to its original temperature. Also leaves slowly start to fall and increase as fall approaches. BiaB Style - Celine 1 - Acoustic Guitar Ambie Tempo - 92 BPM Bass - Ample Bass - P-Bass Piano - Ultra Analog VA-3 - Dreamer Guitar - Kontakt - Fingerpick Strings - Kontakt - Amadeus Full String Ensemble and Solid State Strings Utility track - Kontakt - Kirk Hunter = Virtuoso Strings Drums - Steven Slate's - SSD-5 - I forgot what kit I used Percussion - Kontakt - Indiginus Brio Me - my Xaviere Pro 900 and via my breath and wind controller the Swam Flute - Bansuri As always all comment are welcomed.
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Mario,
Love this! You have captured the feeling of transition so well.
The intro, gradual layering and build throughout this piece is excellent. Awesome mix as well.
I thoroughly enjoyed this!
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This is another of yours that has a very 60s soundtrack vibe, a style I really like. I can imagine it as part of a Morricone, Lai or Barry soundtrack.
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Another mesmerizing production, Mario. I really like this.
You are on a roll!
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Hi Mario,
A very nice capture of the seasonal transition. I think your guitar solo could have been a little more forward in the nix. Just a personal preference. But I liked it a lot.
Loved the full soundscape that covered the entire stage. The strings are particularly nice.
As always, good work. Enjoyed my listen very much.
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I had to look up the word "Serotinal" Pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
The flute sounds great and I like that "fluttering" sound you get. The music is light and vibey (is that a word?) and conveys to me a sense of resignation that the party season is coming to an end. You have a super talent Mario for your ability to evoke a specific narrative or event through these musical creations of yours. I really enjoy listening to your music; it always resonates with me.
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Cool, bouncy tune, Mario! Those opening strings sound great and really grabbed me. You are indeed the master of the wind controller. That delay(?) you put on the flute this time gives it a nice ethereal ambience. Very nice guitar break, too. Might want that ending to decay a bit more naturally. Or not. Love this!
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Mario,
Love this! You have captured the feeling of transition so well.
The intro, gradual layering and build throughout this piece is excellent. Awesome mix as well.
I thoroughly enjoyed this!
Bob Thanx Bob. I'm glad you enjoyed my little song.
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This is another of yours that has a very 60s soundtrack vibe, a style I really like. I can imagine it as part of a Morricone, Lai or Barry soundtrack. Thanx so much for this very kind review. Another mesmerizing production, Mario. I really like this.
You are on a roll! Thanx David, I'm glad you liked this little song.
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Hi Mario,
A very nice capture of the seasonal transition. I think your guitar solo could have been a little more forward in the nix. Just a personal preference. But I liked it a lot.
Loved the full soundscape that covered the entire stage. The strings are particularly nice.
As always, good work. Enjoyed my listen very much.
Take care,
Alan Thanx Alan. I appreciate you taking the time during your very busy days to listen and comment on my song.
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I had to look up the word "Serotinal" Pertaining to or occurring in late summer.
The flute sounds great and I like that "fluttering" sound you get. The music is light and vibey (is that a word?) and conveys to me a sense of resignation that the party season is coming to an end. You have a super talent Mario for your ability to evoke a specific narrative or event through these musical creations of yours. I really enjoy listening to your music; it always resonates with me. Thanx Izzy. I came across that word and had to look it up also. Thanx also for this wonderful review, I really appreciate it.
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Cool, bouncy tune, Mario! Those opening strings sound great and really grabbed me. You are indeed the master of the wind controller. That delay(?) you put on the flute this time gives it a nice ethereal ambience. Very nice guitar break, too. Might want that ending to decay a bit more naturally. Or not. Love this! Thanx so much Ron. I'm not a master though, just a hacker having a lot of fun. Thanx for the ending suggestion; I think you right about that.
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Some interesting chord progressions there, Mario. At times they took me in directions I wasn't quite expecting and I was pleasantly surprised. Great job!
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Some interesting chord progressions there, Mario. At times they took me in directions I wasn't quite expecting and I was pleasantly surprised. Great job!
Brian. Brian, thanx for noticing the chord progression. I had quite the time transitioning from C to A then back to C. I like to mix things up at times!
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I had to google “serotinal”, it sounds like something the doctor would prescribe if you can't sleep or something. I think it's a beautiful song that somehow sounds like it's being played somewhere in nature, I think it's the flute that creates that mood. My only nit is the percussion, it gets a bit annoying after a while, I would add a bit more variety.
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I had to google “serotinal”, it sounds like something the doctor would prescribe if you can't sleep or something. I think it's a beautiful song that somehow sounds like it's being played somewhere in nature, I think it's the flute that creates that mood. My only nit is the percussion, it gets a bit annoying after a while, I would add a bit more variety. Thanx for listening and the drum comment. I just took what BiaB gave me so I will have to pay more attention to that from now on.
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That wasn't rocky at all!
A very pleasant listen. Good mix.
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Anticipation. Trepidation. Excitement. Anxious. Motivating. Those are the words that this tune speaks, and says it so well.
You are the master-music-maker of Nature. I really like the progressions you set, and the progression of the music. I like what I see as well as what I hear in your music, Mario.
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That wasn't rocky at all!
A very pleasant listen. Good mix.
fj Thanx Floyd, I'm glad you liked it. Anticipation. Trepidation. Excitement. Anxious. Motivating. Those are the words that this tune speaks, and says it so well.
You are the master-music-maker of Nature. I really like the progressions you set, and the progression of the music. I like what I see as well as what I hear in your music, Mario. Thanx Marty. A "master-music-maker of Nature" ? I doubt it. I just like to make music regardless of the music genre.
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Ethereal, mesmerizing, contemplative ... all of that and more.
Excellent in composition and production. The fx on the flute was perfecto for the vibe.
Great listen during one of our transitional days!
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