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12 Strings and Friends I am so far out of my comfort zone on this one if I were playing left field I would be behind the wall in the parking lot; a baseball reference for my non-American friends. BiaB style - Horizon MIDI New Age Piano Pop Tempo - 90 BPM I deleted the guitar and bass tracks. Drums - Seven Slate's SSD-5 - Designer - Cut Ya kit Piano - EZKeys2 - Session Grand - Basic Strings - Kontak - Amadeus - Full String Ensemble I am playing my acoustic 12 string guitar Via my breath and keyboard controllers: Bassoon - copied and raised an octave for the oboe Cello Violin - copied and lowered and octave for the viola French horn - wrote the 2nd (harmony) part Via my keyboard controller: Basses - Kontakt - Amadeus - basses Brass - horn stabs - Amadeus - full brass ensemble As always all comments are welcomed.
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Comfort zone is for wimps  The intro reminds me a bit of “Peter and the Wolf”, and then it gets kinda classical. For my taste the drums make it a bit too experimental, I would prefer a version without them to make it more atmospheric.
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Mario,
You are forever creating new sounds that are so pleasant. You might be out of your comfort zone, but it certainly doesn't seem like it. I do agree with B.D. that it might be more ethereal minus the drums. But it's your song - you get to call the shots.
I ALWAYS love your musical experiments. Really nice, my friend.
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Ha! This sounds GREAT! Reminds me of "Bolero" on an acid trip, not that I'm an expert on either "Bolero" or acid trips. Wonderful composition, and the usual great playing on all real and virtual instruments. The 12-string is a treat as are the duet sections. Love the swirling string pad, too. A super cool tune!
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Really creative, Mario, I wouldn't even know how to start producing a piece like this.
Nice!
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Hello Mario
Overall, I like the composition. There are some dissonances in the layering of instruments, but that may be a deliberate choice that doesn't bother me. The drums are a bit time-consuming, but I like this avenue of experimentation.
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Mario,
"if I were playing left field I would be behind the wall in the parking lot'
No, you are at third snagging hot line drives with ease! In other words, you know what you are doing and making it sound great!
When the nylon sounding guitar came in, it really made the song come alive to me!
Nice work! TB
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Mario,
Your musical creations are always full of texture and depth... This is a beautiful piece of music.
Loved it!
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My ears are saying, "what???" and yet, I love the exploration of harmony and dissonance. There are themes in here that you could pull out and play with futher for sure. The playfulness reminds me a lot of Porpoise Song by the Monkees (who pretty much stole the idea from the Beatles, I think).
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Comfort zone is for wimps The intro reminds me a bit of “Peter and the Wolf”, and then it gets kinda classical. For my taste the drums make it a bit too experimental, I would prefer a version without them to make it more atmospheric. Thanx for your input Brian. I had a difficult time with the drums as in should I include them or not. I ended including them to make the song not as atmospheric as my other songs. Possibly I made a big mistake.
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Mario,
You are forever creating new sounds that are so pleasant. You might be out of your comfort zone, but it certainly doesn't seem like it. I do agree with B.D. that it might be more ethereal minus the drums. But it's your song - you get to call the shots.
I ALWAYS love your musical experiments. Really nice, my friend.
Alan Thanx Alan. I had a difficult time with the drums as in should I include them or not. I ended including them to make the song not as atmospheric as my other songs. Possibly I made a big mistake.
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Ha! This sounds GREAT! Reminds me of "Bolero" on an acid trip, not that I'm an expert on either "Bolero" or acid trips. Wonderful composition, and the usual great playing on all real and virtual instruments. The 12-string is a treat as are the duet sections. Love the swirling string pad, too. A super cool tune! Thanx so much Ron. This was an experiment that I thought came out OK. It has opened a few more doors for me to investigate!
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Really creative, Mario, I wouldn't even know how to start producing a piece like this.
Nice! Thanx Dave. I'm sure you could produce a song like this and it would come out even better with your guitar. Give it a try.
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Hello Mario
Overall, I like the composition. There are some dissonances in the layering of instruments, but that may be a deliberate choice that doesn't bother me. The drums are a bit time-consuming, but I like this avenue of experimentation.
Laurent Thanx Laurent. I tried to incorporate some dissonances then resolve them. Hopefully that resolution came across. I had a hard time with the drums, i.e. keep them or not. Maybe I should have left them out.
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Mario,
"if I were playing left field I would be behind the wall in the parking lot'
No, you are at third snagging hot line drives with ease! In other words, you know what you are doing and making it sound great!
When the nylon sounding guitar came in, it really made the song come alive to me!
Nice work! TB Thanx Torrey. Thanx for that nylon guitar comment, I appreciated it. I'm glad that you think that I know what I am doing as I don't!
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Mario,
Your musical creations are always full of texture and depth... This is a beautiful piece of music.
Loved it!
Bob Thanx Bob, I'm glad you liked it.
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My ears are saying, "what???" and yet, I love the exploration of harmony and dissonance. There are themes in here that you could pull out and play with futher for sure. The playfulness reminds me a lot of Porpoise Song by the Monkees (who pretty much stole the idea from the Beatles, I think). Thanx Beth. I had to look up the Porpoise song and yes they did steal the idea from the Beatles.
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Mario, Your music always brings a smile to my face. Lots of different and interesting instruments and sounds and always well played and presented. Your musical landscape is never ending. Good work, Tom
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You should title this "The night I left a gallon of grappa with the orchestra"...wild sonal ride that was exhilirating! Love the inventiveness! Great submission!
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Mario, Your music always brings a smile to my face. Lots of different and interesting instruments and sounds and always well played and presented. Your musical landscape is never ending. Good work, Tom Thanx so much Tom. I had always said with BiaB and a little imagination one can produce any genre of music.
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You should title this "The night I left a gallon of grappa with the orchestra"...wild sonal ride that was exhilirating! Love the inventiveness! Great submission! Thanx so much. I'm glad that you like my trips to outside my comfort zone.
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Very creative indeed!
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Way back in 1970 - I was 19 - I was with a UK and a Spanish friend and they were reading some poetry I'd then written. When I asked them what they thought about it, the Spanish friend adopted a very intellectual look and said, "It's very, very syncretic." We laughed as we thought he'd made up the word - it was years before we discovered it was an actual English word - and he also thought he'd made it up. After that we always used the term to mean something we didn't really have any words to describe. So thus:
Mario, your new instrumental "12 Strings and Friends" is extremely artful and syncretic, plus the opening with the bassoon - cunningly crafted fro the oboe - wonderfully accentuates the metaphor of the whole. Good show!
PS: I love oboes and bassoons! Why are there none in BiaB? And by crikey, where are the balalaikas I ordered?! How can I make syncretic soup without balalaikas?!
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Not much to add to all the foregoing Mario except to say that apparently you are fearless. May you never stop pushing.
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Very creative indeed!
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Mike B. Thanx so much Mike. Not much to add to all the foregoing Mario except to say that apparently you are fearless. May you never stop pushing.
Mick Thanx Mike. I wouldn't say fearless, more like not afraid to try something new even if I fail.
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Way back in 1970 - I was 19 - I was with a UK and a Spanish friend and they were reading some poetry I'd then written. When I asked them what they thought about it, the Spanish friend adopted a very intellectual look and said, "It's very, very syncretic." We laughed as we thought he'd made up the word - it was years before we discovered it was an actual English word - and he also thought he'd made it up. After that we always used the term to mean something we didn't really have any words to describe. So thus:
Mario, your new instrumental "12 Strings and Friends" is extremely artful and syncretic, plus the opening with the bassoon - cunningly crafted fro the oboe - wonderfully accentuates the metaphor of the whole. Good show!
PS: I love oboes and bassoons! Why are there none in BiaB? And by crikey, where are the balalaikas I ordered?! How can I make syncretic soup without balalaikas?! Thanx Chay. I guess I did attempt a syncretic song as I tried to blend a couple of different genres in this one. A little research showed that your balalaikas has just left Russia and should arrive at you place in a year or two!
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Just writing a 3 chord 12 bar blues puts me outa my comfort zone. I can't imagine the skill necessary to produce something like this. You must put together a storyboard to plan it all out. DC said, "Reminds me of 'Bolero' on an acid trip, not that I'm an expert on either "Bolero" or acid trips" Nailed! The instrumental smorgasbord, the textures, layers and nuances are overwhelming ... in a good way. Wow, J&B
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Just writing a 3 chord 12 bar blues puts me outa my comfort zone. I can't imagine the skill necessary to produce something like this. You must put together a storyboard to plan it all out. DC said, "Reminds me of 'Bolero' on an acid trip, not that I'm an expert on either "Bolero" or acid trips" Nailed! The instrumental smorgasbord, the textures, layers and nuances are overwhelming ... in a good way. Wow, J&B Thanx so much Janice and Bud for this wonderful review. "Just writing a 3 chord 12 bar blues puts me outa my comfort zone", I don't believe that at all!
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Very good Mario!
You had me at 12 string!
So yeah I really love the 12 string part and then how everything else starts to build on top of it.
To me this is just an excellent composition, the kind of thing you might hear from someone like John McLaughlin and one of his ensembles.
Just really nice extremely well orchestrated music. Really enjoyed it a lot.
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Very good Mario!
You had me at 12 string!
So yeah I really love the 12 string part and then how everything else starts to build on top of it.
To me this is just an excellent composition, the kind of thing you might hear from someone like John McLaughlin and one of his ensembles.
Just really nice extremely well orchestrated music. Really enjoyed it a lot. David, thanx so much for this wonderful review. I appreciate these kind words and I'm glad you liked it.
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I always enjoy hearing you interact with BIAB...the personality you add always makes it a good listen. Thanx Ray for listening and commenting on this song. I appreciate your kind words.
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Hi Mario.
It's a very interesting arrangement. Kept my interest, anyway.
I agree partly with the drum comments but you obviously have a plan in mind.
Carry on experimenting, I say.
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Hi Mario.
It's a very interesting arrangement. Kept my interest, anyway.
I agree partly with the drum comments but you obviously have a plan in mind.
Carry on experimenting, I say.
Vic Thanx Vic for commenting. I appreciate it.
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Your many skills continue to impress. The piece sounds complex. I like the traditional instruments. I don't think I've heard anything like here on the forum. I want to hear more like this.
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Nice and complex composition. Liked it!!.
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Your many skills continue to impress. The piece sounds complex. I like the traditional instruments. I don't think I've heard anything like here on the forum. I want to hear more like this. Thanx so much. I'm not sure about that many skills comment but I do like to experiment with BiaB. I would like to more orchestration and this was the first baby step.
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Nice and complex composition. Liked it!!.
Mike B.. Thanx Mike
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Ah, I coached baseball for 17 years, and I would write you in the lineup card playing left and hitting cleanup every time, Mario. You sound comfortable in spite of your game face. I'd say your comfort zone encompasses the whole field of music. This one is in the pocket of your glove. It's amazing what you can do with your keyboard.
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Ah, I coached baseball for 17 years, and I would write you in the lineup card playing left and hitting cleanup every time, Mario. You sound comfortable in spite of your game face. I'd say your comfort zone encompasses the whole field of music. This one is in the pocket of your glove. It's amazing what you can do with your keyboard. Thanx so much Marty. I wouldn't say that I was comfortable with this one. This one took a lot of work.
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Mario, Cool experiment. Lots of sound Very emotional piece. I think drums are hidden a bit too deep in the mix. Thank you for sharing, Misha.
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Mario, Cool experiment. Lots of sound Very emotional piece. I think drums are hidden a bit too deep in the mix. Thank you for sharing, Misha. Thanx Misha. The drums were that hardest part of the song for me. Should I keep them or not? If I keep them were do they fit in the mix? I have received all kinds of suggestions like dump them, change them, make them louder, etc. Drums were the most controversial part of this song. PS - I'm glad you liked it.
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Well done Mario. Very cool intro. Love experimental pieces. So many ideas will come out of this.
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Well done Mario. Very cool intro. Love experimental pieces. So many ideas will come out of this. Thanx Scott I appreciate your kind review.
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This is F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S. Absolutely brilliant. Your best, yet, Mario. Out of your comfort zone? If this is that, then the rest of us have got no chance left, once you ARE in your comfort zone. Blooming wow. Love it ... it has, to my ear, some Oriental-sounding harmonies, and some similar turns of phrases which you have used and varied ever so well within this song. Most of all: real good music transcends analysis. This is one of those songs. Bravo, bravo, Mario. Fabulous.
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This is F-A-B-U-L-O-U-S. Absolutely brilliant. Your best, yet, Mario. Out of your comfort zone? If this is that, then the rest of us have got no chance left, once you ARE in your comfort zone. Blooming wow. Love it ... it has, to my ear, some Oriental-sounding harmonies, and some similar turns of phrases which you have used and varied ever so well within this song. Most of all: real good music transcends analysis. This is one of those songs. Bravo, bravo, Mario. Fabulous. Thanx so much James for this wonder review. I appreciate your kind words.
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