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Raindrops

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Raindrops 08:06
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Raindrops (Piano) 08:06
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Raindrops-themed orchestral track from 2010 remastered along with a bonus piano-version track.

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20220206: After 12 years, I finally remastered this properly! Didn't even replace the Edirol VST, so really had to dig into the EQ to make it sound clearer/louder while preserving the original sound.

Originally Released April 11, 2020. Remastered February 6, 2022:

As the title suggests, think of rain when you hear this song. Think of rain in all its forms (drizzling, shower, storm, hail...) and then think of the sun when it begins to emerge. The initial idea was for the piano to represent rain and the flute as either life in general or the sun (just something counter to the chaos), but it's really up to interpretation. I just happened to think of this song during a rainy day. :P

I had the theme going in my head for almost a month before I was finally able to record it; initially I kept playing it in the wrong key signature and even after I've finished the song now, I don't think I actually got the right one. -_- If anyone knows an easy way to shift all notes up or down a few steps in FL Studio (all channels + patterns), please let me know (but then I might end up even more indecisive Razz ). I actually have a version of the song shifted up to an A-flat key instead (correct me if I'm wrong; I can't read music), but it's only in piano: www.pftq.com/raindropsp/

Originally there were two endings very similar, but I liked them both too much to give up either. I ended up just having the second ending modified to hopefully not to be similar. One way to imagine it is the first ending results in the storm taking over while the second ending represents a recovery or aftermath (think after the storm).

The one thing that kept bothering me the most about this song were the transitions; I still don't think I managed to get them right, but alas I'm out of ideas for this one now. :P

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released April 11, 2010

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I can't play an instrument to save my life, but I can keep pecking at those notes until I get them right! :P

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