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Kanun Oud Rock (LIOLI9)


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Rocha Malhada

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Please visit the LIOLI 9 Forum page Thanks Brian Koppi!

Well… Let me begin by saying that I don’t know a damn thing about midi…

Tracks with the loop include Track 1: a drum thing (LM-7) in Cubase, which gave me only a couple of bell hits out of all the notes (cowbell, high bongo, high conga, and high timbale); Track 2: an accordion VST I found on the internet; Track 3 & 4: An Oud and Kanun VST's I found. After I listened to some YouTube sounds of those instruments, I knew I was way off, but decided to leave those in there, too. Sounds like I’m playing those instruments with mallets…. :D

Added DOD drum loops to a new track. Wow, I had 45 seconds of song!

Track 6: I found a train horn track that worked well – made the thing longer with it. (Note: this track is one single full track I downloaded (mp3), and except for an initial pitch shift of the whole track to get it in key, and one more pitch shift up in the first measure of it, it is otherwise untouched - I was amazed and lucky how all the parts of it lined up in my song!)

I picked a tempo that's a bit like caffeine, compared to most of my songs, Heh.. it helps when you have a lot of songs to listen to in a short amount of time.

Enjoy!!
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Uploaded: Aug 21, 2009 - 12:01:00 AM
Last Updated: Aug 23, 2009 - 10:29:48 AM Last Played: Nov 20, 2009 - 03:30:24 AM
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sloparts said 92 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
Very cool use of the loop Harold,
as well as some very inventive stuff with the train loop. Came out excellent my friend. Kudos to you

Ed
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filmscoremike said 92 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
Very neat..
Your combination of instruments creates a very neat sound. Nice use of the loop. Love the train horn! ; Really cool... and it's perfect. :)
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spitlogic said 92 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
Sounds good to me
Sounds like a live band. I like those horns.
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michael2 said 92 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
i like
i like the rather inappropriate way the instruments were played. i find this to be really interesting. would be great with some gruff captain beefheart vocals over the top. i like.
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Feter said 92 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
Kanun Oud Rock
What might Harrison used or Peter Gabriel done
with their songs as a kick ass jump song ...you
really nailed it ...no need to be the usual no
need to be ethnic ...this is way cool ..thnx
alot for sharin !!!!
davajonah said 92 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
Cool!
The train horn is perfect!
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Jarvoid said 92 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
This is
too short...it has a tv themey type vibe to it which I was just wriggling in my seat to when it stoppeed. Casey Jones and the Railway Cops.....or something and speaking as someone who does not have a clue about doing this stuff it is great....I want the Train Horn for 'Wabash Cannonball' ! ! .
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Skean said 92 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
Who knows a thing about midi, not me
But I do know that you have done a cool tune, nice tempo with great rhythm, I dig it... Cheers
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rabittwhole said 91 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
Manic train engineer
making his run. Rocha ya did good bro.... gonna send orbit over.
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DeputyDoofy said 91 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
Nice!
I love the combination of sounds on this and it even sounds like there's a train in the background. Is this LIOLI4?? lol
RM, great tune!!
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sschedra said 91 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
Harold
Very creative use of loops. MIDI is great. This is just a sonic treat. And it sounds like it was performed live for some reason. THere is just s sense of the room in the production. Very clever.
Stephen
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maxruehl said 91 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
BATMAAAAAN!
This is a rockin' good tune. I LOVE it!:)
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bevdogg said 91 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
nice work
for not knowing anything about midi it sure sounded good to me.

Its always fun to experiment
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Diviner said 91 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
Very interesting
Lol, love this ethnic rock. Cool mix of instruments. Well composed Harold, enjoyed.
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awigze said 91 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
cool
Thanks Harold - especially for the forum post - I will be throwing my contribution in the mix tonight or tomorrow....
cool loopifyin'
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CharlyDeeCynthius said 91 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
sounds good
I LLLLLLLLike it!!!
thanx for sharing your music Rocha
Carlo your friend
;)
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magnatone said 91 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
WOWZA
i LOVE the train horn in here harold - this is GREAT work - sigh - way too short though! let's have the extended version!!
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sheilad said 91 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
Harold!
this is the coolest!!! I listened as soon as you loaded and loved it then... still love it now. A train horn... how cool
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richard13 said 91 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
This is great fun
and very creative. Thanks.
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SmokeyVW said 91 days ago (August 21st, 2009)
train whistle?
i like the mix of instruments and sounds you pulled together.

is that a train whistle? LOL - that was some other LIOLI!

brief but very cool

thanks!
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mr_mordenus said 90 days ago (August 22nd, 2009)
Bang those mallets Brother!!!!!!!
What a frikkin RIDE! At first I was grinnin' and then my foot started thumping and pretty soon I was going completely off the deep end. Wanted to start banging shit and knocking stuff off the desk in time with the music. One of the most aggressive, driving beats Ive heard yet.

And the train horn was a nutty idea that put the whole thing in overdrive. Yer one over the line demented genius by far, crazy inspired and Ill be getting to know more of yer stuff.


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announcer said 90 days ago (August 22nd, 2009)
This thing ROCKS!
What a great use of the drums and a perfect tempo for this! Love the build and the changes.

Another thing I really like about this is the soundstage you used. It really sounds like it was a group playing in a room with a stereo pair of mics picking it up. Good mix.
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SISTERS said 90 days ago (August 22nd, 2009)
buzzy
this is way full of caffeine, and i'm enjoying the buzz.
cool train! who'd a thunk it??? i dig the slashing synth strings(?), and the excellent energy this delivers. good one, harold!
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drakonis said 90 days ago (August 22nd, 2009)
and it all falls into place...
Very nice work here, Harold... I wish I "didn't know what I was doing" as well as you claim you don't... this turned out really nicely, and that train whistle really enriches this hot n steamy roller.
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sonnyjim said 90 days ago (August 22nd, 2009)
Great stuff
Short and sweet, but very nice! I wholeheartedly support your 'improperly played' instrument sounds, and I agree with Feter's PG inference. That train IS cool.....
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Jim Bouchard said 90 days ago (August 22nd, 2009)
Wow!
that Oud VST instrument is really great! Is that a train passing? Very caffeinated!
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sonnyjim said 90 days ago (August 22nd, 2009)
BTW
I'm a little surprised no one's weighed in with a 'Harold Looper' comment yet..... Haven't you sort of been expecting one?





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Rocha Malhada said 90 days ago (August 22nd, 2009)
LOL!
hahahaha - Finally!
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Daugrin said 89 days ago (August 23rd, 2009)
Invention is a Mother
What a few great choices can do huh? My hat is off Harold. Your insight into the tracks explained it perfectly.
The only way to understand the creative process here is to say, "You Sir are dam talented..."

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Vic Holman said 89 days ago (August 23rd, 2009)
very cool
there is a cool '80's new wavish thing going on and it works very well. sounds totally planned out to me.
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Henke said 89 days ago (August 23rd, 2009)
A lot of fun
If you didn't before you know one or two things about midi now ;-) Very clever put together! Thanks for the download!

/Henke
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five_extra_arms said 89 days ago (August 23rd, 2009)
Only You
Could turn this into a blues number and a train ride!

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Lennon714 said 88 days ago (August 24th, 2009)
I've got
those Ming Dynasty Blues. And a train. Tunes like this make this challenge the landmark event it is.
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Slashh! said 88 days ago (August 24th, 2009)
That hit me like a....like a freight train!
Very nice indeed with an exciting pace. Love the drums. (what are they?) That train whistle is the perfect touch.
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MotherofMeursault said 87 days ago (August 25th, 2009)
hmmmm
This has a very 'live' feel to it; and a very full sound! I wish PoP were here to hear this......


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bud said 84 days ago (August 29th, 2009)
Back home and got my ears on
Great track Harold - really creative use of the loop and unexpected instrumentation. This has a manic energy that really works.
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VicDiesel said 79 days ago (September 3rd, 2009)
Kanun? Oud? I love those things
I'm actually playing Oud these days, and the Kanun player sits right in front of me in this ensemble I play with.

What VST are you using for them?

Since a kanun is played with finger picks, your attack is not that far off; I'd say you're mostly playing it an octave too low. If that's the kanun that plays the last couple of notes.

Rollicking great tune otherwise. The train horn is wonderful.
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thoddi said 78 days ago (September 3rd, 2009)
rock'n roll
Head-nodding stuff this one. I dig it!
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ic42 said 76 days ago (September 5th, 2009)
caffeine train
it is a surprise to hear a train. it made me look behind me! it is a perfect pitch to the music. what a grand ride. thank you. 0x0
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paralax said 73 days ago (September 8th, 2009)
very cool
very cool piece you should add a little guitar lead in there somewhere. great the way it is though very cool.sounds like you got the midi down to me.

Terry
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tokai said 73 days ago (September 9th, 2009)
Original
concept. Yeah and you made a great job of it too.
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Moviz said 70 days ago (September 11th, 2009)
Very exotic
sounding Harold.... really warm sounds in the percussion as well as the instruments. Good loop use, cheers M
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blindsidedpoets said 63 days ago (September 18th, 2009)
Kanun Oud Rock
This is cool. Loving this and all these LIOLI tunes! Very creative, Harold.
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Calchas said 45 days ago (October 6th, 2009)
All aboard!
Puts me in mind of 80's Tull. Very cool grooves Harold, and that train horn is awesome! Nice job man!

Be well!
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scaustrita said 41 days ago (October 10th, 2009)
MIDI
You did a fantastic job using MIDI sequencing.
But I will not let MIDI overshadow your release.
The cowbell, high bongo, high conga, and high timbale add so much to the song, they are faint in the background, but mixed well.
The driving beat pulls it all together . . .

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paddler said 38 days ago (October 13th, 2009)
..
gritty sound - amazing how that loop can take on so many differnt forms - interesting sounds and love the train horn - sounds like going under a bridge

Cheers - RG
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egobandit said 36 days ago (October 15th, 2009)
Shiftin
Love the train horn. Cool use of bells wistles and everything else. Really enjoyed this Harold!!
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ste said 29 days ago (October 23rd, 2009)
top
stuff. love the vibe and instrument choice
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tonestones said 28 days ago (October 23rd, 2009)
Great rhythms.
I love the feel of this and the tone. Really great tune. My only complaint is that it is too short. Excellent!
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ShadowofNine said 27 days ago (October 24th, 2009)
sheesh
great track Harold...luv this...
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Char said 17 days ago (November 3rd, 2009)
Liked your
choices for additions. I was really getting into it when it stopped. You could've made a longer piece. It was very engrossing. Thank you.
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Bob6stringer said 11 days ago (November 9th, 2009)
Neat trick!
Harold, this might surprise you but with different FX this might sound like Tony Banks (Genesis). Not that you should change it -- I like it as is. Neat computer tricks!
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Lardo said 2 days ago (November 18th, 2009)
Pitched forward, ringing bell
Sounds like an action flick set in the Chinese restaurant district of Dallas. Nice layering. More syncopation!
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