Prologue Of Grace

This is the ninth song on the album I am working on and I hope you find it exciting. It has some really nice instrumentation throughout and I widened the stereo field to give it more depth. If you have any comments or critique, it is always welcomed. Hope you will enjoy this piece.
 
http://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=12625554  "Prologue Of Grace"
 
Peace and Blessings, John

Not much else to say, except it sounds good. Singing great and all flows well.
 

Excellent arranging and mix.  Sounds the best of what I have heard on this project so far.  

Rimshot, Thanks for listening and for your comments, they are always appreciated and welcomed. I'm glad you liked this piece, it is my favorite as well.
 
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gusrogers, Thanks for listening and for the comments, they are much appreciated and always welcomed. I didn't use any vst on this piece at all, they are all 100% samples spliced together on several different tracks and then I master everything in Ozone 5 and Alloy 2. I'm glad you found this piece interesting and enjoyed the ride.
 
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You may have gone a bit too far with the stereo processing.  The sound shrinks a LOT when it's summed to mono.  Although there aren't many "true mono" listeners, everyone is a mono listener to some extent.  Just listening to music in the room next door effectively sums the sound to mono.  Beware of falling too much in love with those widening effects.  Just my $0.02.
 
Regards,
J

jsaras, To my ears, I liked the stereo spread on this piece, not to say I would do it on every piece and have not done so. I just wanted this one to stand out a bit different from the others, so thus, the wider spread. 90% of my listening is done with headsets on, mainly because I live in a condo and try to be respectful to my neighbors, something I don't get from mine, but two wrongs don't make a right. Therefore, for me, mono only works when I am playing with live instrumentations and thus don't worry about what others may hear or not hear. I don't sell my music, it is a gift for those that want to listen to it, so it is a free download for listening purposes only and most people listen in stereo. Thank you though for your thoughts and consideration, it is always appreciated and welcomed.
 
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Fabulous tune here even if some of the composition sounds reclaimed if you see what I mean, nothing wrong with that. My suggestion is that you might push up the cello in the middle though it didn't came forward as much as it should.

Hey Reece, Been awhile since hearing from you. Glad you stopped in for a listen, it is much appreciated. Glad you enjoyed the piece and your welcome!
 
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eko, Thanks for listening and for your comments, they are welcomed and will consider your thoughts. Glad you enjoyed this piece and hope you will come back for other pieces in the future.
 
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musicman61554, Thanks for listening and for your comment, it is very much appreciated. Glad yu enjoyed this piece.
 
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Yes you do Robbie and I'm happy it worked out that way. Thanks for listening and I think this may mean you might even have enjoyed the piece. Your comments are always... so... Robbie!
 
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This is one of your better ones, John.  It's good to know that you are experimenting and trying new techniques out.  Btw, I stepped into an adjacent room and still found the mix to be larger than life.  I think Jonas has a good point, but I think you met the challenge.

I like it. Very theatrical (in a good way).
Where are the guitars?

Lynn, Thanks again Lynn for covering for me on the adjacent room listen and for the nice comments, they are always appreciated and always welcomed. As you know, for me it isn't about the music as much as it is about the message. I do however enjoy trying to put together the things that keep floating around in my brain, what little one I have, but I do try to experiment and find new and exciting mixes that may hold ones attention. Thanks for listening and glad you enjoyed this piece.
 
Peace and Blessings, John