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One more from me - the last one is a while, given my schedule, it seems. Hope you like it smile - but any listens and comments will be gratefully received, of course.

It Could Have Been So Beautiful

****** Song Summary *************
Title: It Could Have Been So Beautiful - 16 April 2023
File:It Could Have Been So Beautiful - 17 April 2023.SGU
Key=C , Tempo 85, Length (m:s)=4:19
No intro. 88 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 88. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
No Soloist track.
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Style is _PBALLAD.STY (Pop Ballad w/ Symphony)

RealTracks in style: 1929:Synth, Bass, EuroDance VerseBass Ev 120
RealTracks in style: 1006:Piano, Acoustic, Solo-Accompaniment, PopCaliforniaSlow Ev 085
RealTracks in style: ~2291:Horn Section, Rhythm SlowPopPads Ev16 065
RealTracks in style: 2335:String Quartet, Rhythm PopHall Ev 085

RealDrums in style:PraiseWorshipSlow16ths^3-a:Kick, Hihat , b:Snare 2 and 4

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Melody written in Musescore 4, exported as MIDI into Mixcraft Pro Studio 9, where I made it use the Pan Pipe sound

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James, a fantastic instrumental.
A very interesting chord progression.
Super pan flute.
Your best to date IMHO.


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Wow, thank you, Mario, for such incredibly positive feedback. So glad you liked this one!!!

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Flowing like a gentle stream ...

Nice!

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A pleasant listen.

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James, I agree - a pleasant listen. Might have been a little long, but I guess that really depends on how the tune would be used.

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Man, I didn't know the pan flute had such an extended range. So well written, James. A pleasurable sound rises from the speakers, and even without your vocal it has your signature somehow still within it. Excellent work, my friend.


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James,

That is a beautiful piece of music... Loved what you did with the flute.

Bob

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Janice and Bud, floyd, Brad, Marty and Bob:

Thank you so much for listening and for taking the time to comment! I'm not sure that the pan flute does have such a range, Marty, but my software let me write for it like that, anyway, so ... why not push the boundaries? haha. I'm really glad that you all enjoyed it smile - thanks again!

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James,
REALLY cool. The only issue my ears have is with the modern kick/bass drum. Like so many BIAB Real Drum sets these days the kick is EQ/captured to cut through a desne mix based on the needs of modern metal more than anything else. It reminds me of the sound the inner foil seal of a tin of Milo makes when flicked with a finger nail.
Aside from that the mix and arrangement is solid and carries the melody really well.
You've proven you skills with melody...it'd be nice if you used your voice for it too.
Nice work.


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Thanks, Ray. Yes, sometimes I have issues with the drums, too ... and sometimes I wish that some tracks sounded less "country-like", if that makes any sense. But ... the right tracks are almost always there, if one searches enough and refuses to compromise in what one dreams of creating, I think smile Anyway, yes, I MUST sing more. I was just worried about the vocal range, here ... I mean, I have about an octave and a half's worth of vocal range, IF that, haha ... and some of these instrumental songs allow me to push those boundaries in the solo part, in a way which I obviously can't, with my voice. That said: I MUST sing more, anyway smile Thank you so much for listening and commenting, once again!!! So kind of you, really.

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Hi James,

This is beautiful.

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Thanks David!!! Really appreciated.

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