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Feb 10, 2013 9:25 PM #879788
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9IleqxjD5Sk&feature=share&list=PL4A348E7706B21027

Wrote this on the spot. I just hit the recording button and started playing whatever came to mind. I felt a certain way while writing this. I had gone through a situation I don't want to discuss and yet, my piano put my feelings into sound. Hope you enjoy! Feedback and thoughts would be appreciated, thanks!
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Feb 11, 2013 10:05 PM #880845
Loved the intro, but it seemed like you lost focus about a minute into it. There doesn't seem to be a melodic or rhythmic motif to give the song a sense of cohesiveness. Like around 2:00-2:13, you start to emphasize a 4/4 beat for the first time, but then you abruptly switch it up and never go back to that kind of rhythm for the rest of the song. It seems out of place and the constant transitions are a little jarring without anything to tie them together.

The chord changes sounded lovely, though, and I really like the piano's tone. Is it software?
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Feb 12, 2013 7:12 AM #881240
The software is Reason. It doesn't follow any music rules. There was no tempo in mind, it was more of an artistic expression, a similar term can be surrealism, if it makes any sense to you. Honestly, it was an improve with no takes, It was an emotional moment my fingers translated haha.
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Feb 19, 2013 10:21 PM #889568
None of that really excuses the issues I pointed out. I gave criticism assuming you have some iinterest in improving, but if you don't really care then feel free to dismiss my comments because this is too "surreal" for them to apply.
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Feb 20, 2013 1:05 AM #889744
Hey man, I didn't mean to offend in any way. I'm not a music master or anything, but I understand everything you said. Look at my other tracks and see that I know what I'm doing:

This one was just created like this because It wasn't planned, I was a bit depress about a certain situation, and it was all done in one take... Again, I did not mean to offend you in any way bro.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTy9SYCsbDQ

and a new one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqaWD47lq4E
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Feb 20, 2013 11:03 PM #890688
No offense taken, it's just frustrating when people try to make excuses to invalidate criticism. I realize this was an improvisation so I understand you weren't focusing on any of the things I brought up, but it wouldn't hurt to try and improve in those aspects. Like I said, it still sounded great.

I'll check out the other two links after work
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Feb 22, 2013 6:29 AM #892041
:) thanks, and I will
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Feb 23, 2013 5:49 PM #893891
Loved the intro too, but then it kinda got a bit drony after that
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Feb 24, 2013 9:14 PM #895694
Yea this one was all improvised.
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Feb 27, 2013 12:23 AM #898279
This piece was truly beautiful. An inspirational masterpiece in every right. I hope to hear much more of this.
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Feb 27, 2013 5:24 AM #898592
you're welcome to hear my 2 newest ones :)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTy9SYCsbDQ

and a new one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KqaWD47lq4E
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