This comes from my CS6x, with a Bass from Nordlead3 and a Sopranosax. But wait, the Sax is not a sample! It comes from the VL-Board of the CS6 and is blown with a breathcontroller ... my first try with this kind of soundcontrol…
The song is a reflection of my early Weather Report enthusiasm back in the 70ties ...

Weatherreload.mp3  (File Size: 5763KB - Downloads: 123)

Very Nice - I own the PLG150-VL card and I can appreciate the playing because it does take practice. You just got me excited about my virtual acoustics card again. I really have to listen to see if that’s not a real player.

Thanks.

Smooth. Nice work.

Thanks for sharing.

What a provocative soundscape you created on this piece Aneider…
I can visualize changing weather in a time lapse video, in a big city, from rain to sunny, night to day but all with a cool breeze that follows the tempo of this tune :)
Very nice, I like it!
Thank you for sharing this ;)

Jose

Andreas, I enjoyed listening: Great sound and arrangement!

Michael

Aneider,

I like the arrangement/orchestration of this song very much. However, I am not very happy with the soprano solo/sound. You did a great job, using the VL-board and the BC controller. I have used that VL-board and BC controller long time ago and did not get good results with it. Maybe because I do not like the BC thing. The WX7 worked a lot better till it broke. LOL.

OK. Why am I not pleased with this soprano sax solo, it sound to cold, the long notes does not have any vibrato or variation in pitch. In IMHO too less emotion in the sound. I am sure its because you just started with the VL-board combined with the BC. I want to hear the bending of the reed, the sharpness in the sound of the soprano. Playing soprano sax is playing with emotion. LOL.

I am sure next song with the VL-board and BC will be great.

Jan

Andreas, nice concept you have here, work on the timing a bit.
I like that bass, it’s has a very rich tone about it.

Thanks for sharing your work.

jan bruijn - 29 June 2009 02:04 AM

Aneider,
Why am I not pleased with this soprano sax solo, it sound to cold, the long notes does not have any vibrato or variation in pitch. In IMHO too less emotion in the sound. I am sure its because you just started with the VL-board combined with the BC. I want to hear the bending of the reed, the sharpness in the sound of the soprano.

Jan, this song is more a first try than a song.
I played Live-Sax for several years, so I know exactly what you mean. I didn´t use PB nor MW and will try it next time. There is more potential in this VL-voice. But: I fixed the board on saturday and played it for the first time on sunday with this tune.
The sharpness of the Sopranosound was reduced by lowering EQ HI, because I like the sound this way ...
The other thing which you mean with too less emotion is, that I didn´t find a real melody or solo but improvised a little bit fluffy on the harmonic basis. I think, with the VL-board and the BC a talented player could bring much more emotion than me.
The WX5 would be nice, but you can´t connect it to the CS6 or Motif.

Thanks too all other listeners for your appreciation!

Aneider,

I understand. For a first try you achieved a lot. I remember my first try with that BC controller and the VL-Board in my ES8. I certainly would not post that one. No way.

Jan

jan bruijn - 29 June 2009 03:18 AM

Aneider,

For a first try you achieved a lot. Jan

Did you listen to Weather reload2?

Aneider,

In the matter of fact. I did listen to the Weather Reload2 version, but I thinkt the soprano sound is still to monotone for my taste. However, I think thats a personal opinion. Maybe it was your intention to keep the soprano sound so monotone.

I will come back on your Reload2 version later. It is to hot in my studio to stay there for long. LOL. I was planning to download your Reload2 version to add something to it, but I wait till the weather cools down. (midi file will help)

Jan

jan bruijn - 01 July 2009 11:09 PM

Aneider,

In the matter of fact. I did listen to the Weather Reload2 version, but I thinkt the soprano sound is still to monotone for my taste. However, I think thats a personal opinion. Maybe it was your intention to keep the soprano sound so monotone.

I will come back on your Reload2 version later. It is to hot in Jan

@Jan
In my opinion it´s not the sound that is monotone, it´s the melody. After recording I stated that I used the the E much too much. It´s more the problem with that kind of monotone melody. But concerning expression, it´s difficult to give dynamics to the tone. You blow the BC and the tone is just there in one kind of dynamic. It´s difficult for me to get th VL-Board fixed to more dynamics in tone-control ...
(There is no midifile, it´s just a live recorded audiofile...)