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Boss of the Nova

Here's a Bossa Nova track featuring flute and guitar solos.
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RealTracks in song:
RT2190:Piano, Electric, Rhythm Bossa
RT924:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm BossaGrooveComp
RT1988:Guitar, Electric, Soloist BossaSlow
RealDrums in song:
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RealDrums-BossaRockPerc^3-PercOnly
BIAB Midi: Herbie M Quartet. Flute


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Great listen Mike

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Thanks Graham for your kind comments on this song and Coolum Sunrise.
Mike


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What a great little thing!!! Very enjoyable! And very well produced as well. Really like it a lot.

Cheers, Stefan

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You've done a swell job on this little number...
I really enjoyed the lunchtime listen!


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Bossa Nova: check
Flutes: check
Guitar solos: check

Exactly as advertised! smile

Although with the string bends, I'm betting first guitar was MIDI, not a RealTrack. wink Nice strings.

Very enjoyable, thanks!


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Cool track. Excellent choice of instruments. A toe tapper for sure.. Well done Mike.


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Cheers Stefan.


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Thanks Jim.


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Thanks Scott. Appreciate your comments.


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Thanks David. The guitar melody is midi, with a little help from Amplitude. The guitar solo (and fade out) is a RealTrack. Cheers


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Dear "mkg50"...

You dressed your song, "Boss of the Nova" in some of the loveliest, most colorful musical clothing I've ever heard from this genre. It's rare (for me, at least) to hear a bossa nova composition as upbeat and sunny as yours!

The Real Tracks employed in your composition work together like a waking dream. The string section ebbs and flows like a warm wave. It's the sound of sweetness tasted and shared with others, and I, for one, thank you for offering me a glimpse of your own private paradise.

Stretching out in the sun,

LOREN (a.k.a. "bluage")

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Originally Posted By: bluage
Dear "mkg50"...

You dressed your song, "Boss of the Nova" in some of the loveliest, most colorful musical clothing I've ever heard from this genre. It's rare (for me, at least) to hear a bossa nova composition as upbeat and sunny as yours!

The Real Tracks employed in your composition work together like a waking dream. The string section ebbs and flows like a warm wave. It's the sound of sweetness tasted and shared with others, and I, for one, thank you for offering me a glimpse of your own private paradise.

Stretching out in the sun,

LOREN (a.k.a. "bluage")

Wow, thanks Loren for your very generous words.


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Nice one my friend ,The guitar melody is midi, well just look at you still doing Midi .


Now that is impressive in a song adventurous, and unique …!!!.


enjoyed this .

all the best look at my songs they might include Midi Sounds. !!!.

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Originally Posted By: beatmaster
Nice one my friend ,The guitar melody is midi, well just look at you still doing Midi .


Now that is impressive in a song adventurous, and unique …!!!.


enjoyed this .

all the best look at my songs they might include Midi Sounds. !!!.

Thanks beatmaster. I will check out your songs.
Cheers, Mike


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Hi Mike,

My wife and I are huge fans of Latin - particularly Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz and Rhumba. And my wife sings it so b=dang good. This is a really nice song that's so easy on the ears. You did a real nice job. Sure did enjoy my listen. Best to you.

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Mike, really nice BN track...it shows that bossa doesn't need complicated melody lines to be enjoyable..you've handled it very well.

Question: I see you used the H Mann midi solo for flute...what did you use to generate the flute sound itself? I find it a bit tricky to get a 'real' sounding midi flute...yours sounds real nice.

I especially liked how you used the flute in that brief interlude (at about 3:00)..a nice, simple, but effective break before the guitar kicks in again...well done!

I see in your photo you are enjoying a nice glass of wine while 'listening' to this gentle, pleasing track--that's how life should be!

Thanks for sharing you work!


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Originally Posted By: Al-David
Hi Mike,

My wife and I are huge fans of Latin - particularly Bossa Nova, Latin Jazz and Rhumba. And my wife sings it so b=dang good. This is a really nice song that's so easy on the ears. You did a real nice job. Sure did enjoy my listen. Best to you.

Alan

Thanks Alan. I was always a fan of Antonio Carlos Jobim.


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Originally Posted By: Tano Music
Mike, really nice BN track...it shows that bossa doesn't need complicated melody lines to be enjoyable..you've handled it very well.

Question: I see you used the H Mann midi solo for flute...what did you use to generate the flute sound itself? I find it a bit tricky to get a 'real' sounding midi flute...yours sounds real nice.

I especially liked how you used the flute in that brief interlude (at about 3:00)..a nice, simple, but effective break before the guitar kicks in again...well done!

I see in your photo you are enjoying a nice glass of wine while 'listening' to this gentle, pleasing track--that's how life should be!

Thanks for sharing you work!


Thank you. Yes, a glass of wine and a soothing, gentle bossa do go well together. The flute track was generated through ForteDXI. Shading the track with varying velocity levels seemed to help. Cheers, Mike


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Hey Mike, I'm a huge fan of Bossa Nova myself, You nailed this one friend. Good job!

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