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What a beautifully recorded collection! How about some technical details? Like what's real and what's sampled/synthesized?

bitflipper,

Thank you very much for the kind words. With regards to your question, I'm kind of in a transition phase moving from ALL MIDI back to the great acoustic world and this album has been a real change for me. The pianos are sampled but I use several different types. The guitars are all real, I had to grab my old Nylon Ibanez and make it work some how. I even stole a CP-70 (just joking, got it borrowed from an old friend, I really love that instrument). Basses are real but I got my old bass teacher being so kind to play some of the upright bass parts. Then the brass section and the strings are sampled. I hope I don't dissapoint with this classified information ().

Thanks again for listening.

Pablo - Listening to 'Gracious Minds"'. Very cool tune! You certainly can play! Love the nylon string git..That's the next thing on my wish list! Well recorded and mixed. No nasties from me. I think your new gear was a good investment!

nice stuff here...enjoyed listening

Oh My!!!

Stunning. thoroughly enjoying it. I'm a fan.

How do you get that room ambience sound? Everything sounds superb.

Thanks for posting it.

How do you get that room ambience sound? Everything sounds superb

Hi No How,

Thanks for listening. Regarding ambience sound, if the track is an accoustic instrument I try to use the room ambience as much a possible. In case that a little bit more is needed then I would go with some convolution reverb, drums are mostly on room rev type. I have several type of reverbs setup for different instruments which require different settings to meet the mix needs.

If the mix is not busy I may also end up adding a tiny bit of a master plate reverb, I usually use some of those available in the UAD card. They seem to do the work without changing the material too much.

Thanks again.

I listened to several of your songs. All done very well. Good luck with this CD!! A friend of mine has a CP-70. That is a fun instrument to play! I wanted to buy it from him cause he never plays it, but just don't have room for it in the studio!

Max Arwood

i listened to a couple of songs and i am going to have to come back and hear more when i get the chance!! i love the big full open sound of the mix, the arrangements are very nice with a lot of instruments each adding a lot to the overall sound, and the synth playing is very impressive.

kayehl,

Thanks for listening and for the compliments. Regarding the open sound, I'm not doing anything special other than keeping control of the dynamics. The master uses very little compression and most times I use multiband compression to prevent low end compression interfering with other frequencies. It also helps balancing the mix if used in moderation and caution.

Thanks again.

Pablo

Hi Pablo, only had time to listen to one tonight, so I picked 'Occasional Resemblance'. 'cos I liked the title.

Very intriuging stuff this, when the guitar synth* & bass come in really turned the piece on its head, reminded me of Pat Metheny there. The solo later on was quite extraordinary, and I love the you led from that through the arpeggiated section, back to the piano...wonderful.

Fantastic work, consummate musicianship throughout, the arranging of this piece is absolutely stellar.

* What is that instrument Pablo..sounds like a Chapman Stick at times..?

Very Nice stuff, lplayed, well produced. Impressive. Makes me wanna pour a bourbon on the rocks and vibe out.

Shad and Chazdaddy, Thanks for listening and I appreciate your feedback.
Cheers.