The Chase

magnatone

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This is a piano piece I wrote a few years ago that I just subjected to the garageband treatment. I'd also just installed the symphony orchestra jam pack and was finding all the mallet choices. I considered renaming this song "I've Never Met a Mallet I Didn't Love" - but, well. As my tendancy is to do everything at once, I used all the mallets I could find. There you have it.

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Hits: 1405
Comments: 31
Fans: 20
Plays: 100
Downloads: 77
Votes: 10
Uploaded: Feb 09, 2008 - 02:28:48 PM
Last Updated: Feb 09, 2008 - 02:28:48 PM Last Played: Nov 15, 2009 - 12:37:02 PM

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Hardware:

maudio 61es

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garageband

Comments

	said 656 days ago (February 9th, 2008)
	Very Nice Charming and delightful...Bravo

drakonis

drakonis said 656 days ago (February 9th, 2008)

it all goes clickity clack!
Love it... great energy in this. An enjoyable tune, subjected to all manner of re-orchestrations. Great job with the ebb and flow of dynamics and orchestration here. The only nit pick I have is that since this is "symphonic", I was hoping to hear a richer spread in equalization... to my ears, you have all the right instruments, giving bass, midrange, and treble areas, but the recording itself seems slightly "claustrophobic", recorded in a closet kind of thing :-) Perhaps some magic fiddling with EQ knobs on some tracks to bring out more sparkle and rich bass timbre in different instruments, and possibly an overall slight boost to bass & treble on the overall master track would help "fatten" this up.

This is great fun, love this piece! Welcome to Macjams!
ttfn,
Drakonis

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magnatone	magnatone said 656 days ago (February 9th, 2008)
	Thank you so much... ... for taking the time for this comment. If I had ANY idea how to do what you are suggesting, I would do it. Is there a master treble/bass adjustment? Any info on how to carry out your suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for the welcome to MacJams. I'm off to listen to your music! Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

drakonis

drakonis said 656 days ago (February 9th, 2008)

nuts and bolts...
well, if *I* had any idea what I was talking about, I'd be of more help! :-)

This is where we help each other out... you'll have to play around and read up some more on GarageBand, there are a bunch of free tutorials out there if you get stuck too... but to get you started... you need to go to GB's "Track" menu, and "Show Master Track". A new track shows up at the bottom of the window... then on the same menu "Show Track Info", and in that window near the bottom, turn on the "Equalizer" or "Visual EQ" checkbox, then click on the little pencil icon off to the right of it (beside where it says "manual". Then you drag the bass up a little above zero, the mid-range a little below zero, and the treble a little above zero. This is sort of like turning on the old "loudness" control on our old stereos... boosting lows and highs.

You can do this equalization on different single tracks too, removing boominess from one instrument, and adding boominess for another, etc. These are the some of the intricacies of "mixing". Hope it helps... I am learning all this stuff myself too, a lot of it I learned by scouring the net and reading articles.

ttfn,
Drakonis

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Feter	Feter said 656 days ago (February 9th, 2008)
	The Chase just charming ..incredible orchestration .just so sweet and uplifting ..realy thankful for sharing such gem here between us !! Check out my latest song called A Night With Feter feat'(Roxylee sloparts crissew johnwhitehead and Yamin AL Yamani )

Doug Somers	Doug Somers said 655 days ago (February 10th, 2008)
	What a ride! This is so full of joy and life. Really a wonderful composition, twists and turns in each phrase with a varied orchestration that takes me over hills and around turns. Thanks for posting and welcome to MacJams! Cheers, Doug Check out my latest song called Desiree (MJ Space Race 2009)

caroline	caroline said 655 days ago (February 10th, 2008)
	ooh - i love this!! pink and fluffy!! and cleverly put together - lots to listen to but not too much - thank you Check out my latest song called clink that link mjrf

thetiler

thetiler said 655 days ago (February 11th, 2008)

a musical treat
love that galloping about 1/4 through. What a happy sound. Great interplay between the other instruments as well.
This is one of the best classical happy tunes I've heard hear. To me this is a great find. You have a lot of really good composing running through this gem of a tune.

Very impressive!

Quite a dang good compositions!!!!! Soooo much going on in this tune.

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Reinholt56

Reinholt56 said 654 days ago (February 11th, 2008)

Another excellent piece....
This is another enjoyable piece of music.

It's going to be exciting having you around. Some more great pieces of music to appreciate.

I would suggest doing what you do, to record your music and then revisit them when you have time, to maybe adjust things in them. That way you'll be able to record and arrange your music and let the technicalities and stuff come later.

Most people are here to add music and help, so get your feet wet and learn to swim later.

For the moment, most things are just fine.

Take care.

Paul

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Cameron

Cameron said 653 days ago (February 12th, 2008)

yet ANOTHER gem
I am really enjoying listening to your music this evening.

It's all very inventive and interesting. I agree with Drak that adjusting each track is where you need to concentrate -- your musical ideas and sound choices are already excellent.

Keep experimenting with panning each track, so the sound is a bit more spread-out. Actually, it seemed more expansive towards the end.

The fade-out at the end was a little odd. I would recommend finishing this jaunty piece off with a last BANGING, punctuated chord!

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Savage_Beast	Savage_Beast said 652 days ago (February 13th, 2008)
	Great Great. Check out my latest song called Whatever feat. ECLive

Monkaton	Monkaton said 652 days ago (February 13th, 2008)
	Visual Music This is a very visual piece to me. I can see it being used for a variety of scenes from a film. Good instrumentation and chord progressions. Melody and rhythm reminds me of a reel, not a film reel, but an Irish reel. Nicely done. Check out my latest song called Darkness of the Night

jefferson987	jefferson987 said 652 days ago (February 14th, 2008)
	You can never have too many mallets. What a great piece of music, It's full of energy and spunk! I'm going to enjoy listening to your compositions in the future! P.S. Welcome to MacJams, the community here is great, I really think your going to like it! Check out my latest song called Rick

maxruehl	maxruehl said 651 days ago (February 14th, 2008)
	Wonderful... ...as are all of your pieces. I admire its complexity--truly inspiring.:) Check out my latest song called Shaolin Munk Funk (w/ musichead & awigze)

Heightened	Heightened said 650 days ago (February 15th, 2008)
	Absolutely love this one!!! And bring on the Mallets! Check out my latest song called A Journey Through Starburst Galaxy M82

	said 649 days ago (February 16th, 2008)
	Happy It makes me so happy, listening to this.... Great sounds on the instruments... And your piano sounds great.... I'll download it... Thanks for sharing...

Moviz

Moviz said 647 days ago (February 18th, 2008)

Hi Magnatone
Sorry I only just caught up with you, but glad I did. This is excellent music and so charming..... so lively and a wonderful fun chase from a wonderful pianist. It puts me in mind for some reason of those period English films with Ladies riding side-saddle over hill and dale in some light comedy. The Orchestra parts are really a great addition, superb and really enjoyed this......regards M

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Scott Carmichael	Scott Carmichael said 643 days ago (February 22nd, 2008)
	Wow Karen Is this your playing... ?? you've got great chops... and composition skills too... is this just playing or have you also done editing or quantizing? I'm very impressed Check out my latest song called Good Morning

magnatone	magnatone said 643 days ago (February 22nd, 2008)
	The Chase Thanks Scott! I'm actually playing the piano, the rest is penciled in, and I mixed to the best of my limited ability Check out my latest song called Symphonic Smackdown

Modesto66 said 637 days ago (February 28th, 2008)

Fantastic!!!
you commented on my music on the now half defunct icomp, so I looked you up and found you here. A nice sit I am attempting to join ( but having some trouble uploading music onto)
Any way this is a wonderful peice that reminds me a lot of Vince Giraldi. I hope that is taken as the compliment it is intended to be. Very energetic. God, I wish I had stuck with the fat lady as a kid and continued those awful piano lessons when I hear you play. But, of course , the fat lady would have had me playing like barry manilow so perhaps it was a good idea to stop. ANyway I really enjoyed this one.
Hopefullly Icomp will have the music on again soon but until then, Ill keep trying to upload music here.

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	said 631 days ago (March 5th, 2008)
	WOW! Stunning work here. Excellent choice of sounds. This piece draw a big smile ... Very happy, very fine! Thanks a lot for sharing. KUDOS! Take Care - Yeman A. Al-Rawi

	said 616 days ago (March 20th, 2008)
	I enjoyed Karen you are so clever at all this it felt so uplifting and extremely enjoyable. All I have to say now is wow!! keep up the good work and very well composed. Peace Dee.

	said 552 days ago (May 23rd, 2008)
	Well Mmmmm I voted you all 10z on this last time. my page verifys this Fact But I did not know how to Fav at that time Musn't have- so I have come back and saw that I have not fav you Sorry about that. I have now put that right Ok, Peace Dee xxx

dirigent	dirigent said 613 days ago (March 23rd, 2008)
	The Chase What a beautiful, enchanting piece of music. Enjoyed the great development in this track! Fantastic sound!!! Good work! Check out my latest song called Autumn

MarkHolbrook	MarkHolbrook said 588 days ago (April 17th, 2008)
	Karen... I'm finally getting some time to go through some of your prior works... Each one is simply amazing... You put so much detail and depth into each piece. I'm continually awed by your work! Check out my latest song called Never Say Goodbye - Bond Challenge

LunaTrick	LunaTrick said 588 days ago (April 17th, 2008)
	Dense and sophistocated music! Interesting composition and theoretically sound. I could hear this as a backing track to a documentary or something intelligent. I enjoyed it! Check out my latest song called Luna Gypsy Heart II (Eternal Firelight)

Flyinghorse	Flyinghorse said 583 days ago (April 22nd, 2008)
	Delightful and so playful, it makes me smile Big bravo

Char	Char said 583 days ago (April 23rd, 2008)
	Ditto,.. I'm with Flyinghorse. How fun it is to ride with you as you go malleting along. (I've no idea what a mallet is, but if they are in this then, they are in good company.) So enthusiastic. You must get bored hearing how talented you are. I'm grateful for you. Check out my latest song called Break Away (Mark Holbrook & Awigze)

EEFliess	EEFliess said 553 days ago (May 22nd, 2008)
	tap tap tap... my right foot is just tap tap tapping to this! maybe a little bass would be all it needs to broaden and richen this.... nevertheless it's a very (agreeing w/ davevan) charming and delightful piece, 2 thumbs up from me, Karen! Check out my latest song called Rock and a Hard Place (With Adam Clarke) (extended, new drums)

	said 549 days ago (May 26th, 2008)
	The Chase by magnatone Stellar! Uplifting, energetic --and yet transcendent! The sound is essentially perfect! Very disciplined and more than likely to remain a classic touchstone for years to come.

K.I.S.KISMET	K.I.S.KISMET said 472 days ago (August 11th, 2008)
	your music... is sooo magical and uplifting. i can only imagine what type of wonderful person is behind it all..one with incredible skills! peace, k Check out my latest song called Your's

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Name: Karen

I'm a lifelong pianist and piano composer with early classical training. In my earlier years I dabbled with recording and performing. These days I'm content to play for only as many people can squeeze into my living room. I bought a macb... [see more]

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