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I find myself pushing my composition and arrangement boundaries more and more. Hopefully I didn’t extend myself too far on this.

My Sweet Rose Petal

For any farmers in the crowd, this is not about a run-away goat that got into the flower garden smile

Technicals
Song Form: Intro-A-B-C-A-B-C-A-Outro
Tempo: 75 BPM
Key: ??? Multiple?

BiaB:
RealTracks in style: ~904:Piano, Electric, Rhythm SmoothCool Sw16 075
RealTracks in song: ~688:Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 065
RealTracks in song: 1690:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopPromise Ev16 100
RealTracks in song: 2019:Sax, Tenor, Soloist PopCountryMark Ev 085 - Solo
RealDrums in style:SmoothJazzCoolSw16^2-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride

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Bass
Korg “Mahoosive Pad Surge” (Intro & Outro)
Korg “VS Bell” (Motif on the verses)

Recorded and mixed in Studio One.
Thanks for any comments.

Last edited by Bass Thumper; 10/31/22 08:51 AM.

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HI Bass Thumper ...

That's a really cool song. I like the Smooth RnB influence on the over-all production. Nice chord progression and key modulations. The transitions were very smooth and worked really nice.

One suggestion: bring the sax quite a bit more forward in the mix and give it a little more reverb. Other than that, really, really nice! I enjoiyed my listen very much!

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Bass Thumper, you have come a long way in a very short time!

Every song shows improvement in your bass and composition skills

Excellent work


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Hi Bass Thumper,

This is your best yet I think, of the ones I've heard anyway. I like the chord progression, the laid-back groove, and also the arrangement.

Solid work on the bass, and I liked the Bells you played via the korg.

Well done!

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Great work, it's been fun listening to you grow, and this piece is a fine example of that growth. Keep it up!!


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Originally Posted By: Al-David

One suggestion: bring the sax quite a bit more forward in the mix and give it a little more reverb. Other than that, really, really nice! I enjoiyed my listen very much!
Alan

Many thanks Alan.
Regarding adding reverb; a great suggestion, I just need to find out what reverb is and how to apply it crazy


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Originally Posted By: MarioD
Every song shows improvement in your bass and composition skills
Excellent work

Many thanks Mario. I have a long way to go. It's hard to believe that a guy like me is actually running with the "big dogs" here. This is more a testament to the ingenuity of BiaB than anything else. I don't even know what reverb is !

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Originally Posted By: BlueAttitude
Hi Bass Thumper,

This is your best yet I think, of the ones I've heard anyway. I like the chord progression, the laid-back groove, and also the arrangement.

Solid work on the bass, and I liked the Bells you played via the korg.

Well done!

Hey Attitude, many thanks for the kind words.
You are one of the many "big dogs" I admire here.

Regarding the groove, yeah, this took several takes on the bass to get it where the song demanded. My normal inclination is to provide plenty of rhythm but this one demanded a much more laid-back or reserved groove to let the other instruments carry the day. [I apologize if I'm not using the correct musical vocabulary to describe this.]

When searching for a voice, the bells came naturally as well as the notes I came up with. Truth be told, I don't even know what the notes actually are, to me they're just a nice sounding keyboard pattern that my fingers were somehow led to.


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Originally Posted By: TuneMonger
Great work, it's been fun listening to you grow, and this piece is a fine example of that growth. Keep it up!!

Thanks Monger,
I'm certainly going to try to keep the growth growing. These past 2 years have been quite rewarding.
Not sure if anyone else can relate, but each song I post is a risk of being a total flop. But the fun of wrestling with the dozens of choices I'm faced with on each arrangement is worth it.


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Sweet soulful music, relaxing and beautiful. Nice chord progression and good selection of instruments. Bells work very well. The bass gives the solid foundation, and the sax has that guaranteed melancholy I always enjoy (I agree that more reverb for it would be nice).

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Bass Thumper,
Seems you are getting better and better at arranging. Neat tune, many cool passages. Good structure and clear mix. Keep doing what you are doing and thank you for sharing.

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Nice work BassThumper.
I'm not sure the sound of the bells is the perfect vehicle for the motif given the rest of the band but the motif works anyway.


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Originally Posted By: jannesan
Sweet soulful music, relaxing and beautiful. Nice chord progression and good selection of instruments. Bells work very well. The bass gives the solid foundation, and the sax has that guaranteed melancholy I always enjoy (I agree that more reverb for it would be nice).

Janne

Glad you liked this Janne and you always offer insightful analysis. Thanks so much. I need to explore reverb for sure.


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Originally Posted By: Rustyspoon#
Bass Thumper,
Seems you are getting better and better at arranging. Neat tune, many cool passages. Good structure and clear mix. Keep doing what you are doing and thank you for sharing.

Misha.

Hey Misha, glad you like the passages. [By chance are you familiar with Time Passages by Al Stewart?, a great song.]
You also offer insightful analysis. Many thanks.


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Originally Posted By: rayc
Nice work BassThumper.
I'm not sure the sound of the bells is the perfect vehicle for the motif given the rest of the band but the motif works anyway.

Thanks Ray, I appreciate the analysis. Picking vehicles for my motifs is always something I struggle with. And thanks go to Dan MusicTeacher music man for bringing "motif" into my vocabulary.


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Hi Bass Thumper,

Very relaxing atmosphere. The sax playing is very pleasant. Well done

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Steve,

Nicely done.
Everything in this sounds good.
Terrific Bass sound. Nicely played.

A really nice listen. Smooth.

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Hi Bass Thumper,

Cool composition.
We agree with AL, that the sax might be a bit more forward in the mix.
Nice listen.

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Derochette, fj, Rob and Anne-Marie, many thanks for the listen.

I admire all you folks and your comments mean a lot.

Cheers to all,
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Lovely song Steve. Very cool laid-back piece of music. Well done


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