Good stuff, Mats. I agree, very Dan, smooth and polished.
I've heard good things about Mojo and listened to some demos. I thought they might be a good fit for the kind of rhythm & blues that I do.
Thanks, Chris!
I've heard some great stuff with Mojo Horns 2 when they demoed it att NAMM a few years back and that's the reason I got it.
But I don't have the patience to play each part as I know I should. 
Cheers,
Mats N
Exactly the one I thought it was, Mats. I've listened to all the online demos and recognised the character. IIRC it doesn't have that much bite anyway; it's well-tamed.
I've been following the brass-lib offerings for a decade and still haven't actually purchased one (no Native Instruments, so no "free factory" lib either). Been waiting for the right time to get Sample Modelling / Audio Modelling but when the company split into two it made things more-complicated. IMHO they have the most-realistic sounding brass and horns out there, but I've been holding out due to the high cost of the components. I want to get solo and section components for all pop and funk brass, so I'll continue to watch.
Thanks for letting me know that it was the NI section, mate.
I not at all totally satisfied with Session Horns. The reason I'm using it is the note split function where it takes the notes in a chord you are playing and assigns them to the different brass instruments.
I also have Mojo Horns 2 which sounds better but you have to play each instrument by itself and I don't have the patience for that.
EastWest Hollywood Pop Brass demos sound very good but has no auto-arranger. On sale now at 50% = USD 149.
The Fable Sounds Broadway Gig has a very interesting auto-arrange function but I'm not sure that the sounds will fit what I want to do. And I also don't want to spend that kind of money on something I'm not using very often.
Cheers,
Mats N
Nice track and a great lead tone Mats , I heard a slight Steely Dan influence at the end
Thanks, Renaud!
Cheers,
Mats N
Hi Mats,
again a very fine tune. Like it!
Hi Hafi,
Thanks for your continued encouragement!
Cheers,
Mats N
Larry's back! Yay!
Which brass library, Mats? Did you tame the bite or did it sit like that out-of-the-box?
Reading your comments over the past year, I thought he never left. 
Regarding the brass library, it was Native Instruments Session Brass Pro in Kontakt.
I used the IK Multimedia MixBox plugin to give it the right character.
Cheers,
Mats N
Display MoreHi Mats,
I am enjoying this immensely.
Thanks for sharing your music.
ST
Thanks, ST! I'm very happy to hear that my music is liked.
Cheers,
Mats N
Display MoreI like most kinds of music and I enjoy arranging so here's a new tune where I had some fun with a brass library.
Hope you'll enjoy it!
Cheers,
Mats N
Thanks Robman! I must admit to listening a lot to SD.
Cheers,
Mats N
This last clip is awesome! Just right!
Cheers,
Mats N
I like most kinds of music and I enjoy arranging so here's a new tune where I had some fun with a brass library.
Hope you'll enjoy it!
Cheers,
Mats N
Hi Mats,
again a nice tune in Larrys style
Thanks hafi!
Glad you liked it!
Cheers,
Mats N
I really like this!
I'm getting old and seldom find anything "new" to my liking. Much of the music I hear nowadays are in many ways a rehash of older music. But this felt new and fresh and I will listen to it many times.
Regarding your amps and profiles of it, I totally understand.
I have taken the expense to go to a studio with a great room, excellent microphones and outboard to profile some rare and very expensive amps they have at that studio. These profiles are for sale but it didn't take long for people to start trading them for other commercial profiles, doing "group buys", or just giving them away "because everything digital on the Internet should be free".
Cheers,
Mats N
As most of you already know, I just love the smooth jazz from the 80s and 90s with musicians like Larry Carlton, Michael McDonald, Steely Dan, etc. I listened to that a lot and I find that my own tunes usually owes a lot to those sources of inspirations.
All guitar tracks: Collings I-35LC
I hope you'll enjoy the tune!
Cheers,
Mats N
Very very nicely played...cool tune
Thank you! To be honest, I didn't think this would go over well at all. But I'm glad it did!
Cheers,
Mats N
Well done Mats, very jazzy!
Tack, Per!
Most would probably say too smooth jazzy!
Cheers,
Mats N
Nailed it, Brother Mats.
The melodic and mix sweetening is spot-on too. So tasteful!
Thanks, Nicky!
Your constant words of support does wonders for the all too often shaky self confidence.
Next tune coming up is definitely more LC.
Cheers,
Mats N
Hi Mats,
great tune in the Lee Ritenour style!
Besides of Larry one of my other favorite guitarists in this genre.
Thanks, Hafi!
Those two are my favourites in this smooth jazz genre as well. I listen to them intensely for periods of time and then not for a while and then back again. Today I think I'll get a double dose by listening to "Larry & Lee".
Cheers,
Mats N
In the light of your influences mentioned above: Perfect! Nothing more to say...
...except that I also like the Drums (great snare sound, dry but punchy) and the keys a lot. It's the overall combination which makes the tune a killer
Thanks, Deadman!
The drums is a kit I put together in Superior Drummer 3 and the keys comes from Spectrasonics Keyscape. It's the LA Rhodes. Wonderfully playable.
Cheers,
Mats N
Very cool smooth jazz Mats, well done , you nailed the vibe & tones .
I'm interested in these MM basses, how do you like'em ? I wonder about the neck , as I don't have big hands.
Thanks Renaud!
I really like the MM bass and the neck is really nice. I think I have average hands but I do like somewhat bigger necks. For exemple, I've never liked Ibanez's thin necks at all and even the newer Fender C necks are a bit too thin for me.
Cheers,
Mats N
