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Chay, you've created some beautiful music here! You've assembled quite the ensemble with those BIAB tracks!
I can surely relate to that struggle to come up with something new! That's usually when I remember to check my voice recorder on my phone for short little melody snippets that pop in my mind occasionally that I quickly record. Usually something will develop from those.
This was an enjoyable listen that is well worth the time investment to check it out!
Thanks, TB Much appreciated, Torrey! My problem now is getting vocal songs sorted as I've got a backlog of 7.
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Good one Chay!
I enjoyed listening and looking at your graphics. Well done. Here’s hoping 2026 will bring opportunity to record vocals in your own space!
Andrew Thanks, Andrew! Yes, more than anything now I really want to be doing vocal songs, so fingers crossed there'll soon be a miracle!
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Beautiful song with a beautiful sequence of instruments.
Of course, I like the strings best, which create a slightly sad mood that I really enjoy.
Well done! Appreciated, Brian! I'm so pleased you really enjoy a sad mood.  Did you know that I'm a qualified person-centred counseller? My rate are very cheap!
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#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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HI Chay.
As others have said before me, this is beautiful. You truly are a master of instrumentation and how to create sound-flow from one instrument to another. You have an amazing ability to lead a listener along on a gently flowing stream of carefully crafted music.
This is very impressive and very enjoyable.
--Noel Thank you ofr that great deedback, Noel! Very much appreciated.
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#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Chay, very sinuous and cool. The change of instrumentation at the midpoint is a pleasant jolt. The solos are nicely placed and trade off well, too. A bit of a change of pace, but still you. Well mixed as always. Nice all the way around. Thanks for listening and the positive response, Ron. It's very much appreciated.
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#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Very pleasant to listen to, with beautiful arrangements. Well done.
Laurent Many thanks, Laurent! Appreciated.
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#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Chay, I have no idea how you can take so many RTs and end up with one beautiful song that was mixed to perfection.
I am very jealous!
Loved it Thanks, Mario! Why don't you try using more BiaB, then use your own instruments for solos? There's just so much potential.
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A very pleasant listen. Good luck with your vocal ventures, that will be a nice addition! Thanks, TM! Yep, it's really vocal songs I want to be doing now,
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#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Hi Chay
A lovely piece of music, expertly arranged. Kind regards. Thanks for the listen and response, KW! Keep them knees a'wobblin'! 
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#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Lovely piece. I like the inclusion of the string quartet, which adds movement. All sections transition nicely and I like the gentle build to finish the composition.
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A pleasant mix, Wao.
The ending is a bit of an anti climax but I assume you will sort that.
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Chay,
Lovely piece. Beautiful music.
Good mix.
Very pleasant listening.
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Lovely piece. I like the inclusion of the string quartet, which adds movement. All sections transition nicely and I like the gentle build to finish the composition. Thanks for listening and commenting, Eze S!
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#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
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A pleasant mix, Wao.
The ending is a bit of an anti climax but I assume you will sort that.
Vic Thanks for the response, Vic. Yep, as I wrote in the main blurb, I ended up with 2 guitar solos for the finale and the electric one was far the superior, but it really needed an acoustic solo to fit with the rest. Even then I couldn't find a suitable sample, so I had to 'cut and paste' form 5 regenerations of the only one that sounded half-right. If I wasn't living in a retirement flat where I can't make any loud noises without getting complaints I'd have played my own acoustic solo.
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#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Chay,
Lovely piece. Beautiful music.
Good mix.
Very pleasant listening.
fj Thank you, Floyd. Much appreciated.
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#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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Hi Chay. Very nicely done! Very soothing and sweet. I liked it.
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Hi, Chay. I'm always amazed at composers who write musical scores and you do that very well. I'm more a pop songwriter with a love for catchy melodies. "Winter Peace" is certainly a variation on a theme and has lots of lovely transitions of instruments. The melody sounds like it seeks out the winter and moves through it with tranquility and varied sights. The piece is lovely and does just what it's supposed to do. John
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Hi Chay,
You really created a fantastic song! The violins and all the orchestral instruments blended beautifully with the more modern instruments that came in during the song. And it is a lovely melody. A pleasure to listen to.
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Hi Chay. Very nicely done! Very soothing and sweet. I liked it. Thanks for listening and responding, Paul!
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#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
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Hi, Chay. I'm always amazed at composers who write musical scores and you do that very well. I'm more a pop songwriter with a love for catchy melodies. "Winter Peace" is certainly a variation on a theme and has lots of lovely transitions of instruments. The melody sounds like it seeks out the winter and moves through it with tranquility and varied sights. The piece is lovely and does just what it's supposed to do. John Thanks, John! Since my teens (I'm about to turn 75) I've always been more into songwriting - I began at school as a drummer, then learned guitar as I really wanted to write - but creatively I've always been into all kinds of writing, music and graphics. After self-publishing some books from 2013 I petered out on both writing and music due to getting illegal neighbours next door to where I used to live, but I continued with CGI as in some of the images in this video, then in what I call the Year of my SNAFU Catch 2022 I had to leave the apartment where I'd lived for 18½ hears and I ended up in a way too small retirement flat and I only discovered after moving in that the flat is only separated from the neighbouring one by thin plasterboard walls - had I known that before I wouldn't have moved - which means I have to use headphones for any sound entertainment so as not to get complaints from my older neighbour. It also meant not playing my guitars and that was when BiaB came to my rescue as I can compose and play with headphones on. I so far have 44 videos on YouTube, 40 of which are 100% BiaB instrumentals, the others songs using Fiverr vocalists. But even creating demos for others to sing first requires me making a demo and I very, very rarely have the freedom to record vocals as my neighbour rarely goes out and even then I don't when, so I can never plan a recording session. I've now reached the point when I'm not getting inspired re new instrumentals, so I really want to go back to vocal songs, but while I now have the BiaB music set for 7 I virtually never get the opportunity to record vocals, be they demos for others or for me only. There's little worse than getting set up and also getting into the zone, but then getting banging on the wall!
Some favourite Waoist Adages:
#1: Play on the Way.
#13: Ask not for whom the flower blooms, it blooms for you.
#58: Bring consciousness to it.
#63: On the road to effortlessness, effort must be made.
#92: Be Love Now, the rest will come on its own.
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