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Something Tells Me... by Paradoxical719 [Email]
Genre: Smooth Jazz

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SONG STATS:
Hits: 1164
Comments: 40
Votes: 14
Plays: 303
Last Played: Sep 22, 2008 - 07:13:29 AM
Downloads: 51
Fans: 7
Uploaded: Dec 04, 2006 - 11:48:00 AM
Last Updated: Dec 04, 2006 - 12:21:16 PM
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Keywords:
Smooth Jazz (14), Progressive Jazz (1)
Description:
This is my first track in Garageband, and my first submission here. It's done entirely with the standard software instruments in GBand, and every loop (percussion, EP, rythym piano) were made by hand.

Hardware:
iMac 2.33 Intel, Yamaha PSR-2000

Software:
Garageband
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A great tune &mdash 12/04/06 - 12:13:23 PM
Nicely put together with great pacing and production. The GB drums just don't do this justice, but otherwise very nice.

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Thanks! &mdash 12/04/06 - 12:26:11 PM
I wholeheartedly agree with you, I really would like a nicer-sounding drum kit with this. As you suggested in the chat, the second jam pack should help.

Thanks for the listen!

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Sweet piece... &mdash 12/04/06 - 12:21:10 PM
There's a bit of "gratuitous" and repetitive percussion (e.g. the constantly-hit triangle by the second half almost begins to sound like a watch-alarm going off) and the drum loops you created are good, but need a teensy bit more change-up here and there. Maybe lowering the drums slightly might help boost the cool riffs? I really like the smooth jazzy melody and harmonies, the music itself is very nice. The portamento on the "electric guitar" made it sound quite good. This reminds me a bit of a smooth-jazz band years ago in Japan called "Kaze" (The Wind.) Nice nice stuff! Look forward to more, and welcome to Macjams!
ttfn,
Drakonis

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Thanks &mdash 12/04/06 - 12:24:34 PM
I agree with you completely. The watch alarm sound had been brought to my attention before, and I'll definetly be addressing it. Perhaps simply lowering the volume?

As I responded above, I'm not crazy about the drums, but was limited to the standard GB kits. When I get a nicer sounding jam pack to play with, you'll definetly be hearing more variety there.

Thanks for the review!!

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This is great &mdash 12/04/06 - 12:38:16 PM
I love this song. I wouldnt mind trying to add drums to it. But the song stands very nicely on its own. Faved.

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Wow, thanks! &mdash 12/04/06 - 12:43:37 PM
Thanks for the kind words. :) If you feel you can add something to it, by all means - have at it!

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congratulations! &mdash 12/04/06 - 03:32:00 PM
Finally it's here...

pleasant and soothing.. nice progression and pacing throughout! nice colours.. love the top melody..

looking forward to hearing more from you... & welcome to macjams!


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:) &mdash 12/04/06 - 03:37:48 PM
Thanks very much for your feedback, and thanks for taking the time to listen!

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Welcome to MJs Drew ! &mdash 12/04/06 - 04:20:29 PM
Listening to your tune now on my headphones @ home I think there is too much panning at the start (thought I didn't plug in right ;)).
The sounds are very nice but a little crowded (IMHO).
The drums come in loud and seem to disappear under the lead synth (that is even louder).
All this doesn't mean I don't like your song :)

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Hmm... &mdash 12/04/06 - 06:23:37 PM
hmm... the EP and rythym piano are slightly panned right and left, but the panpots stay put throughout the entire song. I agree with you that the mixing isn't quite there, but that to me seems to be the hardest part and something I'll probably pick up along the way. Thanks for your input!

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nice work &mdash 12/04/06 - 07:54:51 PM
very impressive for a first attempt...i look forward to hearing you progress!

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Thanks very much! &mdash 12/04/06 - 08:01:21 PM
Thanks for the encouragement, I appreciate the support. :)

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Thanks very much! &mdash 12/04/06 - 08:01:26 PM
Thanks for the encouragement, I appreciate the support. :)

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NICE &mdash 12/04/06 - 07:58:30 PM
Dude you sound good! Lie the groove and your playing is right on! The pedal bends are cool!


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*blush* &mdash 12/04/06 - 08:03:02 PM
Wow, that's a great review. :-) I'm glad you like the pitch bends, they took a good bit of work to make sound realistic. Thanks for your thoughts!

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Well Done &mdash 12/04/06 - 08:12:55 PM
All the loops work nicely together. The leads are really hot and have a great buid up. I really liked how you ended the song abruptly like that.
Keep Jammin!

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Thanks! &mdash 12/04/06 - 08:39:40 PM
Wow, thank you! I appreciate your thoughts... I want to play around with how I can start with almost nothing and make it become something, I'm pretty happy with the way it turned out.

Thanks a bunch!

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Groovy &mdash 12/04/06 - 10:37:36 PM
Some great playing in there dude. I like the progression of the track too. It'd be cool to hear some funky guitars come in somewhere and rock it out. Well done. Welcome to MacJams.

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Thanks! &mdash 12/06/06 - 08:21:01 AM
I agree, there could be a little more support on the melody, all I could really think of was adding a few EP riffs here and there.

Thanks for the listen!

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Breezy... &mdash 12/04/06 - 10:38:17 PM
...little jam you've made here. Outstanding playing/production. Thanks very much for sharing it.:)

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Gracias! &mdash 12/06/06 - 08:22:18 AM
I appreciate your comments... Thanks a bunch!

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Welcome to MacJams! &mdash 12/04/06 - 10:38:32 PM
...very smooth...a great first upload...

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Thanks! &mdash 12/06/06 - 08:23:24 AM
Thank you kindly... It won't be my last!

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Nice job... &mdash 12/05/06 - 01:33:20 AM
The only thing I would suggest is giving it a bit more room. By that I mean that it seems at times there is so much going on, electric piano, piano, organ, synth pad, etc. When you break it down towards the middle to just drums, piano and bass, that's when it really hit it for me. When there are fewer instruments to listen to, it's easier to take them all in. But the truth is that it's a great track. I've enjoyed it and the drums only bothered me at the very beginning, the intro fill sounded too computery. But that is a very easy thing to fix. Congratulations on your first GB and MJ track, it is a killer debut!!! I look forward to hearing more from you.

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Thanks! &mdash 12/06/06 - 08:26:03 AM
A large part of my musical influence comes from groups who are absolute masters at blending different instruments together to produce a canvas of perfectly harmonized sound, like a painter's colors. This is something I'm trying to develop as well, sometimes I'm less successfull. There's definetly room to improve, I agree. As far as the drum kits, I'm in full agreement with you. They need to be worked on, and I'd like to use a different kit with it altogether.

Thanks for your feedback!

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Fantastic &mdash 12/05/06 - 10:59:23 AM
I'm really blown away. Your composition skills are excellent. Great layerng of sounds. A truly great tune.

I'm one of the few people I know here who doesn't mind the sound of GB instruments - I'm drawn to the musicality, not the authenticity of the sounds. You did amazing work with the GB stock library.

Thanks for that.

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Wow! &mdash 12/06/06 - 08:27:45 AM
Thanks, I couldn't have asked for a better reaction. :) I'm really working to try to layer things as best I can, so it's great to hear that it worked for you.

Thanks for listening!

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Well done and welcome &mdash 12/06/06 - 04:33:06 AM
This is such a great example of what GarageBand can do! Really nice track.

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Thanks! &mdash 12/06/06 - 08:29:39 AM
I thought I'd outgrown Garageband. However, I'm starting to see that though it may do less overall, what it DOES do, it does very well.

Thanks for the compliments!

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enjoyable &mdash 12/06/06 - 07:38:40 AM
great composing, the leading realy stands out and shows your skill great job

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Thanks! &mdash 12/06/06 - 08:31:22 AM
Thanks so very much for your encouragement. :)

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Welcome &mdash 12/06/06 - 08:35:48 AM
This is very good played. And a good work with the loops. Even for a first track with GB.Very nice !
And a welcome on Macjams...

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Thanks a bunch! &mdash 12/06/06 - 08:40:25 AM
You're very kind. :) With all this encouragement, you'll soon see much more from me.

Thanks again!

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great composition &mdash 12/06/06 - 08:39:05 AM
This soundz really nice. Very well played and mounted!! The drums are not so good but aren't bad at all... The piano playing is very tight... Try to add some female voice and you'll have a great stuff for the people... :)

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I agree &mdash 12/06/06 - 08:42:15 AM
Yep, I agree that the drums need work. As I've said to others, I'm not really happy with the kits that come standard with GB, but I had to use something.

I'd love to toy around with the idea of lyrics/vocals, I hadn't really thought of it before...

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such great sounds &mdash 12/06/06 - 03:30:44 PM
really awesome sounds, the piano, the lead rhodes, the organ riffs. evrything sounded great. the progression and melody was breezy and smoooth. the little distorted lead at the end was choice. great track

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FABULOUS ! &mdash 12/06/06 - 07:58:57 PM
FOR YOUR FIRST TRACK HERE!!! This has a nice full sound and is very upbeat! You are a pro!!!! The NightBird ~

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Smooth, indeed &mdash 12/06/06 - 11:30:47 PM
This is a well produced track for a first post. I agree that the percussion needs some diversity, though it works in this tune. However, the melodies are really well played for this genre. Good flow, hypnotic.

welcome,
-g

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ye smoothing &mdash 12/07/06 - 04:20:54 AM
very nice feelin on these keyboards
well done ...!!

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Hmm &mdash 12/10/06 - 02:44:42 AM
Outside of my usual musical dimension but i enjoyed listening to it. You obviously slaved tirelessly over some of the loops and drums, sounds very clean - reminds me of a track from a 70s movie --- ya know, someone just landed in a new town looking around montage :)

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