Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer

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Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer

Hi everyone! I've started arranging The Planets for synthesizer. I been using Sonar X1 Studio (64-bit). Here's what I have so far:

http://soundcloud.com/mike-leghorn/mars
http://soundcloud.com/mike-leghorn/mercury

I'm planning on finishing all the planets by May of next year. Then I'll release them as an album.

I hope you enjoy!
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    Rimshot
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    Re:Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer 2011/10/16 20:35:32 (permalink)
    Mike,

    Outstanding job!  Overall sound is a bit shy on low end and very top end.  I would love to purhase your final product in a heartbeat.  What synths to you primarily use?  Wonderful arrangements.  Blown away.

    Thanks for posting.

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    mleghorn
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    Re:Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer 2011/10/16 22:41:13 (permalink)
    Thanks Rimshot!

    For my synths, I'm using Zebra, ACE, Tyrell N6, and z3ta+2. I used Uhbik-A for reverb. I also used Uhbik-G for grain, and Amplitube in on spot.
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    Re:Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer 2011/10/18 13:31:30 (permalink)
    I'm a sucker for this stuff!

    http://www.audiorecordingandservices.com ("one minute free" mastering)

    http://tinyurl.com/3n6kj (free Sonar mixing template and Ozone mastering preset)
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    mleghorn
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    Re:Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer 2011/10/18 13:45:38 (permalink)
    jsaras


    I'm a sucker for this stuff!

    Thanks Jonas. If there are enough suckers for this stuff I'll be able to quite my day job :-)
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    Re:Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer 2011/10/18 20:57:14 (permalink)
    I'm not sure what to think. It's sort of interesting. It's clear you put a lot of work into it.

    It sounds good but needs more low end.

    If this were paired with a cartoon of some sort or some video of the respective planets, it would be really cool music for that. By itself, IMO, it's not got my attention. There were motives all over the place but they stayed on the original notes. More development of the motives would make it so much better. Still, very good work. Don't let my negatives outweigh the positives. I'm just thinking out loud.

    Well done!

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    Re:Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer 2011/10/19 07:47:49 (permalink)
    Very good indeed, I like it!!
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    Re:Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer 2011/10/19 10:15:25 (permalink)
    That's pretty cool.

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    Re:Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer 2011/10/19 13:27:19 (permalink)
    Guitarpima


    I'm not sure what to think. It's sort of interesting. It's clear you put a lot of work into it.

    It sounds good but needs more low end.

    If this were paired with a cartoon of some sort or some video of the respective planets, it would be really cool music for that. By itself, IMO, it's not got my attention. There were motives all over the place but they stayed on the original notes. More development of the motives would make it so much better. Still, very good work. Don't let my negatives outweigh the positives. I'm just thinking out loud.

    Well done!
    Thanks Robert. I appreciate your feedback. Interesting that you found it needs more low end. You're not the first person to say that. Can you tell me what you're using for playback? 


    Thanks!


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    Re:Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer 2011/10/19 17:11:52 (permalink)
    It was at night so it would have been through my AI and my Sennheiser HD280 headphones.

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    Re:Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer 2011/11/25 18:07:09 (permalink)
    mleghorn


    Hi everyone! I've started arranging The Planets for synthesizer. I been using Sonar X1 Studio (64-bit). Here's what I have so far:

    http://soundcloud.com/mike-leghorn/mars
    http://soundcloud.com/mike-leghorn/mercury

    I'm planning on finishing all the planets by May of next year. Then I'll release them as an album.

    I hope you enjoy!

    I just finished Jupiter:  http://soundcloud.com/mike-leghorn/jupiter

    Thanks for listening!

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    Re:Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer 2012/03/13 17:57:49 (permalink)
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    Re:Holst's Planets arranged for synthesizer 2012/03/13 19:08:33 (permalink)
    Superb.

    All the best,
    Lynn

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