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Distant Dreams

Lost in a dreamland far far away.

I was messing around with EZKeys2 and it gave me an interesting 8 bar section. Using its MIDI out I played it using a full string orchestra. I went into BiaB, listed said chord progression, and expanded on it. I then dragged and dropped the BiaB tracks into Studio One Pro 6, merged it with the EZKey section, copied the entire string section and forced it to follow the chord chart.

I initially had a guitar lead but I purchase Apachie, and American Indian flute for $4 USD. I played it and replaced the guitar lead with it.

BiaB style - Karma.sty - New Age Smooth Jazz
Tempo - 58 BPM

Strings - Kontakt - Solid State Strings - Kirk Hunter's Virtuoso Strings and Amadeus strings - patches - both full string orchestra
Bass - Kontakt - Kirk Hunter's Virtuoso Cellos and Amadeus Cellos - note I heavily modified this track to better fit the song
Guitar - Kontakt - Resonator Glockenspiel
Piano - Waves - Grand Rapsody - panned far left
Piano2 - from Firewood.sty - Waves - Grand Rapsody - panned far right

I am playing the Apachie flute via my wind controller.

As always all comments welcomed.

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Mario,

This is a beautiful piece of music... Love the flute and production.

Sounds like a backdrop to a movie.

Bob

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I'd love to see you at work in your lab, Mario. You are in a tattered old white coat, hair fashioned with an Einstein look, adding bits of your mind into your creation, notes flying around your computer --some discarded while others enforced. There is a beautiful aura swirling around above the scene --the visual soundscape you are creating. Magnificent music that the world needs.

Then I wake up and smile with the distant dream. You sure make the day better, Mario.


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Very relaxing man.

Distant Dreams is a great title.

You should use this as the title track for a whole album of soothing music called Distant Dreams.

smile

P.S.

I see you are constantly working on controlling your wind. How is that coming along? Any progress?

Do I need to get ChatGPT to help me write a song about that?

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Mario,

Nice.
Relaxing.
You are the king of New Age (here at least...)
Flute sound good!
Good mix.

fj

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Mario...this is very relaxing and contemplative...a great background for my afternoon nap...see you la......zzzzzzzzzzz!


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Very relaxing and chilling...just what you need after a busy day.

The flute/glockenspiel and flute/strings combinations work really well.


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Originally Posted By: rsdean
Mario,

This is a beautiful piece of music... Love the flute and production.

Sounds like a backdrop to a movie.

Bob


Thanx Bob for these very kind words.


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Originally Posted By: BabuMusic
I'd love to see you at work in your lab, Mario. You are in a tattered old white coat, hair fashioned with an Einstein look, adding bits of your mind into your creation, notes flying around your computer --some discarded while others enforced. There is a beautiful aura swirling around above the scene --the visual soundscape you are creating. Magnificent music that the world needs.

Then I wake up and smile with the distant dream. You sure make the day better, Mario.


Marty, you really don't want to see me working in my lab. The lightning bolts from my generator to my clamp-on head bolts that run through my body to my electric guitar may frighten you.

I'm extremely glad that you like my little ditties.


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Originally Posted By: David Snyder
Very relaxing man.

Distant Dreams is a great title.

You should use this as the title track for a whole album of soothing music called Distant Dreams.

smile

P.S.

I see you are constantly working on controlling your wind. How is that coming along? Any progress?

Do I need to get ChatGPT to help me write a song about that?


I'm glad that you like it David.

At my age controlling my wind is an ever ending battle!

Go ahead any let ChatGPT to write a song about it! I'll bet it will be like classical gas blush


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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Mario,

Nice.
Relaxing.
You are the king of New Age (here at least...)
Flute sound good!
Good mix.

fj


Thanx Floyd.

But king of New Age I am not. I'm just a hacker at it.


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Originally Posted By: firesong
Mario...this is very relaxing and contemplative...a great background for my afternoon nap...see you la......zzzzzzzzzzz!


Wake up Dan, you will be late to the meeting!

PA - I'm glad that you like it.


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Originally Posted By: B.D.Thomas
Very relaxing and chilling...just what you need after a busy day.

The flute/glockenspiel and flute/strings combinations work really well.


Thanx for noticing the instrument combinations. Thanx for listening and commenting.


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Song sounds majestic like a soaring eagle.

Nicely done.

EZKeys2 is next on my list to purchase. I hope to in the next couple weeks. I have a Native American flute, acoustic not digital, in the key of Am. I've been wanting to add it to a song, but I haven't composed one yet that will work. I like what you did with your WC NA flute.

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Hi Mario ...

Scott (Ezekiel's Storm) has already alluded to what crossed my mind as I listened - bird(s) in free flight.

This is gorgeous! You seem to have blended that thin line between cinematic and new age with perfection. So carefree and relaxing.

As always, excellent work. You are very creative and imaginative. Excellent!

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Originally Posted By: Ezekiel's Storm
Song sounds majestic like a soaring eagle.

Nicely done.

EZKeys2 is next on my list to purchase. I hope to in the next couple weeks. I have a Native American flute, acoustic not digital, in the key of Am. I've been wanting to add it to a song, but I haven't composed one yet that will work. I like what you did with your WC NA flute.


Thanx Ezekiel.

EZKeys2 is a fantastic piece of software that compliments BiaB. In fact many of the piano tracks are superior to BiaB's piano tracks. Many of EXKeys2 tracks sound great as full string orchestras.

I would love to hear that flute!


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Originally Posted By: Al-David
Hi Mario ...

Scott (Ezekiel's Storm) has already alluded to what crossed my mind as I listened - bird(s) in free flight.

This is gorgeous! You seem to have blended that thin line between cinematic and new age with perfection. So carefree and relaxing.

As always, excellent work. You are very creative and imaginative. Excellent!

Alan


Thanx so much Alan for this very kind review.


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You never disappoint. Ever so calm and beautiful. I usually like to listen with a critical mind, but, this time (appropriately enough, for New Age music), I just drifted off for much of it! Beautiful, soaring solo line. Bravo.

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Lovely and relaxing.

Dreamlike, just like it says on the tin.

There's enough repetition in the flute line to give it coherence, and space to let it breath.


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You never disappoint. Ever so calm and beautiful. I usually like to listen with a critical mind, but, this time (appropriately enough, for New Age music), I just drifted off for much of it! Beautiful, soaring solo line. Bravo.


Thanx so much James.

Originally Posted By: dcuny
Lovely and relaxing.

Dreamlike, just like it says on the tin.

There's enough repetition in the flute line to give it coherence, and space to let it breath.


Thanx David. I do like the flute sound and just bought the Swam Flutes. I'm having fun with them.


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