Longing For The Lotus

I've always loved traditional Asian music, particularly Japanese and Chinese. To me, it always sounds very emotional. So, I thought I'd try out BIAB's new Chinese RTs, and this is what I came up with. I tried to keep it as true as possible to the traditional style, with just the few instrument choices available. I did use a barely audible drum track from BIAB. The Dream.STY was the closest style I could find for a starting point. I removed everything, other than the drum track and bass line, and replaced the removed tracks with the ones annotated below.

It may not be everyone's cup of tea, but I really enjoy this style. BIAB opens so many musical doors that I would never have thought to compose in. Is this marvelous software - or what? I voter for marvelous.

The Lotus is a floating flower that's held in special esteem in China, particularly in Southeast China. They believe it holds the secrets to rebirth and aspiration.

Let me know what you think.

Thanks,

Alan



File:Longing For The Lotus.SGU

Key=C , Tempo 70, Length (m:s)=2:58

Style is _DREAMT.STY (Dreamt Country Folk Ballad)

RealTracks in style: 3121:Bass, Acoustic, PopHalfNotesPush Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 4567:Dizi Flute, Background CalmingMelodic ev 065
RealTracks in song: 4566:Guzheng, Background CalmingMelodic ev16 065
RealTracks in song: 4381:Erhu, Background SimplePentatonic Ev 060
MIDI SuperTracks in song: 4688:Synth, Pad, SynthmasterDistantGalaxy
RealDrums in style:NashvilleBrushesBalladPushEv16: a: Sidestick, Brushes b: Brushes
Taiko drum (the very deep sound at the beginning of most measures) is part of the Synthmaster Distant Galaxy Pad

Last edited by Al-David; 12/12/23 01:14 AM.
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