Lighter Than Air (col w PeacePiano)

SmokeyVW

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album: Rising From The Ashes
track 1: 9:08 My Song
track 2: 3:05 MacPherson Strut
track 3: 5:55 They're Nocturnal
track 4: 4:25 I Know You're Here
track 5: 5:59 5 of 12
track 6: 3:40 Lighter Than Air
track 7: 5:07 Stairway
track 8: 5:50 I Want
track 9: 5:04 Voices
track 10: 5:15 Move To Trash
track 11: 4:21 Good To The Next Drop
track 12: 5:48 We'll Get To Phoenix Someday Soon
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This is a collab with Peace Piano. I started from his Floating Melody and it turned into this...

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Hits: 1720
Comments: 23
Fans: 8
Plays: 189
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Uploaded: Jan 13, 2007 - 11:23:27 AM
Last Updated: Sep 19, 2008 - 11:34:41 AM Last Played: Nov 02, 2009 - 04:51:29 PM

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e46

e46 said 1030 days ago (January 13th, 2007)

Lighter than air is right!
A place for everything, and everything in it's place, and you've certainly achieved that here. What a wonderful job of mixing things together. The only thing that I can think of, is that the way it fades in from the beginning. I had to crank my speakers up to hear what was being said. Not that that's a huge deal, but the only thing that I'd change.

Overall, beautiful piece!

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SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 1030 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	. glad you liked it. it is rather too soft in the beginning... that's probably going to have to be fixed. thanks for commenting! --- B^) Check out my latest song called Settle

	said 1030 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	Nice development... ...of Bill's lovely tune Smokey. Kudos! Be well!

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 1030 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	. i'm glad i finally finished this. it was fun, but this time of year there were way too many things to do! thanks --- B^) Check out my latest song called Settle

Vic Holman	Vic Holman said 1030 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	airy with... ...very nicely done. did we ever figure what was outside the window? good stuff and mix Check out my latest song called One Step Over The Line

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 1030 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	. oh oh. i was sorta hoping it would become clear from the clues... --- B^) Check out my latest song called Settle

peacepiano	peacepiano said 1030 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	Thanks Smokey Great job with the backing strings and sounds. Much better than the bebop drum set! Mixing on the original tracks also adds a lot: better dynamics, more atmosphere and a really nice ending :) Check out my latest song called I Should Have Known

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 1030 days ago (January 13th, 2007)
	. of course, many thanks to you for writing this wonderful song in the first place! --- B^) Check out my latest song called Settle

Morning Light	Morning Light said 1029 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	Beautiful, and fits the title :) Cheers to all of you.......a beautiful collab you have done!!!!! Check out my latest song called To the Children

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 1029 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	. glad you liked it. hot air balloons are amazing - a great source of inpiration i guess. --- B^) Check out my latest song called Settle

	said 1029 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	Wow what a surprise! great results..... Kudos my friend.

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 1029 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	. thank you - i'm glad you enjoyed this. --- B^) Check out my latest song called Settle

bud	bud said 1029 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	Great atmosphere Captivating piece of music - nice collab. Check out my latest song called Expanding Toys (Halloween Remix)

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 1029 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	. nice "atmosphere"? LOL thanks! --- B^) Check out my latest song called Settle

MissChaos

MissChaos said 1029 days ago (January 14th, 2007)

up, up, and away
guys, this is gorgeous! So transparent and sparkling - would make for a great movie scene. I quite enjoyed the beautiful melody and chord changes, coupled with the natural sounding instruments. GREAT extended fade ending. Just great. One small thing, though: The stand-up bass didn't quite mesh to my ears. I was trying to figure out why, and I think it's this: All the instruments have a bit of reverb, right? The bass track just doesn't have the same 'ring' to it. It feels too separate. Of course, this is listening through my monitoring headphones, and I'm sure it's not as apparent through speakers.

This was an instant 'fave'. VERY inspriring piece. I'm jealous of this creatioin. :-)

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MissChaos	MissChaos said 1029 days ago (January 14th, 2007)
	oh, dictionary? make that "creation" --- . . : : From near to far, from here to there, funny things are everywhere : : . . — Dr. Suess Check out my latest song called Mama Cries - Album Version (MJRF)

SmokeyVW

SmokeyVW said 1028 days ago (January 15th, 2007)

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wow. glad you liked it! thanks for the detailed comment.

it's interesting what you said about that bass. i generally avoid any reverb at all on bass because it tends to make it blurry or mushy (wish i could think of a good word for it).

but now that you mention it, i wonder if applying a little reverb to only the midrange and high frequencies would work? the bass wouldn't get blurry, but you'd hear the attack sounds with a touch of reverb - that might do it. i'll have to experiment a little with it.

i wonder how other musicians deal with this effect?

---
B^)

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Macaudion

Macaudion said 1027 days ago (January 16th, 2007)

Awww...
Hey mister smokeyvw - nice job on this. I went hot air ballooning once, and I can tell you that I enjoyed this tune more than the actual experience. The hot air balloon ride that I went on was actually quite noisy, and accompanied by the smell of kerosine, or whatever was used to fuel that puppy.

This was peacful and relaxing, Smokeyvw. I could almost feel the gentle warm summer air flowing by as I listened. Your tune was everything that I had expected from my actual balloon ride.

A very, very nice job!

Thank you! Macca

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SmokeyVW

SmokeyVW said 1027 days ago (January 16th, 2007)

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i've never been on a hot air balloon ride...

but long ago i lived in a house on a hill, and every once in a while, on a nice Sunday morning in the summer and fall, a hot air balloon would glide overhead, just barely clearing the trees. they were so close that my wife and i could hear the people talking in the gondola.

sometimes the operator would need to gain a little altitude and burst the heater, making that big roaring sound. we'd look out the window to see the balloon go past... we always thought it was an astounding sight to see.

it's a pleasant memory i'll never forget.

and that's where this version of the song came from i suppose.

so, i'll ignore your mention of kerosene and keep my memory.

thanks for listening, and also in my replying, letting me enjoy this memory yet again!

---
B^)

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stevenkeys	stevenkeys said 975 days ago (March 9th, 2007)
	NICE! Awesome job SmokeyVW and peacepiano! I love the melody that peacepiano did, along with your remix. Very nice job. Can I join in sometime? lol.. Keep it up. ;) -Steven Check out my latest song called American Dream Train

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 975 days ago (March 9th, 2007)
	. i sent along a note to peacepiano - collabs are fun: maybe we three could do something? thanks for listening! i'm glad you enjoyed this. Check out my latest song called Settle

timothy devine	timothy devine said 858 days ago (July 4th, 2007)
	hey nice sound. I dig. Love this collab. tim Check out my latest song called Mankind Needs a Change/WoodstockII

SmokeyVW	SmokeyVW said 857 days ago (July 5th, 2007)
	. thanks for stopping by to listen Check out my latest song called Settle

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Name: Bill

Eclectic, at best. I learned some music theory at school, and read a ton about it since. I've listened to lots of music over the years. I once played guitar in an actual garage band and actually got paid to play! Once. Although live performance is an... [see more]

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