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I'm posting this kind of in response to the "why midi" thread. The original "solo" (created by BIAB melodist) was actually a different instrument altogether (vibes, I think) that I patched into a trumpet in the Kurz. I eliminated the double-stops, edited some notes and durations, and added some trills here and there in piano roll, and I think the trumpet, though it might not fool a trumpet player, sounds as good as a real one to the casual listener. On the other hand, the strummed guitar doesn't sound as good. It's all about the sounds with midi, but coaxing the performance you want out of a midi track is not that difficult. If I can do it, most anybody can. The original style was: Style is MILESFNK.STY (Miles Slow Funk (Fusion) I added 2 RealDrums tracks to the formerly "final mix", sp I guess this one is the new final mix. Unfortunately, I've lost the BIAB files to say which RD's I used, but both were 16th jazz drums playable at this very slow tempo. I used two because I'm fond of busy drums, and neither was exceptionally loud. Bittersweet 16Another advantage to midi in this piece was that it gave me the jazz chords I asked for. The keyboards also delivered a melodic riff that the trumpet could play against. I hope you enjoy. Try not to fall asleep listening.
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Midi is essential for all those reasons of control that you mentioned...you just have to live with the instrument sound short-comings. I also do as you have—see if another midi instrument can be used that avoids the “trying to sound real” problems. I’ve tried to solve that also by doubling, sometimes tripling the sounds on that channel, trying to get to a unique sound palette to keep the listener from focusing on the not-quite-real midi sound of the base instrument. And there’s also that jazz chord thing, sometimes you just need to enter it yourself to get the extensions you want. Interesting exercise here working with all those issues and getting a pretty good result.
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Wow!! I'm impressed by the talent of people on this site.
Very nice.
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Wow - really nice job! You really flexed your muscles on the MIDI work here. It flows tremendously well, and the mixing job is crisp and professional. I definitely didn't come anywhere near falling asleep, haha. Thanks so much for sharing 
Last edited by Deryk - PG Music; 10/31/18 06:26 AM.
Cheers,
Deryk
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Miles Funk Slow
I like it, it has some charm
didn't even get sleepy
Kenny
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This is a great example of what MIDI can do. Thanks for sharing!
Cheers,
Ember
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LOVE this. As most of you know I love using midi as well
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Very nice tune. Excellent listen. Well done
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Nicely done. An enjoyable listen.
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No zzzzzz's here. I always enjoy the backstory. I understand from a broad perspective what and how you accomplished it but it's something I could never execute - don't think I have the ear for it. Comping up RT solos is my limit.
Your work certainly resulted in a composition that rather than making one sleepy begs additional listens.
Classy and sophisticated come to mind.
Nice!!!
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Sounds good to me. Didn't even yawn! You must be heading home soon? Hopefully you will be able to work out an internet solution this time 
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