[piano new age] daily20090106 (mp3)

[uncloned]

Time has been in short supply. I did this improvisation a couple days ago and all the time I had last night was devoted to cleaning up some stray notes in this piano improvisation.

http://clones.soonlabel.com/mp3/daily20090106.mp3

and then I added brass

http://clones.soonlabel.com/mp3/daily20090106brass.mp3

being an improvisation it loses its way here and there - but that's life.

[Sam_Zen]

Enjoyed. A bit too dramatic pounding on the piano now and then.
Was the brass also improvised ?

[uncloned]

Hi Sam, glad you enjoyed it. I recorded the improvisation as midi using a piano VSTi. To add brass I used the same midi recording but programmed the VSTi to ignore the piano sustain pedal. (Otherwise it really smears the brass). I am enjoying my combination of korg ms2000 computer and VSTi.    The brass instruments are contra tuba, tuba, bass trombone, tenor trombone, trumpet, piccolo trumpet, and french horn. Normal 12 note scale.

[psishock]

Listened and enjoyed 2. The pianos are indeed a bit 2 dramatic in some places, this is a calm song, they should be kinda soft everywhere imo, but nice improvisation. I personally wouldn't go so low with the piano around 5:00+.
(don't want to sound picky, just writing down my thoughts)

[uncloned]

Hi Psi - thanks for the listen!  In the brass version I agree the piano becomes more overbearing. I find the piano only version quieter.

I faced a problem that I need to solve - the velocity seems to jump and in places to get a bit louder I ended up pounding the keys. I'm not sure of the root of the problem here.  

Any comment is welcome of course. I tend to like low notes because I like the feel of the low harmonies in my ears. Especially with sounds rich in harmonics.