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Here is a new song for May. Spring was kind of a slow start for us.

Hit the Switch - Soundcloud

Hit the Switch - Youtube

The Band;
Key=G , Tempo 80, Length (m:s)=4:12
No intro. 40 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 40. Repeat x2 choruses
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Style is -FLORIDA.STY (Florida1 - Ev.8 Med-Slow Pop Roc)
Style MIDI Instruments are : Electric Piano 2 (6), Acoustic Guitar (26), Pad-Warm (Slow) (90),
RealTracks in song: ~~532:Bass, Acoustic, Pop Sw 085
RealTracks in song: ~1118:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 2336:Viola, Background, Pop Ev 085 (1TrackStringSection)
RealTracks in song: 2906:Piano, ElectricVintage, Rhythm BluesyPopMike Ev 100
Loop in Song: NashPopBallad^01-SStCHHK2,SnLHHK
RealTracks in song: ~1118:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085
RealTracks in song: ~689:Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 085
RealTracks in song: 3101:Piano, ElectricVintage, Rhythm AmericanaSlow16thsMike Ev16 060
RealDrums in style:CountryEven16: a: Brushes b: Snare, HiHat

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Scott,

This is such an excellent composition. Great mix! Love the guitar tones you are getting here. Really awesome playing.

Loved it!

Bob

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Superb cornucopia of colors, Scott. So many different textures, and all of them really nice. Gorgeous progression and creative modulations. Super mix, too.

I hear you on the "slow spring" thing. Sounds like you've caught up though. smile


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Scott, those were some very impressive chops. The tone and effects on your axe was also very impressive. Great job on both of those. The backing band was perfect also.
loved it.


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Hi Scott!
I don’t know if you were aiming for ‘Wonderful land’ vibes on this piece, and if you were - bullseye! The pace, style and band is a great accompaniment to your guitar melody, and boy, is that melody good - always shifting tone and key to provide a pleasant surprise. As a young man, I used to listen to Mike Oldfield’s version of Wonderful Land alone in my bedroom with the volume turned way up, and it would cause me to quietly shed a few tears of joy, and your piece did the same just then. I haven’t been moved by an instrumental as much as this for a long time.
Well done - and with so much thanks.
Andrew

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Yeh, really nice Scott,

Nice arrangement, progression and mod. Really nice playing. That's a keeper Scott.

Excellent

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Hi Scott.
Some lovely tones on the guitar.
"Wonderful Land" does spring to mind.
I did wonder if there may be a synth and a strum clashing tonally.
Just a thought. Could be my ears.

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A very relaxing and lovely instrumental, Scott. It's surprising that there's so much instrumentation in it as it all flow together so well.


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Hi, Scott.

Nice - melodic and not overplayed. Sounds great.


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Beautifully played, with just the right number of notes.
I love the mood you create, and the spacious, open mix really brings that out well.
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