centering..

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This is a great piece and suits the genre well. You've done an excellent
job here. It take your mind on a journey. It reminds me of some David
Sylvian stuff, of which I am a fan.

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Thanks Boris!

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Love this overall, except for one thing, which is probably just me
(others may completely disagree), but the rain-stick sound, panned
over to the left, that comes in fairly regularly throughout the piece got
very distracting. I really liked it the first two times, but having it be
constantly rattling through the piece detracted from the music.
Possibly have it show up in the beginning, the middle and the end, just
a few sprinkles?

The switch to major at the 2/3 mark was almost startling, and was a
good thing, unexpected and intriguing.

Overall, very nice mood music! Nice orchestration & pacing.
ttfn,
Drakonis

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Thanks Drakonis! I'm not sure if it's the mix or the headphones we're using. On my Sennheiser Px200 (admittedly not the most expensive headphones) the mix seems fine; would be curious if in fact my headphones are inaccurate when it comes to trebles. Should look into that. Appreciate the comment though.

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I thought I might add my 2 cents worth here about the headphones. I'm not
familiar with the Px200s, but I've got a pair of Sony MDR-7509 Pro headphones
and I can hear every little nuance, almost to a fault. They are excellent for
mixing! I too used to have a lesser expensive set of headphones and I noticed
that my mixes were off. I'd try out my music in my car and everything sounded
weird. After getting the MDR-7509s, I re-mixed everything and it made a world
of differance. I am VERY happy with them. You might check out eBay to see if
anyone has them available. I would try there first. I believe they list for $285 a
pair. I got them on eBay for about $140 in PERFECT condition. Anyway, just
thought I'd give a helpful hint to a fellow member. Peace!

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This is a nice song. Quite comforting. Drakonis does have a good point
about the persistence of the rain stick. Gotta love that Jam Pack 4!
Maybe someday I'll get me one.

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for the transportation. that's what this feels like. I'm here, physically, but
I'm not. What an amazing thing to create music that can lift a part of you
and send it to a different place... even for a moment. I feel different. Next
time, can you make it longer? I'm afraid the 'vacation' didn't take. :-) This
is perfection.

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...plus what she said!

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Wow! I overlooked your comment, when I posted this song. I'm not even gonna take credit for that experience and just thank you for your generous comment! Isn't it great that music can sometimes do that?! Still think it depends on the listener's own receptivity and creativity, though. Thanks again!

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Man, great work. maybe i'd switch some sounds, but overall... i'll buy your
CD.

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Thanks Rollo!

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I've always liked your tracks, but this particular one is my favorite so far.

It does have a certain maturity of concept, and the production values are very high here.

This music has a very pleasantly contemplative, almost meditative mood.

The insistent triplet beat (or 3/4 time) throughout the song is captivating, especially when the beats shift emphasis. This is consistent and unexpected at the same time -- a very artful arrangement of beats!

The choice of sounds is excellent, and especially the way you layer them. The rainstick sound could have been used a bit more sparingly as an occasional "spice", but it wasn't too much for my ears, anyway; there was enough interest in the other sounds to carry it along successfully.

I liked the melody line which you introduced in the middle, which appeared again towards the end. It provided this track with more focus and "identity".

I would have liked this theme to be used much earlier on, but actually the way you built this piece from the repeated chords at the beginning to the thicker texture including melody later on did work WELL.

The juxaposition of major and minor chords was nicely done, and infused some tension without being tense. It created a lot of interest in this piece.

I thoroughly enjoyed listening to this track, enough to download! (rare for me)

Thanks for sharing and please do compose more music like this! You're onto something very good here.






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Thanks, Cameron for your time and musical insight! Your detailed comments and thoughts are invaluable. I am especially happy that you liked this song as I took this one a bit more seriously and didn't just "play around" with my keyboard!

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sort of like James Newton Howard - really nicely done. There's a nice subtle surge to the rhythm throughout, even as instruments drop out, that pulse is there. I love the impressionism - lots could be happening on this screen, very complex and sort of wild sounding. The ascension with the winds is astounding. Very enjoyable!

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Thanks a lot. Glad you liked it!

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Meditation, indeed. You capture it's dream-like state, stillness and peaked awareness at the same time.

I love the piano approach; it's use. It's short almost unsustainable chords in contrast to the other instrumentation. It makes me feel as if it's brief sustain is our brief reality in the sea of musical textures representing the one true reality.

Curious. Do I detect a bit of a Lyle Mays influence here, maybe? If so, he couldn't have done better.





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Beautiful comment, thanks a lot!! And yes, you might hear some Lyle Mays (I do enjoy listening to Pat Metheny Group). Good catch!

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Hi Parichayaka:
This piece would really be good with HD nature footage which is
becoming more and more popular with the new "inexpensive" HD
cameras....I suggest you go to some of the sites devoted to people doing
HD production and let them know you have music for their films...one site
is DVX.com....Go to the thread for the HVX HD camera and post part of
your song there and see if you get any bites....Would go especially well
with footage shot in Kauai.....Peace, Norman

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I'll check it out. Thanks very much for the idea, Norman.

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I've always liked your stuff - every single piece - and this doesn't change
that a bit. You always manage to create such a smooth, soothing
atmosphere that one can't help but be taken aback by it.
Drak has a point about the rain stick, but if he hadn't mentioned it I'm not
sure I would've noticed it.

Yet another favorite, yet another download.
Wonderful.

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Cool! Thanks, Einarus.

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As always, a wonderful "sonic tonic." Thanks much

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Calm, peaceful, but enough musical interest to make me want to hear
it several times. Nicely paced. You've got serious compositional
chops.

The ending caught me a bit by surprise; it feels inconclusive, but
maybe deliberately so?

I also agree with drakonis' rain stick comment. There are a lot of
options for what to do with it, if in fact you would like to do anything
different with that rain stick sound. One is it use it more at the
begininng, but gradually discontinue it, allowing us to focus entirely on
the music, and as drakonis suggests, perhaps bring it back a bit
towards the end. Another is to explore other kinds of sound effects,
like bamboo wind chimes, metal wind chimes, wind sounds, sparse
vibe notes played with soft mallets with slight pitch-bending, etc., and
have them enter periodically, and see how you like that. One of the
basic strategies I advocate in composition is "less is more," meaning try
not to overdo anything to the point where the listener can no longer
take delight in hearing it. Except when the point of the piece is to be
loud, aggressive, climactic, boistrous, etc., in which case, "more is
more!"

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Great comment! I listened to the mix only on on set of headphones, and realised afterwards that there is a little too much percussion going on in the higher frequencies (rainstick etc.). I also agree with you "less is more" viewpoint. Really appreciate detailed comments like that. Thanks again!

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Beautiful unhurried piece which you just let unfold and happen without
forcing anything. Loved the delicate touches you included. The interplay
of the flute and piano was gorgeous. At times it reminded me of early
Yanni without being sickly sweet. I also loved your colors and sonic
palate. Great work.

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Che atmosfere...questa naturale predisposizione e ispirazione ti � venuta girando il mondo?


Schello�
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Im not musician

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Ho meditato prima di fare questo pezzo. Volevo combinare vari tipi di strumenti ed influenzi musicali, e mi sembrava una buona idea di iniziare con un'energia un po piu profonda. Sono molto contento che ti piaceva, e si - hai ragione, ho visto molti paesi, e spero che si senta anche questo...Grazie del tuo interesse!

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pointed this piece out to me...I am so glad she did. A great aural treat.

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For some reason I'm especially happy when someone likes this particular post. And your comment made me listen to your latest post - glad I did!

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