Working on the Forever member's bonus track - here's the idea - I'm digging how the strings work on this.
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We’re almost there! Yesterday was spent editing the front end of the piece and we actually now have a final track. The next few days will see some intense listening and final changes will be made to the mix. We will publish next week.
This track will be the last of the piano and two strings approach – now that we have better tones and are composing for real instruments, we’re less involved in the more synthetic orchestral patches you get on a lot of racks – having said that – I do love how this track is beginning to sound.
This is the first 5 minutes and I really like how it sets up the piece. You have this slow start – where the piano is just hitting the same note as if to say – “come on – we’re starting, time to get your head down and focus.” I know – not everybody thinks that their instruments speak to them – but hey... ;-p. The track then moves into an energetic but measured rhythm that – to my ears anyway – creates a platform that blocks out distractions and allows me to focus on the task at hand.
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Heh! I have new tones ;-p
Although the focus right now is developing the strings for Moments of Perfection (new versions coming out every day at the moment,) I’m also finishing off the next release – About the Money. I’ve spent a couple of sessions with Mike working on tones and parts this is where we’re going. I’m super excited about it.
Over the years I have shied away from attempting anything that sounds like a fast string melody as the quality of the tones I’ve been working with have sucked. I think you can get away with long lush synthetic strings, but the minute you try to sound like a real violin – you’d better have decent tones otherwise it just sounds bad.
I love the violin move at 1:22 that takes you into the break – in fact – whenever I listen to it – I can’t stop grinning!
Of course – this has opened a whole host of doors as far as composition goes but I’m kinda stoked.
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