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A Weekend Fiesta It is a Fiesta weekend and many soloists and bands are playing. One band moved away from tradition and mixed the old with the new. Will they be accepted? Only you can be the judge of that. The drums, rhythm guitar, electric guitar, and EP are RTs from the BiaB style Pop String Quartet. The tempo is 85 BPM I am playing my nylon string guitar and via my breath and keyboard controllers the Swam trumpets.
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Mario,
The nylon sounds terrific. A gentle touch, well recorded. Chops.
Cool trumpets. Those controllers serve you well (and you them).
Nice mix. And a nice mix. (see what I did there?)
Very enjoyable listen.
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Mario - you set a beautiful vibe here, your nylon guitar sounds
really lovely!
Nice mix - hints of Mexico/Spain?
Enjoyed it,
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Mario,
I really enjoyed this with a morning coffee! It's a really lovely piece! That nylon string sound makes me realize how much I need an acoustic nylon string guitar! When I end up buying one and my wife gets mad, I'll send her your way for explanations! Your contributions on this are fabulous!
Thanks, TB
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Calming, gentle, introspective..I especially enjoyed the (i think) multiple trumpet tracks, adding depth and some randomness.. very nice!
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Mario,
Beautiful and creative...
Your guitar in combination with the other instruments is magic.
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Amazingly laid back and relaxing piece. Love the guitar!
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Mario, wow, your nylon playing sounds great! Tasteful lines with a cool tone--doesn't get better than that. Love the backing track and the changes. Your trumpets are a nice touch of color. Ole!
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Hi Mario,
The highlight of this piece for me is your guitar work! Great sound and lovely playing, really enjoyed hearing it.
Good stuff!
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That is such a lovely restful composition. It’s been years since I’ve played nylon strings, I’d forgotten how nice they sound, and they certainly deserve their place in this song. I don’t have a nylon string guitar at all anymore….good reason for another purchase maybe! Nicely played sir, really enjoyed it.
Muchas gracias
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Mario,
You always excel with these gentle ballads. That nylon guitar is pure magic.
I like the simplicity of the arrangement and the precision of the mix.
Very, very nicely done!
Alan
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Mario,
The nylon sounds terrific. A gentle touch, well recorded. Chops.
Cool trumpets. Those controllers serve you well (and you them).
Nice mix. And a nice mix. (see what I did there?)
Very enjoyable listen.
Accepted.
fj Thanx Floyd, I'm glad that you liked it. The nylon string guitar is a very cheap $79 USD Valencia I have strung with folk guitar strings. I have a cheap $10 USD piezo pickup on it and I record straight into my DAW. I also like the sound of it.
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Mario - you set a beautiful vibe here, your nylon guitar sounds
really lovely!
Nice mix - hints of Mexico/Spain?
Enjoyed it,
Carl Thanx Carl. Yes the hint of Mexico/Spain was intentional.
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Mario,
I really enjoyed this with a morning coffee! It's a really lovely piece! That nylon string sound makes me realize how much I need an acoustic nylon string guitar! When I end up buying one and my wife gets mad, I'll send her your way for explanations! Your contributions on this are fabulous!
Thanks, TB Thanx so much Torrey. The nylon string guitar is a very cheap $79 USD Valencia I have strung with folk guitar strings. I have a cheap $10 USD piezo pickup on it and I record straight into my DAW. I see now that guitar is $127 USD on Amazon, but that still isn't a bad price IMHO. YMMV
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Calming, gentle, introspective..I especially enjoyed the (i think) multiple trumpet tracks, adding depth and some randomness.. very nice! Thanx Tom. Yes there are multiple trumpet tracks. I was trying to emulate mariachi trumpets
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Mario,
Beautiful and creative...
Your guitar in combination with the other instruments is magic.
Bob Thanx so much for listening and commenting Bob. Amazingly laid back and relaxing piece. Love the guitar! Thanx Chay. Sometimes these old fingers allow me to play. I'm glad you liked it.
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Mario, wow, your nylon playing sounds great! Tasteful lines with a cool tone--doesn't get better than that. Love the backing track and the changes. Your trumpets are a nice touch of color. Ole! Thanx Ron. The nylon string guitar is a very cheap $79 USD Valencia I have strung with folk guitar strings. I have a cheap $10 USD piezo pickup on it and I record straight into my DAW. I also like the sound of it. I see now that guitar is $127 USD on Amazon, but that still isn't a bad price IMHO. YMMV
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Hi Mario,
The highlight of this piece for me is your guitar work! Great sound and lovely playing, really enjoyed hearing it.
Good stuff! Thanx Dave. At times I can play the guitar, it is up to my arthritis meds.
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That is such a lovely restful composition. It’s been years since I’ve played nylon strings, I’d forgotten how nice they sound, and they certainly deserve their place in this song. I don’t have a nylon string guitar at all anymore….good reason for another purchase maybe! Nicely played sir, really enjoyed it.
Muchas gracias Thanx Lee I'm glad you liked it. The nylon string guitar is a very cheap $79 USD Valencia I have strung with folk guitar strings. I have a cheap $10 USD piezo pickup on it and I record straight into my DAW. I also like the sound of it. I see now that guitar is $127 USD on Amazon, but that still isn't a bad price IMHO. YMMV
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Mario,
You always excel with these gentle ballads. That nylon guitar is pure magic.
I like the simplicity of the arrangement and the precision of the mix.
Very, very nicely done!
Alan Thanx Alan. I appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment on my little songs.
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