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"A Glowing Afternoon" - my first submission to this contest #485322 08/10/18 03:34 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland Icelander OP Veteran
OP Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	And actually my first submission to any PG contest in a long while, but that's a different story I thought I'd kick this off right away, since by a happy coincidence I already had this song 'in stock' so to speak. A quiet, minimalistic tune with a mellow campfire vibe to it that I hope you enjoy Anyway, here come the formalities: (1) a link to your song: A Glowing Afternoon (2) the name of the style you used: BORRUM (3) the category: MIDI I deliberately went for an all-midi style because that's just so very rare around here these days, and we haven't had any new styles of that kind for such a long time. And as this is an 'all-midi' song, I've used quality plugins throughout for the best results. The rules stipulate that I don't need to list them, so I will just say that none are from PG's official set. If people are interested, just ask away p.s. I've raised the bass up an octave and set it to a guitar instrument in order to effectively make bass & guitar come across like a single instrument, as well as changing patch on the strings track to accordion to match the accordion melody. I didn't change a single note of any of the backup instruments, nor add/remove any tracks of the style. Entire project done from within BBox from start to finish. Last edited by Icelander; 08/11/18 05:19 AM. Reason: Further details Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: "A Glowing Afternoon" - my first submission to this contest Icelander #485455 08/11/18 04:30 PM
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,040 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 11,040 Winston Salem, NC USA	Well done Eddie, Okay ... I'd like to know what VSTs you used. It's difficult to believe all the instruments are VSTs. Jim Fogle - 2026 BiaB (Build 1224) RB (Build 8) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk Sonar - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: "A Glowing Afternoon" - my first submission to this contest Jim Fogle #485571 08/12/18 09:01 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland Icelander OP Veteran
OP Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	Originally Posted By: Jim Fogle I'd like to know what VSTs you used. Certainly. They are: The 'star of the show', the guitar is a VSTi from DSK called "Dynamic Guitars", gives the choice of 3 types of acoustic guitars in one plugin. I honrstly don't remember which one I used here. The accordion is a soundfont from Soni Musicae called "Diatonic accordion", gives also more than one sound type of which I actually used two here (on Strings track & Melody). And lastly, the piano is a big VSTi from Bitsonic called "Keyzone Classic", includes 5 types of acoustic & electric pianos. I used its "Yamaha Grand" version in this case. All of these are freeware, so I have no reservation about listing them. It's not like anyone is directly gaining any money from the mere mention of them, ya know Last edited by Icelander; 08/13/18 12:18 PM. Reason: further details Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: "A Glowing Afternoon" - my first submission to this contest Icelander #485727 08/13/18 12:37 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,493 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,493 North Carolina	Sounds great Eddie. Best of luck in the contest! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: "A Glowing Afternoon" - my first submission to this contest Icelander #485778 08/14/18 04:12 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland Icelander OP Veteran
OP Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	Thank you, and likewise to you if you decide to take part too Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: "A Glowing Afternoon" - my first submission to this contest Icelander #485788 08/14/18 05:52 AM
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OP Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	Addendum, since I can no longer edit my original post: I've only just remembered that the original patch on the guitar track wasn't guitar at all but a harp. So that's one rather vital modification I neglected to list. Getting forgetful in my increasing age, huh Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: "A Glowing Afternoon" - my first submission to this contest Icelander #485853 08/14/18 01:22 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,729 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,729 Hamlin NY	Man you really captured the mellow campfire mood on this one! Great job on that as well as your MIDI work. It is nice to see others use the MIDI side of BiaB. I arrived early to a restaurant. The manager asks, "do you mind waiting a bit?" I said no. "Good", he said. "Take these drinks to table 3" 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: "A Glowing Afternoon" - my first submission to this contest Icelander #486524 08/18/18 05:45 PM
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,844 Pensacola, Florida jford Veteran
jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,844 Pensacola, Florida	Thoroughly enjoyed that, Eddie! John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 12TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 12TB SATA BB2026/UMC204HD&404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/Notion/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com (under rehosting/construction)

Re: "A Glowing Afternoon" - my first submission to this contest jford #486614 08/19/18 07:16 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland Icelander OP Veteran
OP Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	Originally Posted By: jford Thoroughly enjoyed that, Eddie! Oh, good! Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: "A Glowing Afternoon" - my first submission to this contest Icelander #486830 08/20/18 10:05 AM
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida Samuel Davis Journeyman
Samuel Davis Journeyman Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida	Nice song. Very soothing and relaxing. The simplicity of the arrangement lets it breath nicely. Definitely a breath of fresh MIDI air. Samuel Davis Jr BIAB 2018 + Cubase + Ignite BMI www.sammycountry.com

Re: "A Glowing Afternoon" - my first submission to this contest Samuel Davis #486858 08/20/18 11:33 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland Icelander OP Veteran
OP Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	Originally Posted By: Samuel Davis Nice song. Very soothing and relaxing. The simplicity of the arrangement lets it breath nicely. Well, your work seems to be quite top notch (just been 'checking you out'), so that's a big thanks from me for that vote of confidence Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

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