Hi AlXSIX, Thanks and you're welcome! I am getting great feedback about the Sax play. I am experimenting with playing the Sax on the keys and it's good to know that it seems to please the ear.
Thanks, the pad was designed for a trap song but I mellowed it out (like i often do..:). I did this fairly quickly but i guess it turned out ok. Thanks for listening and the fav my friend.
I like this one ronabo....keep it going...I might be tempted to try it with a R&B type drum beat but it sounds good and a lot more Chilled....kind of a late night vibe.. they way you have it....keep it going....Ed
...if you listened all the way to end of the track then you have some resilience. lol Life is a struggle sometimes and you have bend alot but stay tuned because you can bounce back.
Aha! Using an Ampeg amp on a bass indicates that you really know your stuff, Ronabo! (I used to own an Ampeg guitar amp. Great sound for jazz. Not enough power to keep up with the Fender Twin Reverb that our lead guitar used, though.)
Layering bass instruments is a great technique. I use it periodically myself. Usually EQ each instrument differently to focus on the specific timbre that I want from that instrument. Same on kicks.
Stinger Bass is from the EXS-24 plugin, right? I don't think I've ever used that patch. Will have to explore it now that I've heard what it can do.
Hi EricMilligan, The I started with one of the logic pro x String Bass and layered it with the stinger bass with amp egg. I agree with the "pared down", there is alot going on all at once at parts. I plan to take away some piano in second verse and let the song build gradually. Thanks for the string tips my friend; they will come in handy.
Definitely heading in an interesting direction, Ronabo. The new strings and horns instruments that now have been added to Logic Pro are actually pretty good! I've used them in tracks I'm working on and have been pleased with the result.
I also like the bass work you did on this track. Sounds really good. What instrument is that? Sounds like it could actually be a real live bass!
Finally, I think that this track, pared down, could be the basis for a really tasty R&B track. In parts, it has the right feel for sure.
Final thoughts. Some tips I've picked up on string arrangements (most of which I ignore because I'm too lazy to follow them). Rather than playing chords on the keyboard, play in the notes for each instrument on a separate track. So first violins get one track, second violins (usually playing a harmony line) get a second track. Violas on a third track. Cellos on a fourth, etc. If you do this the result can sound more realistic because the timing is a little bit more fluid and you are more likely to use what amounts to different chord inversions.
Second thought. If you are using a full strings section patch, play in the strings part using three note chord in the right hand and octave bass in the left hand. Then, using the midi editing view in Logic Pro, try re-arranging some of the notes in the right hand chords to get variation in the voicing for the strings.
There is a relatively new guy on Youtube that has done some excellent tutorials on making cinematic music. He has a really good video on doing chord progressions with strings:
Anyway, I thought your strings sounded pretty good as they were on this track, but these tips might come in handy for you on future tracks that you compose.
Hi EricMilligan, The I started with one of the logic pro x String Bass and layered it with the stinger bass with amp egg. I agree with the "pared down", there is alot going on all at once at parts. I plan to take away some piano in second verse and let the song build gradually. Thanks for the string tips my friend; they will come in handy.
interesting sound, definitely sounds American, I mean it sounds like music for a movie or TV series, or netflix about an inner city (Detroit) high school, I see some American teenager closing his locker as he almost looks into the camera as the camera zooms away but very slowly and then an American family sitting at a dinner table and the head of the family mixing food in a big bowl, I don't know why but I see him mixing up coleslaw, surrounded by his family as the camera zooms out, this time faster. Now I'll look at your profile. Lots of stuff going on by the way, I'd love to have the midi file
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Keep on PLAY!
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Congratulations!
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Thanks for the comments
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Thanks for sharing :)
Life flows... go with the flow
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Just a wonderful piece, thanks for sharing.
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one of the best chill out track, I've ever heard, truly...full creativism, great sax, fantastic arrangement, top production...
hats off, Danke
I really appreciate your comments... Any time other greats regard your work as "one of the best" then that says a lot.
Ronabo
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brass always gets me
love this track
great work
cheers
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I will keep it coming... when I get back from duty next month!
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I love flutes and may just add it ;)
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Layering bass instruments is a great technique. I use it periodically myself. Usually EQ each instrument differently to focus on the specific timbre that I want from that instrument. Same on kicks.
Stinger Bass is from the EXS-24 plugin, right? I don't think I've ever used that patch. Will have to explore it now that I've heard what it can do.
Eric
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I also like the bass work you did on this track. Sounds really good. What instrument is that? Sounds like it could actually be a real live bass!
Finally, I think that this track, pared down, could be the basis for a really tasty R&B track. In parts, it has the right feel for sure.
Final thoughts. Some tips I've picked up on string arrangements (most of which I ignore because I'm too lazy to follow them). Rather than playing chords on the keyboard, play in the notes for each instrument on a separate track. So first violins get one track, second violins (usually playing a harmony line) get a second track. Violas on a third track. Cellos on a fourth, etc. If you do this the result can sound more realistic because the timing is a little bit more fluid and you are more likely to use what amounts to different chord inversions.
Second thought. If you are using a full strings section patch, play in the strings part using three note chord in the right hand and octave bass in the left hand. Then, using the midi editing view in Logic Pro, try re-arranging some of the notes in the right hand chords to get variation in the voicing for the strings.
There is a relatively new guy on Youtube that has done some excellent tutorials on making cinematic music. He has a really good video on doing chord progressions with strings:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxxe2DMasf0
Anyway, I thought your strings sounded pretty good as they were on this track, but these tips might come in handy for you on future tracks that you compose.
Regards,
Eric
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