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 | dajama said 246 days ago |
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Beautiful piece of music This is very impressive - rich, full sound and very nice arrangement. Very evocative and filled with drama. Nicely done. Peace. |
 | magnatone said 246 days ago |
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String Piece This is really becoming something exciting. Wonderful musical soundscapes throughout. I can't wait to hear the final version, though I have to say this is extremely impressive just as is. Your string work is so evocative and heartfelt - ya GOT me! |
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lovely and peacful sound. This sound so realxing atmostpheric and thought provoking but do I like it ? You bet Cheers Peace Dee. |
 | futzpucker said 237 days ago |
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Nice composing Very dramatic piece. You seem to be digging for the deep emotion that strings can provide. Through no fault of your own I think the release of the string sounds is letting you down a bit. Your composing is better than the sounds you are able get. For instance, I like how you used low strings at times and higher ones at others, keeping the music dynamic. A bit more reverb and some longer release times are spices that would bring out the flavor in this delicious piece. I will be interested in tracking the progress you make as an orchestrator. This is a great start. |
| futzpucker said 236 days ago |
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Nah... Overly dramatic? Not to my ears - not at all. I wouldn't worry about your music lacking subtlety, nor would I force myself to spend time quietly imagining the sounds. I wouldn't force anything like that just yet. I would advise you to simply keep writing, and the contrast between what you write and what you want to hear will keep leading you where you want to go. Along the way, you'll come up with a lot of very good music. You've got a feel, Chip. Go with it. |
 | composerclark said 236 days ago |
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Wonderful I love the simplicity of the opening; deeply emotional, no need for flashiness. It sounds like you were influenced by Beethoven, which is obviously wonderful. I personally think you shouldn't expand this beyond strings because there is such power in what you already have. sometimes adding more takes away this emotional power. For this reason, I'm also not sure the timpani are necessary here... but I have to admit, they work well nevertheless. If you're looking for ideas as to what else you could do with this material, consider modulating. Wonderful work! |
 | guitapick said 230 days ago |
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Beautiful, Chip... ...sorry I'm late...I agree with McBoy: an acoustic single note would sound nice in there. Wonder why we'd agree on that? You'll do what's right for you...I really like this, Chip. |
 | davidsmith99 said 227 days ago |
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string draft dev. This has a good feel to it--structure and flow, and nice to listen to. My critique is with the string articulations. I know this is unfinished, and you may already by aware of this. Sounds in many spots like solo samples are overlayed with section samples, and the cutoffs are a little abrupt. (I use AOJP as well, and it has non-uniform string samples. I've had some success doubling a part and using a different string (such as solo cello) doubling the viola part. Also, slightly overlapping the endings to enhance legato, and sometimes bringing the note in a little early to compensate for slower articulation. (Feel free to msg me if this isn't clear.) Keep going on it. :) |
 | gail60 said 220 days ago |
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Gorgeous I thoroughly enjoyed this piece. You did an excellent job with the "build" in the beginning. Gave me goosebumps. Wonderful job! Thanks for sharing it with us! |
 | SJB said 205 days ago |
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String draft I like the build up on this and the way it swells up in places. I only paly guitar so I guess I would like to hear a few guitar lines sprinkled in here and there but there is a danger that this would be gratuitous and would distarct from the main event going on here. I enjoyed this a lot - I'll definately be checking for any updates. Steve |
 | kassia said 204 days ago |
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chipan This is a gorgeous piece of music. I think you have a wonderful ear for composition - not at all overly dramatic. If this is what you hear - than go for it! Don't try to rein it in - let it ring out. As a suggestion I can only echo what others have said - work on the string samples a little more to try to get a more realistic sound. This would be an amazing piece to hear live, with the string sounds swelling all around you. I really enjoyed this - please keep on writing. Thanks. |
 | basil81 said 128 days ago |
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I like it This is great, kept me listening the whole way through. Lots of emotion in here. If I might suggest a bit of tweaking with the instruments, in terms of expression, velocity and dynamics. But otherwise, Excellent. |
Hi Chip
I think you are about to get there, much better variation in harmony now and sound.
One of the passes must be at aprox. 2:30 sec. You might try to start the next piece a bit before so it sounds like it's sliding over in the 2 piece if you understand what I mean ?
It will be a fine cinematic soundtrack once you get it done. I can imagine watching a movie with that sound.
/CG.