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In The Land of the Northern Lights
Here is a new one that is actually one I recovered from my last DAW before it died (using Sonar 5). I had originally written it with a vocalist in mind, but things never worked out to get the project completed. I restructured the song to make it work as an instrumental and updated the instruments where appropriate. It is the first song in the links in my signature below or at: https://soundcloud.com/dcumpian Any comments or suggestions are welcome. Hope you enjoy! Regards, Dan
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/11 07:55:23
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Cool opening.... Trans-Siberian comes to mind.....
nice work.
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/11 08:15:57
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Guitarhacker
Cool opening.... Trans-Siberian comes to mind.....
nice work.
Thanks Herb! Regards, Dan
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/11 13:57:58
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Link not working due to HB bug....I hope they get that cleared up soon. I'll keep trying.
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/11 14:14:15
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I finally got on- Nice mix! I have always been a stickler for those older moog type sounds. They make great solo instruments. I liked the energy that this song has. The drums keep the whole thing interesting all the way through. It does sound a little dated but I like it a lot.
Let me know if you want a male vox on it. I would be willing to try it. What did you have in mind for vox? Any lyrics? I hear a kind of Styx vibe going on with it and I loved Styx.
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/11 14:52:27
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Sonar 5 was a terrific platform for me, and you did a fine job of updating this piece. The melody and chord progression are cool and sophisticated, and the bass and drums are very punchy. When I first saw that this song was 6 minutes, I thought, oh boy...I hope this doesn't get bogged down. It never does. It's so well arranged and performed that it kept my attention to the end. Kudos to you, Dan!
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/11 15:34:41
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Starise
I finally got on- Nice mix! I have always been a stickler for those older moog type sounds. They make great solo instruments. I liked the energy that this song has. The drums keep the whole thing interesting all the way through. It does sound a little dated but I like it a lot.
Let me know if you want a male vox on it. I would be willing to try it. What did you have in mind for vox? Any lyrics? I hear a kind of Styx vibe going on with it and I loved Styx.
It is a deliberately retro song. Definitely written with the 70's/80's in mind. The singing style we were working towards was more of the Michael Sadler style (Saga). This song is a mishmash of Styx, Rush, Saga and Blacklab, lol. Regards, Dan
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/11 15:38:20
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Lynn
Sonar 5 was a terrific platform for me, and you did a fine job of updating this piece. The melody and chord progression are cool and sophisticated, and the bass and drums are very punchy. When I first saw that this song was 6 minutes, I thought, oh boy...I hope this doesn't get bogged down. It never does. It's so well arranged and performed that it kept my attention to the end. Kudos to you, Dan!
Yep, this is longer than even my last one, lol. I had to get these "prog" songs out of my system. Thanks for the comments on the progressions, bass and drums. While the bass was a fairly easy part to play, the drums were a lot of work. There are also about 12 tracks of guitars, some old, some new. Overall, it was a big project. Glad it kept you interested all the way! Regards, Dan
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/11 20:11:36
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Very nicely done Dan and a really nice arrangement. Makes me think of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Stix and Trans- Siberian Orchestra. Holds your attention all the way to the end. The middle part seem to be a bit congested with the instrumentation, but I'm listening on my HD headphones so that maybe the problem. With all the guitar tracks its hard to distinguish each track in the middle. Great drums for this piece thought and sound like a moog synth. Some great sounds going on in this entire piece. Very nice work, enjoyed!!
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/11 20:50:03
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Sounds great, very wide and clear. The drums have a fantastic thumping sound thats wonderful with the bass.
Really good mix.
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/11 20:53:44
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Oh, Really like Thunderbird btw. :)
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/12 00:28:29
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Moving SPAM down... will listen later.
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/12 06:45:12
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Very nicely done Dan and a really nice arrangement. Makes me think of Emerson, Lake and Palmer, Stix and Trans- Siberian Orchestra. Holds your attention all the way to the end. The middle part seem to be a bit congested with the instrumentation, but I'm listening on my HD headphones so that maybe the problem. With all the guitar tracks its hard to distinguish each track in the middle. Great drums for this piece thought and sound like a moog synth. Some great sounds going on in this entire piece. Very nice work, enjoyed!!
Peace and Blessings, John
Not sure specifically what part, but if it's the chorus, I blended the guitars and organ so it sounds like one part: Guitar on right, pan slide guitar to left, call and response guitars hard left and right with organ holding everything together. For the lead guitars during the verses, yeah, I did bury them a bit because they were fighting with the synth. If you think something needs changing, give me a time mark to listen to and your suggestion. Thanks again for listening John! Regards, Dan
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/12 06:49:16
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Sounds great, very wide and clear. The drums have a fantastic thumping sound thats wonderful with the bass.
Really good mix.
Gus
Thank you Gus! Getting the kick and bass to play nice together is always fun! This is the first time I've used Trackspacer rather than a straight-up compressor with a sidechain from the kick. I think it performed really well and is very subtle. Glad to hear you like Thunderbird as well. Thanks! Regards, Dan
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/12 14:20:53
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Wakeman, Lake and Palmer was my first thought when it opened. Nicely done Dan thanks for sharing 
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/12 16:46:13
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Might have to add Trackspacer to my wishlist, works very well. :)
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/12 17:32:52
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I love the opening pad. Reminds me of Manheim Steamroller.
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/12 21:27:50
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Wookiee
Wakeman, Lake and Palmer was my first thought when it opened.
Nicely done Dan thanks for sharing
Thanks for listening John! Regards, Dan
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/12 21:29:39
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Might have to add Trackspacer to my wishlist, works very well. :)
Yeah, I was surprised by how smooth it sounded. Regards, Dan
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/12 21:31:22
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Scottytunes
I love the opening pad. Reminds me of Manheim Steamroller.
That's the Triton. She's a beast, though I don't use it as much as I used to, lol. Thanks for listening! Regards, Dan
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/13 16:14:54
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Professional sound, totally! You mix it up enough to keep us interested. I know because I listened to the whole 6+ minutes. Hey, Dan, on THUNDERBIRD is that real guitar?
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/13 17:13:11
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evadianepug
Professional sound, totally! You mix it up enough to keep us interested. I know because I listened to the whole 6+ minutes. Hey, Dan, on THUNDERBIRD is that real guitar?
Thanks for listening and the compliment! Thunderbird: The acoustic is Ilya Efimov. The lead guitar is Omnisphere with a few tweaks. The other guitars are stacked samples I ran through several instances of GR5. Regards, Dan
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/13 17:21:58
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Wow! This was fun! Really cool tune. I like your choice of sounds and arrangement. Works very well. Well done!
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/14 08:05:28
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Wow! This was fun! Really cool tune. I like your choice of sounds and arrangement. Works very well. Well done!
Thanks for listening Marius! Regards, Dan
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/14 19:24:32
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Sittin downtown in a railway station one toke over the line.
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/14 20:07:07
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/14 21:09:08
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Very well mixed ,clear and spaced out nicely. It has plenty of variation to keep you interested. I am not real big on instrumentals myself( I am a lyric guy wannabe) but I liked this and I agree that the drums and bass sounded great.I really like the bass tone ,nice and punchy. Thanks for posting it.
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/14 21:18:22
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I'm a lyric guy too! I'm trying to write a song about oranges... What rhymes with orange?
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/14 21:25:14
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Re: In The Land of the Northern Lights
2014/04/15 06:47:26
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Very well mixed ,clear and spaced out nicely. It has plenty of variation to keep you interested. I am not real big on instrumentals myself( I am a lyric guy wannabe) but I liked this and I agree that the drums and bass sounded great.I really like the bass tone ,nice and punchy. Thanks for posting it.
Thanks for listening and the kind words Monti! Regards, Dan
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