[linux-audio-user] Sombody had to do it

[Vince Werber]

As a Traditionalist in matters I found the recording very tastefully done 
and thank you and merry Christmas

vince


On Sat, 16 Dec 2006, Folderol wrote:

> On Fri, 15 Dec 2006 23:07:19 -0500 (EST)
> "Jordan" <jordan at jdnash.org> wrote:
>
>> You did a really nice job on it.
>
> Thanks :)
>
>> It may be a limitation of MIDI, but it there any way to make some of those
>> attacks (the beginning of a note) soft? It sounds really hard/harsh
>> otherwise. "Silent Night" should have a really smooth feel to it.
>
> This is always a matter of taste really. I deliberately wanted to take
> the soft edge off, as sometimes I think people smooth this melody out
> till it's nothing by mush. However it is difficult balance to get right
> and the instrument I used with the 'bite' is fairly consistent for the
> whole piece, although there is a sort of acoustic illusion that
> makes it seem to vary.
>
> -- 
> Will J G
>