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WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE (V2)

Style is _POPH085.STY (Slow Guitar Ballad)

RealTracks in style: ~518:Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 085 (Reverb 40)
RealTracks in style: ~365:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 085 (Reverb 40)
RealTracks in style: ~362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085 (Reverb 40)
RealTracks in style: ~542:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Dreamy Ev 085 (Reverb 40)
RealTracks in song: 1264:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopShiningA-B Ev 120 (Reverb 40)
RealDrums in style:NashvilleEven8^1-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride (Reverb 40)


In the original mix (2019), all instruments were VSTs, and all came from The Reason 11 sound-sampling suite. Since I no longer have Reason (for reasons I don't have time to explain), I have used other VSTs and, this time, the guitar parts are played on real instruments (whoopy doo!).

Addictive Keys Stage Piano (XLN Audio VST)
Solo Flute, Oboe, and Solo Violin (Spitfire Symphony Orchestra VST)
Guitar A: Takamine GC1-CE nylon-string
Guitar B: Yamaha 696L acoustic, steel-string with $25 Belcat sound-hole pickup.
Both instruments recorded through Fender LT50 modelling amp, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 Mk4 USB interface and mixed in Reason 7.55 DAW.

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Brian, this is fantastic.
Great guitar chops.
You did a fantastic job on those MIDI instruments. They sound excellent. Loved that flute.
Outstanding song - loved it.


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Hi Brian

Really nice and well produced. Love to hear real instruments. Very calming.

Kind regards.

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Good one Brian!
I liked the assortment of guitars and other instruments and the way the tune built intensity, particularly from 1:35 onwards.
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Very nice tune-scape, and great use of all the components. Pleasing to the ear, for sure! I enjoyed it! Thanks for posting!


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Hi, Brian.

Lovely sound!

The guitars and woodwinds sound great. Not sure I'm a fan of the violin - the vibrato gives it an almost organ-like quality. But it's better than what I can do on my fiddle, so ... crazy

I enjoyed this a lot.


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Originally Posted by dcuny
Not sure I'm a fan of the violin - the vibrato gives it an almost organ-like quality. .

I agree that it does not match some of the sounds for quality. However, considering this is the free version (the upgrade provides significantly more articulations for each instrument), it's not too bad.


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Nice band to support your great work on the axes.
The arrangement (excellent build) was very engaging.
Our listen was while watching a slow rain out the window ... very nice fit.

Enjoyed it!

J&B


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