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Work in progress, for the three or so people who care about things like this.
From the beginning, the theme from "Perry Mason" was the inspiration for this song, and I'm now trying to make it sound as if the Brian Setzer Orchestra had gotten ahold of it. It's much more bodacious now, with live brass and saxes, but still needs some TLC, especially in the areas of...
1.) A guitar part of any kind!
2.) A real acoustic bass track instead of this rather lifeless MIDI marker.
3.) More subtlety in places on the drum track, and more bombast in places on the drum track.
4.) Lightening up the piano in the swing bridge, now that I've given the comping to the trombones.
5.) Strings with more of a purpose.
6.) An unusual (for me) element, something high and shimmering and suspenseful.
But in the meantime, you can still get your megalomania on and sing along. No spoken lines, either, so you can get your friends to be Adam and Julie!
From the beginning, the theme from "Perry Mason" was the inspiration for this song, and I'm now trying to make it sound as if the Brian Setzer Orchestra had gotten ahold of it. It's much more bodacious now, with live brass and saxes, but still needs some TLC, especially in the areas of...
1.) A guitar part of any kind!
2.) A real acoustic bass track instead of this rather lifeless MIDI marker.
3.) More subtlety in places on the drum track, and more bombast in places on the drum track.
4.) Lightening up the piano in the swing bridge, now that I've given the comping to the trombones.
5.) Strings with more of a purpose.
6.) An unusual (for me) element, something high and shimmering and suspenseful.
But in the meantime, you can still get your megalomania on and sing along. No spoken lines, either, so you can get your friends to be Adam and Julie!
Category Music / Pop
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 50 x 50px
File Size 4.31 MB
Oh, I must listen to this when I get home.
When you say strings, do you actually arrange strings, or do you do it on the synths? (I know you're already an astonishing multi-instrumentalist with keys, guitars, brass and so on, but if you can also play violas and violins, I'm starting a new religion around you.)
When you say strings, do you actually arrange strings, or do you do it on the synths? (I know you're already an astonishing multi-instrumentalist with keys, guitars, brass and so on, but if you can also play violas and violins, I'm starting a new religion around you.)
Well, I wouldn't start that religion just yet! Maybe just a late-night infomercial, a la Stuart Smalley. ;)
The answer is "yes, and yes". Besides being a largely self-taught double bassist, I was also an adult beginner on viola (the dreaded alto clef FTW!) and at one point my chops were good enough to play it live, fiddle-style, in a Branson show. I can score for a real string section if I ever get a budget to do things like that, but for most purposes I do it all here on the computer. Today's virtual string sections are getting better and better all the time, so you can hear those subtle but real differences in the way, for example, the first violin section would play a middle C versus the way the second violins, violas, or cellos would play the same note. If you approach it like an orchestrator would, rather than a keyboardist whose instinct is to grab a fistful of notes all at once, it's possible to create a much better illusion of real strings than was possible in the previous generation of keyboard instruments. For examples of just how stunning the realism can be, check out
fluffycroc's gallery; not only is he the best virtual orchestrator here, he's also the best real-world orchestrator. His virtual tracks are the aural equivalent of photo-realistic art, and his studio-realized tracks are world-class.
I'll admit that I hired a friend of mine with serious chops to play the screeching lead trumpet on this, and the bass trombone is virtual. I'm good at mimicking an army of foot-soldiers, but I know when a general needs to come in and take the lead!
The answer is "yes, and yes". Besides being a largely self-taught double bassist, I was also an adult beginner on viola (the dreaded alto clef FTW!) and at one point my chops were good enough to play it live, fiddle-style, in a Branson show. I can score for a real string section if I ever get a budget to do things like that, but for most purposes I do it all here on the computer. Today's virtual string sections are getting better and better all the time, so you can hear those subtle but real differences in the way, for example, the first violin section would play a middle C versus the way the second violins, violas, or cellos would play the same note. If you approach it like an orchestrator would, rather than a keyboardist whose instinct is to grab a fistful of notes all at once, it's possible to create a much better illusion of real strings than was possible in the previous generation of keyboard instruments. For examples of just how stunning the realism can be, check out
fluffycroc's gallery; not only is he the best virtual orchestrator here, he's also the best real-world orchestrator. His virtual tracks are the aural equivalent of photo-realistic art, and his studio-realized tracks are world-class.I'll admit that I hired a friend of mine with serious chops to play the screeching lead trumpet on this, and the bass trombone is virtual. I'm good at mimicking an army of foot-soldiers, but I know when a general needs to come in and take the lead!
a keyboardist whose instinct is to grab a fistful of notes all at once...
*points to self* Yup yup yup.... if it's C sus 4, it's C-F-G for a measure darnit! This is great food for thought. If I ever get back to recording I'm going to think about that. Thanks! :)
You're a damn fine general in THIS music army, let me tell you!
*points to self* Yup yup yup.... if it's C sus 4, it's C-F-G for a measure darnit! This is great food for thought. If I ever get back to recording I'm going to think about that. Thanks! :)
You're a damn fine general in THIS music army, let me tell you!
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