markno999

Nice work, sounds really good as a cue or as a start to a full song.    Mix is really good as is the playing.

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Good production, definitely has a TV Theme feel to it.    Nice job with the arrangement, horn articulations are well done.

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Nice one Bat, great driving rhythm and catchy melody,.   Definitely takes you on a journey.

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Mark,

Missed this one, cool song and super funky.   Guitars are really well done.   Might be interesting with some latin horn parts here and there.   Certainly stands on it's own as is but if you are looking for ideas.....  Have to bookmark this one for when I am running out of steam at work:)   Very energetic performance.

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23 minutes ago, Wookiee said:

@markno999 just to say JB = James Bond not John Barry 

 

Yes, figured that.   Barry has such a broad spectrum of work it is hard to not find something to like about it, i.e. Out of Africa, Somewhere in Time, Dances with Wolves. etc..  Thx.

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Nigel,

Really nice work, superb production.    Had a couple listens through, nice.

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On 3/27/2022 at 7:21 AM, Wookiee said:

As I am not a big fan of JB I am not familiar with the tune, but this renditions sounds very good and does not, to these furry ears, suffer from sample library syndrome.

Nice job Mark  

Wookiee,

Appreciate the listen, glad to hear the sample libraries are not obvious.   Been listening to John Barry and some of the other film composers to study their arrangements and style to figure out how to best use East West Opus and other sample libraries.   Fun stuff, kind of like building ships in bottles:)   

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On 3/26/2022 at 8:46 AM, Bajan Blue said:

Very James Bondish - liked it - sounded very good

cool stuff

Nigel

 

Thank you Nigel, appreciate the listen.  

Wookie,

Super relaxing track,  I feel like I just took a vacation listening to this.    The way you keep the theme going at the end while still picking up the pace with the drums is really well executed.    Your palette of sounds is well chosen.

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Jack,

Thanks for the listen.   All the parts are played one instrument at a time with a rough outline of MIDI expression and modulation, then I go back and fine-tune the MIDI Expression and Modulation on  the individual tracks once all the parts are done.   Since the Cello's outlined the chords and harmony very clearly I didn't need to do a piano scratch track to layout the parts.    Fairly simple melody and there are only a few instruments in the track, Violins, Violas, Cello, Bass, Flute, Harp and some horns come in at the very end.   

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Mockup of Miss Goodhead Meets Bond cue by John Barry in the Bond movie Moonraker.    Done with new purchase of East West Opus and Symphonic Orchestra.   This was a similar set-up to the Venini Glass Works cue I recently did from the same movie so wanted to check out the software using another short and fairly simple cue and  see if I could come close.  The main area of focus was space/reverb, articulations, fades, etc..   to try to create realism that has been lacking in some of my orchestral parts.   This like Venini Glass is also tempo mapped fairly closely to the original recording.   One thing I am not sure about it the Bass hits on the first beat, not sure if it is complimenting or distracting from the Cello parts.  Comments welcome.  Thx.

https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14409930

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40 minutes ago, Zo said:

at least this one has a lot of ports ... Using Apple laptops with a hub : how does it works nowdays ? (back in day it was a suicide with usb , but with thunderbolt , this might work great , any feedback about that) 

I have a 2021 Macbook Pro and use a OWC Thunderbolt Hub.   Have a couple USB 2.0 devices plugged, Samsung Memory Stick/Waves License, iLok, Nektar 88+ Keyboard Controller, and in the Thunderbolt ports have 2, 2TB SSD External Storage devices for all my orchestral samples and Time Machine Backups.   The hub charges the laptop and provides all connectivity except Video, but my Macbook has an HDMI port so it doesn't matter.   I use this one from OWC, they aren’t cheap but add much convenience and zero issues.  https://eshop.macsales.com/item/OWC/TB4DOCK/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIuZ-Qwqmo9gIVBylMCh2wwwF_EAAYASAAEgIbXfD_BwE

David,

Nice arrangement, sounds good.   It takes a lot of work getting these parts together.   

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Makke,

Nice one, always look forward to your posts.

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Kevin,

Solid track and well executed.   Had a few listens through, very enjoyable listen.

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That is a great track, really enjoyed it.    The harmony and rhythmic changes, instrument focus, etc..,  are so very well executed, definitely not your cookie cutter smooth jazz tune.   Huge thumbs up.

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36 minutes ago, PhonoBrainer said:

Well I was digging the James Bond retro vibe, really well done on that! I especially liked the very end, a bit of suspenseful upper string remnants that linger.  Really great string sounds all the way through.

Then I caught the "Bridge to Somewhere" from whomever "Emeraldsou"l was . . . Mark that was a fun project for sure, you completely took that to a new  and much more listenable level - thanks for that project!

cheers,

-Tom

I need to keep up with current events and name changes on the Forum:)   I don't get here as much as I would like to these days.    Over the weekend replaced the piano samples on Bridge with the East West Steinway D and the strings as well with the Opus Hollywood Strings.   Will send you an update for review later when I get home.  

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Thanks everyone for the listen and comments.    Will definitely be experimenting more with the library so appreciate the encouragement.     

@markskinner- The Bridge to Somewhere song is an EmeraldSoul song.   He had posted a piano only version and I asked him if I could do a backing track for it.   Started with just a string arrangement but ended up adding drums, bass and some horn parts as well.   I really liked the song and he was kind enough to let me dabble with some additional parts for it.  

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2 hours ago, David Sprouse said:

sounded realistic.  Did you use legato patches on the strings (or sustains)?  Second question, what did you *play* and what did you *write* into the sequencer?  This is really good!

David,

Thanks for the listen.   The high strings are a patch called 18V Sus LITE in Hollywood Strings Opus Edition, the default  setting is a Legato but there are numerous articulations available in the patch.   Also using a Bass and Bass Pizz patch, Harp and Alto Flute from East West.   Some patches from Project Sam Symphobia, Strings with Low Brass and Horns with Trombone.  Organ is  just the stock NI Kontakt patch.   All going through various EW Spaces Verbs. That's it, nothing too elaborate.

All parts were playing live using a Nektar 88 Keyboard MIDI Controller.   In the past I have either played in parts or entered them in the piano roll by mouse and later added in the Expression, Modulation, etc..   That doesn't really work for me as I need to hear what the Expression and Mod are doing in real-time as the parts are going in.   This is the part I was missing in the past.  In this project the notes and Expression/Modulation were recorded together in realtime.    I later went back and tweaked some of the automation but it was pretty close the first  time through.    

Have been watching some Ryan Thomas Tutorials on the East West YouTube channel that are very informative.

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Mockup of Venini Glass Works cue by John Barry in the Bond movie Moonraker.    Done with new purchase of East West Opus and Symphonic Orchestra.   Wanted to check out the software using a short and fairly simple cue and  see if I could come close.  The main area of focus was space/reverb, articulations, fades, etc..   to try to create realism that has been lacking in some of my orchestral parts.   It is also tempo mapped fairly closely to the original recording.

https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=14392976

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Mark,

Great cover,  everything is spot on.    Very good listen.   BGV must have been a task.  

Will have to check out the Lurssen, also picked up a lot of IK stuff during their recent 25th Anniversary sale.

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Fantastic take on a classic.   Had a few listens and overall really good, vocals and guitar really shine.   The drums timing goes a little off in a few spots but otherwise really good.   Maybe check for doubles (MIDI) on your drums parts, almost sounds like that kind of hiccup.     That said, the track is definitely superb.

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Tim,

Fantastic cover.   I really like what you did  with the orchestration, it has a Judas Priest doing the next Bond Theme feel.   Production and performance are top notch.   Fortunately most hernia procedures are now outpatient so shouldn't be a terrible inconvenience to get that fixed:)

Great work, really enjoyed it.

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Good song and fun production.  Thanks for posting your final Cakewalk project.       

I think many here use multiple DAWS for many of the same reasons you cite, and others.  For example, I prefer using Logic Pro X for Orchestral projects when using Project Sam, EastWest (Opus/Play), CineSamples,  etc... and have used it for many years (since around 2013) mainly for ease of use and workflow preference.     As you say 6 DAWS would be unmanageable but I can deal with 2 or 3:)  They all have their strengths and weaknesses, and of course personal preferences play well into the equation as well.    The main thing is what you do with them.   Your music and production level is definitely very good IMHO.

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Gary,

Nice vocal delivery, definitely has a classic vibe.   Enjoyed the listen, or two:)

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