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| drakonis said 3010 days ago (March 23rd, 2005) | |
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OB? Only in California do we have such unimaginitively redundant place names like "Ocean Beach"... I almost recognize those waves, but there's no pier... I forgot to ask, is this named after THE Ocean Beach in my native Southern California, or just any old ocean's beach? Just curious. ttfn, Drakonis Check out my latest song called Belle Aire (for Mandolin Orchestra)
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| Magritte said 3010 days ago (March 23rd, 2005) | |
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OB? Funny, I am in SoCal as well, but this particular Ocean Beach (picture and song) refers to the one in San Francisco, where I lived for four years. Like you I always found the name silly. How about Road Street, or Grass Park? Thanks (and to everyone else as well) for the comments. I was having major trouble finishing the thing so the ending is for sure a little tacked on. Check out my latest song called Tango Macabre
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| alanfraser said 3010 days ago (March 23rd, 2005) | |
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Pleasant Overall a pleasant ambience although the piano / drum rhythm at the outset felt a little disjointed. Other than that, I thought the changes flowed well and the arrangement was good. Check out my latest song called Too Much or Not Enough - Live at 20th Century
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| said 3010 days ago (March 23rd, 2005) | |
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Better than most first loop songs here. I have no suggestions others have not already given. Welcome to MacJams. |
| fishnugget said 3009 days ago (March 23rd, 2005) | |
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Impressed It didn't sound like loops at all for the most part...especially the guitar ( or was that real?) and the piano. Nicely done...well mixed and nice changes. Check out my latest song called Crystal
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| TennesseeVic said 3008 days ago (March 25th, 2005) | |
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Good work Much better integrated than most loop compositions here. Check out my latest song called A Bell in the Valley
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| nomowo said 3008 days ago (March 25th, 2005) | |
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Hey...I did recognize those waves... As I...also lived near Ocean Beach in SF & in Ocean Beach in SoCal. Looking for my next...OB Check out my latest song called Segment3 (ReMix)
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| nomowo said 3008 days ago (March 25th, 2005) | |
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Hey...I did recognize those waves... As I...also lived near Ocean Beach in SF & in Ocean Beach in SoCal. Looking for my next...OB Check out my latest song called Segment3 (ReMix)
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| _nderscore said 2995 days ago (April 7th, 2005) | |
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nice mix even tho it's just loops, the way that you assembled them shows off your background as a musician, i think. great 'performance' Check out my latest song called glyd
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| John Stebbe said 2987 days ago (April 15th, 2005) | |
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Great track Moody and reflective. Nice work. I like the acoustic guitar licks near the beginning. The drums come in a little gradually -- well done. Seques between "thoughts" are well-executed. The elementary school where I teach has a large number of HI students, so I am accustomed to having an interpreter in my room. I almost always wear a mic when I teach, because so many classes have 2 or 3 HI students. So I have learned to find ways to help them out. I am putting on a concert with my 2nd-graders this next week, and I just finished getting a demo CD and complete lyric sheet to my interpreters team. It was time-consuming, but it's got to be done, if the interpreters are to have something to work with ahead of time. Nice track, Magritte. Check out my latest song called Woodwind Family Song
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| Magritte said 2985 days ago (April 17th, 2005) | |
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Great track Thanks, all, for the kind words. I put this together before I found MacJams and learned that "loopy" songs are often frowned upon, so it's really nice to hear that you enjoyed this one. It's given me the impetus to move past loops-based songs and try some real composing. John, all interpreters should be so lucky as to work with people who prepare them as well as you have! That is pretty much a dream for us. Check out my latest song called Tango Macabre
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| DJ_Veit said 2587 days ago (May 20th, 2006) | |
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awesome this was a great mix. i think the only reason it got such a low rating was because it was made using loops... but it was very cool Check out my latest song called Hard Water (Updated)
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| mythago said 2582 days ago (May 25th, 2006) | |
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:) Hey, this is really pretty! Loved the chord changes, and the whole 'flow'! Love, Jen Check out my latest song called A Break in the Skin
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| tsand19151 said 2513 days ago (August 2nd, 2006) | |
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Impressive.... Your ear for music is amazing. I have GB and have heard most of these loops but I could never arrange them in such an expressive way...Loving your style..... Check out my latest song called Growing In Silence
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| stevewhit said 2426 days ago (October 28th, 2006) | |
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Hi Magritte I like this, I am not a trained musician I just play things by ear. (well somethimes I use my fingers as well). II do find this whole loops debate interesting. The way I see it is like this, It's what you do with the loop in a creative way that counts. This song is creative. Surely It's what you create that counts! - What comes from the heart & mind. Well done - I love it! Check out my latest song called schooldays
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| stevewhit said 2426 days ago (October 28th, 2006) | |
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Hi Magritte I like this, I am not a trained musician I just play things by ear. (well somethimes I use my fingers as well). II do find this whole loops debate interesting. The way I see it is like this, It's what you do with the loop in a creative way that counts. This song is creative. Surely It's what you create that counts! - What comes from the heart & mind. Well done - I love it! Check out my latest song called schooldays
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| stevewhit said 2426 days ago (October 28th, 2006) | |
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Hi Magritte I like this, I am not a trained musician I just play things by ear. (well somethimes I use my fingers as well). II do find this whole loops debate interesting. The way I see it is like this, It's what you do with the loop in a creative way that counts. This song is creative. Surely It's what you create that counts! - What comes from the heart & mind. Well done - I love it! Check out my latest song called schooldays
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| jamorama said 2248 days ago (April 24th, 2007) | |
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Very imaginative Must've taken a lot of labor to build such a refined work with LOOPS. And look st your song list now. I like it because it reminds me of home, "Ocean Beach, San Diego's best kept secret" Thanks for sharing. I did check out your blog. Now THERE is a lot of work. -steve Check out my latest song called Longing - with SISTERS - from a SinJams solo
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| 1rwhite1 said 2200 days ago (June 11th, 2007) | |
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Personal Triumph Magritte, you've used those loops very tastefully. I did a song with mostly loops and it came out nowhere near as well organized as this piece. The mix sounds great and I really have no suggestions on that. Composition wise, the song reminds me of someone who's trying to overcome some seemingly impossible obstacle and, in the end, succeeds, but not without a few pitfalls along the way. Speaking of the ending, I kept wanting to hear a reverse piano note for the finish instead of drums, like at the end of Bela Fleck's song "UFO Tofu." But that's just my ear. This is a great use of loops and I hope to hear more music like this as I listen to your other compositions. Check out my latest song called Nothing Left to Drive This Broken Heart
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drakonis
Welcome to the intoxicating world of GarageBand and
MacJams :-) I thought you did a good job of blending
those loops into a piece that ebbs and flows. You also did
well at chopping them up and sprinkling them around for
more variety. Nicely listen-to-able ambience. One quick
suggestion, I thought the percussion/shaker at the end of
the piece was a little out of place, I'd have preferred the
piano and maybe some long string chords play their last
and end, without the percussion coming in at the end.
Hopefully others will jump in with their own opinions as
well, and I hope these are helpful observations.
ttfn,
Drakonis