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Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/12
We hope you enjoy this one too. I love Rik's playing and really appreciate him being willing to play on another piece with me. All comments welcome. Esperanto
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik
August 08, 11 4:48 PM
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Another lovely piece and terrific collaborative effort. Very nice.
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik
August 08, 11 5:15 PM
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Beautiful track - thank you for sharing this.
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik
August 08, 11 5:53 PM
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Composition and playing A1. Mix ....all good levels wise, but the piano sounds kind of muffled in comparison to the guitar to me - could do with a tweak or two on your piano sound to make them sound more like they were played in the same room. Might sound a bit picky of me, but take it as a compliment - it's almost perfect.
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik
August 08, 11 11:31 PM
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Excellent job. I like the majestic, somber mood. Again, I love acoustic guitar and piano.
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik
August 09, 11 3:47 AM
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Beautiful. The Sum of two Maestros = Perfection
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik
August 09, 11 6:49 AM
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Great. Very pretty. Love the chords of the song.
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Janet
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik
August 09, 11 9:39 AM
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Thank you, Phil and Toby!
Thank you, Paulo. Do you have any idea how I can fix that?
Thank you, Geno & Chas. :)
Thank you, Malcolm. Wow! :)
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik
August 09, 11 10:53 AM
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Agree with brighten the piano just a bit to match up with the guitar. Use some eq to pull the high end. I would bring up the guitar a bit more.
Also the piano and the guitar are quite wide in the mix. I would narrow both of them a bit and put them slighly left or right, opposite of each other. That way they have their own space.
Very nice piece and well performed by both of you. Sad and bittersweet.
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Janet
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik
August 09, 11 2:00 PM
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Thank you Vicente! I'll work on that!
post edited by Janet - August 09, 11 4:08 PM
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik
August 09, 11 2:29 PM
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bootiful guys.
agree that the guit and piano freqs aren't gelling as one. I think the guitar is too bright. Piano seems about right to me. Very pretty though and very well executed.
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik
August 10, 11 9:36 AM
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Thanks Tim. I just put up a new mix, although I brightened the piano instead of lowering the eq of the guitar. I guess I should have remembered your comments before I did that! lol Anyway, we'll get it right soon hopefully.
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik
August 10, 11 10:08 AM
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Sounds really nice! The piano and guitar now have a good staggging.
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik
August 10, 11 11:16 AM
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Dis is purdee! Za geetarrrra eees a leetle beet bright, but za performances and za balance are veddy, veddy gooooode! 
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 10, 11 2:16 PM
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Another great collab. Very pretty with a touch of melancholy.
The piano and guitar sound good to me.
Nice one.
Freddy J
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 10, 11 4:18 PM
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Very beautiful Janet! Great hearing you again. I really felt like you were painting a picture with this song. Very delicate and melodious. You created some interesting mood textures. My only negative would be the muddiness of the piano. There also seemed to be some mild distortion resulting from it. All in all, a great job!
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 10, 11 4:24 PM
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Thank you, Vicente!
Thanks Scott. I just put up a new mix and tried to take some brightness off the guitar. Glad you liked it!
Thank you, Freddy! :)
Thank you, Steve. I appreciate that. I just re-eq'd the piano and perhaps I went to far with the 1k bump. Not sure about the distortion, but I'll check it out. Thanks so much!
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 10, 11 6:03 PM
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Really good follow-up to your last collaboration. You may as well do 8 or 9 more and put out a CD. I would buy it..
Regards
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 10, 11 9:08 PM
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Ahh....very lovely piece of music and played with such emotion!
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 11, 11 8:15 AM
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Janet,
Wow! Emotion pours out of this song. Great musicianship all around.
Unfortunately, I have to agree with the take on the piano as well. Very well played, but the mud is its weakness.
I can't wait to hear this with that one thing addressed as it is absolutely beautiful.
Thanks for sharing,
Tom
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 11, 11 10:09 AM
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Thank you, Mark. That has crossed my mind. We'll see if we can keep coming up with new ones. I suppose we'll have to make 2 copies at least cause his parents really loved the first one we did. :)
Thank you, Rik. :)
Thank you, Tom. Well, I'll get back to this one soon. I ended up eq'ing it like I always do (bump at 1k for warmth.) Not sure what the issue is this time. Really glad you like it though. :)
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 11, 11 12:38 AM
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Congrats to a touching and soulful piece again and thanks for sharing.
/Mikael
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 11, 11 1:14 PM
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Hi All , thanks for listening and liking. This is Janet's composition and I hope I didn't ruin it to much with that bright guitar.  Rik
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 11, 11 11:10 PM
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Thank you, Mikael, and you're welcome. :)
Rik, as long as I keep the piano muddy, maybe they'll balance each other out. :)
Anyway, here's a new mix and I think I fixed the piano. I used channel tools to widen it, even though I've never liked what it did to the sound. Sounds like I'm not the only one. Note to self: don't do that again.
Well, now it won't upload to SC, so I'll try again tomorrow...
I hope it's better. :)
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 12, 11 5:37 AM
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The guitar isn't as bright now. The Muddiness: I think it is being caused by the cello. I think it's right on top of the low notes of the piano, creating mud . There seems to be a space competition and/or frequency clash there. Perhaps some EQ and/or stereo separation via panning is needed.
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 12, 11 9:52 AM
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Perhaps. That's just an Ivory synth though. :) And I've lowered it significantly. I'm curious to know if you guys think this is better.
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 12, 11 10:31 AM
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I really like where this is, mix wise. The piano is muted slightly on the highs, sorta playing accompaniment to the lead guitar. Works well and it is both lyrical and evocative.
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
August 12, 11 11:13 AM
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Hi All, seems Janet has improved it once again. She's good ain't she. Thanks to all for listening and critical ears, much appreciated.
Rik
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/10
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Re:Esperanto, piano/guitar, with Rik, new mix 8/12
August 12, 11 11:32 AM
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Hi Janet - excellent piece. Really beautifully played by both you and Rik.
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