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A Clockwork Dream #307819 08/21/15 06:53 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,227 Finland jannesan OP Veteran
OP jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,227 Finland	A Clockwork Dream I made this song after watching the movie Begin Again, very nice feel good story about songwriting and accidentally finding a right visionary to turn the simple melodies to full arrangement. For many of us, this visionary is Band-in-a-box, such an easy tool to try your simple idea with hundreds of styles, getting new ideas and finally ending to something completely different. Just like this song which started as an acoustic guitar driven song but there are no guitars in the final version, just didn't fit to the stripped-down arrangement. I think that the ticking clock sound I found in Kinetic Metal plugin works as a nice replacement. I have tried to use the word clockwork as a metaphor for both personal and professional relationship. All instruments played by Band-in-a-box, vocals by Vocaloid CyberDiva, mixed in Adobe Audition. MIDI Style: TEKCRAF -bass, sitar: VSTi Kinetic Metal -midi drums: VSTi CoyoteWT MIDI SuperTrack: -acoustic piano #2065: VSTi The Grandeur RealDrums: TechnoCraftek RealTracks: Acoustic Bass Bowed #2489 Electric Piano Held #2505 Horn Section #2291 String Quartet #2335 Trumpet #1070 Synth BellPad #2267 Lyrics: I have a dream of a clockwork that's cleaned of the rust, oiled and wound up to tick wheels spun with sentiment and the knowledge of mechanics. Wish that from the outer spaces someone falls and lights my places wakes my inspiration guides my driving force to limelight. In this dream we form a clean perpetual gear machine and together spin the hands of fate. I have a dream of a pendulum telling that someone's attracted to me making me feel special by the power of gravity. Wish that from the outer spaces someone calls and finds my traces wakes my inspiration guides my driving force to limelight. In this dream we form a clean perpetual star machine and together spin the hands of fame. A ray of hope filled with magic shining through the dusty attic the figure of a longcase clock recalls the faded chime. Dreaming to feel alive once to feel the movement unwind the time. Wish that... A ray of... ---- Janne Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

Re: A Clockwork Dream jannesan #307825 08/21/15 07:42 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,775 Winston Salem, NC USA Jim Fogle Veteran
Jim Fogle Veteran Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 10,775 Winston Salem, NC USA	A very interesting composition, well thought out and arranged. I'm listening on tablet with a small mono speaker and could not hear many of the instruments you listed. I can hear the vocalist, drums and piano. Have not heard of the movie thar inspired your song but it sounds interesting. I'll be looking for it. Jim Fogle - 2025 BiaB (Build 1128) RB (Build 5) - Ultra+ PAK DAWs: Cakewalk by BandLab (CbB) - Standalone: Zoom MRS-8 Laptop: i3 Win 10, 8GB ram 500GB HDD Desktop: i7 Win 11, 12GB ram 256GB SSD, 4 TB HDD Music at: https://fogle622.wix.com/fogle622-audio-home

Re: A Clockwork Dream jannesan #307832 08/21/15 08:27 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 84 mwgilbert Enthusiast
mwgilbert Enthusiast Joined: Aug 2015 Posts: 84	The synthetic vocal takes a little bit of getting used to, but in the end with all of the post-production that is used by human singers these days, not as odd as it might have been I really like the arrangement and choice of instruments. It fits well with the quirky lyrics and melodic turns. You are good at arranging and mixing, and I will look forward to hearing more of your tracks! -MWG - MWG http://www.mwgilbert.com

Re: A Clockwork Dream jannesan #307845 08/21/15 11:57 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,052 The Netherlands RnAM Veteran
RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,052 The Netherlands	Hello Janne, This arrangement is very well done and the vocaloid professionally programmed. I definitely like contributions to this forum where the vocaloid is used. Regards, Rob We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: A Clockwork Dream jannesan #307848 08/21/15 12:09 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand RichMac Expert
RichMac Expert Joined: May 2010 Posts: 1,719 New Zealand	Fantastic! Enjoyed the lyrics and the other worldly sound of the vocals. A Clockwork Dream indeed. Cheers. Last edited by RichMac; 08/21/15 12:10 PM. https://soundcloud.com/tuigorge

Re: A Clockwork Dream RichMac #307858 08/21/15 01:55 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 38 Iowa J JPeden73 Enthusiast
JPeden73 Enthusiast J Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 38 Iowa	Hi Janne, I also thought this was very well put together. I especially enjoyed the percussion effects you added. At first I didn't know what I thought of the synthetic vocal, but after hearing it a couple of times, I am not sure a "real" vocal would work as well in this song. Thanks for posting. -Jeff

Re: A Clockwork Dream JPeden73 #307938 08/22/15 07:28 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,227 Finland jannesan OP Veteran
OP jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,227 Finland	Thanks Jim, maybe you need to listen to it through good speakers to hear the full atmosphere :-) Thanks for your kind words MWG, Rob, RichMac. Thanks Bob for liking the use of the vocaloid :-) Thanks Jeff for your nice comment, I agree that the song might lose something with a real vocalist. I considered hiring a real vocalist, but I thought she should be a really exceptional singer to be worth the investment for this song. --- Janne Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

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