Some have said that many of my songs belong in a movie so I thought I would write this one in hopes that someone will make a movie called a cannoli western and use this as the theme song
BiaB style = 12/8 Slow Blues Tempo 55
I deleted the drums and replaced them with some GrooveMonkee MIDI loops. Drum sounds = Steven Slate's SSD5 - preset - Classic Ballad. FX - Presonus compression
Piano - Presonus - XT Presence - preset - Acoustic Piano Guitar - Presonus - XT Presence - preset - Steel Str Gtr Full Strings - Kontakt - Solid State Strings Bass - Ample Bass - preset Bass J - FX Toontrack - AZ Mix - preset chorus bass All of the above were slightly modified to better fit the song. All but the bass have a touch of Raum reverb.
I am playing my SX Tele copy through Amplitube - preset Ambient SR - FX - PSP spring reverb and Presonus Pro EQ
As always all comments are welcomed.
PS - This is just a little fun thing that I just had to do
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Everything in that sounds good. Those Presonus sounds must be new - nothing in my version sounds that good...I'm not sure I even have an acoustic guitar sound...
Everything in that sounds good. Those Presonus sounds must be new - nothing in my version sounds that good...I'm not sure I even have an acoustic guitar sound...
Cool playing.
An enjoyable piece, for sure.
fj
Thanx Floyd.
I am using Studio One Pro 4.6.2. There is a new version out now but I haven't updated to version 5 yet.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
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Everything sounds cool and in the right place except the kick drum. It's all tin foil batter tone disguising the thud. If you could EQ some of the batter /click I reckon you'd be home n hosed.
Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
I love this! I know by now that I can rely on you to always produce top-notch stuff - no exception here. Enjoyed it and it somehow relaxed me this dreary, wet London Saturday afternoon. Thank you :-)
Very cool Mario. Some very interesting tones. I just upgraded to Studio One 5. I have not tried the Sphere yet. Can turn out to be very expensive over time. Well done
OK, I had to search out the definition of Cannoli, (an Italian pastry) so you must have been thinking along the lines of a Clint Eastwood 'spaghetti western' theme.
I had a much easier time envisioning Randolph Scott walking down a small town main street with your tune as the background music.
You've put together another top shelf midi song with all the right elements. Enjoyed my listen and looking forward to the movie.
Hey Mario, great tune! Love the guitar, definitely Cannoli western (love too the Cannolies). I was waiting for some harmonica arpeggios in the background though. Very well done.
Everything sounds cool and in the right place except the kick drum. It's all tin foil batter tone disguising the thud. If you could EQ some of the batter /click I reckon you'd be home n hosed.
Hi Ray, I didn't detect a bad kick drum sound in my original. Maybe the Soundcloud conversion messed it up. Either way I will check it out and thanx for pointing that out.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
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I love this! I know by now that I can rely on you to always produce top-notch stuff - no exception here. Enjoyed it and it somehow relaxed me this dreary, wet London Saturday afternoon. Thank you :-)
Thanx so much James for the kind review.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
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Very cool Mario. Some very interesting tones. I just upgraded to Studio One 5. I have not tried the Sphere yet. Can turn out to be very expensive over time. Well done
Thanx for listening and commenting Scott.
I have yet to get the upgrade. What I want to know about the Sphere is that if we drop out do we get to keep what we already have? If not the just upgrading each year would be a better option for me.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
OK, I had to search out the definition of Cannoli, (an Italian pastry) so you must have been thinking along the lines of a Clint Eastwood 'spaghetti western' theme.
I had a much easier time envisioning Randolph Scott walking down a small town main street with your tune as the background music.
You've put together another top shelf midi song with all the right elements. Enjoyed my listen and looking forward to the movie.
Thanx Charlie.
I'm surprised that you didn't know what a Cannoli was! They are very popular up here, even for people whom are not of Italian decent.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
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Hey Mario, great tune! Love the guitar, definitely Cannoli western (love too the Cannolies). I was waiting for some harmonica arpeggios in the background though. Very well done.
Cheers
Mike B.
Thanx Mike for this listening and commenting.
I definitely love Cannolies.
I actually thought about a harmonica but I didn't want to clutter up the background. Maybe I should have added one.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
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Mario, Fun stuff! I like all but the drums. Not the beat, but the patch. Not sure if Drummica is still around. It used to be free from Sennheiser. Thank you for sharing!
Very nice and cool sound. And who doesn't like a good Cannoli? When we lived in Virginia, my wife and I would sometimes get a craving and have to go out and find some.
And this is timely in light of Ennio Morricone's recent passing.
John
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Really great sounding guitar, it creates a vivid and mysterious mood over the enjoyable bluesy chording. Funnily I was waiting for the song go back to the base chord, because there the sound is at its richest.
Mario, Fun stuff! I like all but the drums. Not the beat, but the patch. Not sure if Drummica is still around. It used to be free from Sennheiser. Thank you for sharing!
P.S. Here is a poster for the film.
Misha.
Great poster Misha. I did have a couple of other not so favorable drum responses so I will have to look into what I did. Thanx for the comment.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
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Very nice and cool sound. And who doesn't like a good Cannoli? When we lived in Virginia, my wife and I would sometimes get a craving and have to go out and find some.
And this is timely in light of Ennio Morricone's recent passing.
Thanx John. Are there no Cannolis available where you now live? That would be a real shame!
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
Very atmospheric and I like the way it builds in from the intro.
You know I'm a Tele fan anyway and that SX sounds fabulous.
Great stuff.
ROG.
Thanx Rog. I have a friend who brought over his $3,000 USD Fender Tele and I put mine up against it. After the shoot out he said that he just wasted $2,880 USD. Yes mine only cost $120.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
Really great sounding guitar, it creates a vivid and mysterious mood over the enjoyable bluesy chording. Funnily I was waiting for the song go back to the base chord, because there the sound is at its richest.
Janne
Thanx Janne for listening and commenting.
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
Mario, we've tried Cannoli a few times at the Italian restaurants we've been to (not the chain restaurants, but the mom and pop restaurants), but it just hasn't been as good. So we just don't order it (and we don't have that many decent Italian restaurants to go to, so there's that). When you bit into it and the crust is just soggy, and the filling has a chemical taste, well that's just wrong.
When we lived in Northern Virginia, there was a restaurant that we frequented called Giorgio's (which was Italian and Greek, and the owners were of Italian and Greek heritage). I miss that greatly. We could get great Cannoli's, as well as great Baklava (which also seems to be hit or miss down here in the Florida panhandle).
I suspect it's why we now do most of our own cooking and only go out occasionally (mainly for Gulf seafood).
John
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If you can help me finance the movie I will definitely use this song as the theme and direct the movie myself. I am sure Clint Eastwood will be ready for a final spaghetti western when he hear this tune.
Ah, the magical mind of Mario. Great Western idea, man. Hope someone picks it up. Just increase the tempo for the shorts, and this theme fits them all. Well done!
If you can help me finance the movie I will definitely use this song as the theme and direct the movie myself. I am sure Clint Eastwood will be ready for a final spaghetti western when he hear this tune.
Will
Thanx Will for listening and commenting.
PS - the check is in the mail!
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
Ah, the magical mind of Mario. Great Western idea, man. Hope someone picks it up. Just increase the tempo for the shorts, and this theme fits them all. Well done!
Thanx so much!
Me, it's not about how many times you fail, it's about how many times you get back up. Cop, that's not how field sobriety tests work.
64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
Very "atmospheric" and "ambiantic" (sorry if I make up words, I'm not a native English speaker) tune! The guitar is awesome and create this eerie vibe which is flawless. Could definitely be a film score (for a Lynch movie for instance but not only). Great job!
Nice progression with a guitar sound a little in the background which takes its place with this beautiful well-arranged reverb side. It pleases. Good work.
I am glad I heard your very nice song. I couldn't miss it though. I noticed it draws a lot of attention and is in the top 10 for some time. When that leadguitar came in, I immediatly had that image from 'Once upon a time in the West' before my eyes. But that vanished when your song continues. Only that 'Western' feeling stayed. So that makes it a very cool, unique, song.
I have nothing to complain about. It has the right feeling for Westerns!
Nice work on this - as it's been mentioned, very atmospheric and reminiscent of a film score. I enjoyed my listen a lot. Gives off a really suspenseful, dark kinda vibe that caught my attention. Thanks for sharing!
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