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(1) a link to your song:In a Latin Mood https://soundcloud.com/dan-hoch-784636941/in-a-latin-mood(2) the name of the style you used _BOSSOUL.STY (Electro Bossa Soul w Guitar Solo) (3) the category: Latin ****** Song Summary ************* Title: In a Latin Mood File: BIAB contest July 2017.MGU Key=Cm , Tempo 110, Length (m:s)=2:37 4 bar intro, 64 bar chorus, from bar 5 to bar 68. Repeat x1 chorus Melody has 163 notes, Melody harmony is < no harmony >(0) No Soloist track. Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes, Style is _BOSSOUL.STY (Electro Bossa Soul w Guitar Solo) SoloistCustom Synth is Synth/Plugin Loaded RealTracks in style: ~921:Bass, Acoustic, Bossa Ev 110 RealTracks in style: 920:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm Rumba Ev 110 RealTracks in style: 2817:Guitar, Electric, Soloist SmoothSoulFast16thsBrent Ev16 110 Loop in Song: House-Techno-Trance\House - crunchy_120_drums ev16.wav RealDrums in style: BossaRockFull^2-a:Brushes , b:HiHat ******************* If I win I will divulge all the secrets to making this. Otherwise, music is the grand illusion, so picture me in the studio with "the band". By the way, any points for being first? 
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Hey Dan,
You're a bit of a trailblazer! Leading the way so confidently and competently and being the first to submit. I enjoyed my listen. I love Latin-jazz!
All the best,
Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2026
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Hey, Me too! What a coincidence.
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I really enjoyed listening to this, and look forward to learning your secret!
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I'm really digging the vibe on this! It's got a really nice groove to it, and I like the panning on it too. An excellent mix for sure! Thanks for sharing, MusicStudent 
Cheers,
Deryk
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Hey Dan, Listening to this for about the 5th time. Very nice playing. Love the vibe. Keep 'em coming. B
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Sounds great. Good luck on the contest!!
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Mr. Hoch... A "shout out" from a former Chicagoan from birth, here! "In A Latin Mood" is a sensuous and seductively rhythmic piece of music-making, sir. The _BOSSOUL.STY is shown off to ear-catching advantage, here, augmented by the "Spanish blues" feel of your minor chords. The composition invites close-contact, one-on-one dancing of the kind that is characteristic of a hot tango. Your vocal count-in lends an immediate sense of a "live" musical performance to the song. You got my vote on this one! Sincerely, LOREN
"Music is what feelings sound like."-- borrowed from a Cakewalk Music Creator forum member, "Mamabear".
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Hey Loren, you made my day. Thanks for the nice comments. I was pretty happy with how this worked out.
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Absolutely enjoyed this Dan. Sometimes Latin & Instrumentals just go so very hand-in-hand together.
This is very smooth. Can listen to this again and again.
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If I win I will divulge all the secrets to making this. Otherwise, music is the grand illusion, so picture me in the studio with "the band". By the way, any points for being first? Congratulations - your song WON! So.... what are your song secrets? -Callie
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Yes Dan... what are they?
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2026
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Sorry, my lawyers have advised not to provide any secrets. 
Last edited by MusicStudent; 08/27/17 06:58 AM.
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Sorry, my lawyers have advised not to provide any secrets. As Elliot Ness once said: "It was a cold rainy night on the south side of Chicago - we'll make ya' talk!"
BIAB & RB2026 Win.(Audiophile), Windows 10 Pro & Windows 11, Cakewalk Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Session Keys Grand S & Electric R, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M, Pioneer Active Monitors.
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Sorry for delay. All legal hurdles have now been addressed. Thanks for your patience. The Making of In a Latin Mood Enjoy and have fun.
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Dan,
That is a fun video to watch. I'm glad you were able to get everything worked out so you can show the video.
You sure do have some nice "toys" to play with. Is that Strum 1 or Strum 2 by Kontakt? As you noted in your video BiaB creates some really nice guitar strum midi patterns as long as you have a realistic sounding guitar sound module to playback the patterns.
Excellent example of what can be accomplished with the right tools on hand.
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Dan,
You sure do have some nice "toys" to play with. Well, boys have to have their toys. Is that Strum 1 or Strum 2 by Kontakt? As you noted in your video BiaB creates some really nice guitar strum midi patterns as long as you have a realistic sounding guitar sound module to playback the patterns. It is Strummed Acoustic 2. But BIAB is not Strumming. Biab is sending the chord chart as midi (whole/ half or quarter notes depending on how many chords per bar). SA2 picks up every note from BIAB and it plays the notes according to its "sampled" strummed rhythm patterns. It is incredible. Thanks for the comments. Correction: For the record: As I looked closer it appears that I used the biab "midi piano track" to send to the SA2 not the chords output track.
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Congratulations on winning. I thoroughly enjoyed your recap of the making of "In A Latin Mood".
Charlie
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Congratulations on winning. I thoroughly enjoyed your recap of the making of "In A Latin Mood". Charlie Why thank you Charlie, I appreciate the kind words. While the mp3 of In a Latin Mood continues on line, I pulled the video, The Making of In a Latin Mood. Music is the Grand Illusion, therefore, some secrets were meant to be secret.
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Any inspiration from Blue Bossa?
Computer: Macbook Pro, 16 inch 2021
DAWs: Pro Tools, Logic, and Maschine
plays drums, percussion, bass, steel pan, keyboard,
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