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Old Dog In Snow This is the first piece I actually wrote in Band-in-a-Box by filling in a blank chord sheet and going from there. I mean it to be sweeeeet ear candy. I wish I could ask Ringo to play drums. Gentle Listener is invited to imagine an old dog trotting along on a packed snow trail, each instrumental solo a sniffable message at the base of a tree. No dogs were harmed in the creation of this music, though Mollie Poblano did leave the room several times when I played it too loud. BIAB song summary: Style is _FPBTSSW.STY RealTrack: ~535:Bass, Electric, Pop Sw 085 RealTrack: ~1678:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking CountryBrent Sw 085 RealTrack: ~527:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Hank Sw 085 RealDrums: NashvilleSwing8^2-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride Soloist : Mandolin Solo BalladPopTrem (3390) Playing time: 02:58 RealCharts were used as MIDI material in Logic for development of additional parts: organ, harpsichord, electric piano, synthesizer, accordion, and a couple of electric guitars. SENSITIVE CONTENT:Come for the doggy imagery, stay for the kickass 1972 synthesizer solo! It's got PORTAMENTO.
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A whiff of humour too...I imagined this as an animated short.
The synth "solo" wow, stamped with it era or what?
Does the mutt encounter a reanimated bear in the final roll of the dice?
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You've just gotta' love the Portamento... Very good Mark.
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Ultimate portamento: Dick Hyman in 1969 on his album MOOG. The MinotaurCut to 3:00 for the strongest portamento available without a doctor's prescription.
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Nice loping song... rudely interrupted by the keyboard player who decides to take an extended solo. 
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THAT's the word, I was trying to recall, thank you! Yes, it lopes (as opposed to swings.) A whiff of humour too...I imagined this as an animated short.
The synth "solo" wow, stamped with it era or what?
Does the mutt encounter a reanimated bear in the final roll of the dice? Nope, just a Siberian Husky.
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Hi Mark,
Something different from your hand and brought very funny (on this page).
The melody is nice and sweet, but it was begging for vocals, or barking from the dogs.
Very nice!
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PORTAMENTO. This is quite well done. Mark. I really like the way you work with BiaB. You fill our ears with the sweetest treats.
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This is really nice Mark! We could imagine the dog indeed. It seems happier at the end of the song  Rob and Anne-Marie
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This is really nice Mark! We could imagine the dog indeed. It seems happier at the end of the song Thanks much, R & A. I think the "happier" effect might have been due to a key change, or a resolving key change after a key change. I thank you for helping me be more attentive to these matters. Mark
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PORTAMENTO. This is quite well done. Mark. I really like the way you work with BiaB. You fill our ears with the sweetest treats. Thank you, sir. This was a conscious attempt to use BIAB in its most essential way, rather than as a component in a larger sequence of rendering operations (MIDI pitch recognition followed by chord analysis, etc.) This was "take my chord sheet and play it" with additions in Logic. Glad you liked!
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Something different from your hand and brought very funny (on this page).
The melody is nice and sweet, but it was begging for vocals, or barking from the dogs. I know, but I'm not sure what a singer would sing. True confession: this is really a song with a bunch of solos but no melody. To the extent that it has a melody, it is very basic and manifested in a slash-chord bass line, but I think it could be more. Specifically, I think I need to take the chord progression and "topline" it, as I understand the concept. Then I could maybe think of writing words that might be sung. I would actually love to turn this into a singable song with words then hire a singer to sing it. Thanks, Hans.
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[quote=Birchwood]Something different from your hand and brought very funny (on this page).
I would actually love to turn this into a singable song with words then hire a singer to sing it.
Thanks, Hans. That's the true spirit, Mark! And don't forget the dogs... Hans
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It's a nice song and enjoyable listen.
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I would actually love to turn this into a singable song with words
then hire a singer to sing it. That's the true spirit, Mark! And don't forget the dogs... Thanks, Hans. Here's a short thing I did a while ago of some huskies singing. BIAB did bass and drums. https://soundcloud.com/mark_hayes/howlIt's a nice song and enjoyable listen. Thanks, Charlie! I appreciate the comment.
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Hi Mark,
this is a composition rich in instrumental variations. It's joyful and fun. Well done.
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this is a composition rich in instrumental variations. It's joyful and fun. Well done. Thanks for listening and commenting, it's good to know I did something like what I tried to do! =8^)
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Very cool backtrack. Really like that style. Mandolin solo was pretty cool as well. I like to play with Real Chart midi files as well. Well done
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Very cool backtrack. Really like that style. Mandolin solo was pretty cool as well. I like to play with Real Chart midi files as well. Well done Thanks! It's a killer combo – RealTrack for real human performance + RealCharted MIDI for whatever you want. The RT predominates and you get an ultra-real but unique sound. I appreciate the listen.
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