Kenny & Bob - thanks!!  I am very glad you enjoyed it. 
 
FWIW, The lead synth is actually where most of the tune originated.  I found a "Nord" patch in Reaktor that I really liked and that inspired most of the lines as-is.  After recording those I added the other instruments to make it into a song, extended it a little at the front and back, and then spent most of my time trying to clean up the timing and mix: Measures of 5/16 here and there can be tricky.    I did use SONAR's audio to MIDI process though, particularly near the end where the guitar counterpoint on the right is mirrored with strings. A few minor edits and it was good to go!
 
 
 
 
PS...  Early ELP makes me smile. 

Nice composition and arrangement.. sounds good. Well done instrumental music.

I like the almost Prog style this had. Great sounds you came up with in Reactor. Interesting listen all the way to the end.

Thanks, Makke and Tim!   I am glad you liked it.
 
Yup, my reference to "light" prog was that it resembles the genre in some ways...  mostly because of the 1000 time signature changes. 
 
Reaktor is pretty awesome.   I love it when something is just great even after barely getting started with it - that's a really good sign in my book!
 

Very interesting tune. You are one good musician - your playing is really nice on this. I'd give this one two thumbs up - love it.

Thanks, Mark!!
 
Being a prog fan from way way back makes me want to play everything at that level.  Unfortunately that's not really possible.  But fortunately I have the tools to make it so.  

Hey Steve,
 Mix wise this sounds wide and open. The sonics are good. Oh love the scratchy sound at 1.22 :) 
Simply quite brilliant, I didn't know where it was going to go next. 

Gives me a strong Keith Emerson vibe. Good job. What synths did you use?
 
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Holy s*%#!  That was great!  I can't image the time.  The drums sound really human.  Are they or did you piece it together?   That's all you?  Steve, you're a scientist and the song is brilliantly executed. 

Gus - thanks!  Aside from a few of the guitar lines that were difficult for me to pull off, the mix was the hardest part about doing this one because there's so much @#$% happening.    So I am glad it turned Ok in the end.   As far as direction goes, that's one positive result of letting the melody lead and filling the rest later instead of leading the melody.  
 
H - Keith is probably my all time favorite all-around keyboardist.  So, thanks.       The main lead synth part is a Reaktor Nord patch combined with Z3ta2, while the shorter middle section is Kontakt brass combined with GPO brass and a little strings.  That Reaktor patch is actually the thing that inspired the entire tune!  It just worked. 
 
John - thanks!  It was a fun one to do, though the timing is a little "fluid" here and there since I chose to rely on "feel" rather than strict "on the grid" work.   And thanks for the comment about the drums. It's probably about 60/40 live input vs. editing, and I did put some effort into getting the timing and velocities as I wanted to hear them.  And going completely against typical DAW-isms, the drums are a single stereo instance of AD2 using the Fairfax 1 kit.  Oh, and to go even further, a SIT.   Limited schlimited.       And yeah, it's all me, but taking full advantage of what modern DAWs provide!