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No Name I have decided to not give this song a title and to not have a song description. I will let the listener choose his or her own title and description. The start of this song is a little unusual as I was messing around in EZKeys2 and come up with a song that I liked. I transferred the song to both my DAW and BiaB. I picked a BiaB style I liked and the rest is history. BiaB style - Cloudy New Age Piano Tempo - 91 BPM I deleted the bass and string tracks. Piano - Kontakt - preset - Pure Jazz Vibes Guitar - SynthMaster One - preset - pad - Galaxy Utililty - Modified to better fit the song - Kontakt - Kirt Hunter Virtuoso strings and Solid State Orchestra strings and Amadeus Full String Ensemble. Drums - various Steven Slate's SSD5 drum kits EZKeys2 track - Lounge Lizard - preset - Tine Bases 13 Model V Via my breath and keyboard controllers I am playing the oboe track, I copied and modified the oboe track for the string lead and French horn leads. Band-in-a-Box is playing the backing tracks. As always all comments are welcomed.
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Mario,
Nice work on the controllers. Cool oboe...
A flowing melody. Easy on the ears.
Description: Meditative. Relaxing. Engaging.
Title: The Rest Is History
Lovely.
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Epic and relaxing ... if those aren't contradictory. Big sound!
Great performances, arrangement, backing tracks and mix.
We never cease to be amazed by the controller and the oboe is a treat.
Enjoyed it,
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I agree with Janice and Bud, great arrangement, sounds like a professional sound track, and is soothing.
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A potential title for this could "Tracking Sound" and as it sounds like soundtrack material. I really like the oboe sound, but I'd liked to have heard more of it in this,
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Mario, wow, this is truly majestic! The oboe sounds great, but I'm really blown away by the flow of the arrangement and mix. Could be a movie soundtrack for sure. Another nice one!
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Man, I was going to say truly majestic, but I see Ron beat me to it  Excellent track, Mario, love the way it builds. Oboe is great!
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I have decided to not give this song a title Then at least call it "A Song With No Name". The lyrics (sung with a melody written by a band named after an insignificant continent west of Europe) go like this: On the first part of the journey
I was looking for a name
But everything I could think of
Sounded bad and really lame.
You're welcome, Mario  As always, I like the laid-back soundscape you create, it's very relaxing for me. The drums take that away in places, but I don't know if a chillout sound was what you were going for.
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Mario,
Nice work on the controllers. Cool oboe...
A flowing melody. Easy on the ears.
Description: Meditative. Relaxing. Engaging.
Title: The Rest Is History
Lovely.
fj Thanx Floyd. I believe I am becoming more confident with the breath and keyboard controllers. Time will tell.
I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!
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Epic and relaxing ... if those aren't contradictory. Big sound!
Great performances, arrangement, backing tracks and mix.
We never cease to be amazed by the controller and the oboe is a treat.
Enjoyed it,
No Names Thanx Janice and Bud. I am trying to improve on my breath and keyboard controller combination. Hopefully I will get better.
I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!
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I agree with Janice and Bud, great arrangement, sounds like a professional sound track, and is soothing. Thanx so much Ronnie. I appreciate your kind words. A potential title for this could "Tracking Sound" and as it sounds like soundtrack material. I really like the oboe sound, but I'd liked to have heard more of it in this, Thanx so much, especially for that suggestion. I will keep that in mind for my next song(s).
I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!
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Mario, wow, this is truly majestic! The oboe sounds great, but I'm really blown away by the flow of the arrangement and mix. Could be a movie soundtrack for sure. Another nice one! Thanx so much Ron for this very kind review. I appreciate it. Man, I was going to say truly majestic, but I see Ron beat me to it Excellent track, Mario, love the way it builds. Oboe is great! Thanx so much Dave. That breath and keyboard controller combination has opened up a whole new world to me.
I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!
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I have decided to not give this song a title Then at least call it "A Song With No Name". The lyrics (sung with a melody written by a band named after an insignificant continent west of Europe) go like this: On the first part of the journey
I was looking for a name
But everything I could think of
Sounded bad and really lame.
You're welcome, Mario As always, I like the laid-back soundscape you create, it's very relaxing for me. The drums take that away in places, but I don't know if a chillout sound was what you were going for. Thanx Brian! Cool lyrics but I think I may have heard them before, maybe when I was in an oasis in the Sahara Desert! I'm glad that you liked it.
I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!
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Mario
Very nice indeed, excellent playing and a lush overall sound.
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Mario,
It's a beautiful song.
It's a very relaxing sound.
The tones of each selected instrument are very nice.
Since you are using a wind controller, the oboe sounds very natural.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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Mario,
The soundscape of your songs is always full and rich with a lead track that perfectly allies with it. You have mastered that wind controller - you can make it sound like almost anything.
This is beautiful and sonically dynamic. A true pleasure to my ears.
Best to you,
Alan
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Bravo Mario for mixing the instruments. There is a very elegant classic side.
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Mario,
You compose some of the most beautiful music... Every track feels like an epic story. This is no exception. Just wonderful.
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Very nice indeed, excellent playing and a lush overall sound.
Peter Thanx Peter. Mario,
It's a beautiful song.
It's a very relaxing sound.
The tones of each selected instrument are very nice.
Since you are using a wind controller, the oboe sounds very natural.
Enjoyed my listen a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Thanx so much Shigeki. I'm glad you noticed that the oboe sounded natural. I worked hard on that so I appreciated the fact that you noticed it.
I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!
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Mario,
The soundscape of your songs is always full and rich with a lead track that perfectly allies with it. You have mastered that wind controller - you can make it sound like almost anything.
This is beautiful and sonically dynamic. A true pleasure to my ears.
Best to you,
Alan Thanx so much Alan for listening, commenting, and especially that mastering of the wind controller comment. I haven't mastered it yet but I am having a ton of fun trying!
I think my wife has started to show the first signs of dementia.
She said she can't remember what she ever saw in me!
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
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