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Background:I’m not sure what to think of this song other than another step on my journey of experimentation and growth. Two things were new for me in composing/arranging this one. 1. I pushed my limits with the 16 step MIDI sequencer in Studio One and developed a rhythm pattern involving congas and hand claps that are in and out for the duration of the song. 2. This is the first time I played my keyboard (organ voice) for the entire length of the song. It’s muted during certain phrases but it was played for the entire length of the song, much like I always do on my bass. As for the name, I was bringing in firewood last week with pieces of this song rambling around in my head and I noticed that the cold was refreshing and crisp with not a black fly, mosquito or any other biting insect in sight  , hence the name Enjoy the Cold. Not sure if anyone can relate but a painter on PBS, Bob Ross used to say "Nothing wrong with happy accidents". He died back in the 90s, but the more I try to write songs the more I find that happy accidents are better than what I had planned. Technicals:110 BPM BiaB2046:Piano, Acoustic, Solo-Accompaniment CountryPopJohn Ev 120 1949:Piano, Acoustic, Soloist PopRootsyJohn Ev16 100 691:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming AcRockBright Ev 120 1650:Guitar, Electric, Soloist JazzFunkGroovin Ev16 110 704:Flute, Soloist Bossa Ev 140 RealDrums:JazzFunkGroovin^1-a:Sidestick, Hihat , b:Snare, Hihat MeElectric Bass Organ (60s Vintage Rock) on Korg Keyboard Congas and Hand Clap via Studio One MIDI Sequencer Enjoy the Cold
https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677BiaB 2024 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.
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The song pleasantly moves along. I enjoyed the song! As for the cold... well, I stepped out long enough to get my hair wet from the rain, and I'm back inside enjoying the warmth. 
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The bass entry is COOOOL.
Programmed handclaps are fine but I've found that blending them with some real ones gives a better vibe - improving on the machine or human ones alone. On my latest I used two tracks from a drum machine and three tracks of me clapping into the mic..add a little top end roll off to the machine ones and the slight variations in timing as well as tone make them much more expressive. Mind you, hand clapping is hard work.
Last edited by rayc; 01/13/23 01:09 PM.
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Thumper, you a really getting good at this!
Super bass intro!
Nice B3 and percussion additions.
Great mix.
IMHO this is your best to date.
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Great effort. I enjoyed my listen.
All the best.
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Everything fits together nicely with little variations.
Good one.
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Nice use of real tracks. Good bass and keyboards. Way to embrace the happy accidents. I have been doing that same thing in music for as long as I can remember. I liked my listen,Tom
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Steve,
A good listen.
Really nice arrangement. Good mix.
Nice use of BIAB.
Bass sounds good.
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Really nice music Steve.
The piano is very good in this music!
Well done.
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David, Ray, Mario, Rob, Vic, Tommy, fj and Anne-Marie, thanks so much for listening.
You guys are all far more experienced than me so I really appreciate your comments even more so.
https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677BiaB 2024 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.
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I like your song, especially the piano together with the bass works great, and the vintage organ gives it a nice feel.
The congas are not for me, sorry. They don't fit somehow.
But that's just my opinion...
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I like the way you build the intensity of the song, it really starts cooking once you bring the bass and flute into the mix.
Well done, enjoyed!
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Oh, yeah, cold is one of the things I enjoy, and must admit I hate it. This tune I thoroughly enjoy and I love it. Dave is right, it really comes alive when when the bass and flute come in. What a cool entrance you gave the bass in particular. Sounds to me like some of the flute notes are not quite right, but most are perfect with a great feel. I'm really enjoying your musical ride, Steve.
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I like your song, especially the piano together with the bass works great, and the vintage organ gives it a nice feel.
The congas are not for me, sorry. They don't fit somehow.
But that's just my opinion... Hey BD, thanks for the review. Yeah I don't know how many vintage organs are out there but I like them. And upon reflection, you have a good point, the congas don't fit as well as I had envisioned.
https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677BiaB 2024 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.
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I like the way you build the intensity of the song, it really starts cooking once you bring the bass and flute into the mix.
Well done, enjoyed! Thanks BA. Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for the listen.
https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677BiaB 2024 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.
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Oh, yeah, cold is one of the things I enjoy, and must admit I hate it. This tune I thoroughly enjoy and I love it. Dave is right, it really comes alive when when the bass and flute come in. What a cool entrance you gave the bass in particular. Sounds to me like some of the flute notes are not quite right, but most are perfect with a great feel. I'm really enjoying your musical ride, Steve. Hey Marty, thanks for the positive review. And I'm enjoying this ride too. A ride not possible without BiaB and the helpful folk here willing to assist when I call for help. Regarding the flute, I probably forgot to check the "Fix Sour Notes" box. Thanks for pointing that out.
https://soundcloud.com/user-646279677BiaB 2024 Windows For me there’s no better place in the band than to have one leg in the harmony world and the other in the percussive. Thank you Paul Tutmarc and Leo Fender.
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Nice build and your bass is definitely the center piece of the arrangement.
The flute and the rest of the band sit very nicely.
Well done!
J&B
PS: We agree with Ray on the claps. Throw in some of your own along with some samples ... easy to do - we've created a library of them for layering. Dunno if studio one has the feature but with Logic you can toss a couple of handclaps on a track and set them to sync to the drums. Voila.
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I like the way you kept things moving smoothly with the different instrumentation parts. Bass line sound good. After years and years of Michigan cold (and giant mosquitoes and pesky deer flies), I am happy to be in warmer Virginia
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There's a lot to like in this. Piano is the star, but other tracks are also contributing nicely. I have had a lot of trouble with the bossa nova flutes as well, maybe BIAB should fix them or delete them. Good work overall.
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Hello Bass Thumper,
An interesting song, starting with the congas and the handclaps (on midi).
I think you must have learned a lot from pushing your limits because it worked real nice.
Interesting is the suggestio from Ray with the claps. I might try that too!
The song is very nice, the band played well, but I missed a little exitement/variation during the song.
Maybe a small break, only percussion, followed by a transposition, or something like that.
But beside that remark i liked what I heard, made me swing a bit on my chair (you don't want to see that...)
Have a very nice day,
Hans
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