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Ballad for the loved one #613831 09/05/20 12:38 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,281 Florida, USA cubanpete OP Veteran
OP cubanpete Veteran Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,281 Florida, USA	Here's my new one. Experimenting like sometimes I do, I took a Bari blues RT and used it for a swing Ballad. I wasn't sure it would work but I guess it did. Here is: https://www.reverbnation.com/cubanpete7/song/32100131-ballad-for-the-loved-one Stats: Style is _JBSLBPD.STY (Jazz Ballad w/ Pollwinners) SoloistCustom Synth is Synth/Plugin Loaded RealTracks in style: ~2311:Bass, Acoustic, JazzBalladRonA-B Sw 085 RealTracks in style: ~2314:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm JazzSwingSlowKenny Sw 085 RealTracks in song: 2792:Horn Section, Background CroonerBallad11-Part Sw 060 RealTracks in song: 2357:Sax, Baritone, Soloist Slow128BluesGary Sw 060 RealDrums [in style:JazzSwingLewis^01-a:Brushes, Snare , b:Brushes Swirl, Busy Snare Enjoy! Mike B. Music should be part of your life http://www.soundclick.com/blackcatjazzcafeband

Re: Ballad for the loved one cubanpete #613998 09/07/20 04:10 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,330 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,330 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Loved the intro for this one Mike. Sax was excellent. Piano was very cool as well. Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: Ballad for the loved one cubanpete #614017 09/07/20 06:04 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,699 F.M.M. Veteran
F.M.M. Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,699	hi mike great job on this sure did work enjoyed love the instruments eric AMD (TM) 5950 4.9 GHz 16Core Processor 64 bit 32 bits of ram windows 10 pro 64 bit os. sound card Antelope ZenQ guitars Ibanez 2202a 1968 les Paul Custom and Cavin ae 185 Guitar boss Gt-100,GT1000 pedal Yamaha HS8 studio monitors

Re: Ballad for the loved one cubanpete #614084 09/07/20 06:31 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Mike A nice mix and pretty song. The sax works very well and the piano is excellent. Peter

Re: Ballad for the loved one cubanpete #614109 09/08/20 01:53 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 7,264 Cooran Queensland Australia rayc Veteran
rayc Veteran Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 7,264 Cooran Queensland Australia	Yeah, it worked...it's begging for a vocal though. Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe

Re: Ballad for the loved one cubanpete #614142 09/08/20 05:13 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc Veteran
Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Playful piano, bluesy sax and a very good band; I enjoyed the meanderings and interplay of soloists. Robert

Re: Ballad for the loved one cubanpete #614178 09/08/20 09:19 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,128 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,128 GA USA	We love a baritone sax and this is good use of that RT. Blues and jazz do have a LOT of common ground as they sprang from the same well. Well composed and mixed too! Enjoyed the listens. J&B Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos

Re: Ballad for the loved one cubanpete #614230 09/08/20 12:58 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,281 Florida, USA cubanpete OP Veteran
OP cubanpete Veteran Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,281 Florida, USA	Thank you guys for the time to listen and comments. Always looking forward to hear from you all. Mike B. Music should be part of your life http://www.soundclick.com/blackcatjazzcafeband

Re: Ballad for the loved one cubanpete #614242 09/08/20 02:30 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,741 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late Planobilly Veteran
Planobilly Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 2,741 Gulf Of Mexico As Of Late	I like all your stuff. I had to go back and listen to "Not quite the blues" All my friends down here are Cuban. I am even beginning to to eat all my S's....lol Cheers, Billy “Amazing! I’ll be working with Jaco Pastorius, Charlie Parker, Art Tatum, and Buddy Rich, and you’re telling me it’s not that great of a gig? “Well…” Saint Peter, hesitated, “God’s got this girlfriend who thinks she can sing…”

Re: Ballad for the loved one cubanpete #614358 09/09/20 12:12 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,281 Florida, USA cubanpete OP Veteran
OP cubanpete Veteran Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,281 Florida, USA	Thank you Billy for liking my stuff. Right, living in Miami is hard not to get Cuban friends and eat all the S's! Mike B. Music should be part of your life http://www.soundclick.com/blackcatjazzcafeband

Re: Ballad for the loved one cubanpete #614383 09/09/20 06:30 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,196 Sacramento, California dcuny Veteran
dcuny Veteran Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,196 Sacramento, California	It worked - from the laid-back intro to the build at the end. -- David Cuny My virtual singer development blog Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing? BiaB 2025 \| Windows 11 \| Reaper \| Way too many VSTis.

Re: Ballad for the loved one cubanpete #616681 09/26/20 08:44 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2020 Posts: 1,572 Belgium Derochette Expert
Derochette Expert Joined: May 2020 Posts: 1,572 Belgium	Hello Cubanpete, Beautiful sax game. The piano is well spatialized, the brass are excellent. Very relaxing intrumental composition creating a pleasant atmosphere. It's a very good composition. Best regard Dero13 alias JaniJackFlash Kindly regards Derochette alias JaniJackFlash

Re: Ballad for the loved one cubanpete #616716 09/26/20 01:47 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,281 Florida, USA cubanpete OP Veteran
OP cubanpete Veteran Joined: Aug 2007 Posts: 2,281 Florida, USA	Thank you David and Dero for the comments, glad you all liked it. Mike B. Music should be part of your life http://www.soundclick.com/blackcatjazzcafeband

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