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beleg · October 24, 2008, 10:18:41 AM

Here is a song I did a number of years ago, pre Micro BR. The whole song was done inside reason v2. I was thinking about trying to re-record it with the micro BR to try and get rid of the plastic/midi feel that it currently has, but I am looking for some suggestions/feedback first. Thanks.

Flash Harry · October 27, 2008, 06:48:16 AM

I think that re-doing it with real instruments would be a good start. I know what you mean about the midi feel. It's so clinical, no swing or deviation from the absolute timing. It's all at a constant volume, no slight variation in a attack that you get from plucking a string or hitting a key, so no 'feel' or 'soul' or expression.

It's a bit meandering, which could be down to the bland midi-ness of it, but a bit more punch and a bit more focus would sort this out.

I can see this as a bit of chilled out Cafe Jazz, but get ORH onto the lyrics, and you could get a spiky centre to a smooth exterior.

Get it done!

Greeny · October 28, 2008, 08:21:50 AM

I like the big piano chords on this, and the bass works as a nice counterpoint. But as flashharry says, it needs something 'organic' to bring it to life. A bit of guitar would help - maybe some acoustic strumming to underpin it all. It has a nice jazzy feel to it though. I can see ORH doing the business with some vocals, and Prive could take this into another dimension entirely. Not to mention all the great guitarists on here (not me!) who could add some human depth to it all.