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At 3:52pm on December 29, 2012, Raymond Kemp said…: I wonder how you are doing with the sound card? I'm out of commission for a few weeks until my cardiologist fixes my plumbing.

At 2:47pm on December 20, 2012, Raymond Kemp said…: Hi James,

I keep forgetting to switch skype on :) My teething troubles with my new pc have settled down a little so I have some time to address others and their questions. Audio Cards? how much do you want to spend because more buys you more. If I buy a new one it'll probably be RME.....why? Because the drivers are better than most meaning, less dropouts, latency etc.

Now that may not be something you have or will come across depending on the speed of your cpu and size of ram in hardware terms and the size of your template in software sample library terms. Without seeing or you listing the spec of the system you have, it is difficult to give an educated reference.

At 6:17am on September 16, 2012, Raymond Kemp said…: above is the first thing you see on my member's page UNLESS! you use an iPad. There are a few anomalies with this internet medium thing!

Between Apple and Microsoft Operating Systems it's not always easy to find embed code for widgets working in every browser. Such is life!

At 6:07pm on September 15, 2012, Raymond Kemp said…: No upgrade necessary for cc# use. In the key edit view the controller section at the bottom of the screen allows adjustment of say cc#11 (expression) where on say a ewqlso string phrase you may ramp the crossover of notes as to hide the release and attack of two adjoining notes to make them seem to have legato transition.
I'm regularly in the Coatbridge area and in fact regularly in many areas of Scotland. My day job has me also going to Northern Ireland from time to time and even to England :)
Home is in my music room having a view of the castle shown in one of my photos above.
Hint - it isn't Edinburgh and it also boasts a monument celebrating Mel Gibson :)

At 10:30am on September 15, 2012, Raymond Kemp said…: I was dreading that reply as it is so easy to demonstrate cc# use together in the same room but so difficult remotely. If I create a demo project file in Cubase 6.5 it won't work on your studio 5. Possibly I could save something as a midi file where you can import it and see what cc#'s can do.

At 6:04am on September 15, 2012, Raymond Kemp said…: You will not get real benefit from using Cubase unless you get the hang of using control changes. Expression, pan etc.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/General_MIDI#Controller_events

At 3:22pm on September 14, 2012, Raymond Kemp said…: Well done James,

There will be no stopping you now.

Have you used Cubase to tweak your music? Although EWQLSO doesn't have legato samples, it can be camouflaged with the prudent use of continuous controllers in Cubase.

At 3:29pm on September 13, 2012, Raymond Kemp said…: Can I have a link to your soundcloud page?

At 3:25pm on September 13, 2012, Raymond Kemp said…: James,

The share button in soundcloud gives you the embed code option. tick HTML5 box. copy the code and using the media option (the one that looks like film) paste it in the box then save.

-Ray

At 10:50am on September 12, 2012, Raymond Kemp said…: James,

I've replied by PM on the music player issue.

Reading above I see we are both of the same age and began composing at a similar time of life and for the same reason. My main weapon has been guitar rather than piano since my youth but our taste in composers match although I would include Morricone.

-Ray

At 11:21pm on August 8, 2012, James Gall said…: Thanks for your comments Dennis. No greater commentary can be given to a composer than his work "struck me quite deeply". This is, one would hope, the intention.

I'll be honest, and hope I dont disappoint you Dennis but I am not sure how the work came together. It took me 3 years to finish (i had 18 months off in the middle practicing piano). Regarding the Cadenzas, when I hear it now I am still quite surprised mysef how i did it. So I cannot offer advice on structuring Cadenzas other than to say, if I have a solid harmonic vein going through the music, then the cadenza just seems to happen.

I can say that I love how Rachmininoff plays melody (and harmony) "between" the notes. He seems to thread the needle and goes even deeper when the harmony already is quite complete

At 10:38pm on August 8, 2012, Dennis Christofer said…: Amazing piano concerto. 1st and 2d mov.s stroke me quite deeply. It brings many images to my mind, but the effect of it as a whole is even more amazing. Apretiated.

I myself have also just came into the Forum, and am currently working on my first concerto, also for piano - although not that close to finishing it. If you have any tips on writing a fine, well-structured Cadenza like yours, I'd be quite honoured to share of your knowledge.

At 6:13am on August 1, 2012, Emily Miller Bond said…: Hi James,

Just listened to your Symphony No. 1 First movement, and really enjoyed your opening theme in cellos; your overall orchestration was very skillful, and well integrated. I thought it was interesting how it slowed towards the end, which created a sense of grandeur to my mind.