RexRed
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/04/26 17:08:56
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I am now hearing tons of glorious bass! Perfect to my ears! If you did not change it then I was mistaken about the bass lacking in this tune. :) Nice depth and balance.
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/04/27 14:39:01
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RexRed
Perfect composition! It might just be my ears or monitors, but it seems a bit more overall warmth on the bass end might give it more depth. Add some kind of sliding bass down there and cut it out in softer sections.
Still nice just the way it is too. :)
Thanks for listening! Not sure more bass is needed, but I'll take a look... Regards, Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/04/27 14:40:01
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Wookiee
I enjoyed this Dan not sure how I missed but... The abrupt change at the 2:40 caused a moment for my furry ears but...
Thanks Dan cool track 
You know I like a big finish, lol... Thanks for listening Wookie! Regards, Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/04/28 11:18:19
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Voda La Void
You know I thought it started kinda slow, but the build up was worth it and the guitar sounded perfect with it. Really nice track.
Knowing your style, I'm sure you did, lol. Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the comments! Regards, Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/04/28 20:40:04
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Very nice!
Kind of like Hans Zimmer's style...
Well done!
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/04/29 18:55:42
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It starts off as a delicate work, and then becomes more intense around 2:30. Nicely done. I liked the mood of the composition. The mix sounded excellent.
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/04/29 22:16:50
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"How to Hold Interest for 4:26" by Dan Cumpian! This is well conceived and well produced. That little pause before the boom boom and the guitar was a nice touch. And the mix was stunningly clear as per your usual. A real pleasure for the ears and brain.
The piano is the feature and it's perfect, a balance between the woodyness and the clarity of tone. Was that a Quantum Leap piano, or which? Sounded great. How did you reverb it?
The electronic elements added a lot without overwhelming anything.
Those big drums are really well panned, lots of natural movement going on. Killer.
I would be very tempted to find a way in this excellent balance to feature a moment for the bass guitar, maybe a fretless bass, a run of some type. You have the bass going on with some very tasteful figures in the first minute, then it's in the pocket for the rest of the piece. If anything is coming up on the light end with this, it's the bass. But let's face it, more bass = less headroom for everything else, so really I wouldn't screw with it too much.
That was a very cool and subtle delay on the violin!
I listened several times and it got better each time. Marvellous job.
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/04/30 12:27:12
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RexRed
I am now hearing tons of glorious bass! Perfect to my ears! If you did not change it then I was mistaken about the bass lacking in this tune. :) Nice depth and balance.
Cool! Thanks for confirming. I haven't changed a thing. Regards, Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/04/30 12:28:45
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humanrock
Very nice!
Kind of like Hans Zimmer's style...
Well done!
Thanks you! I would be lying if I didn't have impressions of Zimmer in the back of my mind while building this track, lol... Regards, Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/04/30 12:50:07
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It starts off as a delicate work, and then becomes more intense around 2:30. Nicely done. I liked the mood of the composition. The mix sounded excellent.
Thanks Doug! I appreciate the comments! Regards, Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/04/30 13:05:51
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Thanks for the listen and comments Tom! Glad to hear you enjoyed the piece! emeraldsoul
The piano is the feature and it's perfect, a balance between the woodyness and the clarity of tone. Was that a Quantum Leap piano, or which? Sounded great. How did you reverb it?
Keyscape...a truly great piano tone there. emeraldsoul
Those big drums are really well panned, lots of natural movement going on. Killer.
And no midi loops. Every note was played by me. I will say that S1 handles midi recording a bit tighter than Sonar did. I found that I didn't need to quantize nearly as much and I think that adds a lot of natural breathing to the drums. emeraldsoul
I would be very tempted to find a way in this excellent balance to feature a moment for the bass guitar, maybe a fretless bass, a run of some type. You have the bass going on with some very tasteful figures in the first minute, then it's in the pocket for the rest of the piece. If anything is coming up on the light end with this, it's the bass. But let's face it, more bass = less headroom for everything else, so really I wouldn't screw with it too much.
What you are hearing is the 7th (!) mix. Tried more bass and other bass elements and it just didn't work as well. Adding a bass pad here and there may have helped, but I'd already spent too long on this project and wanted to be done, lol. emeraldsoul
That was a very cool and subtle delay on the violin!
Waves H-Delay! My favorite... emeraldsoul
I listened several times and it got better each time. Marvellous job.
Thanks again! Regards, Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/04/30 23:44:17
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/01 12:41:21
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MBGantt
Very Nice!
Thanks! Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/09 08:48:54
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10:47 AM ...that is the first piece of music I'm listening to today. Nice way to start the day : )
Regards,
Daniel
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/09 12:16:27
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Noisy Neighbour
10:47 AM ...that is the first piece of music I'm listening to today. Nice way to start the day : )
Regards,
Daniel
Thanks! Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/09 22:34:48
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Dan,
Great separation and clarity. Nice melodies..... you really know how to shape moods with sounds which is a "sense" that's really a gift from above that you have worked and refined over the years.
Are you gonna press on with Studio One for most of your projects or are you going back to Sonar?
Regards
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/10 12:25:14
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Dan,
Great separation and clarity. Nice melodies..... you really know how to shape moods with sounds which is a "sense" that's really a gift from above that you have worked and refined over the years.
Are you gonna press on with Studio One for most of your projects or are you going back to Sonar?
Regards
Craig
Thank you Craig! I really appreciate your comments! I'll likely stick with S1 for now, mostly because I've got it setup to work the way I want and I have not has a single issue with it. I miss a few things from Sonar, but the more I use S1, the less that happens. Regards, Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/10 22:47:56
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Another masterpiece! Dan, I love the detail you add to your music. Beautiful... Yeah... I hear some Zimmer in there...
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/11 13:26:00
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arlen2133
Another masterpiece!
Dan, I love the detail you add to your music.
Beautiful...
Yeah... I hear some Zimmer in there...
Thank you Arlen! Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/11 18:10:55
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nice - just like the movies
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/11 19:32:07
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Dan! it sounds amazing! You are really gifted. Loved it and loved the concept.
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/13 20:41:34
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Hi Dan,
Nice cool stuff,
Cool mood ,to my ears no over compression on this one.... Let the feel of the music touch the listener which I am
Brings me in some landscapes I really enjoyed ( Kate Bush,not to name her..)
Cheers .
Olivier
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/14 12:07:43
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DannyDee
nice - just like the movies
Thanks Danny! Regards, Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/14 18:27:30
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Exquisite, Dan. Really nicely balanced, evolves very organically and smoothly; and kicks into a more forceful arrangement at the exact right moment.
If I were to offer up the slightest of quibbles about the arrangement, I might consider pulling the guitar solo back a wee bit around the 3:20 mark. It's a great part, but it overwhelmed the arrangement for a little bit, at that point, I think. Very minor issue, though. I really like this piece. Great work, as always.
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/15 12:46:43
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sonarman1
Dan! it sounds amazing! You are really gifted. Loved it and loved the concept.
Thank you! I truly appreciate it! Regards, Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/15 12:57:26
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Vilovilo
Hi Dan,
Nice cool stuff,
Cool mood ,to my ears no over compression on this one.... Let the feel of the music touch the listener which I am
Brings me in some landscapes I really enjoyed ( Kate Bush,not to name her..)
Cheers .
Olivier
( sorry I did not even remember that I did post a comment on this tune ....)
Thanks again Olivier! I'm definitely getting the hang of using a compressor. Regards, Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/16 12:10:40
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Exquisite, Dan. Really nicely balanced, evolves very organically and smoothly; and kicks into a more forceful arrangement at the exact right moment.
If I were to offer up the slightest of quibbles about the arrangement, I might consider pulling the guitar solo back a wee bit around the 3:20 mark. It's a great part, but it overwhelmed the arrangement for a little bit, at that point, I think. Very minor issue, though. I really like this piece. Great work, as always.
Thanks for listening and your comments Robert! If I'm not mistaken, you are referring to the guitar feedback? If so, yeah, it gets right in your face. I'm of two minds about it... Regards, Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/16 15:26:44
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Amicus717
Exquisite, Dan. Really nicely balanced, evolves very organically and smoothly; and kicks into a more forceful arrangement at the exact right moment.
If I were to offer up the slightest of quibbles about the arrangement, I might consider pulling the guitar solo back a wee bit around the 3:20 mark. It's a great part, but it overwhelmed the arrangement for a little bit, at that point, I think. Very minor issue, though. I really like this piece. Great work, as always.
Thanks for listening and your comments Robert! If I'm not mistaken, you are referring to the guitar feedback? If so, yeah, it gets right in your face. I'm of two minds about it...
Regards,
Dan
Hey Dan, yeah the feedback at that short passage. For what it's worth, it was the one element that briefly pulled me out of the pure enjoyment of the song. It drew too much attention to itself, and sort of intruded on the listening experience. Just my own personal thoughts on the matter, and others may not have the same reaction. It was an instinctive reaction on my part, and I'd figured you'd want to know. Of the many things I like about your music, one of the elements that most stand to me are your really lovely arrangements and mixes. I like how you layer in details and textures in your songs -- subtle percussive bits there, a perfectly integrated bit of solo vocals there, etc -- and you have a real knack for knowing when to expand the arrangement, and step-up (or down) the intensity. Your stuff is always really polished, in that regard -- to my ears, anyway -- and Angel Rising has that same deft touch. So, the short bit I mentioned stood out to me, because it was just a wee bit out of step with the rest of the arrangement and mix, and that caught my attention right away. Hope you don't mind me going on about it :) I consider it a very minor issue in an otherwise really nice bit of work.
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/16 20:53:20
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Amicus717
Exquisite, Dan. Really nicely balanced, evolves very organically and smoothly; and kicks into a more forceful arrangement at the exact right moment.
If I were to offer up the slightest of quibbles about the arrangement, I might consider pulling the guitar solo back a wee bit around the 3:20 mark. It's a great part, but it overwhelmed the arrangement for a little bit, at that point, I think. Very minor issue, though. I really like this piece. Great work, as always.
Thanks for listening and your comments Robert! If I'm not mistaken, you are referring to the guitar feedback? If so, yeah, it gets right in your face. I'm of two minds about it...
Regards,
Dan
Hey Dan, yeah the feedback at that short passage. For what it's worth, it was the one element that briefly pulled me out of the pure enjoyment of the song. It drew too much attention to itself, and sort of intruded on the listening experience. Just my own personal thoughts on the matter, and others may not have the same reaction.
It was an instinctive reaction on my part, and I'd figured you'd want to know. Of the many things I like about your music, one of the elements that most stand to me are your really lovely arrangements and mixes. I like how you layer in details and textures in your songs -- subtle percussive bits there, a perfectly integrated bit of solo vocals there, etc -- and you have a real knack for knowing when to expand the arrangement, and step-up (or down) the intensity. Your stuff is always really polished, in that regard -- to my ears, anyway -- and Angel Rising has that same deft touch. So, the short bit I mentioned stood out to me, because it was just a wee bit out of step with the rest of the arrangement and mix, and that caught my attention right away.
Hope you don't mind me going on about it :) I consider it a very minor issue in an otherwise really nice bit of work.
I don't mind at all. My two minds is that, on the one hand, I do get excactly what you are saying. On the other hand, that's one angry angel... Regards, Dan
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Re: Angel Rising
2018/05/29 21:18:57
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When I saw the title, and who it was from, of course I had high expectations. And... I'd say you met them 100%. Seriously, for me that was a complete work - composition, arrangement and mix. I liked how the guitars glided over top of the music, sort of like the backwards parts in Ripples (Genesis). That simple but effective piano figure just locked it all together, and for a very cinematic instrumental it had great clarity.
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