Starise
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Composition Called "New Beginning"
I originally had this pegged for a female vocalist, but nothing transpired as of yet...so I filled in with more instrumentals. If you like Enya and want a shot at this...maybe we can work something out! https://soundcloud.com/st...composition-by-starise
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Re: Composition Called "New Beginning"
2015/02/09 08:35:08
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Fantastic.
In fact made hairs stand up on my arms in some parts.
Really... great job.
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Re: Composition Called "New Beginning"
2015/02/09 09:20:30
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Re: Composition Called "New Beginning"
2015/02/09 09:27:23
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Wow Tim, really great one here. Quite different from some other things I've heard from you. Do you mind sharing what instruments/synths you are using for this piece?
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Re: Composition Called "New Beginning"
2015/02/09 11:24:37
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Nice job Tim it does indeed sound well arranged with a good tune, yes a vox would be nice. Sorry but one minor niggle a couple of places the strings got just a tad harsh on my furry ears, this is probably my furry ears so I would not be overly concerned. 
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Starise
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Re: Composition Called "New Beginning"
2015/02/09 14:09:04
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Garybrun- I like it when I make the hairs stand up :):)...Thank you!
kakku- Thanks Kakku!
Walt- This is really a lot of things together Walt. I used string samples from the following: Kontakt 5 Factory Library, Dimension Pro Garratain Pocket orchestra and Kontakt Session Strings Pro and Kirk Hunter Strings..it's over 20 tracks of synths. I was surprised at how nice the strings in Dimension Pro are compared to the others. I think they hold their own if you can find the right articulations. I got the expansion paks awhile back and one of those is an orchestral/cinematic pak.....I could have probably done 99% of it in Dimension Pro. I found a tempo and an arpeggio I liked and it triggers a harp sound in the background. I wanted a kind of old world vibe and so I used an higher "accordian like" sound tied to another arpeggio to give it a kind of old euro feel. Vocals are mixed samples from several libraries.
Wookie- Thanks Wookie!.I'll look at what I can do with those strings.I appreciate your reckoning of it .
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Re: Composition Called "New Beginning"
2015/02/13 05:40:58
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Nice arrangement Tim! Love the pizz strings! A couple of the lead violin parts seemed to harshly jump out at me on my crappy computer speakers, so I don't know if it's the mix or my speakers.
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Re: Composition Called "New Beginning"
2015/02/14 12:12:57
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loved it from the intro, Tim! really nice sound, nice composition.
I, too, would have loved to have heard some vox, but in THIS version you don't have room for them, you'd likely have to change it a lot to get some vox in there.
great job man!
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Starise
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Re: Composition Called "New Beginning"
2015/02/14 17:16:53
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Tony- Hmmm I'll revisit that to see if they are a bit harsh.Thanks!!
Beagle- Thanks! Yes I would certainly need to lighten the music some for a vocalist.
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Re: Composition Called "New Beginning"
2015/02/14 17:25:09
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great pulse, almost reggae-like, fun. Particularly liked the middle section, when it got a little more sparse.
I would vote for nuking the square-wave type lead synth in the first part, maybe this is where your someday singer would dominate? The square wave didn't stack well with the more organic violins and such, in my opinion, but your may vary!
It would be pretty difficult to emulate Enya and her mixing techniques, and I think you have done a first-rate job.
The ending could fade out, or come to a conclusion, but as of now it just kind of stops as instrument by instrument sort of drops out. What about a nice, long fade? What are your plans?
good job, man!
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Re: Composition Called "New Beginning"
2015/02/14 18:06:58
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Excellent. Totally like Enya, like you said. I'd love to hear it once you do get some female vocals on there. That would be really cool. And I think the drums could be a little bigger/louder. But yea, this is awesome. I want to challenge myself to make something bright and cheerful like this. So much of my music is so dark haha.
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Re: Composition Called "New Beginning"
2015/02/15 04:02:53
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Hey Tim, This is set perfectly for some female vox to go on top. Sounds cool as is but I'm sure vox would be the icing on the top.
Nice writing.
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Re: Composition Called "New Beginning"
2015/02/25 22:53:37
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Good one, Tim. Nice thick mix of strings/synths - from here it sounds like 20 tracks!
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Re: Composition Called "New Beginning"
2015/02/26 00:38:19
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A lot of stuff going on, Tim. i too thought there were some "a bit harsh" strings in places. I hope you get a singer because I'll be it would really sound good.
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