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An ambient dream sequence created in Cubasis. Mitosynth, MiniOrchestra, Nambu, iFretless Bass, Riffler, DrumJam, several of the default Cubasis drum kit sounds, a vocal loop from Blocs Wave, and a few other bits for background fill. Uses a recurring theme from Piano Motifs. Other Desert Cities, Discord4, Virsyn Harmony Eight, StereoWidth, and MagicDeathEye.
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Lots of loverly swirly subtleties all over the place - loved it!
Thank you so much. I was going for “swirly”. Have a good one!
Pauliiiieeeee
I Like it, I dig the ambience, so much subtlety
What midi controller did you use on this?
You gotta Sick plugin collection btw dude!
(And do you ever use desktop?)
I like-a the swirly! Swirly is good!
And I like the subtle use of riffler in there.
Thank you! I don’t use any external gear, just the iPad, Apple Pencil, and some fairly decent headphones. I use Piano Motifs a lot. I guess you could consider that a midi controller.
I used a desktop back in the 90s. I had a Windows PC running Cakewalk and Sonar. My main synth was a Korg O1/W. It was considered pretty high tech at the time. I also had one of the first hard disk audio recorders. It was called Turtle Beach Quad. It was only 4 track, so we did a lot of bouncing. It was very primitive compared to what’s available today, but we didn’t know any better at the time. Back then you couldn’t just burn your own CDs! I had to take the final mixes to a “real” studio and make a DAT tape. I sent that to a company that made the CD for me. They had a 1000 unit minimum so I still have several hundred laying around somewhere.
I used my iPad to remaster a few of those tracks. I posted them on my SoundCloud page. The tracks are called Iceland, Rise and Shine, Sarasvati, and Cydonia. I had a killer guitar player named Tony Iovino. He was every bit as good as Yngwie Malmsteen, Steve Vai, Van Halen, or any other big name shredders. After the project was finished, he just disappeared.
If you ever get a chance, I would love to hear your opinion on them. Thanks for listening!
Thanks, Ed. I agree, Riffler is far out! A little bit goes a long way.
Very nice textures and layering, Paul. What’s for dinner, bro? I’ll be making a homemade pizza.
I will certainly do that. I’m honored you value my opinion , especially of that involving shred (btw does Tony have a cousin Bobby in NY? I know a few Iovinos but Italian names like that are somewhat common, but would be cool coincidence)
@yellow_eyez I only know he had a brother that I met once. I didn’t really know much about him. He was sort of reclusive. I only know that he played his guitar every waking hour, and he liked LSD… a lot.
I remember one time we went to a Guitar Center and he played up like he was a beginner looking to buy his first guitar. I think he started with Smoke On The Water. Suddenly he just went off! I think we had a dozen or more people gathered around in complete awe. I think he liked doing that. I found this a while ago.
Here is something Tony wrote. It was on our CD. It was a fun project. I played my Fender bass and all the keyboard parts. Tony played guitar. We had a crappy drum machine. I posted it on ABF a few years ago. @LinearLineman This was back when I actually played. Tony was a tough act to follow, but I think I got a few good solos on this one. I thought you might get a kick out of it.
https://forum.audiob.us/discussion/49442/sarasvati
This one is Cydonia, written by my friend, Curt. He played keys on this one. I just added some bass and ran the tape machine.
We ordered out for pizza last night. Mama’s Special from Papa’s Pizza in Woodbridge. Extra crispy crust! So, nothing special tonight. I’m thinking I might make some fried egg sandwiches with cheese. I love those. BTW, I just posted something I did back in the day when I actually played. I think I must have done 20 or 30 takes before I got a few good ones. All of this new tech is great, but I miss the old analog days. Smoke a doobie then hit Record. Good times.
DUDE! This is fantastic! You’re absolutely right, he’s definitely on par. I love his playing and phrasing. It reminds me more of Frank Gambale than anyone as far as compositionally (he’s a jazz fusion guitarist, but also arguably, one of the greatest shredders of all time, and one of the fathers of codifying the alternate/speed picking technique and taught me as well). Cydonia is awesome, and i loved that video of Tony. Sarasvati is my favorite from the bunch, probably because of both the harmonic minor use, but also because the shred is so unleashed in that track, and it has that guitar-synth sync i love to hear…..
You know, a lotta people use the term ‘shred’ loosely/often incorrectly, sometimes only attributing it to shred metal, or some people think metal means you’re a shredder (which it doesn’t, some metal guitarists cant play worth a lick, like Hammett), but Mr Iovino is a shredder of the fusion type. Fusion and metal often overlap and interweave because technique is essential to performative composition, and our drums can be interchanged….Paulie, of all the music I’ve heard on this entire forum, you literally just showed me a rare gem I didnt think i would ever hear: SHRED
Thanks dude
Great work on those songs …..keep em comin
@yellow_eyez I think my favorite was Allan Holdsworth. RIP. I had the pleasure of seeing him twice. The first time was with Jean Luc Ponty when he was touring Enigmatic Ocean. The second time was with Tony Williams. He opened for Stanley Clarke at the Chicago Auditorium Theater. What a show! I really miss Jazz/rock fusion. Return To Forever was another favorite. I saw them in college. The music was so complex and tightly arranged. I hate to say it, and I will probably get mercilessly flamed for this, but rap music killed it all. I don’t hate all rap music… just most of it. I know I’m not doing my part to bring back fusion, but I’m having a little fun while I can. It’s good to know there are still a few like-minded people out there. I’m thinking I might try something with Riffler to generate some interesting MIDI, and arrange the hell out of it!
It’s funny because your talking to both a shredder AND rapper lol but I don’t mind anyone for having their own opinion especially if it’s actually based in life experience or factual knowledge ; hey man, Holdsworth is so good, get this, that besides Frank Gambale, Holdsworth introduced me to the hands down, best top of the line electric ever made - the Steinberger GL2T…I saw the Steinbergers in Bill and Ted (the impetus for my shred vis a vis Steve vai) part 1, but when I saw holdsworth playing one, and shredding so flagrantly , I was like “I need that guitar!” Took years and years to find one and afford it but it still remains at the top spot of my guitars, well it’s a close second to my GORGEOUS Ibanez super Strat , but if it’s function over form, the steinberger GL2T is easily the greatest electric ever made….
Thanks for sharing and also lmk what you do with riffler…I’m not super familiar with it aside from the demos I’ve seen , IREALLY really like this PauliE+Iovino project
@Paulieworld what's your fave instrument to play
(You know I play guitar ; I used to be a classical pianist when I was young )
@yellow_eyez My favorite instrument to play as a solo musician is the Yamaha upright my dad bought when mom was convinced I was the next Van Cliburn. It’s in Florida now at my sister’s place. My next favorite is the electric bass. I had a Kramer bass. After hearing Jaco, I had a guy pull the frets out. His name was Gene Liberty. He was the original designer of the BC Rich line before they got famous. My last bass was a Hohner copy of the Steinberg version. It was a five string with the low B that shook the room. I played that in a couple different bands. The first was a Ukrainian/American group called Akyla. There were only two bands in Chicago to service that market so we got a lot of gigs. One of them was the Ukrainian Debutantes Ball at the Congress Hotel. Wow, lots of hot young ladies at that one! We showed up with some nice lighting gear, but the Chicago Electricians Union wouldn’t let us plug it in without one of their “guys”. The last band was a Pink Floyd tribute. Not much of a challenge but the audiences seem to like it. I just enjoyed playing in a band, and taking home a hundred bucks. Oh well, honey bunny just got back from church and is going to give me a much needed haircut. Over and out!
@yellow_eyez I thought you might get a kick out of this. After I left the Ukrainian group, they merged with Vesely Chasy, the other Chicago Ukrainian band. My ex thought I was having too much fun and made me quit. They were featured in a Michael Keaton movie “My Life” for the wedding scene. I did dozens of weddings just like this and they were all good times. The after parties were pretty good, too.