Demo Of Bardstown Bosendorfer With VSL Orchestra

[Bardstown Audio]

Here is a new demo composed by Alan Russell, featuring the Bardstown Bosendorfer Imperial Grand Model 290, one of the Bardstown Archtop Jazz Guitars, one of the Bardstown Classic Accordions, DS Soundware Drum Set, Vienna Symphonic Library featuring Violin Ensemble, Cello Ensemble, Trumpet Ensemble, Trombone Ensemble, Solo Trumpet, and an Acoustic Impulse from Ernest Cholakis of Numerical Sound for room simulation used in Samplitude/Sequoia Room Simulator.

Here is the link....

http://www.bardstownaudio.com/mp3/street.mp3

Enjoy!

Kip McGinnis
Bardstown Audio
www.bardstownaudio.com

[Bardstown Audio]

One other instrument I failed to give credit to that was used in this demo is the Trilogy Acoustic Bass.

Kip McGinnis
Bardstown Audio
www.bardstownaudio.com

[VicDiesel]

Sounds very nice. Kind of unusual to have an accordion in such a jazzy piece, but it fits the mood fine.

However.

I think I've voiced my dislike of your jazz guitars before. If I listen to jazz records I mostly hear a dark sound with a very round attack and not much highs. Hm, say, Herb Ellis with the Oscar Peterson trio. Your guitar sounds like a spanish guitar. Too thin for jazz; too much attack, not enough tone.

But that's just my opinion.

V.

[McLilith]

Your guitar sounds like a spanish guitar. Too thin for jazz; too much attack, not enough tone.

Too Thin For Jazz

That sounds like it should be a name. I might use that for my next song title.

As for the demo, I liked it. However, I would have liked a bit less accordian in some places -- and oh yeah, it needs more cowbell.

[Doug Nelson]

I liked it (including the accordian) except for that lead instrument starting at 2:23 (trumpet?). It immediately gave me flashbacks of the old Casio demo button. Basically it sounds too synthetic for the rest.

[Bardstown Audio]

Gentlemen, thanks so much for your comments which are very much appreciated!

Regarding the Vintage Jazz Guitar featured in this demo, this particular sampled guitar is an acoustic archtop jazz guitar. There are also some darker sounding electric jazz guitars in the Bardstown Vintage Jazz Guitars and Tenor Banjos collection as well.

Many thanks,

Kip McGinnis
Bardstown Audio
www.bardstownaudio.com

[realmarco]

the piano at the beginning sounds weird...like ther's a slow attack envelope on it

and the guitars suck...but midi guitar playing never sounds good anyways

here's why:

cause on the guitar you got 6 strings (123456(the lowest string is the 6)

each strings sounds different because of size(gauge) and natural damping from the guitar's nut. and also that the 3 lowest strings are wrapped

so on each guitar string you have a whole octave(if you don't go past the 12th fret)
and on a keyboard you have octaves too.

the tricky part is that when doing chords and/or riffing you have one finger on each DIFFERENT string...(123456) so your 4 note chord on the guitar is made up of 4 individual note on 4 individual strings

whilst on a keyboard the chord that you plunk down on can have MORE than one note in the same octave

but on a guitar that is impossible!...you cannot make a chord(more than one note) on the same string

you with me ?

so the guitar sounds in most samplers/romplers is sampled like : from C1 to C2 the 6th string(the big string)..from C2 to C3 the 5th string(the one before the big one)

so if you make a chord using more than one note in each keyboard octave(C1C2C3C4) you have a very very UNnatural sound.

so to make a 4 note chord of a guitar sound on a keyboard you have to have 4 fingers in 4 different keyboard octave

kind of a stretch(think about it)

to play guitars/bass sounds sounding natural you have to play it with a midid guitar to get the octaves right and the strumming right or else you'll have to programm it with your mouse....clicky click click

+ each time you strike a string at the same intensity the sound is slightly different...a sample is not(pitch-shifting of a smaple sounds unnatural) so that mean at the very least 32 layers on each note

[TrekStar]

That tune fits excellent to my morning coffee....

[Krakatau]

the piano at the beginning sounds weird...like ther's a slow attack envelope on it

and the guitars suck...but midi guitar playing never sounds good anyways

here's why:

cause on the guitar you got 6 strings (123456(the lowest string is the 6)

each strings sounds different because of size(gauge) and natural damping from the guitar's nut. and also that the 3 lowest strings are wrapped

so on each guitar string you have a whole octave(if you don't go past the 12th fret)
and on a keyboard you have octaves too.

the tricky part is that when doing chords and/or riffing you have one finger on each DIFFERENT string...(123456) so your 4 note chord on the guitar is made up of 4 individual note on 4 individual strings

whilst on a keyboard the chord that you plunk down on can have MORE than one note in the same octave

but on a guitar that is impossible!...you cannot make a chord(more than one note) on the same string

you with me ?

so the guitar sounds in most samplers/romplers is sampled like : from C1 to C2 the 6th string(the big string)..from C2 to C3 the 5th string(the one before the big one)

so if you make a chord using more than one note in each keyboard octave(C1C2C3C4) you have a very very UNnatural sound.

so to make a 4 note chord of a guitar sound on a keyboard you have to have 4 fingers in 4 different keyboard octave

kind of a stretch(think about it)

to play guitars/bass sounds sounding natural you have to play it with a midid guitar to get the octaves right and the strumming right or else you'll have to programm it with your mouse....clicky click click

+ each time you strike a string at the same intensity the sound is slightly different...a sample is not(pitch-shifting of a smaple sounds unnatural) so that mean at the very least 32 layers on each note

i think so too... thank you, realmarco !

_____

But, in fact, what happened to that dedicated ROMpler of acoustic guitars that was still in developpment, the first demos weren't convincing, but the concept looked very promising and took good notes of these technical aspects

...can't remember its name and it developper yet !

________

after a quick search, seems that the "realguitar" will be released very soon...

[Alan Russell Music]

Here is a remix of "On 46th Street" using Bardstown's Borsendorfer Imperial Grand Piano, Bell Accordian & Archtop Guitar, Trilogy Bass, Dan Dean's instruments, EWQLSO 70 Piece String Ensemble & Woodwind Ensemble and Dr. Jazz Kit Drums (2 tracks)

http://www.bardstownaudio.com/mp3/street.mp3


Composed & Arranged by
Alan Russell

[Bardstown Audio]

Here is a link to another demo produced by Alan Russell, which features the Bardstown instruments plus orchestra.

Enjoy!

http://www.bardstownaudio.com/mp3/lover.mp3

Kip McGinnis
Bardstown Audio
www.bardstownaudio.com