Opus 1

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Mon Mar 17, 2008 6:55 pm

It says I am not allowed to leave this blank.

Gordon Gekko · Post by **Gordon Gekko** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:10 am

That's more like it. great to see you are back in spending your energy on music

(you bipolar mofo

i'm just kidding ya, don't take it as insulting) This is good stuff.
You could make the repetitive motifs more modern using delays and filters to add smoothness.. but that's just me

BingoTheClowno · Post by **BingoTheClowno** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 7:14 am

The expressiveness of the instruments is amazing considering the fact that you used Cubase. I sounds as if played by a real orchestra, with real players.

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:02 am

Thanks Legros and Bingo,

I actually want to stay away from effects in case I can get it performed; unlikely but I can dream. Now I am extending it. I seem to be able to do a maximum of 2 minutes per day. This piece is using 11 parts in Vienna Ensemble. It's pushing the limits of my 5 year old computer. I have some clicks and pops. They will be eliminated when I convert the individual tracks to audio tracks. They are all midi now which I like for maximum flexibility. I tried to add a tempo track at the end but Cubase didn't like that and froze. I must build a new computer this year.

paulrmartin · Post by **paulrmartin** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:43 pm

BRAVO! I am so impressed here!

But! Where do the bassoon and French Horn breathe during their loops?

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:49 pm

Thanks so much Paul. I thought I put breaks in there but I will check it again. There are two bassoons playing offset for a delay-like feeling.

I've been flirting with a cute bassoonist in Second Life. She likes Mahler and Alternative lol. She can circular breath but I can't count on that, also she says it can kill brain cells. Don't worry we did voice chat for gender verification.

next to nothing · Post by **next to nothing** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:57 pm

Sounds very cimetaic, im imagening a misty morning in a wooden boat in a small lake. Good job, allthough its kind of "flat" sound-wise.

braincell · Post by **braincell** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 2:59 pm

Thanks. It's not mixed, no point until it's done. I'll spend a day mixing when it is complete at 30 minutes.

paulrmartin · Post by **paulrmartin** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 4:13 pm

There was a bassoonist where I went to school who did circular breathing. Imagine Bach's first cello suite (all those arpeggii) played in a circular breath! Now, imagine the ugly noise coming out of the instrument because you're hearing the air going into the nose and the reeds colliding as he restarts his breathing out... Not a very good memory...

Post by **Neil B** » Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:47 pm

Beautiful and so nice to hear a bit of classical on "Z".
More like this eh?