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Dreams of Seagulls - Fairies (epic electronic pop)

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Oscillator Studios proudly presents

Dreams of Seagulls - Fairies

https://youtu.be/wsiOvuIyt60

Music: Staffan Melin
Voice: Kajsa Olsson

Produced using free software: MusE 4.0, Surge, Calf fx, Dragonfly, drumkv1.

Cover art: Staffan Melin
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I liked your mix of piano and synth, also did not know you could draw so well! :D
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Nice atmospheric song! What soundfont/SFZ/VST did you use for the music box? I *love* it! It sounds way more realistic than the one I used in "Ballerina" at the time... The piano instead sounds maybe a bit too dry?

And yeah, nice drawing too! I may be binge-watching too many "The Americans" episodes, lately, but the girl in the picture reminded me of Keri Russell :mrgreen:
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Rainmak3r wrote: Mon May 03, 2021 7:51 am What soundfont/SFZ/VST did you use for the music box? I *love* it! It sounds way more realistic than the one I used in "Ballerina" at the time...
Thinking about it, maybe it's a celesta and not a music box?
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Epic indeed! I love it. The sounds are good, though somehow I think the piano could be more natural. Still, the slightly more chunky tone sits well with a more 80s vibe.
Sorry, I can't comment on your drawing abilities. :)
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Basslint wrote: Mon May 03, 2021 6:00 am I liked your mix of piano and synth, also did not know you could draw so well! :D
Thanks a lot! :D I use free software for drawing too -- Krita!

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Rainmak3r wrote: Mon May 03, 2021 7:51 am Nice atmospheric song! What soundfont/SFZ/VST did you use for the music box? I *love* it! It sounds way more realistic than the one I used in "Ballerina" at the time...
Thanks!

It is a free sound font, SoundFont 32Mb GM Stereo Set: http://ntonyx.com/sf_f.htm. The patch is called "MusicBox".
Rainmak3r wrote: Mon May 03, 2021 7:51 am And yeah, nice drawing too! I may be binge-watching too many "The Americans" episodes, lately, but the girl in the picture reminded me of Keri Russell :mrgreen:
I haven't seen that one. Kajsa modelled for the fairy! :)

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jeanette_c wrote: Mon May 03, 2021 8:35 am Epic indeed! I love it. The sounds are good, though somehow I think the piano could be more natural. Still, the slightly more chunky tone sits well with a more 80s vibe.
Thanks! :) Yeah, the piano is a bit too dry. I'll have to look into that for our next song!

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Wonderful theknife-y vocal. Great composition.
What’s not to like?

Would buy this :)

A dash of reverb to the piano would add some lemon zest to the mix.
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Thanks a lot@ambicumber!

The composition came out of a couple of notes from a Nick Drake song that leaked into my headphones from the speakers! :)

And yeah, I will work with the piano sounds more next time :)

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Hi!

A very impressive compostion and very well produced! A Nordic epic!
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GMaq wrote: Wed May 05, 2021 3:56 pm A very impressive compostion and very well produced! A Nordic epic!
Thanks a lot! When listening to the song a couple of days after, I felt I could have worked more with the arrangement. But I am always short on time. Happy you liked it! :)

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Great one!
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