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Last week I was out on my patio cooking burgers and hots. As I was sitting in a chair a gentle breeze was quietly playing the wind chimes and the birds were singing their songs. Those were the only sounds one could hear. I said what a Cool Evening this is. So immediately after supper I tried to emulate that peaceful easy feeling. Let me know what you think. Technical stuff: This song started in Band-in-a-Box using the Awaken2 style then brought into Sonar and morphed into what you hear here.
I haven't lost all of my marbles but there is a small hole in the bag someplace!
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Hi MarioD
This IS cool. Your tune fits perfectly to your description. I bet you must have had a peaceful moment making this tune.
// Jan
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Hi Mario,
This song is absolutely beautiful. Top notch in every aspect. The production is professional quality all the way. The work would be really well placed in movies/visual media. Have you ever thought about making your songs available to a local educational institution that needs exactly this kind of material?
All the best,
Noel
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Mario -
This was exactly my evening out on the deck and patio last weekend. Steaks on the grill, good wine, lots of nature (birds, breeze through the trees, squirrels playing, sun going down, the waterfall in the pond gurgling, etc...). Thanks for doing this.
John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 12TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 12TB SATA BB2026/UMC204HD&404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/Notion/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com (under rehosting/construction)
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Thanx all for listening and the very kind reviews.
Jan – sometimes making a peaceful tune can be very upsetting. Like when one of my soft synths decided it had a mind of it’s own during the making of this one! I had to give it a time out and change a setting that somehow got changed. Thanx for the kind words.
Noel – thanx for the vote of confidence. Maybe sometime this winter I’ll have time to investigate your educational institution suggestion.
John, it sounds like we were grilling on the same day! The only difference is that you had steak and wine and I had hots and beer! Not to worry as I grilled steak last night, but I still had beer with it! Everything tastes better when charcoal grilled!
I haven't lost all of my marbles but there is a small hole in the bag someplace!
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but I still had beer with it!
Well, after spending a lot of this past summer wine-tasting at vineyards at Niagara on the Lake, the Lake Erie region of New York, the Eastern Shore of Maryland, and across a lot of Virginia, we now have a a fair amount of very good (but reasonably priced) wine to go through.
But, beer's good too! 
John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 12TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 12TB SATA BB2026/UMC204HD&404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/Notion/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com (under rehosting/construction)
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Superb, Mario. Haunting, evocative and excellently played and produced.
I really enjoyed it.
John
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John, thank you very much for the extremely kind review.
I’m glad you liked it.
I haven't lost all of my marbles but there is a small hole in the bag someplace!
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This sounds familiar Like I said at the other site; great job capturing it. Very nice work.
I do not work here, but the benefits are still awesome
Make your sound your own!
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Hi Mario, Cool Evening is fantastic! I loved the layers and haunting melody. Nicely done!! Marty 
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Thank you very much for the kind reviews Bob and Marty.
I haven't lost all of my marbles but there is a small hole in the bag someplace!
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Great work Mario, I love when Band-in-a-Box is used as a base tool for develop ideas like you did in this charming piece of music. The enchanting first melody remind me to some Pat Metheny mood, flute follow and lead to a kind of natural paradise of absolute peace. Acoustic guitar work add a beautiful warm touch. Congratulations Mario, you have broken the mold of the usual here...in a very pleasant way.
Carlos
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Mario,
You seem to have a knack for evoking emotive images with your music. Who are your influences? Are you familiar with Andreas Vollenweider? (you should be able to find much of his stuff on youtube if you search for his name)
Anyway, I mention him because several of your offerings have reminded me of his work. Check it out if you aren't already a fan.
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Thanx Carlos for the extremely kind review. Thanx also for the Pat Metheny comment as he is one of my favorite guitarists.
Many times I will have a rough chord progression that I worked out on my guitar and bring it into BiaB. Then I try different styles until I find one I like and tweak, change and/or add chords until I’m satisfied. I bring that into Sonar and figure out some lead work, background voices and modify the BiaB arrangement. Sometimes that modification can vary from none to extreme changes. I find this an excellent way to practice my instruments while having fun. It can also introduce me to music genres that I would normally not venture into. BiaB is great fun!
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Thanx Pat for the very kind words
Just about everyone out there is my influence! I’ve played guitar in wedding bands for years so I can play everything between polkas, country and jazz. I can play a little of everything but not one thing extremely well, like the jack of all trades but a master of none. I listen to everything at least once.
Yes I am very familiar with Andreas Vollenweider. To say that my music reminds you of his is an honor for sure, thank you. He and David Arkenstone are a couple of my favorite new age artists.
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I love this tranquil piece... Very nice arrangement :-)
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+1 to what's been said already. Great work Mario.
Love the guitar and the chimes.
Josie
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Hello Mario,
This surely gives us a peaceful easy feeling!
One of the synth sounds has a subtle Vangelis touch to it.
Very nice!
Regards,
Rob and Anne-Marie
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I love this tranquil piece... Very nice arrangement :-) WOW you pulled this one out of the archives! It was four years ago that I posted this! So long ago that I had to play it as I forgot I even did this one! Thanx for listening and the very nice comments.
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Thank you very much Josie for listening and commenting. I really appreciate it.
I haven't lost all of my marbles but there is a small hole in the bag someplace!
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