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sturoc

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Posted: June 05 2011 at 23:30

NIce job.
What did you use for the drum track ?

The Pessimist View Drop Down

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Posted: June 06 2011 at 11:03

Nice man, with some good production this will be a gem... When the strings come in, try harmonising them. Works a treat :) sixths are always nice... And also I'm feeling some Phrygian in that bassline, but that's just personal taste!

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Posted: June 06 2011 at 22:16

Not bad. Though if I see another rock song called "Overture", I'm going to kill somebody

sondresae

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Posted: June 10 2011 at 13:51

Thanks a lot everyone! I thought this thread was dead, but when I checked it today I was surprised to see so many people responding. Smile

Once again, thanks for listening!

Cheers

Sondre

sondresae

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Posted: June 10 2011 at 13:53

Fox On The Rocks wrote:

Absolutely great composition. I love how you had some really melodic/grandiose guitar lines in there also the really serene keyboard and synth work in there. I hear a lot of Dream Theater influence, am I right?

Thank you very much! Big smile

Yes, there is definitely a Dream Theater influence, it's the band which got me into prog.

Cheers

Sondre

sondresae

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Posted: June 10 2011 at 13:57

Amnesic Ostrich wrote:

That was really good, especially considering that you're just 15. It got better and better the further out this got, and you'll very likely develop a lot as a song writer, very fast. You show potential for very good song writing, and this is a great start. Nice :)

Just curious, what region in Norway are you from? I'm Norwegian myself, and it's good to know that there are other experimental musical people growing up as well, even in Norway, not just in Sweden (Sweden is THE prog country!)

Thanks a lot!

I live in the north, in Troms. Where do you live? Smile

Cheers

Sondre

sondresae

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Posted: June 10 2011 at 13:59

sturoc wrote:

NIce job.
What did you use for the drum track ?

Thanks!

I solely use Propellerhead's Reason and Record as my main DAW, and the drums are from the RDK2 refill. Smile

sondresae

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Posted: June 10 2011 at 14:06

The Pessimist wrote:

Nice man, with some good production this will be a gem... When the strings come in, try harmonising them. Works a treat :) sixths are always nice... And also I'm feeling some Phrygian in that bassline, but that's just personal taste!

Thank you as well!

I have uploaded a remastered version on Soundcloud (and soon on Bandcamp, too), where you can hear some of the harmonies that were lost in the first mastering. Thanks for the tips!

Cheers

Sondre

sondresae

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Posted: June 10 2011 at 14:08

Slaughternalia wrote:

Not bad. Though if I see another rock song called "Overture", I'm going to kill somebody

Ahaha, yes it's pretty overused isn't it? Tongue

Thanks for listening!

Cheers

Sondre

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Posted: June 11 2011 at 04:36

sondresae wrote:

Thanks a lot!

I live in the north, in Troms. Where do you live? Smile

Cheers

Sondre

Ahaaa, I'm deep inside the fjords in Møre og Romsdal - Volda.

Keep it up!

andrewskirooh View Drop Down

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Posted: June 20 2011 at 15:24

great job on the piece...does anyone remember I believe it was the Fostex X-14? That was my 1st 4 track cassette..it came shortly after the dual cassette bit...ahhhh, 4 tracks I was in heaven....for a little while..hahahaa

sondresae

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Posted: July 05 2011 at 16:08

Thank you! :)