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This is a new song titled "Crystal Universe". A very beautiful song. Probably my best melody so far!

https://soundcloud.com/hirokata1121/crystal-universe

I wanted to make the accompaniment as simple as possible so that it does not spoil the melody, so I used just one MIDI style: ARPORK34.STY (Orchestral arpeggio 3/4).

As usual, I used Sonar X3 to assign VSTi instruments to the MIDI tracks. The original style assigns Piano for the arpeggio play. I changed it from Piano to Strings Short Bow.

I hope you like it.

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Hiroshi,

Very, very nicely done!

Enjoyed that. It kept my interest all the way through...

Nice!

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Melodic and smooth....

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Hi Hiroshi,

very nice melody. I like the arrangement.
Enjoyable listen.

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Very pretty!! Very dreamy. You are an excellent composer. This could be great film music. Nice instrument selection and mix! Enjoyed this very much!! Take care. Greg

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Wish I was in Japan after hearing this, well done.


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I really like this!

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the simplicity lets the song breathe real nice! EXCELLENT and TASTEFUL!

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How many tracks/instruments are there in this arrangement?


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The sound at the start was a little "thin", but became better after a while.... Beautiful done Hirokata....


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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Hiroshi,

Very, very nicely done!

Enjoyed that. It kept my interest all the way through...

Nice!

floyd

Hi floyd,

Thank you for your comment. I am very glad you like my new song.

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Originally Posted By: Guitarhacker
Melodic and smooth....

It's amazing all the different genre's of music one is able to create and do well using BB

Thank you for your kind comment.Yes, BIAB is really a great application. It provides a number of good arrangement styles to almost any genre of music. And the resultant song is incredibly nice! It is like the magic.

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Originally Posted By: boehm
Hi Hiroshi,

very nice melody. I like the arrangement.
Enjoyable listen.

Guenter

Hi Guenter,

Thank you for your comment. I am very glad you like my arrangement as well as my melody. I think the arpeggio by Strings works very well.

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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Very pretty!! Very dreamy. You are an excellent composer. This could be great film music. Nice instrument selection and mix! Enjoyed this very much!! Take care. Greg

Hi Greg,

Thank you for your kind words. I am really happy you like my new song very much. As I wrote in my post, I think this song is one of my best. I especially like the melody.

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Originally Posted By: dga
Wish I was in Japan after hearing this, well done.

Thank you for your comment. I am glad you like my new song. Yes, Japan is the very nice place to visit. Please come and enjoy smile

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How many tracks/instruments are there in this arrangement?

Track numbers and corresponding instruments (D-Pro) are as follows.
1 Basses Espressivo
2 Full Strings Short Bows
3 Standard Drum Kits (DXi)
4 French Horn Legato
5 Full Strings (small)
6 1st and 2nd Violins Espressivo f
7 Cellos Espressivo f

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I really like this!

Thank you David. Hiroshi

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the simplicity lets the song breathe real nice! EXCELLENT and TASTEFUL!

Thank you for your comment.I am glad you like the song. I am glad you also think 'simplicity' is very important for song composition. I must confess I may tend to use rather complex arrangements smile

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Originally Posted By: Trygve Larsen
The sound at the start was a little "thin", but became better after a while.... Beautiful done Hirokata....

Thank you for your feedback. I am glad you like my new song.

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When MIDI first entered the music scene I had high hopes that the tools it provided would lead to a renaissance of new classical compositions... but for the most part, that doesn't seem to have happened.

However, this work of yours gives me hope that there are still some musicians out there who have the desire and skill to create enduring works of beauty.

I like everything about this! Having spent quite a lot of time myself trying to get orchestral instruments to sound realistic, I am very impressed by the high quality of the overall composition.

I'm a bit surprised that nobody has mentioned the similarities between certain passages of this song and the Christmas carol "It Came Upon A Midnight Clear"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gWDc6ZswBdQ

Excellent job! I look forward to hearing more from you!

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As Even IF said "excellent and tasteful!"

It was a beautiful listen.

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