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Hi Bob! A good song with great commentary. I like the way the backing conjures an image of a once bustling area that now seems dry and desolate - desolate might be too strong a word, but I hope you know what I mean. I’ve heard the phrase used ‘When American get’s a cold, other countries are sneezing’ or something like that. From what I’ve seen, we’ve all got our hands over our mouths and noses - in more ways than one. I remember steady ground I remember softer lines Here’s hoping that the US will find a more stable and softer future - both internally and externally. Andrew
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Hi Sol! The thing I like about your posts, and this song is no exception, is that I know I’m in a for a good time when listening. Your songs have a consistently good standard of music, singing, harmony BVs and lyric writing. Great listen. Andrew
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Another interesting statement. Even though most nonmusicians can’t name a chord on hearing it, or label it as major or minor, if they hear a major and minor chord back to back they can tell the difference. And their brains can certainly tell the difference – a number of studies have shown that nonmusicians produce different physiological responses to major versus minor chords, and major versus minor keys I wonder how many musicians can label a chord upon hearing it. Sort of related, but I am fascinated how minor chords in certain song contexts lose their ‘minor-ishness’, whereas in others they sound minor. It must have something to do with the brain interpretation - analogy: seeing the sentence and not the word. Andrew
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Thank you everyone for your suggestions and ideas. A common theme running through this is to be more aware of what is happening around me - things observed, heard, said … and record it down. I used this once in the past (sort of) back when we used to have print media - I would scan the newspaper and note any phrases that I thought were interesting. One idea I’ve just had - based on B.D.’s comment - is to sit down in a busy food court at a local shopping mall and, without being obtrusive, listen and observe to all going on around me and see if ideas or stories emerge. So if you see me post a song in future about ‘what Doris said to Ethel’, you’ll know what’s gone down.  Andrew
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[quote] PGM could have the technology in their back-end, and deliver the results to the user. Yes? Exactly that. With addition that all such tools be fully modular for user to disable. I wish I could disable "AI Lyrics" tab at the picker - but I can't and it will be there for me to look at on every single project I do in BIAB. Hope that makes sense. Don't get me wrong, I think idea is great and has a lot of interesting possibilities, not only what Rick proposed, but also it could possibly create new styles out of PGM content "based on" user input.
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Awesome thought-provoking work Bob! From the powerful first line all the way through it's such a great song! The half sung/spoken parts are awesome and really make the song for me. The resonator parts are the icing on a beautiful cake! Take care, TB
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Janne You are such a pro at developing a great melody and unique chord patterns that keep the listener involved! It's a great song that has been produced in a quality manner! Loved that flute section! Great job! Thanks, TB
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This is a really good song on a topic of vital importance: What future for our agriculture and our farmers? I think everyone has some idea about this, but I'm not going to get into that debate. Thank you for this beautiful song and for asking us the right questions. Laurent And thank you for listening and writing those very thoughtful comments. J&B
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Beautiful sounding track David! Sure, the vocal track is "perfect", but the arrangement deserves it! Love the blending in of the harmony vocals mid-way through some of the lines. You are great at these soft pop/rock tracks! The mix and production are fab! Thanks, TB
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Brilliant, Bob! No other words, just brilliant!
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Hi All, This is called Somebody's America. I’m a vigilante for peace There’s a war on every corner It’s hard to know what it means When everyone’s a soldier I’m trying to love the living In a language torn and raw Every heart is drawing borders Every kiss declares a war I remember steady ground I remember softer lines This is somebody’s America But right now it ain’t mine I’m a letter left unopened On a table set for none Every promise sounds like thunder When it’s spoken by a gun I’m a choir with no steeple Singing low so we survive Every streetlight holds a vigil For the ways we stay alive I remember steady ground I remember softer lines This is somebody’s America But right now it ain’t mine I remember steady ground I remember softer lines This is somebody’s America But right now it ain’t mine BIAB Tracks: 2877: Bass, Acoustic, Americana 3101: Piano, ElectricVintage 3073: Guitar, Resonator, Background RealDrums: AmericanaRoots Other Notes: Mic: Placid Audio Copperphone Vocals: Logic Pro Electric Guitar: Collings Ladybird Waves Vocal Rider Izotope Nectar 3 Elements for Vocals Izotope Plasma for Instrument Tracks Processing Final Track Mix & Master: Logic Pro & Izotope Ozone 11 As always - thanks for listening! Bob
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Hey Janne. Wow! What an amazing work. You are truly a highly creative inventor when it comes to writing, arranging and producing music. This is first-class listening. I love your choice of voices and choice of instruments. Simply stunning. I also really like the major-to-minor key change. And using the more classic-voice sounding Lang Chuan vocals with the chorus was an excellent idea. The two different voices worked well together because of the way you arranged them. It felt like they belonged together. This is quite an amazing musical journey and definitely a creation to be proud of. --Noel P.S. I was super-impressed that you chose to be inspired by Australia. Mind you, I'm a bit biased because I happen to think that I live in one of the best countries on Earth. Thanks Noel for your heartwarming feedback I'm very glad that you liked the combination of those two different voices, I also felt that they belonged together. Yep, never been in Australia, but I admire Australia and its nature, because it is so different and diverse. And I agree that it is one of the best countries on Earth, because you and many other talented BIAB users come from there And I've listened to bands like Crowded House, Men at Work and Wolfmother... Janne
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That accordion suites well giving a texmex flavour. Enjoyable song with a great guitar solo.
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Sounds like a lot of work, but worth it in the end. I have one criticism about the vocal. It's almost too exact in sound, dynamics and timing. Maybe introduce a little cough or sneeze? Vic
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Your song brings back nice memories of The Kinks of UK - specially Ray Davies singing.
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Nice guitar sound and melody line.
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Hi Janne, You did a wonderful job with making this song. I wrote on your YT channel that in a way its classical, but also contemporary. That's the feeling your AI vocals achieved here. And I agree with all the compliments the forum members gave to you! It must have been some challenge to create this song and let all the AI vocals listen to you. So, a great song!!! Hans Thanks Hans for your wonderful comment Yeah, a challenge to create, but worth the effort because it worked for you Janne
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One of the best songs I've heard in a while, B.D. The innocent sounding AI vocal suits the narrative perfectly. Lyrics and production are great. Everything fits. A hit with me. Vic
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Wow, you really have the BLUES voice, maybe the best in the world at the moment (because the better ones, if any, are already lying in their graves), roughness and feeling. And what a contrast to the lyrics, the dull man of the story is from a different planet than the singer And also the writer of the lyrics is a genius, going to the extreme of dullness no one has ever gone to before, "Too blank for the canvas, too plain for the frame." - I love that, I doubt anyone can reach your level of blues, you've done for the blues what Kung Fu Hustle did for kung fu movies! The band is excellent, the mix is excellent, the harmonies are excellent. I love the sax, even though it is not dull Pure fun and excellence! Janne
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Ok. Thanks Mario. Notes, send me an email if you need help.
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Hi Mario, what a song, and so well sung. It rhymes, but not as well as what you did in your song! First of all: your singing is really good and funny. And your accompaniment with a washboard and harmonica was absolutely fantastic! That's quite different from composing a classic and conducting an orchestra...! And then the lyrics; I'm gonna play a song by Metallica On my brand new harmonica How could you even think of such lines ;-) Like others a smile came on my face when listening to your song. So, very well done!!! Hans
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As a note: My Facebook time line is periodically filled with adverts for plugins and synths. The vast majority of these are all under $40 with a large number under $15. Just for grins, and because I liked the sound I heard in one of those adverts, I paid $11 for one of those. The piano and strings in this thing are amazing. Meanwhile, NI equivalent .... in different packages are way more expensive and you have to buy two vs one. Oh yeah, the $11 package runs on Kontakt as the host. I have had the identical experience when it comes to sounds. I have a ton of third party sounds that sound either equal to or superior to NI's sounds and at a fraction of the cost.
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Hi Pete, I enjoyed your very nice song and especially the vocals. Man, they are great! But I also enjoyed your video of BiaB. I think it's the first time I see it, being used the way you did! So, then I can also ask if you don't use BiaB for the recording of your vocals? I do that most of my time and I also write my lyrics in the lyrics section per bar. But you didn't. Tell me... Loved your cool song very much, as I started this post. And that's really true. You did a good job!!! Hans
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We do need more info on this. It will either be a RealTrack drum lead-in or a Midi drum lead-in. Also it would be a good idea to know what Midi synth you have chosen just in case it is a Midi drum-lead in. I have see this happen in the past. For am example of what could go wrong, I am currently playing a song using _Thumb.sty and it's associated demo song and the 1st beat of my drum lead-in is a few DB down from counts 2-3-1-2-3-4. It is not missing, just noticeably down in volume. It is a RealDrum track, not Midi. See attachment.
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