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Re: The Journey
2016/09/22 18:45:25
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Why *on earth* is this classified as world music? You definitely like rhythm.
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ramscapri
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Re: The Journey
2016/09/22 18:59:01
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eph221
Why *on earth* is this classified as world music? You definitely like rhythm.
Haha  oh yes I sure do ! That was just because a few non-kick,snare&toms percussion instruments were thrown in along with some world wind tones... Hey by the way, who said world music couldn't be rhythmic
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Re: The Journey
2016/09/22 19:54:14
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I like it - I think what you have going for the rhythms is really exceptional. Plus they sound like very high quality samples/sources.
So while the rhythm beds are for me excellent, I think the patches of violin and flutey things for the leads are not measuring up so much. The lead instruments sound artificial in comparison. I don't know what you could do about that . . . maybe Gypsy the violin from East/West would be worth looking at. ? Or maybe a little more reverb on the violin you have.
That's a pretty subjective criticism and others will likely love your lead patches, so your .02 kroners will vary. The background rhythms are a definite treat!
-Tom
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Re: The Journey
2016/09/23 14:04:56
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Very cool rhythm and bass groove. If it were me, I might spread the percussion out of the middle a little bit. As far as Tom's point goes, you can always go the other way and use full on synth sounds instead.
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Dan
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ramscapri
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Re: The Journey
2016/09/23 14:54:57
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Tom and Dan, thanks for your constructive feedback and suggestions. I am still working on and trying to devote more time to mixing and sound selection. The lead patches in this one, (if I remember right), were a few taken from Dim Pro and some other synths within Sonar. I am trying to work more on my compositions and bettering my Sonar skills before putting more money onto heavy sampled instruments like East-West and others. But yeah, I know what you mean in terms of the quality of sampled sounds of organic instruments. Hopefully some day I'll be able to budget for those. 
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Re: The Journey
2016/09/24 21:07:04
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Very cool. Love the Indian fills.
My only criticism is that the lead lines seem a bit random. It would be good to have a central lead theme.
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Re: The Journey
2016/09/25 08:14:59
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Hi Ramesh,
I am listening to The Journey as I type...
A nice piece of work... Most enjoyable... Liking the selection of sounds you are using. I'm not sure if it is my earbuds I am using at the moment but some of the string parts sound a bit high in the mix. I need to listen again when I get to my proper workstation where I have my headphones.
cheers
andy
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Re: The Journey
2016/09/25 11:38:04
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Thanks Daryl and Andy. Appreciate your constructive feedback.
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