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"Ta-Ke" (Japanese word meaning Bamboo) is the first song I composed and produced by using BIAB a couple of years ago. Its lyrics is based on the Japanese famous poem "Ta-Ke" by Sakutarou Hagiwara, but I modified the part of the second verse that has irregular structure and does not fit to the melody as it is. I uploaded it to Youtube with the video I made then, and it has been played more than 1000 times which is my highest record so far. This time I remixed it and reproduced the new version. The female voice in the song was made by using "Sinsy vocal synthesizer and generator" integrated into BIAB.

The first verse of the poem describes the sensitivity or delicacy of the bamboos underground such as their thin roots and fine hairs, whereas the second verse describes the strength or dynamism of the bamboos over the ground.

I hope you like it.

https://soundcloud.com/hirokata1121/ta-ke

********** Summary ************
Key: C Tempo: 60
Style: Two MIDI styles
PNOMOOD2.STY (PianoMood2 - Gentle Soundtrack S)
LULABY34.STY (Lullaby, Slow waltz)
Instruments: D-PRO
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Oh wow Hiroshik, this is beautiful. Incredible what they do today with vocals synths.

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This is a beautiful song. So haunting. Beautiful vocal. Loved it


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Hi HiroshiK, Great work on this! I really enjoyed the poetry behind this. Love the DX tines! Keep it up! smile


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Hauntingly pleasant.

No doubt a very traditional song, and beautifully presented.


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Beautiful in every aspect!
(Like all your songs).

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Hiroshi,

Very nice. Enjoyed the listen.

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Hiroshi

Lovely piece great use of the vocal synth.

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Hauntingly beautiful!

Your scores are always super and you have mastered the vocal synth. This makes for a great mix!

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Originally Posted By: cubanpete
Oh wow Hiroshik, this is beautiful. Incredible what they do today with vocals synths.

Mike B.

Mike,

Thank you for your comment. I am glad you like my song.

For my original version of "Ta-Ke", I used Sinsy as the vocal synthesizer and the voice of Yoko. After that, I have been using the vocaloid and the voice of Mew. For this new version, I initially used the vocaloid Mew, but I thought the voice of Yoko would match the song better, so I switched back to Sinsy. I found the quality of generated voices were improved a lot in more than two years and much less work was necessary to get them. Now I am satisfied with it.

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Originally Posted By: Scott C
This is a beautiful song. So haunting. Beautiful vocal. Loved it

Scott,

Thank you. I am glad you like it.

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Originally Posted By: Joe -PG Music
Hi HiroshiK, Great work on this! I really enjoyed the poetry behind this. Love the DX tines! Keep it up! smile

Joe,

Thank you for your comment. I am glad you like my song and enjoyed the poetry as well. (You understand Japanese!) I like the DX Tines, too.

Hiroshi

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Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
Hauntingly pleasant.

No doubt a very traditional song, and beautifully presented.

Thank you for your comment. I am glad you like my song.

Yes, I think it may be categorized as a Japanese traditional song.

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Hiroshi,

As others have already observed, this is beautifully haunting. You've done an excellent job creating it. I especially like Sinsy. The electronic vocals really enhance the atmosphere that your melody and your arrangement develop.

Very nice indeed.

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I was very impressed with your sinsy voice.

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Loved the music.

On my speakers at least, the vocal was kind of shrill in a few places. Like it was digitally distorting. It lost it's mellow sound in numerous places.

Aside from that, this was cool.

My wife hates...I mean HATES bamboo... the plant.

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Originally Posted By: RnAM
Beautiful in every aspect!
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Rob & Anne-Marie,

Thank you. Your comment always encourages me.

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Hiroshi,

Very nice. Enjoyed the listen.

floyd,

Thank you. I am glad you enjoyed this song.

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Originally Posted By: PeterF
Hiroshi

Lovely piece great use of the vocal synth.

Peter

Peter,

Thank you for your comment. As I wrote earlier, I believe Yoko's voice perfectly matches this song.

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Originally Posted By: MarioD
Hauntingly beautiful!

Your scores are always super and you have mastered the vocal synth. This makes for a great mix!

Two thumbs up.

Mario,

Thank you for your comment. It encouraged me a lot.

I think, in most cases, the songs with the vocal move the listeners much more than the instrumental songs. Unfortunately, I do not have any female singers around me, so I have to use the vocal synth. (I like the female voice much better than the male voice.)

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