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Truckermusic: Hi, Cliff. Sorry the horns aren't doin' it for you I wouldn't be to
hard on NI though. I suspect much of the problem lies in my lack of horn dynamic/articulation
knowledge. Anyway, for $29 I wasn't really expecting miracles and, overall, they're
a step up from the Gen Midi patches I've been playing around with. I appreciate the listen and comments and I'm glad you liked some aspects of the tune, though. Thanks.

Well I'm not really down on NI.....cause as I said.....I've been collecting them lately....I do like NI... Especially Kore 2....I really like that VST....I find I go to that well a lot!!!!   ...Is this the Horn expansoin pack they have out for Kore 2?.....Cause I was wondering how they sounded......
 
but brass is really hard.....really hard and for the most part you really have done good it just shows up in some spots.....that's all..........
 
but the composition I really do like!.. It is fun, and up tempo and groovin...so there is a lot to like here!
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Thanks Gary. 

rockinrobby: A bottle of red? A bottle of white? Whatever kind of mood you're in tonight...

Truckermusic: Hi Cliff,

Is this the Horn expansoin pack they have out for Kore 2?

Yea, I think it is...I'm not real familiar with NI stuff but I got a $30 discount coupon ( because Sonar 8.5 comes with Guitar Rig ) so I bought the horns and downloaded the player.  Kore IS pretty cool...still working on those horn parts, tho. Thanks.

gdugan: Hi Gary, thanks very much for listening and for your kind words.

timidi: No prob, Tim

I'm speechless (very unusual for me)! You had me dancing from the first note (and at my age that is not a sight for the faint-hearted)! People far more able than I have already commented on the technical side. Let me just say that the composition itself is perfect. You really understand how the instruments should combine and what they should play. I doff my cap and call you Maestro.

Best Regards
Malcolm
 

Very nice, Gary. I missed the earlier version, but this is tight, and I like the movement and little mood changes thrown in. Guitar tone is sweet, and I like the action on the horns. Yeah, It had me boppin' around.

RobertB: Hi, Robert. Thanks very much for listening and commenting. I'm glad you liked the tune.

BIABDude:

please don't tell me that this is you jamming with Band In A Box tracks.

Wait a minute...you're the BIABDude, I thought you'd be hoping that it WAS done with Band In A Box
hmm...guess not Anyway, if you consider playing the horn parts on a keyboard and correcting my many mistakes in PRV 'playing' then, yea, it's all me playing  Thanks for listening/commenting and for the +'s.

LarryAlex: Hi, Larry. Thank you!. I appreciate the listen and the kind words. I hope you're feeling better.

ah yea....not sure how I missed this one first time round...cool tune..love the horns!! this is a great peice of work you've got here..love the guitar vamps...

here's one lil nit of a pic....at :30 and :32 the horns come in and "bomp-bomp" (does that twice) they see just a wee bit rushed there..a lil bit o nudging will fix that in a jiffy! (maybe they just need a wee bit more space between bomp--bomp)  whatever it is its really such a lil thang it dont add up to much...just thought I'd share what I'm hearing/feeling..

I really do love this tune..and its an A++ to be sure!...cool stuff!!

Wow!   Excellent in all areas.   The only thing I felt was slightly out of place at time is the bass.   I was reading how jimmyman already prescribed a cure for you and you've already done it.   I didn't hear the original one but I know how important bass is in a mix.    As they say, bass kills.   So apparently the bass frix fixed the mixed.   The bass tone is nice and warm but at times it's a little too over the mix imho.   Maybe some compression or even manually bringing those parts down if you don't like compression.   Great job overall!

I've been so busy writing that I haven't had a lot of time to listen to other's music..... trying to catch up a bit.

OK... this is pretty cool. Very well done, and it shows that you took considerable time putting this together.
I enjoy some Latin flavored stuff from time to time.... I like Bossa's with a touch of jazz....

this was very "island sounding"

My only crits were in the horns. As others have stated, it is not easy to take a straight up horn sample and pop it in and have it sound real. When they first hit, it sounds believable, but as the notes are held the "synthyness" begins to show.  Volume and velocity variations are one way to make the notes sound realistic. Not an easy task to accomplish.  I think NI has good samples but they are straight up and it's up to you to variate them. I'm wondering if other "horn packages" have these variations "built in" to make them sound better right out of the box..... just thinking out loud.....

Either way.... this is one fantastic song.... WELL DONE!

What a cool tune....love the guitar playing on this....great tone! No nits here..as a earlier poster stated...this sounds great on a especially cold and snowy Michigan day!

how on earth you start to write something like this is beyond me! fantastic tune and performance. bass is quite forward on my monitors but otherwise can't fault the mix, it;s very clear esp with so much going on! wowee! wish i was on the copacobana listening though...