Swan Serenade, new mix 1/6

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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/06 17:48:24 (permalink)
 Lovely piece, Janet I enjoyed.

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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/06 19:07:01 (permalink)
Thanks Phil! :)

Yeah, Paulo, that's more unlikely.  lol
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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/06 19:11:28 (permalink)
And thank you, too, Grant!
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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/08 17:42:24 (permalink)
Anyone wanna venture a comment to let me know if I've tamed this enough?  Then it can happily slip off into oblivion.  :)  
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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/08 17:52:02 (permalink)
Very pretty tune as always.  I wish I had a dose of your piano skills.

I think you should go for your own Web site.  You could have it reflect the beauty of your songs, which the free SoundClick doesn't do.  I know I feel better with my own site now, and you certainly deserve it.

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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/08 17:57:03 (permalink)
Thank you Daryl. That's very kind.  I've thought about doing my own webite. It hasn't worked its way up to the top of the to-do list...and I'm probably going in too many directions at once I guess.  

And if it's any comfort, every time I hear a good piano player, I wish I were better too.  :)  
Thanks again!  
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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/08 18:23:47 (permalink)
Nice work.  I enjoyed it, and thought it flowed well.  I found the bass notes to fit, and maybe I'm in the minority but I'd like to hear them possibly get a little more involved for a bit?  I listened twice!  And it's quite expressive how you built this, then had the last 30 seconds create a falling feather type mood.  Excellent piece.
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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/08 18:28:31 (permalink)
Hi Janet, sounds good to me, I can even hear the last note now ; ) Nice and deep. Would love to hear more reverb on this , did I ever tell you I like reverb  ? ; )

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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/08 18:30:58 (permalink)
Thank you, dacookster!  So more bass now, huh?  Well, maybe I dialed it back too much.  Glad you got the ending.  That's supposed to be the swans landing.  Although, as I said earlier, the whole thing doesn't even sound like swans flying to me now.  lol  Anyway, thanks again!

Thanks Rik.  Glad you can hear the last note.  More reverb?  Hmm...I could try it. Maybe just for you.  :) 
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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/08 18:51:46 (permalink)
Do you have swans by your home?  So was this really composed by watching swans?  Oh hell, even if not, just lie and tell us yes.
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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/08 18:52:54 (permalink)
Last time I saw a swan it tried to bite my grandson.  lol

This was just from looking at the picture of the swan 'dancing' that's on my SC page. :)  
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Re:Swan Serenade, new mix 1/6 2013/01/08 19:15:30 (permalink)
Hi Janet – sounds pretty good to me. The bass notes really did stick out in the earlier mix and I did find them distracting – I never said anything because I have no mixing skills.
 
This mix sounds much more balanced.  It’s a real pretty composition. I rarely criticize anything because my stuff is so sloppy that I am hardly the one to crit anything and the internet being what it is, words are often misconstrued. So take this in the gentle way it is intended – I’d love to hear this played in a less precise manner – like after a couple of glasses of wine  – so you could just emote your way into the tune and kind of get lost in it.
 
Okay, enough from me, it's good stuff. 
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Re:Swan Serenade, new mix 1/6 2013/01/08 19:19:32 (permalink)
Thanks Manny.  So, play it half-drunk, huh?  I can't even imagine.  :)  But I get your point.  So, play it half-drunk, huh?  I can't even imagine.  :)  But I get your point.  Thanks! 
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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/08 22:50:09 (permalink)
"1/7:  35 listens and not one comment?  lol"


People are jerks.. Take it from me? I'm a person? And I'm a jerk!

My opinion, and you know what they say about opinions?

My opinion is that this is "much" better! :-)


And P.S.? I don't hear anything here but you. And there's certainly nothing wrong with that. You make some of my favorite music.
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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/08 23:18:33 (permalink)
Very nice soothing piece...


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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/09 11:05:47 (permalink)
I think this is my new favourite piece by you Janet. Not sure about the swan motif, but who cares, its still great!

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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/09 16:01:44 (permalink)
Well, thanks Robby.  I know you'd tell me if it wasn't better, so thanks for listening again! 

Thank you, Cclarry.

Thanks Shad. You're favorite?  Well, I'm glad I went ahead and finished it then.  Yeah, the swan motif...you're right.  I knew I should have named it something different and kept that name for the RIGHT piece.  lol  Maybe I will.  :) 
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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/09 16:23:58 (permalink)
lovely Janet. I really could hear this one with a full orchestra backing
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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/10 10:16:31 (permalink)
The bass comes through fine on my computer speakers.  maybe a tad loud at some places, but I love the clarity.  Wish I could play any instrument so well.

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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/10 18:07:03 (permalink)
Thank you, Daryl.  Yeah, I can hear it with a full orchestra too. And before I tried it, I figured that would be pretty easy to do.    (oh, but I'd love to!) :)


Thank you AT.  Still loud in some places?  Well, I'll go back and check.  Sure do appreciate you checking it out! :)


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Re:Swan Serenade, new mix 1/6 2013/01/11 20:45:54 (permalink)
Beautiful! I really like this one a lot Janet! BTW, what piano are you currently using? I just bought Ivory II for Christmas () and have to say they are most excellent pianos.
 
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Re:Swan Serenade, new mix 1/6 2013/01/11 20:59:53 (permalink)
Well thank you very much, Dan! :)  I'm still using Ivory I.  Did you upgrade from that?  I'm curious to know what you think of it.  I think Ivory's wonderful and haven't seen the need to upgrade, but I'd like to know what's changed.  Thanks again!  
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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/15 14:47:45 (permalink)

Very nice piece, enjoyed it a lot. Peaceful. Wish I could play piano half as well as you.
Piano sounds great.

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Re:Swan Serenade 2013/01/15 17:12:10 (permalink)
Janet, you tamed those low notes perfectly.  The song was always superb, but this is much better.  Long live the forum!

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Re:Swan Serenade, new mix 1/6 2013/01/15 18:36:48 (permalink)
Janet,
 
Sounds good, I missed the earlier version with the bass note issue.   Very nice piece.
 
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Re:Swan Serenade, new mix 1/6 2013/01/15 19:14:21 (permalink)
We all know I like a big round bottom? But this version is definitely better.  (I'm talking about the EQ people! Yeasch!)

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Re:Swan Serenade, new mix 1/6 2013/01/15 21:11:01 (permalink)
Bob, thank you so much!  

Ah, thanks for coming back, Lynn!  I really appreciate it.  I'm glad it's better now. :) 

Thank you Mark.  I was the hitting those poor bass keys a little too hard I guess. :)  

Thanks Robby.  Yeah, you're pretty hard to figure out. Thanks for explaining yourself for us.  
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Re:Swan Serenade, new mix 1/6 2013/01/15 21:16:24 (permalink)
It's never what I say? It's always the way it's taken.

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Re:Swan Serenade, new mix 1/6 2013/01/15 21:17:29 (permalink)
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Re:Swan Serenade, new mix 1/6 2013/01/15 21:22:59 (permalink)
No, no let's face it? It's what I say! (but I always leave an out...) Me? No, I didn't say that? Well, I said it, but that's not what I meant? :-)

I still like a nice big round bottom? What I mean to say is, I enjoy the lower registers... Bass adds character to the music, and "I'm a character..."
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