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Really well done, Mario, you are truly a master at MIDI!
Best to you and yours for Christmas.
Thanx Dave. I'm really not a master at MIDI, just a hacker at MIDI. You only hear what comes out OK and not the many other "almost made it" tracks and patches. Marioland is always such a wonderful place to visit. You astound me, Mario. Such creative talent producing such engaging sounds. You also amaze me correctly using "whom." Merry Christmas from your pedantic friend. Thanx Marty. Sometimes my usage of who and whom is determined by a coin flip. Those two words are very confusing to me. I'm creative because my brain is a half a bubble off center!
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Stunning aural interpretation of that event. Peaceful and majestic. Quite the heavenly composition!  I'm glad that you like it. Hi Mario,
Another quality instrumental from you.
Have you used any of these as movie soundtracks?
Merry Christmas from the other side of the world.
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Nigel No Nigel none of my songs have ever appeared in a movie. The man with the big cigar has never knocked on my door.
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Hi Mario
Great Relax Song
Just switch off and enjoy
Your song makes it possible
Great work Mario
Many greetings
Andi ;-) Thanx so much Andi. I'm very glad that you enjoyed it. Thanks Mario for your wishes and for this wonderful touching piece/peace of music, perfect soundtrack for Christmas, it tells more about Christmas than any song with lyrics. Well constructed and the instruments blend together very well. I hope to hear more great tunes from the wizard of MIDI next year  Merry Christmas and Happy New Year 2023! Janne Thanx so much Janne, especially this line "it tells more about Christmas than any song with lyrics". I really appreciated that. But I'm not "the wizard of MIDI", just a hacker having some fun.
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Very, very nice Mario. From beginning to end I was able to sit back and envision that clear, dark night with shining stars surrounding the that shown so brightly. You sure hit the mark with this one - loved that ending as well! Thanx so much Brad for this wonderful review.
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Hi MarioD,
Smooth and well-produced music. It's pleasant. Well done.
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Derochette
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It's going to be a very relaxed and meditative Christmas with your music playing in the background.
Excellent work as always!
Rob
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Evocative,lush ambience,Mario; nicely done from our MIDI master!
Robert
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Mario, this is introspective and contemplative but most of all, beautifully executed and produced, Tom
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Hi MarioD,
Smooth and well-produced music. It's pleasant. Well done.
Kindly regard
Derochette
alias JaniJackFlash It's going to be a very relaxed and meditative Christmas with your music playing in the background.
Excellent work as always!
Rob Derochette and Rob, Thanx so much for listening and those excellent comments.
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Evocative,lush ambience,Mario; nicely done from our MIDI master!
Robert Thanx so much Robert. I'm not a MIDI master, just a hacker having fun. Mario, this is introspective and contemplative but most of all, beautifully executed and produced, Tom Thanx so much Tommy for this kind review.
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Beautiful piece Mario. Really nice listen Love the synths.
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Hi Mario, you're very good at this type of music. Great tune, very evocative.
Cheers
Mike B.
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Beautiful piece Mario. Really nice listen Love the synths. Thanx Scott for these wonderful comments. Hi Mario, you're very good at this type of music. Great tune, very evocative.
Cheers
Mike B. I'm glad that you liked this Mike.
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"I need a better thesaurus. "Peaceful", "tranquil", and "meditative" have all been used already!"
Ditto what David said.
And everything Janne said.
We are late to the post so it's all been stated.
We feel this could have been a backing track for many, many Christmas productions.
A wonderful way to end a year of your great compositions.
Happy Holidays!
J&B
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Strong but soothing too, Mario.
Like your floating above the clouds.
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Merry Christmas to you too Mario.
This is majestic yet soothing, great, great job !
https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677BiaB 2026 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.
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"I need a better thesaurus. "Peaceful", "tranquil", and "meditative" have all been used already!"
Ditto what David said.
And everything Janne said.
We are late to the post so it's all been stated.
We feel this could have been a backing tracking for many, many Christmas productions.
A wonderful way to end a year of your great compositions.
Happy Holidays!
J&B Thanx so much J&B. I do have one more song to post this year! Strong but soothing too, Mario.
Like your floating above the clouds.
Vic Thanx so much Vic. I'm glad you liked this one. Merry Christmas to you too Mario.
This is majestic yet soothing, great, great job ! Thanx Bass Thumper for those very kind words!
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Completely missed this one, Mario. Sorry...
I think you have a good hand with this relaxing, spherical soundscapes.
I enjoyed the listen!
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Completely missed this one, Mario. Sorry...
I think you have a good hand with this relaxing, spherical soundscapes.
I enjoyed the listen! B.D. I'm glad that you liked this song. PS - no need to apologize. There are a ton of great songs in this thread and it is very hard if not impossible to hear them all.
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Hi Mario,
I'm very late, due to illness, so now I'm trying to catch up with all the songs I missed.
Your song was the first I listened to and it hit the spot right away!
I can agree with most around here that you made a a very nice song with this one. I liked the 'strings' synth a lot.
Very relaxed and that created time to spend in reflection.
You did a very good job on it,
Hans
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