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Originally Posted By: Brad Williams
I enjoyed this a lot. Very nice instrumental. I wouldn't even know where to start with MIDI, so I admire your skills already. I sure liked the Biab guitar you chose and your bass playing was very good throughout the song - I especially liked it in the musical breaks, I thought it added a lot. Congratulations on a job well done!

Hey Brad, thanks so much man for the positive review.
Glad you like this. It's so cool to learn that what I like others do as well.
As for not knowing where to start, a guy of your talents does know, just jump in.


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Originally Posted By: rayc
I particularly enjoyed the added percussion...kept to vibe going.
Cool trumpet.

Thanks Ray; appreciate your review.
I thought the added percussion was needed and am glad that the RealDrums didn't contain the shaker and wood block. If it had, I wouldn't have had a reason to explore MIDI for the first time. This exporation was actually fun and creative.


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Great mellow Latin tune...all of the band blended so well together...super bass part...percs were right on...an enjoyable ride for sure!


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Originally Posted By: firesong
Great mellow Latin tune...all of the band blended so well together...super bass part...percs were right on...an enjoyable ride for sure!

Many thanks fs, glad you liked this.


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Looks like you have packed out the learning curves!
I've gone no further than the use of Midi SuperTracks.

The latin groove sounds really good -- the tonality of some of the percussion reminds me (Bud) of Janice's cajon.

The band is stellar and along with your bass sounds like some folks who've jammed together for a while.

Well done!

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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
The band is stellar and along with your bass sounds like some folks who've jammed together for a while.

Well done!

J&B

PS We are long time mountain bikers and have seen our share of ramps!

Hey Bud, thanks for the positive review, I'm humbled.
You guys be careful on those ramps!


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Hey BT,

I enjoyed this very much, and I thought you more than did the genre justice! A good mix as well. Although I do agree about the piano.

Nice Job!

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Whats not to like here. In fact I love it. The latin rhythm, the horn, the guitar.... all sounds really nice.


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Greg, Dan and Tommy, thanks so much for the listen and feedback. Glad you liked it smile


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Ok Thumper, I listened to it and overall is pretty good. I agree with David, the solo piano could be brought up to the front a little. Other than that, pretty nice. Welcome to my world.

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Originally Posted By: Achordocaster
Hey BT,

I enjoyed this very much, and I thought you more than did the genre justice! A good mix as well. Although I do agree about the piano.

Nice Job!

Greg

Hey Greg, thanks so much for the review. Your feedback is appreciated.


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Originally Posted By: cubanpete
Ok Thumper, I listened to it and overall is pretty good. I agree with David, the solo piano could be brought up to the front a little. Other than that, pretty nice. Welcome to my world.

Mike B

Hey Mike,
I appreciate your feedback and review. I like this genre and plan to explore it further.
Looking forward to hearing more songs from you.

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Bass Thumper,

For your first adventure into this genre, you certainly did it justice! It's a very good sounding tune with a great vibe!

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Originally Posted By: Torrey Bliss
Bass Thumper,

For your first adventure into this genre, you certainly did it justice! It's a very good sounding tune with a great vibe!

Thanks, T

Many thanks Torrey. I'm hoping more Latin styles and rhythms will find their way into BiaB in the coming months/years.


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Nice work, Steve.
Maybe I should look into this midi thing.

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Appreciate the listen and review Vic.
I'm just slowly getting into MIDI.


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