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Old 12-21-2006, 07:21 PM
Alek Yasko (kombrig)
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Default Merry Christmas everybody and

Merry Christmas everybody and happy holidays!
This is your Christmas gift from Kombrig:

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JingleRock.not (185.9 k)</td></tr></table></center>

Enjoy!
More Christmas compositions is coming...
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Old 12-23-2006, 01:39 AM
David Jacklin (dj)
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Default Thank you for that, Alek. Gre

Thank you for that, Alek. Great bass line!

I'll reciprocate with a convoluted one:

This is a zip file because the uncompressed one is 880 kB. People will have to unzip it first.

THEN: it takes two midi devices with General Midi soundsets to play back properly, otherwise the strings take over some of the woodwind parts and things like that. Anyone with a Sound Blaster card should have at least two devices installed. You can set the devices in the Staff Setup window under the Staff menu. Everything down to and including the celeste should be on one device; everything thereafter on the second. Any tracks that have AUTO under the midi channel can be ignored; there's nothing in them. You shouldn't have to change any channels.

Finally: this is actually formatted for Composer 1, not for 2 so the page formatting is skewed.

Anyway, this is a group song called Your First Christmas Tree from the second act of my musical The Holly Tree, which is based on some Charles Dickens stories. Done live and sung by 20-25 voices, including children, it sounds fabulous. I hope you like it.

Merry Christmas, everyone.

David

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2_19_Your_First_Christmas_Tree_Orchestra.zip (250.8 k)</td></tr></table></center>
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Old 12-26-2006, 04:48 AM
Alek Yasko (kombrig)
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Default Merry Christmas once again, Da

Merry Christmas once again, David!

I'm writing this message in the last moment of the Christmas eve! I want to send you and everyone else a Christmas present from San Francisco. Although it's unfinished yet, but I hope you'll get the main idea.
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Christ_SF.not (311.3 k)</td></tr></table></center>

I have unzipped your "First Christmas Tree" easy, David. With no difficulties... I've listened that piece a several times and I can tell ya: "You've done a **** of a job, dude!!!" I can't even imaging how many months (years?) you were compose this huge thing.
I felt a strong influence of Andrew Lloyd Webber there, such as a multiple changing of keys and time signatures, and entire mood of composition. I'm not a big specialist in a big forms of music (an opera, a ballet, a symphony and a musical), but it sounds ALMOST perfect.

You wrote about "Jingle Rock", David:
--Great bass line! --

Thank you, brother! This is because I know the rules, which makes the bass line IRRESISTIBLE! If you'll listen to any of my pieces, placed here, you shall feel the same comfort and enjoyment.
Well, as far as I'm concern, David, in the "First Christmas Tree" I noticed the entire LACK of the bass line. And you know why? Because you broke "the 3-rd line rule", man! Let me explain.
Notes of the bass line should not CROSS UP the 3-rd line of the staves. Why? Because they are begin messing up with notes from other staves. Thus, it is become UNHEARABLE for the human ear.
And this is true! It is not because Kombrig said so, but this is a fact of a human physiology.
Fortunately, it's easy to fix! You just select notes of the bass line, and then hit "p + Page down". I've done such an action within a couple of measures and you know what? It's sounds much better!
Also I strongly suggest add a drum line (use light drums and bells). It can improve the sound, as well.

No hard feelings, David.
Be happy.
Kombrig.

P. S. And please, call me Kombrig, OK?
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Old 01-12-2007, 09:36 PM
Alek Yasko (kombrig)
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Default Hi, folks! Although it'

Hi, folks!

Although it's too late I'm gonna show you my Christmas arrangements.
Now, listen to improved midi of those pieces.

1. Jingle Bell Rock
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JingleRock.mid (16.1 k)</td></tr></table></center>

2. Christmas in San Francisco
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Christ_SF.mid (36.3 k)</td></tr></table></center>

Enjoy!
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Old 12-19-2007, 04:23 PM
Alek Yasko (kombrig)
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Default Merry Christmas, everybody! 3

Merry Christmas, everybody!
3. Jingle Bell
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jinglebell_2.not (165.4 k)</td></tr></table></center>

4. Good Mood (Russian X-mas song)
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goodmood_k.not (143.2 k)</td></tr></table></center>

5. Rudolf the Red Nose Reindeer
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rudolf_k.not (268.4 k)</td></tr></table></center>

Enjoy.
Kombrig.
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Old 12-19-2007, 04:36 PM
Alek Yasko (kombrig)
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Default Edit window has no an option t

Edit window has no an option to attach something, sorry.

2. Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas
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Have Youself.not (167.6 k)</td></tr></table></center>
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Old 12-19-2007, 04:41 PM
Alek Yasko (kombrig)
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Default 1. Frosty the Snowman

1. Frosty the Snowman
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Frosty_2.not (173.2 k)</td></tr></table></center>

Oh, god! I've been struggle to edit my post and accidentally deleted an important attachment.
Well, the Edit window is definitely s...ks!
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Old 12-23-2007, 07:34 AM
Herbert WENDE (herbert)
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Default Hi Kombrig, It is nice to

Hi Kombrig,

It is nice to hear from you again. I always enjoy listening to the music you present.

The Forum has gone a bit stale lately, I think, perhaps everybody is just to busy with Christmas preparations.

Should we start up another controversial discussion on some aspect of music, to inject some live into the forum?

My very best wishes to you for Christmas and the New Year,

Herbert
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Old 12-23-2007, 11:18 AM
Djim Tio (djimtio)
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Default Hi Kombrig,Herbert,Dave and al

Hi Kombrig,Herbert,Dave and all Forum members and staff
Not having any song to share,I just wanted to share the joy in my heart
after listening to the beautifull pieces and wishing you all a Merry X-mas and lots of inspiration for the coming year.

Let us drink to the joy of making and listening to good music.
Cheers
Djim
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Old 12-25-2007, 01:05 AM
Herbert WENDE (herbert)
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Default Hi, Thank you for your good

Hi,

Thank you for your good wishes Djim. In this Forum we are truly in the company of many very nice and talented people, always eager to help others.

Here is my arrangement for a backing track for a Christmas concert, performed earlier this month. It was specifically written for a female voice. The performance was preceded and ended with church bells, recorded in a small village in the Austrian Alps, near where “Silent Night” was created. I had to split the .not file to overcome the size limitation of the Forum.

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ChristmasDXX1.not (355.6 k)</td></tr></table></center>
<center><table border=1><tr><td>Christmas Concert 2007 B
ChristmasDXX2.not (426.7 k)</td></tr></table></center>
<center><table border=1><tr><td>Studio File
WeihnachtShow.studio (162.4 k)</td></tr></table></center>

You need on your computer GPO, JAAB and Microsoft GS Wavetable of Windows XP for the piano. You might ask, why the Microsoft GS piano, when GPO has Steinways to offer. Well, a beautiful sound is not always the right sound for a particular situation. There is likely to be a delay problem between the piano and the other instruments. This can be adjusted in Composer’s Setup. In the performance the English Horn is replaced by the singer.

My very best wishes for Christmas and the New Year to all

Herbert
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Old 12-26-2007, 02:56 PM
Fred Winterling (harbor1)
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Default Hi Herbert, Thank you for upl

Hi Herbert,
Thank you for uploading the Christmas tracks complete with the Studio file. I got GPO and JABB for Christmas last year and after a few months simply put it aside. Because of your input, I am now back on the learning train. I can load your pieces and then analyze them to see first hand how everything was done and all the settings. That's exactly what I have been needing. I haven't been able to do much lately, but I can at least use some of my earlier tunes and work on them with the knowledge obtained from your pieces. Thanks again, and Merry Christmas.
Cheers,
Fred
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Old 12-27-2007, 12:54 AM
Herbert WENDE (herbert)
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Default Hi Fred, It is good to hear

Hi Fred,

It is good to hear from you. I hope Patsy and you are well.

You might want to join both files. It is important for these files, that for both Kontakt Players, under Options, CC#7/CC#10 is set on, for Volume and Pan. The delay between the Microsoft Piano and the other instruments can be compensated by setting the delay of GPO Studio: 1 and GPO Studio: 2 to a suitable value in Composer’s setup. The delay will depend on your driver. In my case 180 msec worked ok.

Best wishes,

Herbert
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Old 12-27-2007, 04:58 AM
Sherry Crann (sherry)
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Default Howdy Herbert, Thanks for s

Howdy Herbert,

Thanks for sharing this with us! I'll issue the disclaimer that for the performance of the piece, I had to substitute some GPO instruments and soundfonts (I have an SB Audigy 2 that can use them) for your JABB instruments, so I'm sure some nuances were different in my translation, but I really enjoyed your composition compilation, and arrangement of this Christmas music. The harp chord arpeggios were really nicely done, as were many other performance techniques.

One thing I might mention for those that don't have the Garritan libraries: to listen to this piece you may want to use the GraphOverNotes feature and re-set the mod wheel settings to "0" for any staves other than the piano. Garritan libraries use the Mod wheel to control nuances of the performance in a way that is very different from most MIDI devices, and so if you set, for example, the violins to a different device (such as the MS Wavetable) you'll get a really strange wavering sound unless the Mod Wheel is re-set to 0.

I mention the above because even if you don't have Garritan Personal Library or Jazz and Big Band Library, you shouldn't let that deter you from listening and watching Herbert's work - it's a fantastic compilation, and will have you singing or humming along (and I don't even speak German exept for Stille Nacht ;) ).

Herbert, it must have been glorious to have those bells ringing out at the end, after all that brass! I can imagine the performance of this piece along with the bells and soloist must have been a very moving experience for everyone there. Thanks for sharing this with us

ttfn,
Sherry
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Old 12-27-2007, 05:25 AM
Sherry Crann (sherry)
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Default Howdy Kombrig, I thought I&

Howdy Kombrig,

I thought I'd posted a response to your music, but I must have only gotten to the "preview", and then accidentally deleted the tab

Anyhow, I wanted to thank you for posting your collection of carols here. I've been listening to them, and imagining how much fun it would be to have a band playing these arrangements at a party

ttfn,
Sherry
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Old 12-27-2007, 07:44 AM
Herbert WENDE (herbert)
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Default Hi Fred, Sherry, Thank you,

Hi Fred, Sherry,

Thank you, I am very pleased with your response to my Christmas Concert 2007.

Sherry you are right, there were a few tears by some folks remembering “the good old times” back home.

I am going to upload a .not file and .studio file under “Classical” to demonstrate the simplicity of using Composer together with GPO.

Best wishes,

Herbert
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Old 12-27-2007, 03:47 PM
Fred Winterling (harbor1)
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Default Hi Herbert, Patsy and I are p

Hi Herbert,
Patsy and I are progressing well, thank you. Thanks also for the tips. It appears we are both using the same sound card and what works for you should work for me as well. Thanks also for uploading another complete GPO file, Ave Maria. It is material like this that helps a "non-techie" progress more quickly toward "techie in training" status.
Earlier, I upgraded to Kontakt 3, but I didn't understand how to use it and I was unable to use GPO, so I uninstalled it and reinstalled my original GPO. Thanks again for all your help.
Cheers,
Fred
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