stevec
Really well done! All three mixes sound nicely balanced here, and the arrangements are really dense yet well articulated. I hear a lot of attention to detail.
What did you use for the brass in Dream Band? It sounds very natural.
Oh, and the middle section of MF? Trippy.
Thanks, Steve! :)
Yeah. I'm a real nerd when it comes to details. Details are (IMHO) what really brings music to life. And I find this especially important when it comes to smaller arrangements, like Dream Band, I really want every instrument to live its own life.
The brass in Dream Band is SampleModelings Trombone3 and French Horn & Tuba. Here a small sneak peek video I made before the album was release that shows a glimpse of the arrangement:
http://youtu.be/YKoUDXPAsAYHaha.. Yeah.. MF's kind of trippy all the way through ;D I actually use some old 8-Bit Amiga-samples in there as well. Used lots of tracker-programs (ProTracker was my fav) back in the day and I had a great time playing around with these old sounds. Really brought back nice memories! =)
Wookiee
Interesting pieces that all come across very well here.
Thanks for sharing.
Thanks, John! Really appreciate it! =)
Masterofnone
Nothing critical I can say about these. They all sound very professional.
Thanks, Mark! That really means a lot! =)
jude77
Well, you were right when you said all three were different from each other. My favorite was "Gift of Flight" (I'm a sucker for Eastern sounds), but all of them are beautifully recorded and performed. Excellent job!!!
Thanks, James!
Yeah, I really love that Eastern sounds as well! :) Have you heard Avishai Cohen? Love how he mixes eastern with jazz. If you don't know him, check out the songs Nu Nu, Dreaming Ani Maamin and Seven Seas . A few of his awesome creations.. :)
The Duduk I use in Gift of Flight is made by Ilya Efimov. Don't know if you already knew about this library, but I say it anyway.. :) It's a kontakt library well worth having :)