Guitarpima
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Re:Thistle and Jade
2012/02/11 15:10:42
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Nice bit of work my friend!
I agree about there needs to be a bass along with the drums. It would probably make the drums sound better. At the end, slip edit a midi clip longer so the sustains don't cut off abruptly like it is.
Well done!
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malcolmb
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Re:Thistle and Jade
2012/02/11 15:16:58
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Hi Guitarpima - Sincere thanks and so pleased you like this piece. Good advice and very much appreciated. I am working on another piece at the moment and can't get the drums right in that either! I think I had better get some more cider and get my drummer friends back to the house - this time I will lock the door and they will stay until they either do what I want or I run out of cider!
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Re:Thistle and Jade
2012/02/13 21:53:33
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hi malcolmb came back for another listen great peace of work at 3.00 it hook me in big time hope to here more from you eric
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malcolmb
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Re:Thistle and Jade
2012/02/14 08:00:38
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Hi Eric - Sincere thanks for listening and so very pleased you like this piece.
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Re:Thistle and Jade
2012/02/14 08:15:02
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That's beautiful Malcolm, I love that violin at around the 55 sec mark, what a gorgeous melody. I might suggest changing the trap kit for some ethnic percussion, the kit seems a little out of place against those delicate instruments. The slow coda was just excellent.
My favourite of yours so far.
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malcolmb
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Re:Thistle and Jade
2012/02/14 08:37:03
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Hi James - Sincere thanks and so very pleased you like it. It was rather odd the way the two different violins fitted into the piece. I decided to start with the Chinese violin and ended up writing a Celtic theme. I then switched to the standard violin and ended up writing a Chinese theme! Must have been one of those days! I plan to come back to this piece after I go mad with my Bank Balance and update my VSTs (and of course work out how Chinese drum!).
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Re:Thistle and Jade
2012/02/15 03:37:39
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 Sorry for crashing in on you but its been awhile checking out your music . Anyway I have to say you have created something good here , the drum track not a favorite but everything else in your tune really impressed me enough to comment on you tune . The song sounds great and the mix works well with what you created , good job ! Please note I left you with clean comments , the other post you commented on was just a joke . Radio
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malcolmb
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Re:Thistle and Jade
2012/02/15 03:57:53
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Hi Radio - Sincere thanks and so pleased you like this piece. As for the other post, I very much hope I have not offended you. My "Yes, Yes, Yes" referred to the title of the song "Be my Valentine" and the word "idiot" referred absolutely and entirely to myself for making such an obvious and exceedingly trite acceptance of the invitation! Any girl would play much harder to get! Unfortunately!
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Re:Thistle and Jade
2012/02/15 08:23:27
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Hi Malcomb, this is wonderful. I love your style. The melody feels very Irish to me. Your arrangement is super. I agree with most comments already made. Your passion for life and music shows through in this peace. Thanks much.
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Re:Thistle and Jade
2012/02/15 08:53:14
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Hi Jimmy - Sincere thanks and really pleased you like this piece. I am part Irish (actually a bit of a mongrel but the Irish part does fight its way out every so often!). I think everyone here has a passion for what they do and the fantastic quality of the music people post here is stunning evidence of that. It would be impossible to be amongst such outstanding talent and not have a little of that passion come out in my own music. At least I hope so. And at my age, I have to let the passion out somewhere!
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Re:Thistle and Jade
2012/02/15 09:26:59
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Re:Thistle and Jade
2012/02/15 19:37:45
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Hey Malcolm
WONDERFUL piece of music from your arrangement to the mix. I kinda like the drums and the flow they gave to this piece. If anything I'm hearing when it comes to change would be the space/room the drums are giving. They sound very dry compared to the verb used on the other instruments. I would play around with some verb on the kit but don't go to crazy. I really enjoyed this piece and your other music. KUDOS!
Kev
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malcolmb
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Re:Thistle and Jade
2012/02/16 04:38:05
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Hi Kev - Sincere thanks and so pleased you like this piece. Ah, the drums, the drums! Don't tell anyone (!) but when I wrote the piece, the flow was exactly what I was trying for when I added the drums. Giving drive and energy to the piece. It was only when I posted it here I had second thoughts and could see the logic of people's comments about the drums needing a more Chinese feel. In retrospect, I agree with that view (but also still rather like my original!). As for the verb, I take your point. As a matter of course, I never add verb to a drum set - I suppose I am influenced by comments here on other people's music where people mention too much verb on drums. So very many thanks for pointing this out - I will work on this. Best Regards, Malcolm - (why can't Firefox do paragraphs!).
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