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A different kind of blues song about a love long lost. BiaB style = 80s Pop Ballad Piano - All MIDI Tempo = 85BPM I deleted the bass. Piano - Keys of the 70's - preset Stage Mark 73 Full Guitar - I split the guitar track into two different tracks, one with the arpeggios and one for the chords Guitar 1 - Kontakt - finger pick - preset nylon guitar Guitar 2 - UVI Workstation - DS90s preset Smooth and Dark Strings - Kontakt - Kirt Hunter - virtuosos strings I am playing the lead guitar and fretless bass and via my wind controller the blues harp. FX - reverb on all but the kick drum, snare, and bass guitar Waves' CDA on all drums, cymbals, shaker, and tambourine Delay on the blues harp and lead guitar Amplitube 5 on the lead guitar and bass Compression on the Master
Love is grand.
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Mario...this has some real interesting movements in it...love the staccato strings and then how it morphs into the smoother strings....love the melody that the guitar takes...soundtrack for sure...nice ending with the harp in vibrato...great listen my friend!
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Mario,
Love the ethereal vibe... The production is outstanding!
Bob
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Mario,
Interesting. Cool.
Nice production. Good mix.
Well done.
fj
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Nice work Mario! At first, it sounded a little like the music they play in Chinese restaurants here in the Netherlands. But then pretty soon that blues harp set in which lifted it to a higher level immediately. And a little later followed by a really neat guitar solo.
Wonderful and very atmospheric!
Rob
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Sweetly soaring sounds, Mario. There is sadness in losing that love, but it seems through the sounds that there was a very positive benefit of the experience. Not sure any of that means anything, but it's as if I don't feel sadness for the loser but happiness for the gifts of the encounter. Speaking of gifts... you, sir, have a ton. Thanks for sharing them.
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Mario
This sure is a lovely song! That harp sounds wonderful and is this perfect addition to set the mood for the tune! Your work with the strings is super...love those stab parts that change into the smooth flowing scenes! Great job on the guitar also! Your tunes always have such an appealing melodic structure!
Thanks, Torrey
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That is a fascinating production.
I see that Torrey has already mentioned the "stab" section but it is very effective in transitioning the vibe.
The melodic guitar is lovely and a fretless bass is always good. Jack Bruce got me hooked on them years ago.
Excellent performances on everything you played and a nice mix to boot.
We enjoyed it.
J&B
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Mario...this has some real interesting movements in it...love the staccato strings and then how it morphs into the smoother strings....love the melody that the guitar takes...soundtrack for sure...nice ending with the harp in vibrato...great listen my friend! Thanx so much for this very kind review. Thanx for mentioning the string section as that took a little work!
Love is grand.
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Bob, thanx so much. I'm glad that you liked it.
Love is grand.
Divorce is twenty grand!
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Mario,
Interesting. Cool.
Nice production. Good mix.
Well done.
fj Thanx Floyd. I was a little worried about the mix as I did have some problems with it but I guess I did OK.
Love is grand.
Divorce is twenty grand!
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Nice work Mario! At first, it sounded a little like the music they play in Chinese restaurants here in the Netherlands. But then pretty soon that blues harp set in which lifted it to a higher level immediately. And a little later followed by a really neat guitar solo.
Wonderful and very atmospheric!
Rob Rob, thanx for taking the time to listen and comment on this song. I appreciate your kind words.
Love is grand.
Divorce is twenty grand!
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Sweetly soaring sounds, Mario. There is sadness in losing that love, but it seems through the sounds that there was a very positive benefit of the experience. Not sure any of that means anything, but it's as if I don't feel sadness for the loser but happiness for the gifts of the encounter. Speaking of gifts... you, sir, have a ton. Thanks for sharing them. Thanx Marty. I didn't view this from your viewpoint but now I can see that you can take this two ways. So I could have named this Thank God She is Gone?
Love is grand.
Divorce is twenty grand!
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Mario
This sure is a lovely song! That harp sounds wonderful and is this perfect addition to set the mood for the tune! Your work with the strings is super...love those stab parts that change into the smooth flowing scenes! Great job on the guitar also! Your tunes always have such an appealing melodic structure!
Thanks, Torrey Thanx Torrey for that very kind review. Like I stated earlier that string track took some work to get right.
Love is grand.
Divorce is twenty grand!
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That is a fascinating production.
I see that Torrey has already mentioned the "stab" section but it is very effective in transitioning the vibe.
The melodic guitar is lovely and a fretless bass is always good. Jack Bruce got me hooked on them years ago.
Excellent performances on everything you played and a nice mix to boot.
We enjoyed it.
J&B Thanx so much Bud. I favor my fretless bass over my Squire P-Bass. I think it sounds more like an upright bass, but what do I know, I'm a guitarist!
Love is grand.
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Mario,
Hauntingly beautiful . . . the sadness, loss and longing emanates from this lovely mix. Really well produced—everything working smoothly into and with each other. Really pretty on the ears. Nicely done, Mario!
All my best to you,
Deej
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Very, very nice Mario. Loved the harmonica, the guitar work, the bass, strings ... well heck, I guess I just loved it all. Really nice sound. It had me captivated throughout.
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Mario,
Hauntingly beautiful . . . the sadness, loss and longing emanates from this lovely mix. Really well produced—everything working smoothly into and with each other. Really pretty on the ears. Nicely done, Mario!
All my best to you,
Deej Thanx Deej for this very kind review. I appreciated it.
Love is grand.
Divorce is twenty grand!
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Very, very nice Mario. Loved the harmonica, the guitar work, the bass, strings ... well heck, I guess I just loved it all. Really nice sound. It had me captivated throughout. Thanx so much Brad. I'm glad that you liked it.
Love is grand.
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Mario,
excellent sounds and your human parts really make this happen.
My only nit was that the pickup hits/drum lead in weren't really relevant to the piece based on my ears.
Cheers
rayc
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