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MarioD #456227 02/07/18 06:34 AM
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Beautiful Mario – felt like a SpaceMan in a Red Tesla Roadster somewhere between the Earth and the Sun!
Soft, dreamy and relaxing. Very well done – thanks for sharing!


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Originally Posted By: Dan Gipson
New enough not to feel to stupid when I ask: how did you access the style you used? I have BIAB 2017 plus, and while if I want to create a jazz bluegrass country etc. I have more choices than I want, I haven't come across anything like new age. Don't have a big enough package? Haven't looked hard enough? Love the piece, Mario


Dan, the only stupid question is one that you do not ask.

The style Oceans - Very Slow New Age - is a BiaB MIDI style from set #61 MIDI. I have found that working in MIDI is much easier to manipulate data. Many people here are experts at using RTs but I prefer MIDI for many reasons. One main one for using MIDI for New Age is that you can slow down the tempo as slow as you want and not get any artifacts. You can also change sounds and rewrite parts with no problems. BUT and this is a big one, you have to have good MIDI sound sources. You have a good start one to start with in sforzando. If you google/bing SFZ sounds you will find a lot of them from free to a few dollars. There are others like Kontakt or Sample Tank 3 that are much better but also a lot more costly.

I hope this helps and thanx for the listening and the very nice comments.


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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
floyd really said it regarding the mix. If you don't think about it when listening then everything is, indeed, good.

This song was perfect for morning coffee and looking out the music room window at our forest. And the wind chimes were adding a nice touch to your song.

Nice!

J&B


Thanx so much for listening. It must be nice to look out your window and see a forest! I envy you so much! I look out our house and see more houses. I cam from the country with the nearest neighbor a half a mile away and woods a few yards from the house and I miss that.


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Originally Posted By: David Snyder

Well Mario,

I drifted up into the sky and fell out of earth's orbit, so I guess I will catch you on the other side bro.

Thanks for the song man. I see stars, and it's really, really cold, but I see an orange rock, and maybe there is some food over there, but I also see fire, so I dunno.

But man, I hope we'll see one another again!!

smile


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I'm glad you liked the song today
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I'll do another, promise


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Originally Posted By: molsenhouse
Beautiful Mario – felt like a SpaceMan in a Red Tesla Roadster somewhere between the Earth and the Sun!
Soft, dreamy and relaxing. Very well done – thanks for sharing!


Thanx so much for listening.

PS - if you are going to the sun go at night when it ain't shinning whistle


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Masterfully done.
That, I might find in the New Age bookstore in with
collections of meditation music. That's one of those
overlooked audiences.


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Very relaxing. Well written.

Thank you for sharing.

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Mario, This is certainly a relaxing meditative piece. Well mixed. I enjoyed my listen, Tom

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Mario,

This one just carries you along... So subtle and understated with great movement throughout. Love your work on the keyboard controller.

Excellent!

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hi mario
what you do with midi is amazing.
this is nice and peaceful.
couldnt sleep so had a listen. going back to sleep now.
thanks.
cheers.

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hi marioD great job on this very clear and crisp mix very relaxing smooth changes love it thanks eric


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Thanx all for listening and those very nice comments. They are greatly appreciated.


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Mario, you are the suondtrack master!! Love the ethereal musical collages you are able to create. If I ever make a film, I'm calling YOU!!! Nice stuff!! Take care. Greg

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Mario, you are the suondtrack master!! Love the ethereal musical collages you are able to create. If I ever make a film, I'm calling YOU!!! Nice stuff!! Take care. Greg


Thanx so much Greg. If you every make a film just give me a call and I will be there.


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Hi Mario,

This is a stunning good and dreamy track. Loved it!

And I love the way you are mixing this kind of music - not easy, but you did an excellent job with this tune.

Thank you for sharing!
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Beautiful song, Mario...
Then I thought...
Have I heard this one before? ...
Nice resurrection Will...
I happy you brought this one back into the top 20!


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Originally Posted By: Deryk - PG Music
Very well done, Mario! It sets a really calming mood. I'd imagine this sounding perfect in a movie or video game, since it has a very cinematic feeling to it. The name you chose for this is definitely suiting! It makes me think of Enya a little bit.

Thanks for sharing smile

As Deryk observed, I'm hearing a romantic movie theme. You have a fabulous musical imagination.

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Dear friend !

This is purely Divine music !
I don´t have words for it - it just
sounds wonderful ! I felt like floating
along in heaven visiting loved ones
and friends whose souls dwell there !
Wonderful, Mario !

Cheers
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Mario,

This is really great.

Seems like I have heard and commented on this before--maybe confusing it with another tune. But gorgeous man. I am using this style!

Oh wait, I see I DID and we goofed around. Never mind. I enjoyed the extra listen!!!

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