Many, many thanks are in order... &mdash 03/20/08 - 07:28:31 AM
Dj French Toast - thanks Benny, glad you enjoyed this.
Soulima - thanks - can't we call them "mijors"? ;o)
Kenta & Linda - tack min vn .. true it's a bit different again for me .. but I (at least) can here some of my usual traits.
drakonis - thanks Eduard. It's true, it has a sentimental touch. That 7s first guitar note is a 7th fret G-string *smirk* harmonic, that I wanted to let ring until it 'frazzled' .. hence the very 'pure' wave form sound ... hmm ..I could bend the neck of the guitar a bit to make it wiggle and be less ambiguous- it comes in very strong .. and was volume track automated to lessen that .. but not enough it seems *doh* :o)
I might consider more variation and extension - but I would inject vocals at the same time to bounce some variation ideas off of (if you see what I mean). Thanks for the detailed comment, appreciate that.
magnatone thanks Karen. Masterpiece? pfft .. I'm glad you enjoy it so much, too kind.
markoo thanks Mark. You were wondering what I would do next .. er .. it was this.. and I have absolutely no idea what I will do next- accept it may be a bit longer in arriving than usual... how about something for a figure skater to skate to? lol...hmm ..*rubs chin*
Vic Holman - some influences on sleeves for sure.. some older .. some newer. Building a song like this always gives that dramatic touch. Thanks Vic.
mikey_d- :o) too kind Mikey .. sent you the piano part score and .mid file for you to muck about with... have fun and thanks for the request, very flattered.
Feter- big cellos always (for me) give that "10538 Overture" touch .. awesome ELO track that. Thanks for the compliments and sorry I couldn't participate actively in MJstock .. I'm recovering from a neck problem... can't play :o(
lengold- by now it would be more surprising if I did something in the same vein huh? lol. Thanks Len - I appreciate you notice my production efforts...I keep learning... it's a tweakers nightmare! lol.
caroline aww bless ..you can always say the rude stuff to me later .. oh wait .. you do! ;o) Plane? It's that tram train from the "tram station" sample .. 'journey' symbolism .. (of course ;o)) . and I like the way it goes "woosh" from R to L .. lol.
J.A.Stewart - it's a fair point .. I should experiment a bit more with some different guitar tones .. kinda got comfy with my standard Les Paul preset I made... and I certainly can try a few more tricks .. was kinda a 'hit or miss' solo .. going for mood .. been experimenting a bit in that area. Oh, the whisky "angels share" ..'tis true .. huge % lost in the (say) min required 8 years .. from all casks .. more than is possible in some island cases for the 3,500 population to account for .. but I agree .. there is for sure some evaporating a bit more than others .. lol. :o)
Allen Dean thanks my friend, I'm glad you enjoyed this one. This marks only the 2nd tune I've written totally from scratch in the time I've been at MJs... so I'm well chuffed it went down well... kallocain and I might re-work this one with some vocals .. certainly give it a go... but I'll leave the instrumental up...I'm happy it works quite well too (in this case) as an instrumental... so we're just dabbling...for fun.
droopthanks to you and Adam. Meant alot. Cheers.
dee1962z I am saddened to hear of your personal loss Dee .. and didn't intend to bring back to anyone such painful memories. I really appreciate your feedback on this... it means alot to me.
kclements thanks - actually I think you are still right .. in the main piano section .. I think the piano is a little bright... but it does get masked a little when the much deeper cellos arrive. The "wind" is in fact fabricated from some TUMI free Ambient loops .. offset to each other and panned L/R .. with the GB 'vocal transformer' FX on . with "chipmunk" and "cartoon falsetto" presets... sounded a little like if you end up in no man's land in "Second Life" (if you know that virtual world).
Always appreciate a newcomer to my music - oh and it's Jampack 4 "orchestral" for all the strings/cellos (JP4 for short - I listed it).
Heightened- thank you very much for your continued support.
guitapick Cheers Bob... job done.
dadai- thanks Jack. I am glad .. I can't really do complicated... without layering.
mcboy thanks mcboy .. I've discovered you can call the odd transient fluff "dissonance" .. sounds like a good excuse to me ;o) lol. Always a hint of Beatles "let it be" in these slower piano thumpers...still i thought more "Coldplay" ... so 3rd generation .. ;o)
davisamerica- Ringo was the only one available .. and I said "no thanks" lol .. thanks for the major compliment .. and put down of your own material .. in one fell swoop .. ;o) .. let's focus on the next 20 years my friend... how many hats have you got?? lol ...
kallocain- Go Fish! hahah ,o) Thanks Niclas ..definitely interested in some of your vocals... and you'll need to see someone about that 'popping' in your head thing :o)
faelin Thank you Jason- glad you enjoyed this... the piano is 'core' and does serve to work around it .. of course the piano part was written first.
MickD Thanks Mick - I'm truly glad you liked the concept .. it was of course somewhat fundamental to this piece. Perhaps I laid it on a 'bit thick'?
DWL Cheers Dick .. I did experiment with some dissonance btw in my "fanfare" recently .. but .. in this it felt safer to go for that in the guitar leads .. where I have a bit more control = have a better clue what I am doing .. lol.
wearenotperfekt Hej Johannes -tack s mycket .. kidneyful?? ;o) lol
Moviz thanks Maurice- satisfying to know it 'worked' together as a pair.
Leon- thanks very much- saddens me that this venture might (and has) brought back bad times .. I poured much personal emotion into this .. and it means
a lot when that was felt and touched people with similar tragic experiences as yourself. It hopefully has a message of acceptance .. and in that can with luck be a help to 'moving on' with fonder memories in heart. That'll teach me eh? .. ;o) I must get back to some 'pink & fluff' as Caroline puts it - thanks again :o)
dlb Thanks to you Dave- always a little room for improvement- might have a vocal version later.
gail60- thanks Gail, your too kind. I am really glad you expressed your interpretation in words .. I really enjoy reading that... and you put it very well .. hesitation and conviction is a fine way of putting it.
Ibstrat- Thanks- Drumsondemand (DoD) are some darn fine sounding loops... if only they would send me freebies .. ;o)
rebsie- Cheers Rebsie .. I know your not a big fan of the Coldplay thang really ..but I appreciate your other levels of appreciation in an er ..appreciative way .. hmm.. :o)
ledebutant- lol- glad I didn't drop anyone, and thanks for the glowing comment Lisa. I was just amazed at the poor show of hands from X's .. ;o)
Very flattering to be deemed 'cool' and do 'cool' stuff.... hmm .. what did you think of my music for figure skaters idea I had above? Cool? Not cool? ie. take a youtube vid (say) and remove the sound .. then write your own custom soundtrack ..huh? huh? .. where did everyone go? hahahah. (distant shout) .. you can even put in a boing when they fall on their .. :o)
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