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Hello again, I made only one post last year because I could have little time for creative woks and then focused on improving my song-writing skills by reviewing some of my songs rather than creating new songs. I also tried out creating new to me or very much different styles of songs. I am going back to the Forum now and to show you the outcomes of the above efforts. Your feedback will be highly appreciated. The first one is "Visiting Beautiful Kyoto (Remixed)". I do not explain the differences between this version and exiting versions. I hope you just listen to it as a new song. Just one comment. I changed the virtual singer from Mew/VOCALOID(YAMAHA) to Yoko/Sinsy. Sinsy is the vocal synthesizer system developed in a Japanese university and is integrated into BIAB. I was surprised by its quality level. Yoko's Japanese pronunciation is very good or natural though I did almost no tuning. You can listen to the song at the following address on Soundcloud. https://soundcloud.com/hirokata1121/visiting-beautiful-kyoto-remixedYoutube video versions are also available at the following addresses. https://youtu.be/kSs5Nl4YBgo (in Japanese) https://youtu.be/NDS80hZd34E (in English) ****** Song Summary ************* Key: C , Tempo: 98 Style: ARPORK34.STY (Orchestral Arpeggio 3/4) Vocal: Yoko / Sinsy (Virtual) Instruments (DPro): Grand Piano 1st Violins Espressivo 1st Violins Legato Violas Legato Full Strings (big)
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Wow! Fantastic work on this HiroshiK! Really enjoy the overall timbres. Very grand arrangement. Well done!
Cheers,
Joe
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HiroshiK,
Interesting and beautiful song. Well performed and mixed. Those vocal synthesizers are amazing creatures.
Your song, for some strange reason reminded me of romantic waltz from 19th century Waves of the Danube by Romanian composer Ion Ivanovici.
Thank you for sharing!
Misha.
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Lovely piece of music Hiroshek. Vocal was haunting
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Dear "HiroshiK"...
Yes, indeed, the "Yoko/Sinsy" vocal synthesizer system has high-quality sound, but in the case of this particular song, the perception of its quality is heavily influenced by the beautiful, yet somehow melancholy melody you created. It sounds as though it was composed by someone who perhaps had lived in Kyoto, but had to leave it for some reason, and is caught-up in a reverie of memories that express a longing for a return to that "beautiful" city.
It's a very affecting piece of music, "HiroshiK". I feel grateful to have listened to it.
Sincerely,
LOREN
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very nice
beautiful melody
nice to hear a song from you again
beautiful song for a beautiful place
enjoyed the listen,
Kenny
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WOW!!! That is simply gorgeous!!! Nothing more to say. Take care. Greg
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What a lovely and wonderful song! It's on my bucket list to go to Japan one day. I almost went last year, but the cheaper flights were looking something like 32 hours on way. Someday! For now, I'll just have to listen to your music to transport me there!
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Ember
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HiroshiK, you have done an outstanding job with this production! Everything sounds beautiful with a great mix and audio quality! Thanks, Torrey
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Wonderful song, wonderful composition. It was joy to listen to this song.
Thank you for sharing!
Will
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Wow! Fantastic work on this HiroshiK! Really enjoy the overall timbres. Very grand arrangement. Well done! Hello Joe, Thank you for your feedback. I am glad you like my song and enjoyed it. Hiroshi
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HiroshiK,
Interesting and beautiful song. Well performed and mixed. Those vocal synthesizers are amazing creatures.
Your song, for some strange reason reminded me of romantic waltz from 19th century Waves of the Danube by Romanian composer Ion Ivanovici.
Thank you for sharing!
Misha.
Hi Misha, Thank you for your feedback. I am glad you like my song. Waves of the Danube is very popular also in Japan. It appears even in the music textbook for the sixth grade of an elementary school. It was there when I was in an elementary schools as well (it is long long time ago). Hiroshi
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Lovely piece of music Hiroshek. Vocal was haunting Hi Scott, Thank you for your feedback. I am glad you like it. Hiroshi
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Dear "HiroshiK"...
Yes, indeed, the "Yoko/Sinsy" vocal synthesizer system has high-quality sound, but in the case of this particular song, the perception of its quality is heavily influenced by the beautiful, yet somehow melancholy melody you created. It sounds as though it was composed by someone who perhaps had lived in Kyoto, but had to leave it for some reason, and is caught-up in a reverie of memories that express a longing for a return to that "beautiful" city.
It's a very affecting piece of music, "HiroshiK". I feel grateful to have listened to it.
Sincerely,
LOREN
Dear LOREN, Thank you for your feedback. Thank you also for sharing what sort of impression you had got from the melody. I was deeply impressed. Melancholy is a nice word to express it. I understood the melody, together with the voice of Yoko speaking Japanese, gave you that feeling. If you have time and interest, you can understand the meaning of Japanese lyrics by accessing the video version of the song. It includes the English translation in its description. https://youtu.be/NDS80hZd34E I hope you would accept it as well. Sincerely, Hiroshi
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Welcome back...that was lovely as were the images in the video.
The vocal is amazing as is the whole production. Lush and so well mixed.
Listening is like watching a gentle stream flowing by you.
Great!!!
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very nice
beautiful melody
nice to hear a song from you again
beautiful song for a beautiful place
enjoyed the listen,
Kenny Hi Kenny, Thank you for your feedback. I am glad you like this song and enjoyed it. I am also glad I am back now. Hiroshi
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WOW!!! That is simply gorgeous!!! Nothing more to say. Take care. Greg Hi Greg, Thank you for your comment. I am glad you like this song. Hiroshi
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This is a stunningly gorgeous composition, such a surreal, haunting melody. I am absolutely astounded that the singer is a synthesizer.
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I can't see why I'd need or want to listen to an English version - it may burst the balloon.
You've managed to wrangle the technology to do justice to a lovely melody.
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Simply lovely.
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