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Re: a step in the right direction
2015/02/01 22:39:35
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Sounds good. The solo horn sounds good. The backup horns sounded kinda midi to me. Now that could really just be me. I don't listen to this style of music unless I'm up here. Interesting piece.
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Re: a step in the right direction
2015/02/02 07:22:25
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davdud101
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Re: a step in the right direction
2015/02/02 16:25:26
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Thanks guys! All the brass was actually recorded live- trumpet, baritone (as a tuba stand-in), trombone. The strings, non- and chromatic percussion, piano, etc were midi. Glad you like it!
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Re: a step in the right direction
2015/02/02 19:06:17
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very nice, David
the percussion's a little weak, I would love to hear those timpani really thunder on my speakers and the cymbal swell to really fill the room.
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davdud101
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Re: a step in the right direction
2015/02/03 18:50:17
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Thanks Beagle, I usually put a boost or EQ on TTS-1 tracks- not sure why I didn't this time! I'll keep that in mind for future projects like this.
How is it from a composition aspect?
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Re: a step in the right direction
2015/02/24 20:49:25
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Wow! I like the piece! Just curiously ... can the brass be done with synths? I ask only because recently (the last few days) I begun trying to learn how use more tools within SONAR. I am not a musician (I play no instruments) and am only beginning to realize some of Sonar's capability!
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Re: a step in the right direction
2015/02/28 11:23:48
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That sounds quite good here are you going to develop it some more?
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Re: a step in the right direction
2015/02/28 11:31:00
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That's really good David, very nicely composed and arranged. You have a good ear for brass arranging. I'd like to hear more like this.
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Re: a step in the right direction
2015/03/01 20:02:24
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I think you did a great job on this Dave...I think it fits well into a theme where you don't want epic but close...it could fit into many movie scenes. The mix is nice and clear. Did you do all of it in Sonar?
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Re: a step in the right direction
2015/03/04 19:06:11
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Ooh, this thread got pushed down, I didn't realize there were replies. To answer you guys for the most part...
I did do it all in SONAR! Percussion and Piano were all TTS-1, and all the strings were done with SI-String Section (and a little use of envelopes, which helps a LOT)
@cpkoch, I've tried brass like this and I have yet to find anything free that will make things that sound realistic enough for use in this way. EW Quantum and some others have some really high-quality (and high-priced!) synthesizers that would work quite well though.
I'm actually continuing work on a follow-up composition, essentially an evil-theme/boss battle type thing. I'm not sure when I'll be done, but it's coming along well.
Thanks for listening, guys!
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Re: a step in the right direction
2015/03/04 22:32:53
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yep, I like it. I was really hoping your lead trumpet was a VST, but bummer, it's real. :)
nice job! It's been ten minutes since I listened, an I can still recall the melody and the general gist of the thing. Would work well in many applications.
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Re: a step in the right direction
2015/03/05 02:51:37
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This is cool. My brain linked it to Star Trek, sounded spacey and authority to me. Nicely done.
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