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Hello, everybody

This is my new vocaloid song written with Crooner Big Band 9 horns.
I made the accompaniment only with RealTracks and no additional instruments.
Any comments encouraged.
Have at it.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi

Title: 走馬灯【merry-go-round】(Translation: Revolving lantern【carousel】)

Vocal: 初音ミク Miku Hatsune (Vocaloid)

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https://soundcloud.com/animarorecords/merry-go-round

Style is _SLCROON.STY
RealTracks in style: ~2476:Bass, Acoustic, Held Sw 085
RealTracks in style: ~1096:Piano, Acoustic, Rehearsal Showtunes Sw 085
RealTracks in style: ~1984:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm EZListening Sw 085
RealTracks in style: 2593:Horn Section, Background CroonerBigBand9-Part Sw 110
RealDrums: RealDrums in Style: JazzBrushes#1: a: JazzBrushes#1b: JazzBrushes#1
Soloist: RealTracks in song: ~494:Trumpet, Jazz Ballad Sw 085

Summary of lyrics:

Sitting astride of a white carousel
I'm going around and around
Both the happiness and the sadnesss
Are passing with merry music

My love is waving his hand
I’m riding alone on a carousel
Both “I love you” and “Goodbye”
Are passing with merry music
Carousels are turning around and around

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Great mellow jazzy tune with nice Vocaloid singing. Enjoyable chord progression. Really good work with the realtracks, the crooner band is in good hands here and the trumpet fits like a glove smile

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Very cool backtrack. I must say that the vocaloid has a very interesting cool sound. Well done


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Shigeki,
A very nice swing groove; the horns sound great and the vocaloid gives an ethereal touch.
Smooth and sweet chord progression.
It would be interesting to hear this song with your band and vocalist friends.

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Shigeki, this is another totally professional and flawless production from you (as always). Miku has such a wonderful and beautiful voice! Very good!! Thanks, Torrey

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Shigeki Adachi,

Excellent - as is all your work. A delightful melody. Your work with vocaloid is outstanding (I have no idea how that is done).

Wonderful instrumentation, arrangement, production. Great mix. It all sounds "natural" - everything fit perfectly.

A terrific listen.

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You have certainly capitalized of the marvelous ability of the Crooner Style to deliver.

This song is another exceptional delivery.

You must be very pleased with the result. I am.


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Superbly arranged and produced.

It sounds tremendous on our monitors with a wonderful sound stage.

The trumpet is amazing...like somebody you've worked with for years.

Excellent!

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Wow, what a tune! The production on this is seriously next level. I love the groove of this tune, and the arrangement is near flawless. The trumpet on this makes it for me. Congrats on this, you deserve to be proud.

Great work, and thanks so much for sharing smile


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Sounds so good

nice melody, very catchy

enjoyed the listen

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Oh boy, this is brilliant Shegiki. Wonderful big band sound. not taking anything away from the fabulous job done with the vocaloid, This deserves to be sung by a top female jazz singer

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Wow Shigeki, this is beautiful! reminds me of Michell Legrand stuff. Well done.

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Hi Shigeki,

This is my favorite kind of music. This sounds like it was just finished in a recording studio by a terrific live big band. Reminded me of 1940. Made me want to grab my wife and dance! Your music is always so professionally conceived and delivered. Great sound on a great song.

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Hi animarorecords

interesting your (Vocaloid) work
did you make the backtrack first?

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I'm not a big vocaloid fan BUT I'm a huge fan of the song and of your music in general!! This is a totally classy production-great melody and arrangement, and you really brought the band to life. Bravo!!! Take care. Greg

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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
I'm not a big vocaloid fan BUT I'm a huge fan of the song and of your music in general!! This is a totally classy production-great melody and arrangement, and you really brought the band to life. Bravo!!! Take care. Greg


Same here.

I loved that big band that you have going on here but I didn't like the vocaloid. I would get a real vocalist for this outstanding backing track.


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Hello, Janne, Scott, Robert, Torrey, floyd, Trevor, Janice & Bud, Deryk, Kenny, Graham, Mike, Alan, LPman, Greg, Mario,

Thank you very much for taking the time to listen and comment.
I much appreciate your really nice words.
I am very glad to hear you all like this tune.

Janne, Scott, Robert, Torrey, floyd, Graham, LPman,
Many thanks for your nice comments to Miku, vocaloid.

Robert, Graham, Greg, Mario,
If I can find a vocalist suitable for this song, I'd definitely want to make a version of a human female vocalist.

LPman,
I created this song in the following order.
Get the lyrics.
Consider melody in accordance with lyrics.
Find the suitable chords for the melody.
Consider chord progression of intro, interlude, ending.
When all chord progression is decided, input them to BIAB.
Search for the suitable style.
Search for the perfect soloist.
Generate RealTracks.(2 or 3 times)
Write out the WAV file for each instrument and load them into Cubase.
Create a vocaloid track.
Cut away or replace RealTracks that disturb melodies and solos
Mixdown.

Thanks again to all.

Best regards.

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Love this Shigeki.

Really, really great mix.

Well done!!

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Hello, David

Thank you very much for taking the time to listen and comment.
I much appreciate your really nice comment and continuous support.

Best regards.

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Hi Shigeki Adachi

Excellent production all round. Absolutely love those horns.


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