Korgscrew
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Posted: Nov. 29 2012, 13:34 |
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I found this really good fun. I was taking a break from working on something when I saw you'd posted the topic, and just meant to take a quick listen to the beginning but...somehow I never made it as far as hitting stop.
I see you said on YouTube that "my playing is far away from Mike's" as if it was a bad thing, but I actually like the bits where it departs from Mikedom (to coin a new word  ) a bit - like right at the end, from 18:33, I loved how you hit some of those notes there. But more in general, I think the playing's strong and it fits the feel of the piece nicely, so I wouldn't worry!
The horns...if you're not happy with how they're turning out, you could investigate arranging the parts out of individual trumpet, sax and trombone samples, then perhaps layering them with a more generic 'brass' patch if they don't quite cut it on their own. That can take a lot of patience, though!
Similar with the choir, you can always try layering the sampled sound with your own voice (and you'll get an even bigger sound if you record a few tracks' worth of each line). Worth trying if you're not happy with sampled choir sounds, though it obviously comes with its own pitfalls too 
It's really clear this is a labour of love, I can hear that you enjoyed making it...and I certainly enjoyed listening to it because of that 
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