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Le Souffle d'Aphrodite : The Breath of Aphrodite
Voices performed by Zefora (edited and re-arranged from "Donesh Edi-ah" by Denis Delcroix)
www.denis-delcroix.com
http://soundcloud.com/denisdelcroix

Denis Delcroix feat Zefora - Le Souffle d'Aphrodite

Hi guys:)!  After Jaime showed me her beautiful poem, we decided to work together on it. It was a very interesting journey for both of us to find the right sound for it. It was very fun to work on this project. 

Thank you Jaime for letting me underlay your words with music and for the fun we had:)

Poem and Vocals        - Jaime J Ross for more visit: http://snd.sc/1hfXnzR
Music and Production - PessoaZ 


You can find the CoverArt here - http://weheartit.com/lai_pitanga1 

The Girl with The Red Balloons

She sits alone and watches 
All other pass her by 
No one stops to question 
The reason that she cries

She wears her heart upon her sleeve 
For any that would care 
But no one ever asks her 
Or wonders why she's there

Emotions with nowhere to go 
Just lost inside of her 
Spilling out with every tear 
Dying to be heard

She holds a lovely red balloon 
It's beauty clear to see 
Many wish to have it 
But that just cannot be

She's the only one who has 
These beautiful balloons 
All others see their beauty 
But they cannot own them too

She takes a pen and paper 
And writes what's on her mind 
Sometimes the note is wonderful 
Sometimes it's not so kind

And when the notes are written 
The balloons become their home 
Tied so very tightly 
They never fly alone

The emotions soar into the sky 
The wind takes them away 
Out of her...far from here 
They quickly make their way

And for the souls who covet them 
These beautiful balloons 
Now tethered with emotions 
They'll surely reach them soon

Lovely words of wisdom 
Sad words of regret 
Angry words of heartache 
You don't know what you'll get

But if you are so tempted 
When you see them in sky 
That you grab them when they've landed 
And you do not pass them by

Just know that those emotions 
Are now attached to you 
Whatever thoughts she felt that day 
Now you will feel them too

Emotions with nowhere to go 
Just lost inside of her 
Spilling out with every tear 
Dying to be heard

Lovely words of wisdom 
Sad words of regret 
Angry words of heartache 
You don't know what you'll get

The Girl with the Red Balloons - Jaime J Ross and PessoaZ

Autumn. Available at www.georgewinston.com, iTunes or Amazon.com. 

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Colors Dance

Rain

Taken from the album 'Spaces' out now on CD/2xLP/Digital via Erased Tapes.

EU order link: www.erasedtapes.com/store/index/ERATP055
US order link: www.midheaven.com/item/spaces-by-frahm-nils-cd
iTunes Worldwide order link: snip.ftpromo.net/spaces

9/10 Drowned In Sound · 9/10 Clash · 4.5/5 Fact · 4.5/5 Resident Advisor · 9/10 Popmatters · 9/10  The Line Of Best Fit ·  8.5/10 Under The Radar · 8/10 Exclaim! ★★★★1/2 Music Omh · ★★★★ The Irish Times ·  ★★★★ Arts Desk

‘Frahm truly excels’ 9/10 Uncut 
‘Frahm works his magic’ ★★★★ Mojo
‘The infinite elasticity of sound’ 7.8 Pitchfork 
‘Improvisatory, wild, heartfelt’  Interview Magazine
‘A fantastic record’ The Guardian Album of the Week 
‘Frahm creates something mesmerising’ ★★★★ The Observer
‘My favourite new piece of music this year’ Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC 6 Music

www.nilsfrahm.com · www.erasedtapes.com

Spaces

Hammers

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Indonesia Jiwaku
written by Guruh Sukarno Putra
produced and arranged by Andi Rianto for MAGENTA Orchestra

DUDUTNA Indonesia Jiwaku (piano version)-MAGENTA ORCHESTRA

In existence there are ideal forms and there are imperfect manifestations of these forms.  It is a matter of philosophy which is more real to us in our experience of the world:  the perfect idealized form of an apple, or the imperfect manifestation of this form that is said to "participate in apple-ness".  In fact we don't ever see the real idealized form of an object or an idea. It is as if, as Plato said, we are prisoners of a cave, where the objective form sits outside the cave and casts shadows on the interior wall of the cave.  We see only these shadows that are subject to the limitations of our perception and influenced by the collection of our emotional beliefs and past experiences.  More abstractly, these shadows may represet a potential relationship, any of our desires or goals, our self image, or a myriad of any possible other more mundane things. We reach towards these shadows trying to understand as best we can, trying to refine them to be one step closer to perfection.  Sometimes magic happens here. Other times it does not.  Sometimes we fail to realize when it has happened.  Other times we fool ourselves into believing it has happened when it has not. The best we can hope for is to remain humble and patient, and continue to believe our perception will eventually converge with reality if we continue growing and reaching for shadows...

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"Autumn Rains" is the second installment in a trio of neoclassical solo piano albums composed, performed, and produced by Andrew Souter. These projects have been two decades in the making and represent a return to traditional music composition, engaging song-writing, and the pure passion of emotional story-telling. This trio represents Andrew's most personal and intimate music. It is quite literally a love project. We hope it may help you on your journey, as it has us...

"Autumn Rains" is music inspired by the spirit of Agape. It is an album dedicated to the concept of spiritual love and universal compassion clothed in the metaphor of transcendental natural beauty. It is an album that simultaneously expresses deep love for both the creator as well as the creation. It is said God gave us music so that we could pray without words. It could be added that nature was provided as an example of exactly how to do this effectively. In this spirit, Autumn Rains is a prayer of gratitude for the opportunity to learn from the natural beauty of this world, and an expression of a sense of respect for the inescapable universal equality that nature imposes. It humbly attempts to capture deep feelings of awe, granduer, idealism, and a belief in the innate goodness of the world even when we all face exceptionally hard lessons.

Andrew Souter -- Reaching For Shadows

Produced and arranged by Andi Rianto for MAGENTA Orchestra

DUDUTNA Melati Suci (Piano Version) MAGENTA Orchestra

Second collaborative album with https://soundcloud.com/milanazilnik : 
"Petits rêves bizarres XIII-XXIV" - a combination of my "pure piano" neoclassical pieces and Milana´s amazing improvisations on the themes.

Please support our music - buy an Album! Thank you!

The full album with 12 tracks is available for purchase both digitally and on CD here:
http://itunes.apple.com/album/petits-reves-bizarres-xiii/id695284812
http://www.amazon.com/Petits-Reves-Bizarres-XIII-XXIV-Milana/dp/B00FFKCBH0
http://milana.bandcamp.com/album/petits-reves-bizarres-xiii-xxiv

The first album with the "Petits rêves bizarres I-XII" you find here:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/petits-reves-bizarres-i-xii/id626880279
http://www.amazon.com/Petits-Reves-Bizarres-I-XII-Milana/dp/B00CAEM6V0

You can also listen to all Albums on Spotify in this 5 hour playlist of pure neoclassical piano music here:
https://play.spotify.com/user/1155850710/playlist/754hMzwRzbXaVixnFYdcO1

The booklet with all scores / sheetmusic of this series you find for free download here:
http://www.beneking.com/booklets

Petit rêve bizarre XX -  Improvisation by Milana - Album on iTunes

PREVIEW of the next big project..... In summer 2014 Sylvie (aka Luliby) the wonderful and extremely talented Cellist from Corsica and me we are planning to do some high quality studio recordings in Italy of some assorted pieces.

I am so glad to have found her on soundcloud and we are both very excited about this project ! We keep you posted....

also please check Sylvies cloud: https://soundcloud.com/luliby

Please support and follow me on SPOTIFY: open.spotify.com/artist/758yIKdhJhWL6oTuTSFVV6

picture by: www.flickr.com/photos/frametaker/

Dirk Maassen with Luliby - Afterglow (pls. also find me @ spotify)

Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beegRWYRKDY&feature=youtu.be

Piano:Murtadha Mansour.
 Music Arranging: Jaffer Ibrahim.
بيانو: مرتضى منصور
عزف مصاحب وتوزيع: جعفر ابراهيم

Song From A Secret Garden

I've never been able to find much information on this beautiful aria by G F Handel. It was originally written for soprano voice, oboe and harpsichord, and even though it doesn't appear in an opera it retains the Italian operatic style of which Handel was a master. I love the counterpoint between the two melodic parts so I have arranged this version for two clarinets.

davemckeown.co.uk

Meine Seele hört im Sehen, G.F. Händel, Dave McKeown

In response to an open collaboration invitation from Dirk Maassen I could not resist the opportunity to add some guitar swells and drones to accompany Dirk's beautiful piano performance and composition. 

It was an absolute pleasure for me working on this collaboration. Thank you Dirk....

To hear more of Dirk's wonderful compositions visit @ascoltadi

For a video of some time-lapse cloud imagery accompanying this track please visit: http://t.co/iDXY0dJYMv


East by Dirk Maassen feat. An Imaginal Space

About a month ago I listened to and left some comments on this beautiful piece by Fivos Valachis: http://soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis/nocturnes-22-nov-promenades-en

Fivos asked if I can play it and I gave it a try. This is my interpretation of Fivos's original composition: first half I played it following the note sheet, second half I improvised on the same theme. 

Original composition by Fivos Valachis (http://soundcloud.com/fivosvalachis)
Photo by Pascal Durif (www.facebook.com/pascal.durif.9).

Promenades En Campagne - Fivos Valachis (composition), Milana (piano, impro)

based on the poem "ITHAKA" by Konstantinos Kavafis (biography: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Constantine_P._Cavafy)

you can listen Sean Connery recite the poem here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L79vT-W3QzY

*** The piano-solo track is played in Dm but is you need I can send a version in other tonalities.
*** If anyone wants to work on the arranged version, please email me (soundcloud@valachis.com) for the download link.

CHORDS LINE - 120bpm :
Dm x 6 , Fm x 2 , Dm x 6 , Fm x 2 , Dm x 2
Fm x 4	 , Abm x 2 , Fm x 2 , Dm x 2
Dm x 6 , Fm x 2 , Dm x 6 , Fm x 2 , Dm x 8

Gm6 x 4 , Dm9 x 6
Gm6 x 2 , Bb x 1 , C x 1 , Dm9 x 4
Eb(+7) x 2 , Cm6 x 1 , Eb(+7) x 1 , Dm x 4
Eb(+7) x 2 , Cm6 x 1 , F x 1 , Gm x 4
Eb(+7) x 2 , Cm6 x 1 , F x 1 , Gm x 4

Dm x 6 , Fm x 2 , Dm x 6 , Fm x 2 , Dm x 2
Fm x 4	 , Abm x 2 , Fm x 2 , Dm x 2
Dm x 6 , Fm x 2 , Dm x 6 , Fm x 2 , Dm x 8

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Ithaca

As you set out for Ithaka
hope the voyage is a long one,
full of adventure, full of discovery.
Laistrygonians and Cyclops,
angry Poseidon—don't be afraid of them:
you'll never find things like that on your way
as long as you keep your thoughts raised high,
as long as a rare excitement
stirs your spirit and your body.
Laistrygonians and Cyclops,
wild Poseidon—you won't encounter them
unless you bring them along inside your soul,
unless your soul sets them up in front of you.

Hope the voyage is a long one.
May there be many a summer morning when,
with what pleasure, what joy,
you come into harbors seen for the first time;
may you stop at Phoenician trading stations
to buy fine things,
mother of pearl and coral, amber and ebony,
sensual perfume of every kind—
as many sensual perfumes as you can;
and may you visit many Egyptian cities
to gather stores of knowledge from their scholars.

Keep Ithaka always in your mind.
Arriving there is what you are destined for.
But do not hurry the journey at all.
Better if it lasts for years,
so you are old by the time you reach the island,
wealthy with all you have gained on the way,
not expecting Ithaka to make you rich.

Ithaka gave you the marvelous journey.
Without her you would not have set out.
She has nothing left to give you now.

And if you find her poor, Ithaka won't have fooled you.
Wise as you will have become, so full of experience,
you will have understood by then what these Ithakas mean.
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Σὰ βγεῖς στὸν πηγαιμὸ γιὰ τὴν Ἰθάκη, νὰ εὔχεσαι νά ῾ναι μακρὺς ὁ δρόμος, γεμάτος περιπέτειες, γεμάτος γνώσεις.
Τοὺς Λαιστρυγόνας καὶ τοὺς Κύκλωπας, τὸν θυμωμένο Ποσειδῶνα μὴ φοβᾶσαι, τέτοια στὸν δρόμο σου ποτέ σου δὲν θὰ βρεῖς, ἂν μέν᾿ ἡ σκέψις σου ὑψηλή, ἂν ἐκλεκτὴ συγκίνησις τὸ πνεῦμα καὶ τὸ σῶμα σου ἀγγίζει.
Τοὺς Λαιστρυγόνας καὶ τοὺς Κύκλωπας, τὸν ἄγριο Ποσειδῶνα δὲν θὰ συναντήσεις, ἂν δὲν τοὺς κουβανεῖς μὲς στὴν ψυχή σου, ἂν ἡ ψυχή σου δὲν τοὺς στήνει ἐμπρός σου.
Νὰ εὔχεσαι νά ῾ναι μακρὺς ὁ δρόμος. Πολλὰ τὰ καλοκαιρινὰ πρωινὰ νὰ εἶναι ποῦ μὲ τί εὐχαρίστηση, μὲ τί χαρὰ θὰ μπαίνεις σὲ λιμένας πρωτοειδωμένους.
Νὰ σταματήσεις σ᾿ ἐμπορεῖα Φοινικικά, καὶ τὲς καλὲς πραγμάτειες ν᾿ ἀποκτήσεις, σεντέφια καὶ κοράλλια, κεχριμπάρια κ᾿ ἔβενους, καὶ ἡδονικὰ μυρωδικὰ κάθε λογῆς, ὅσο μπορεῖς πιὸ ἄφθονα ἡδονικὰ μυρωδικά.
Σὲ πόλεις Αἰγυπτιακὲς πολλὲς νὰ πᾷς, νὰ μάθεις καὶ νὰ μάθεις ἀπ᾿ τοὺς σπουδασμένους. Πάντα στὸ νοῦ σου νά ῾χεις τὴν Ἰθάκη. Τὸ φθάσιμον ἐκεῖ εἶν᾿ ὁ προορισμός σου.
Ἀλλὰ μὴ βιάζεις τὸ ταξίδι διόλου. Καλλίτερα χρόνια πολλὰ νὰ διαρκέσει. Καὶ γέρος πιὰ ν᾿ ἀράξεις στὸ νησί, πλούσιος μὲ ὅσα κέρδισες στὸν δρόμο, μὴ προσδοκώντας πλούτη νὰ σὲ δώσει ἡ Ἰθάκη.
Ἡ Ἰθάκη σ᾿ ἔδωσε τ᾿ ὡραῖο ταξίδι. Χωρὶς αὐτὴν δὲν θά ῾βγαινες στὸν δρόμο. Ἄλλα δὲν ἔχει νὰ σὲ δώσει πιά.
Κι ἂν πτωχικὴ τὴν βρεῖς, ἡ Ἰθάκη δὲν σὲ γέλασε. Ἔτσι σοφὸς ποὺ ἔγινες, μὲ τόση πεῖρα, ἤδη θὰ τὸ κατάλαβες οἱ Ἰθάκες τὶ σημαίνουν.
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Wenn Du aufbrichst nach Ithaka, wünsch' Dir, dass Deine Reise lang sein wird, voll mit Abenteuern, voll mit Wissen.
Vor den Lästrygonen und Zyklopen, dem wilden Poseidon fürchte Dich nicht, solche wirst Du niemals auf Deinem Wege finden, solange Du Deine Gedanken hoch erheben hälst, solange auserwählte Emotion Deinen Geist und Deinen Körper berührt.
Den Lästrygonen und Zyklopen, dem wilden Poseidon wirst Du nicht begegnen, wenn Du sie nicht in Deiner Seele trägst, wenn Deine Seele sie nicht vor Dich stellt.
Wünsch' Dir, dass die Reise lang sein wird. Viele sommerliche Morgen soll'n es sein, an denen mit welch' Befriedigung, mit welcher Freude Du in erstgesehenen Hafen einfährst.
Halt' an an fönizischen Handelsstätten, um deren feine Waren zu ergattern, Perlmutte und Korallen, Bernsteine und Ebenhölzer, und sinnliche Aromen jeder Art, soviel Du kannst reichlich sinnliche Aromen.
In viele Ägyptische Städte gehe, um zu lernen und lerne von den Studierten. Immer in Deinem Geiste behalte Ithaka. Deine dortige Ankunft ist Dein Ziel.
Aber dräng' Deine Reise bloß nicht zur Eile. Besser ist's, wenn sie viel Jahre lang dauert. Und erst als Greis die Insel erreichst, reich mit Allem, was Du auf dem Weg gewonnen, nicht erwartend, dass Dir Ithaka Reichtum bescheren würde.
Ithaka gab' Dir die schöne Reise. Ohne sie hättest Du Dich nicht auf den Weg gemacht. Mehr kann sie Dir nicht mehr geben.
Auch, wenn Du sie ärmlich findest, sie hat Dich nicht getäuscht. So weise Du geworden, mit so viel Erfahrung, wirst Du schon längst verstanden haben, was Ithakas bedeuten.
————
Quando ti metterai in viaggio per Itaca
devi augurarti che la strada sia lunga,
fertile in avventure e in esperienze.
I Lestrigoni e i Ciclopi
o la furia di Nettuno non temere,
non sara` questo il genere di incontri
se il pensiero resta alto e un sentimento
fermo guida il tuo spirito e il tuo corpo.
In Ciclopi e Lestrigoni, no certo,
ne’ nell’irato Nettuno incapperai
se non li porti dentro
se l’anima non te li mette contro.

Devi augurarti che la strada sia lunga. Che i mattini d’estate siano tanti quando nei porti – finalmente e con che gioia - toccherai terra tu per la prima volta: negli empori fenici indugia e acquista madreperle coralli ebano e ambre tutta merce fina, anche profumi penetranti d’ogni sorta; piu’ profumi inebrianti che puoi, va in molte citta` egizie impara una quantità di cose dai dotti.
Sempre devi avere in mente Itaca - raggiungerla sia il pensiero costante. Soprattutto, non affrettare il viaggio; fa che duri a lungo, per anni, e che da vecchio metta piede sull’isola, tu, ricco dei tesori accumulati per strada senza aspettarti ricchezze da Itaca. Itaca ti ha dato il bel viaggio, senza di lei mai ti saresti messo sulla strada: che cos’altro ti aspetti?
E se la trovi povera, non per questo Itaca ti avrà deluso. Fatto ormai savio, con tutta la tua esperienza addosso gia` tu avrai capito cio` che Itaca vuole significare.
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Cuando empieces tu ida hacia Ítaca, desea que el camino sea largo, lleno de peripecias, lleno de conocimientos. A los Lestrígones y a los Cíclopes, al encolerizado Poseidón no temas, tales cosas en tu camino nunca las encontrarás, si tu mirada permanece alta, si una escogida emoción a tu alma y a tu cuerpo les guía. A los Lestrígones y a los Cíclopes, al fiero Poseidón no los encontrarás, si no los llevas dentro de tu alma, si tu alma no los coloca delante de ti. Desea que el camino sea largo. Que muchas sean las mañanas estivales en que con cuánta satisfacción, con qué alegría entrarás en puertos por primera vez vistos. Haz un alto en los mercados fenicios, y adquiere hermosas cosas, nácares y corales, ámbares y ébanos, y sensuales perfumes de todas clases, los más abundantes y sensuales perfumes que puedas. Visita muchas ciudades egipcias, aprende y aprende de los instruidos. Siempre en tu mente ten a Itaca. La llegada a allí es tu destino. Pero no precipites el viaje en absoluto. Es mejor que muchos años dure. Y que, ya anciano, arribes a la isla, rico con cuanto obtuviste en el camino, sin esperar que riquezas te dé Itaca. Itaca te dio el hermoso viaje. Sin ella no hubieras emprendido el camino. No puede darte nada más. Aunque la encuentres pobre, Ítaca no te engañó. Tan sabio como te has hecho, con tanta experiencia, ahora ya habrás comprendido qué significan las Itacas.

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Ithaka (OPEN COLLAB)- find me on spotify: open.spotify.com/artist/25SRM5wLczZ3uTLcVXRoe7

Hymn To Faith

I'm away from the piano at the moment, so I thought I'd share this with everybody...

Compositional sketch for a modern Pastoral Appassionata String Quintet.  Primary composition sometime in November 2013.  Work in progress.

Somebody asked if this is a "sad" song.  Here is my answer:

It is not a "human emotion" song.   It is more a divine/nature/universe  song.  It does not have human emotions like happy/sad.  It has only what is.  It has only pure beauty. Like a waterfall.  Or a mountain.  Or a star. A waterfall is not sad.  Or happy.  It only is. It is simply pure beauty.

Pastoral = of or referring to nature or the creator

Appassionata = with passion  (but in this case, it is not passion like between a man and woman.  it is more passion of the creator for his creation or created for his creator.)

It is more of a spiritual music.  This is what I will do more of later in life. Like these guys:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Holy_minimalism

I aspire to follow in their footsteps one day.

Somebody asked about the plug-ins used:

Solo Bass, Cello, Viola, Violin 1, & Violin 2 from NI Kontact (standard set from Komplete) for this sketch.  Sometime later I will ideally record the real thing... (Or at least use more advanced string libraries.) 6 Instances of 2CAudio Breeze (which I am the developer of) are used here to make the Kontact Strings sound reasonably good. 

http://2caudio.com/products/breeze

The strings samples themselves are not that good.  The reverb is!  :)  That's the trick here.



Many new solo piano compositions to share with you all soon!  Happy New Year!

Andrew Souter -- Pastoral Appassionata For String Quintet (Sketch)

Processing a female vocal phrase from my sound library Granular Symphonies with a Breeze 2 preset from my preset expansion.

Breeze 2 - Vocals - Cathedral Plate

A little Rhodes Jam straight into 2CAudio's Breeze 2 plug-in using one of the presets from my preset expansion Glacier Breeze. Track starts dry, then reverb fades in.

Breeze 2 - Rhodes Plate

Solo flute performance with Breeze 2, with left positioning applied to the flute to demonstrate stage positioning and respect of input position within Breeze 2.

Performer: Nicolas Laget
http://www.sweetspotstudio.com

Flute Laget Breeze 2  Wet - Dry

Breeze 2 Demo Sound by Solidtrax.

https://soundcloud.com/solidtrax

Synth Breeze 2 Wet - Dry (Solidtrax)

Breeze Mix Temporary Celebrity

Contemporary classical, soundtrack music.

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Beyond The Finish Line

Creative Commons Volume. 6
Contemporary classical, soundtrack music.

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The Crew

Drift of Rainbows

Desert Peace

Creaking Emotions

Light Bridges

Buy Here : http://nexow.bandcamp.com/album/perception

nExow - Dancing Flowers [Perception EP Out Now]

lot of work on it ! big thanks for all my followers <3 free remix for you almost 3000 on soundcloud its awesome :) this version is very different from the original : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J54LjGl90YA

https://soundcloud.com/exist-strategy

Exist Strategy - Sunset (nExow Remix)

I create things.  Musical things...  Technological things...

Production of my third solo piano album to complete the trilogy is underway now! Stay tuned...

If you enjoy the music please support via Apple Music, Spotify, or other streaming/download service. My music is also available directly from my company web-store in uncompressed WAV format as well if you prefer:

http://www.designersound.com/

My other job is co-founder and primary algorithm designer of 2CAudio.  We make some pretty cool stuff for the pro audio software community including some of the best reverbs on the planet, which you are hearing in all of my personal work here too of course.

http://www.2caudio.com
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Thanks for all of your kind words and support!