Thanks Rik.  Yeah, me too.  Although the weather here this last month has been amazing for those of us that enjoy spring.  :)

Gary, very good point. Maybe I shouldn't have mentioned the vacation...even though it seems as if I didn't even know where I was!  (and I wasn't even drunk!)  (JY said it's the Gulf of Mexico...but that doesn't seem nearly as romantic for a song name for some reason. lol)  Anyway, maybe it will help to know that we got an all-inclusive for a mere $200 for 5 days.  (we ate better than we ever have! lol)   And we only take vacations about every 5 years--and never one like that!  :)  Anyway, thank you so much.  I agree that I was very fortunate to get these two guys on board on this one.  :)  

Very nice. This evokes the deeply soul cleansing sense one gets when visiting the ocean.
I have been fortunate to have been on both sides of the Atlantic and Pacific, as well as the Gulf of Mexico and the Mediterranean. I love them all, and each has its own character.
The fierce, pounding surf of the Pacific Northwest is my favorite, but I am also fond of the mild surf and bathtub clear waters of Key West.  I've never been to Cancun.
Yes James, Cancun is on the Caribbean side of the Yucatan Peninsula. It's outside the Gulf by about 40 miles.
In the grand scheme of things, that's not much.The water's still fine.

Hi J, this sure has evolved a lot since I played on this. This has turned out great. Maybe you should mute the guitar, that'll make some people happy ; )

Hi all,

I've posted a revised version (same link).  I went for more of a David Foster "Symphony Sessions" sound stage. I put the piano right down the middle and dry, I added Symphobia strings to the LA Scoring Strings ($2k worth of string samples should sound like a couple of violins back there!) and I dialed down the woodwinds, especially the buzzy bass clarinet.

Thanks for listening,
Jonas 

This very pleasant can not make any comments I am not qualified.

Thanks for sharing.

Janet, having been to the Caribbean 3 times myself, I am certainly going back a few more times, I understand your inspiration. 

Have you ever seen water so blue?  And I hope you snorkeled while there because the view under that blue water is to die for.

Very nice tribute, and the best of reasons to write a song!

Daryl

Thank you,  James.  Glad I could help add some sunshine. :)

Thank you, John and Freddy.  :)

Thank you Daryl.  No, I don't recall seeing that color of blue before and that's mostly what intrigued me.  Actually we never found a great place to snorkel, so that was disappointing...and the one time we did it was chilly (and the water was murky) which was odd since I'm used to snorkeling in warm water close to the equator.  Anyway, I tried not to let that disappointment spoil the 4 1/2 days.  :)  

Thank you Bruce.  Yeah, I determined to do things differently on this piece.  That's the main reason I sent it to Jonas...to see if the instruments were really doing believable things.  I guess they were because I think he changed notes more than instruments.  So I'm tickled with how it turned out and just may try another one sometime.  And yes, collabing can be really cool and very helpful, but it can be interesting, too, with so many more opinions on everything.  lol  Lake Erie's a bit cold too, isn't it?  I live right near a lake down here, but never anything near blue!  :)  Thanks again.  

this is much better, IMO.  the bass clarinet is "much tamed" and sounds so much better!

good job all of you!

Thank you, Frank.  It sure took a lot of time!  


Thanks Bob.  You're always so encouraging.  :)  It was fun to try new things (for me) with an orchestra and hear that they 'worked', and I was also real thankful to have Jonas and Rik along for this one...great musicians and gentlemen.  

I was disappointed - No Steel drums?  No Mariachi guitars?  Beautiful song Janet, but it struck me more of fall in New England than anywhere I've ever been in the Caribbean.  Just 'shows to go ya' how different individual perceptions can be.  I really do like the song, but I was expecting a couple of shots of Tequila with it.
 
Glen
BTW: Cancun is in the Caribbean (just barely).  The Gulf of Mexico starts at the Northern tip of the Yucatan.

Janet

  Greensleeves? Sheesh...I'm not very creative, am I?  lol  Anyway, thanks so much. 

I wouldn't say that at all...... usually..... but yeah it's a bit too similar for anyone who spent much time on the phone when being put "on hold" was first introduced, especially those of us that also grew up with those cheesy melody playing doorbells which all seemed to have that as default setting.  Anyway, I should have added that the production sounds great  and you're obviously doing something right to get Jonas on board, so fair play to you !

Yeah, it's a nice piece if you haven't spent what seems like half your life listening to really bad midi sounding versions !

I'll let you into a little secret now.......when I heard it I actually couldn't recall the name of the tune it reminded me of, so I played it into one of those music recognition apps that identifies the tune for you and it was that that came up with greensleeves, so it's not just me lol !

I know what you mean about how much you learn from seeing other peoples work in front of you. I really learnt a lot from the mixing template that Jonas kindly posted on the forum many moons ago.

Very, very nice composition!! I just like the way it was all put together Janet & Jonas and really creates a wonderful mood.

I enjoyed listening to this and looking out my window.....at the snow....

Janet, this sounds good, but I feel piano and strings are rather harsh (You want piano and strings to be sweet), perhaps lowering the overall velocity would help. but the composition is excellent. 

Thanks so much, Pcode. Really glad you liked it.  I know both Jonas and I brought down the piano velocity, so not sure what happened there, but I see what you mean.  

Thanks Jim.  I'm not sure if just having Sonar has helped my skills....or the thousands of hours I've logged on it in the last few years.  :)  Of course, having all the help here has been absolutely invaluable!  Thanks again.