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Hello friends

I made my first song with band in box
I have to learn much more on vocal mix and effect,
but this is the first try.

_DIRE_FS.STY
521 electric pop syncopated bass
406 acoustic rhythm guitar
510 electric rhythm guitar
Real drums Nashville even 8^

I played the guitar solo with Telecaster and guitars part in background.


I was in a dark and mysterious world
I fought the dragon and I won his fire
my sword is blunt and now I'm so tired
other adventures are waiting

I get my wings to fly in the skies
I come down from falls in lakes of fire
my sword is alive always with me
to overcome evil best we can do


SHOW ME THE WAY

show me the way that leads me to you
in your ancient castle in the valley of love
show me the way that leads to your heart
give me your love.

show me the way to the stars in the sky
the dragon is gone has fallen in the sea
show me the way that leads me to you
give me your love, give me your heart


Text is short but it is the beginning.
Excuse any errors of language.


https://soundcloud.com/sergio-guarneri/show-me-the-way

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Sergio singing?? Another side of your music! Nice song! Vocal sounds nice from what I can hear but it is too buried in the mix. I would also use some compression/reverb to sweeten and smooth is a bit. Nice song, cool guitar solo!! Take care. Greg

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Yes I'm singing.
The times they are a-changing!!
(Bob Dylan sang...)

I have to test the various effects to improve the result of the voice.

Thank for your comment.
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Nice first tune. I agree with Greg about bringing your vocal up in the mix. Nice flowing solo.

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Hi Sergio.
I enjoyed the dire straits style of the backing and
think the lyrics are extra good and deserve to be more prominent.
The voice sounds good to me and I look forward to hearing it and the lyrics clearly in the future.
Good work. Cheers.

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Originally Posted By: Greg Johnson
Sergio singing?? Another side of your music! Nice song! Vocal sounds nice from what I can hear but it is too buried in the mix. I would also use some compression/reverb to sweeten and smooth is a bit. Nice song, cool guitar solo!! Take care. Greg


Yep, nice song and solo and go ahead and pull that vocal up!! Throw in some reverb to help it bleed into the mix and like Greg said you might want to experiment with some light compression.

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Cool, Sergio!

A nice song - and a nice use of the Dire style.

You match your guitar playing to it perfectly.

Nicely done!

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