Excellent tune Dan 
You have been consistently creating and posting some of the best sounding music I've heard on this forum for quite some time now . 
 
all the best,
 
Kenny

After my rig was stolen a few weeks ago, I'd completely stopped listening to any and all music. I didn't want to hear other peoples' joy, so this is my first tentative peek into the Songs forum in quite a while.
 
Turned out to be a damn good choice for literally the first music I've listened to in a month. It provided a needed attitude adjustment.
 
This, along with Bob Bone's story of setting up a recording rig in a hospital room while recovering from surgery, has inspired me to soldier on, even without a DAW. So thanks for that. BTW, it translates well to laptop speakers.

SoundRegion

dcumpian

SoundRegion
Very beautiful. I can see you have Komplete. Has it been used here?

Thanks Steen! From Komplete, only Kontakt was used in this.
 
Regards,
Dan

Thanks for info. I'm considering the current offer on Komplete.
 
Steen

I still use Komplete 8, but I've added other products that were added to K9U and K10U during special sales, like Black Friday. Komplete is a great way to get a lot of content at a reasonable price. And I couldn't live without Kontakt.
 
Regards,
Dan

You had me hooked from the get go with this song. Love that sparse Celtic harp and cello (?) at the beginning (gave me goosebumps) and then the song evolves to a full fledged orchestral arrangement.  Very nice to listen to on a rainy morning here, and I'm also thinking what a great film soundtrack it could be.
I always enjoy listening to your music.

What a treat!!! Perfection! I put this on my Bose system in my living room and also had a listen in my recliner with coffee! I repeat What a Treat!
 
P.S. I played many many years in Concert bands with stings etc. Stand proud Dan!!

stevec
Just as I suspected...  another perfectly executed piece, from composition to mix and everything between.  If I didn't know better I would think this was commercially released.    I also really liked the sense of space - big, but not overwhelming.   Just right.

Thank you Steve! Still learning how to create spaces using reverb. On this one, I used a concert hall reverb on a bus, then added a second bus with a non-linear hall. The second is used to add subtle movement to the space. I think it worked really well blending them together.
 
Regards,
Dan

Beautiful tune. Nice arrangement and orchestration. Good mix and sounds.

bapu
No crits here Dan. Except maybe the ending dragged on for about 10 seconds too long but that's just personal taste.

Thanks Ed! TBH, I questioned the second repeat myself, but decided to keep it anyway. What the hell, YOLO.
 
Regards,
Dan

This sounds great! The clarity on the Mix is perfect, with the highs and lows. And I'm no Mix master. Just a listener. 
This is a greatly played and sounding song. Kudos to you!!!!
 
Enjoyed hearing this one very much!!!!! Great stuff!!!!
 
Thanks for sharing!!!!!!!!!
 

Amicus717
Yeah, I liked this track a lot. Really, really nice. Builds very smoothly and naturally, and I thought the various transitions -- as the piece widened out and got more complex -- were exquisitely put together. I got a chill when the female voice drifted in around the 1:25 mark. Gorgeous. Strong melodies and counter-melodies, and the orchestral vibe at the end was great. 

Also, the mix sounded really polished on my monitors, smooth with a nice overall gloss to it. 

If I were to offer up any minor points of criticism, I thought the harp at the beginning sounded a bit too mechanical, and the string solo at the very beginning was a bit uneven in tone. But minor points, really.

Thanks Robert! I appreciate the kind words.
 
The harp at the beginning could have been better, I completely agree. The opening cello solo is from Embertone's Blakus Cello. While I want to love their Intimate Strings Series libraries, I have found it difficult to get a consistent tone from them. Compared to the new demos for Cinesamples Solo Cello, for example, they are just too organic and difficult to control. I like them, but I don't love them. In comparison, the solo violin was from Chris Hein and it was a joy to play.
 
Regards,
Dan

Absolutely stunning.

bitflipper
After my rig was stolen a few weeks ago, I'd completely stopped listening to any and all music. I didn't want to hear other peoples' joy, so this is my first tentative peek into the Songs forum in quite a while.
 
Turned out to be a damn good choice for literally the first music I've listened to in a month. It provided a needed attitude adjustment.
 
This, along with Bob Bone's story of setting up a recording rig in a hospital room while recovering from surgery, has inspired me to soldier on, even without a DAW. So thanks for that. BTW, it translates well to laptop speakers.

Hey Bit! Thanks for the comments and again, I'm sorry about what happened to you. You'll get back in the groove in time.
 
Regards,
Dan

bjornpdx
You had me hooked from the get go with this song. Love that sparse Celtic harp and cello (?) at the beginning (gave me goosebumps) and then the song evolves to a full fledged orchestral arrangement.  Very nice to listen to on a rainy morning here, and I'm also thinking what a great film soundtrack it could be.
I always enjoy listening to your music.

Thanks Bjorn!
 
Regards,
Dan

Apologies Dan... Late to the party as usual.
 
I thoroughly enjoyed listening to that. What a build-up and crescendo at the end there. Top work...
 
cheers
 
andy

bayoubill
What a treat!!! Perfection! I put this on my Bose system in my living room and also had a listen in my recliner with coffee! I repeat What a Treat!
 
P.S. I played many many years in Concert bands with stings etc. Stand proud Dan!!

Thanks BB! Glad to hear everything translated well!
 
Regards,
Dan