Used a top grade acoustic piano set of sampled software  - randomly detuned with a definite honky tonk feel. Played with a metronome at 105 BPM. I generally perform & record classical piano sonatas and concertos, but punched out this one in honor of Independence Day, 2021. Had fun doing it, mostly because Scott Joplin really knew how to keep a melody happy and upbeat. He was brilliant, and I really wish I'd had the opportunity to meet him.

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Chopin - Raindrop (Op28 - No. 15 in Db Major)

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This track was created using a MIDI controller keyboard and EZ KEYS Grand Piano Steinway Model D software from ToonTrack. I'm classically trained, and simply made the MIDI file as played from the sheet music. I tried using the MIDI file created with the EZ KEYS Studios Grand Piano, but the Model D Steinway sounded much more correct for this song, and wasn't as bright.

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There are still issues with my new PC system, mostly with the MIDI interface and recording drivers. The last system crashed from a catastrophic hard drive failure three months ago. I've been trying to drive a square peg into a round hole during that time off. Nearly have things smoothed out as I was told this OS would never run on this motherboard. I've successfully tweaked nearly everything, but still have a couple of wrinkles to iron out. I'll get there soon and be able to run a massive amount of vintage analog keyboard software.
Right now, you'll here some soft crackling in the background on this Brahms song, it's NOT a digital master/slave 'tug-of-war', it's yet to be identified by several different manufacturers that continue to scratch their heads.

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This track is from an incredibly talented group of musicians/artists/writers that I mastered, that I also believe should have been basking in the limelight at LEAST a dozen years ago; but never happened for them for many reasons. Please take a listen to one of their songs that they simply seem to punch out at will, and comment on what you think about this this group that's gone fairly unnoticed for YEARS. Do YOU believe they could 'cut the mustard' in Nashville? I sincerely believe these guys have what it takes to make millions in the industry, and well as draw an incredible amount of fans during tours. It's something that been missing in the industry for a long time, and I truly believe these incredibly talented musicians can fill that void.

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