…...Guitar Synth Soundscape …including a New Mix

Hi Everybody , 
 
this song here was primarily composed and played on my midi guitar by me 
I did not use any loops or anything anyone else created except for some of the drums and I think I might of nicked the loop for the cello part...
a quick rundown 
I played real 4 string bass on this in time with the song …
I actually tried to make it sound as if it was a synth bass ..go figure.lol
all the piano parts were played on guitar via midi
same with every other instrument except for the drums and one little part I played on the keyboard ...
I also used this song as an experimental pallet for sound design …
so be forewarned,
I'm not looking to play it safe with the sounds I rolled and created …..it might not be a pretty listen 
 
Guitar  Synth Soundscape 
 
https://soundcloud.com/guitarist-kenny-wilson/guitar-synth-soundscape 
 
Guitar Synth Soundscape …Mixbus Mix 
 
https://soundcloud.com/guitarist-kenny-wilson/guitar-synth-soundscape-mixbus-mix 
 
I hope somebody enjoys 
 
Kenny

Great Kenny, who says good music has to be pretty. Well done with the synth guitar, it's great to hear music that's created with an instrument that for me is not standard.

i like this!
this could be a part of a prog rock arrangement..
it's kinda bold, kinda rocky, kinda spacey in the right ways...
 
i think you should keep experimenting with the sounds on the synths...
maybe some of the sustained pads, should not just fade out, but morph into something way more evil sounding...
 
there are a lot of cool directions you can go with this

Very nice Kenny. Love the guitar sound and the synth sounds as well. I'm hoping to get more into my guitars once I have my other sampled work completed. Nice mix and sounds great.
 
Peace and Blessings, John

teego
Hi Kenny,
    Sounds great, nice and clean sound on the mix, I could hear everything in it just fine. Very creative with the sounds and midi guitar, excellent guitar playing as well! Thumbs up for me!

Hi teego , you sir are too kind ….
 
I'm happy you enjoyed what I was playing on this song ….thank you 
 

rebel007
Great Kenny, who says good music has to be pretty. Well done with the synth guitar, it's great to hear music that's created with an instrument that for me is not standard.

Hi rebel007 , 
I'm using an app called Midi Guitar …it tracks better than my hardware midi guitar ...
I like that I can use any guitar I wan't ….man that's freedom ….
I'm looking to dive a lot deeper into playing unconventional sounds triggered by my guitar ...
thank you for the listen 
 

stevec
I like it!   Who cares what you used to record the parts, the end result works IMO.
 
About the only thing mix-wise I didn't care for was the synth line towards the end which sounds a bit too centered for my tastes.   Otherwise...  nice job.   
 

Hi Steve, 
normally I just post a tune with out the equipment run down ….
in my last tune , a lot of folks were curious  as to what I was using so I figured I might as well put a brief rundown in my opening post ….
as far as what I used , yeah it really shouldn't matter all that much and I like to keep a little air of mystery ...
I'm happy you liked it……yes , that synth near the end went rouge on me and I agree w you , it is taking up a little to much space ...
thanks 
 

batsbrew
i like this!
this could be a part of a prog rock arrangement..
it's kinda bold, kinda rocky, kinda spacey in the right ways...
 
i think you should keep experimenting with the sounds on the synths...
maybe some of the sustained pads, should not just fade out, but morph into something way more evil sounding...
 
there are a lot of cool directions you can go with this

Hi batsbrew, 
 
this little song has been a nice experiment for me on a lot of levels … 
it got the juices flowing again and it has helped me find some of the brick walls i keep hitting in my musical production skills …
this old dog needs to learn a few new production skills and I'm really enjoying learning & working with the synths ...
 
over the years , I've dabbled around in various musical genres and it's all been good stuff for a learning experience 
 
I've come to the conclusion that deep down , this direction is more along the lines musically where I want to be going ...
 
I'm very happy that I was able to post a tune that had guitar and synth sounds in it that you liked ..
 
Kenny

Nice to see your still pounding away Kenny!!....yea I really enjoyed this and see nothing outstanding...loved the lil base runs...
 
great work!!

What else can be said? Different and sounded fine. Perhaps a bit more of the bass guitar in there on the low end in volume otherwise the song was different and reminded me of what you said it was.
 

Really cool sounds I think, Kenny! Someone above said it feels like it could be a prog rock... such a great idea! Personally I love the ending too

Good job Kenny.  I don't hear much guitar midi stuff and I liked all the colors you created.

evadianepug
Otay, buddy, that works.  Really interesting mix of sounds.  Those midi guitars are very interesting.  Mark has one too.  I like this one, Kenny and will go back in to find what went over my head on the first listen.

Hi Warren , 
I  took a break from playing my guitar after I posted this tune …it might of went over my head too
I appreciate the song listen ,
in some ways  I think this sort of style of song / playing is a little closer to what I would imagine folks might enjoy …
yeah midi guitars are a trip 
 

jsaras
Not what I generally expect from you, which is what makes it so great.  Now, can you work in some of those crazy Gary Burton chord changes in somewhere?

jsaras,
I thought about your post a lot … I think you are giving me a great idea 
thank you for the kind words 
 

thepogue
Nice to see your still pounding away Kenny!!....yea I really enjoyed this and see nothing outstanding...loved the lil base runs...
 
great work!!

Hi Tom, 
 I've got to laugh about the pounding away part ….
I have friends that just shake their heads at what I'm doing and they have said to me ….. 
I'll give you this Kenny  …no matter what ….you won't give up 
 
Yes , I hardly ever mention this ……I love playing Bass guitar ….
 
I'm happy you enjoyed the little runs ..all that was done in real time w the track on a Yamaha 4 string 
 
 
I'm happy you enjoyed my little tune ...
 
Kenny
 
 
 
 
 

Nicely done Kenny I enjoyed the blend of sounds.  
 
Interestingly there was a band on last weeks Later... with Jools Holland which consisted of just Bass and drummer and he was getting some nice sounds out of his bass not sure if you can see this but here is a link to the whole show.
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ipla...d_Series_44_Episode_2/

Nice work Kenny!  I don't think I've ever heard anything from you except guitar?  this is well put together and has great elements to it!  no crits, just praise!

Scottytunes
I like this a lot. It has a nice progression. The piano licks in the middle are very well done, as if they were done on keys.

Hi Scotty, 
thanks for leaving a comment over on SC … I got to return the favor 
I'm glad you liked this and dug the songs progression ….
yeah , those piano licks …they are pentatonic fourths and they lay pretty easy on the guitar ... 
I think using the keyboard for those tones added a nice touch and texture to my song ...
thanks 
OT , are you a pilot ? I noticed in your pic over at sound cloud that you seemed very happy in that picture , and it looked to me that you were flying a plane …..cool beans 
 

spacealf
What else can be said? Different and sounded fine. Perhaps a bit more of the bass guitar in there on the low end in volume otherwise the song was different and reminded me of what you said it was.
 

hi spacealf , 
the bass is pretty much where I wanted it to be for now  
thank you very much for giving my song a listen and offering you feedback 
 

davdud101
Really cool sounds I think, Kenny! Someone above said it feels like it could be a prog rock... such a great idea! Personally I love the ending too

hi davdud101, 
I'm happy you dug my sounds , that means a lot to me 
Yeah , progressive rock / experimental rock is probably where I'm gonna be heading for a while in my music 
 …it's a lot of fun,  and there is plenty of room to experiment  
I'm happy you like the ending and I hope it's OK for me to say this I happen to like the ending myself 
thanks 
 

M_Glenn_M
A Great start
Very interesting progression.
Nice riffs.
Great balance and arrangement.
I liked it!
 

hi M_Glenn_M , 
I tried a lot of new things on this song , some things I haven't tried before …... I'm very happy that you liked it .
thank you for the kind words 
 
 

Rimshot
Good job Kenny.  I don't hear much guitar midi stuff and I liked all the colors you created.

 
hi Rimshot , 
I'm speaking generally when I say this that midi guitar is a tough nut to crack …..
I honestly think midi guitar would be much more popular with guitar players if a player didn't have to alter just about every aspect of playing the guitar to play a midi guitar cleanly ...
 
I got my first midi guitar in 1982 …..I'm still at it ….still doing my best to crack that nut ….
the thing that changed the most that makes it worth it to me is the potential of sounds that I can create …or have at my disposal 
in this song I have barely scratched the surface of what can be done on a guitar synth with todays synthesizers...
 
I'm very happy that you enjoyed the tones and colors in my song ….it means a lot to me 
 
Kenny
 
 
 

The Band19
Son of a Biotch... I listened, and thought I commented on my phone...
 
You've got to love synthesizers... They expand your music like other things expand your mind? 
 
Music without synthesizers? Is like "fun" without young women... 
 
P.S. I enjoyed this.
 
P.P.S, haven't enjoyed a young woman in a while? But that's another story...

Hi Robbie , 
 
sorry to take so long getting back here , i had a lot going on and I sort of let my songs hang ...
you know how it is …I wanted to  listen to other peoples songs and comment before I got back to my own ...
 
I'll tell you something about synths …they are just about as hard for me to figure out as women 
In the past few weeks I wound up picking up Groove 3 videos  for Dim Pro , Rapture , EXS 24 and Z3AT2 ...
I feel like I'm in synth boot camp over here .
 
I'm glad you enjoyed my tune  thanks for listening and commenting 
 

Bert Guy
Hi Kenny,
Cool instrumental, here, with good variations in texture and pace. The interplay between the GTR and fake piano in the mid-section is hot- kinda Zappa-esque.
 
Cheers,
 
Bert

Hi Bert Guy , 
My music is pretty much instrumental music . I'm always looking to explore new sonic territory 
I like what happened with that interplay and I'm planing on going there some more .
thank you for giving this song a listen 
 

Wookiee
Nicely done Kenny I enjoyed the blend of sounds.  
 
Interestingly there was a band on last weeks Later... with Jools Holland which consisted of just Bass and drummer and he was getting some nice sounds out of his bass not sure if you can see this but here is a link to the whole show.
 
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ipla...d_Series_44_Episode_2/

Hi Wookiee, 
 
I'm real happy you enjoyed the blend of sounds in my tune 
some of them  were a lot of work to come up with and I learned a little something along the way ..
I honestly hope to get better at that sort of thing …I feel this was a good start 
 
Sorry , I haven't gotten the chance yet to check out the link , I hope to soon ...
I love playing with a real drummer much more that I like playing with drum machines 
 
thanks for giving this song a listen 
 

dcumpian
That was pretty awesome Kenny! Enjoyed it very much and I think you did a great job.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

Hi Dan , 
 
I'm very pleased that you enjoyed my song  thank you for the kind words you said .
 

Beagle
Nice work Kenny!  I don't think I've ever heard anything from you except guitar?  this is well put together and has great elements to it!  no crits, just praise!

Hi Reece, 
 
Yes , I think I went through a long period of time where I was playing my guitar to backing tracks for Blues contests and doing a little guitar playing for u tube videos….then I posted my Jazz improv homework ...
I'm very happy you like what I did on this song  it means a lot to me 
 

Purple Rhapsody
Most excellent! I really enjoyed the interplay between the guitar and the piano and the harsh synth sounds although they could have been a LOT meaner and the track would have still worked.
 
Cheers,
Terry.

Hi Terry, 
 
you should of heard that harsh synth before I toned his a$$ down  
 
yeah I listened to some of your tunes …..
you an I might be able to do something musical in the future
I have a lot of experience playing my guitar with piano / keyboard orientated music  
 
thanks for giving my song a listen , I appreciate it ...
 
 

jamesg1213
I liked this a lot Kenny. Loved the section at 1:37, really lush and 'epic'. Good dynamics and plenty of variety in here, I can tell you enjoyed yourself
 
Oh, and..Hey..put my Les Paul back!!!

Hi James , 
 
I'm very happy you enjoyed this experimental song  
Yes, that section at 1:37 came out pretty good (i think ) and I love the way it ends with the power chords ….
thats just our Les Paul clearing his throat  
In did spend some time working that section up and I think thats the type of rock I'm looking to write and play.
I'm happy that theres a couple of sections of the song that have went over well...
It's true that I really enjoyed myself doing this song .
thank you James 
 
all the best , 
Kenny
 
 

Sounds great!