ProjectSAM Orchestral Sampler 

This is a test comparison between the new orchestral rack extension for Reason, the ProjectSAM Orchestral Sampler and then the same piece using Miroslav ReFills.

 I have very quickly put a short orchestral piece together using both. 
 On both I've just done a very quick mix. I have not not used any automation on the tracks. I have layered some of the strings and brass but again, there is no automation in regards to volume/frequency etc. I've tried to make both pieces as similar as possible using the available sounds.
 Obviously, the ProjectSAM Orchestral Sampler just has Brass, Strings etc where as Miroslav does have the specific instruments - French horns, Violas, Cello etc. On the Miroslav piece I have used the ensemble patches in order to recreate as close to the ProjectSAM as possible.

I think both have their merits but I do find myself pulled towards the Miroslav but that's probably because I've been using it for years!

 One thing is for sure though, the ProjectSAM used one hell of a lot more CPU!!!

Let me know what you think.

Cheers!

 

ProjectSAM Orchestral Sampler Reason Re Vs Miroslav ReFills - PROJECTSAM Piece

© Sandeep Issar & Phil Williams:
Phil wanted to re-mix our first song into a House version.
This is a great version.....well done Phil.

WHAT MAKES YOU (KEEP ON PUSHING) Dance Mix

During a radio interview with JMJ in 2008.
I asked him to guide me and the listeners through Oxygene - part by part. 

He really liked the idea. The interview was made for a music show called Lydverket on Norwegian National Radio. (NRK).

Oxygene explained part by part by Jean-Michel Jarre himself.

The warmth of kind, indifferent suns

© Sandeep Issar & Phil Williams:
So when I first heard this  song in my head, I imagined this as some kind of Two-Tone Genre.
But when Phil and I began writing this, we tried a soul song and then tried to make it "modern".  It ended up sounding like a child of the 80s.
My friend say "Pet Shop Boys" so I'm resigned to wearing a traffic cone on my head.
Thanks Phil for all the time you've spent mixing and adding to the song in so many ways.

GROOVES AND MOVES

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August Rain (Congo Natty Mix)

The Thousand Yard Stare

A song I started writing a long time ago, which Phil spent a lot of time dissecting and putting back together. 
Its meant to be a father singing to his child about how beautiful our planet is/ was.
Thanks again to Phil Williams, who added his classical musical touch to the song writing process... and thanks Phil for all your time and effort that you spent producing and engineering this song....you are getting pretty amazing at this!
Anybody who want to hear Phil's classical pieces should go to the following link: 
https://soundcloud.com/darkmode-1

The lyrics are below
Sandeep

Left holding the baby

Summer breeze,autumn leaves,
Winter Suns,you've not seen
you've not seen the time of day
When day arrives on time
And you cry and you cry.


Moonlight Beams, Rainbow Rays
Frozen streams, you've not seen
you've not seen a river flowing
Without the debris in
And you cry and you cry.


Chorus
Just like a baby cries when it's mothers breast is dry
You never cried when your mother died
You never cried when your mother died
And I'm left holding you baby
And I'm left holding the baby
We're all left holding a baby
The babies are holding the baby...


Falling stars, Milky Ways
Northern lights, You've not seen
Neon signs lit up my street
Now nothing ever glows
And you cry and you cry

Chorus

Just like a baby cries when it's mothers breast is dry
You never cried when your mother died
You never cried when your mother died
And I'm left holding you baby
And I'm left holding the baby
We're all left holding a baby
The babies are holding the baby....


And I'm left holding you baby
And I'm left holding the baby
We're all left holding a baby
The babies are holding the  baby....

LEFT HOLDING THE BABY

Wav - E - Deep Forest

This is the first song that Phil and I collaborated on in a year. I told Phil that I had a half written Acid House Jazz song and he thought that he  could fuse it with an element from his hero, Jean Michel Jarre ..... and this it it.
The song is pretty abstract but it’s about the Dreams of people who have inspired me....and many others. In some cases they were locked up or paid the ultimate sacrifice for their beliefs; The Luther-Kings, Mandelas, Gandhis, Lincolns and Lennons of our past. I think we really need some in the present. The sparse lyrics are peppered with some of their key words or phrases.
It’s about dreams so Phil has added a dream sequence. 
My thanks and admiration to Phil for his patience, his creativity and his artistry...... thanks to Linda for sparing him and advising us.   Look up Phil's  solo work on https://soundcloud.com/darkmode-1

Hope you enjoy and feed back welcome....The  lyrics are below:
Sandeep and Phil

The Number 1 Dream
Verse
Love is the number 1 dream
Love is the number 1 dream
Visions inside my head
Baby I'm seeing red
D'you ever see what I dream
Visions of deja vu
D'ya ever see it too
Dyou ever see what I dream
Dah Nah Dah
Dah Nah Dah
Dah Nah Dah

Dah Nah Dah


Chorus
I see you Dream
I hear the screams
Taking on the number 1 dream
You wanna fight
For what is right
Taking on the number 1 Dream
An eye for eye
The world goes blind
Taking on the number 1 dream
You're Tremendous
Don't walk alone
Taking on the number 1 dream

Verse 

Love is the number 1 dream
Love is the number 1 dream
Visions inside my head
Baby I'm seeing red
D'you ever see what I dream
Visions of deja vu
D'ya ever see it too
Dyou ever dream what I dream
Dah Nah Dah
Dah Nah Dah
Dah Nah Dah
Dah Nah Dah

Chorus
I see you Dream
I hear the screams
Taking on the number 1 dream
You wanna fight
For what is right
Taking on the number 1 Dream
An eye for eye
The world goes blind
Taking on the number 1 dream
You're Tremendous
Don't walk alone
Taking on the the number 1 dream

THE NUMBER ONE DREAM - HOUSE MIX

No 1 Dream (Vacuum Remix)

My name is Phil Williams. I am a musician/composer living in south west London, England.  
 My first love is composing and producing film, game and TV score music however, I'm happy to turn my hand to any genre that moves me!

My Movin' Flavour collaboration tracks with Sandeep can now be found here - https://soundcloud.com/sandeep-issar



ProjectSAM Orchestral Sampler Reason Re Vs Miroslav ReFills - PROJECTSAM Piece

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