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Good song and musicianship! Even city folk like myself hanker to get out in the country on a regular basis, so the sentiment is well received. Nice job. I have visited large cities, lived in major suburban areas, and small towns...... Nothing, in my opinion, compares to living in the country.... The woods to be specific. Glad you liked the song
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I've always been a fan of your vocals, Herb, and you do a great job on this one, excellent! Nice job on all the instruments, good solo. Good arrangement, great dynamics, really adds to the song. I can totally relate to the lyrics BTW, we are also out in the country, can't be beat. Good one, listened a few times. I really appreciate that. That was a fun solo to work out. I like to do more melodic stuff rather than just run pentatonic scales. There's so much that can be done. Thanks for noticing that.
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Herb, Great song and a great blend of instruments. You are in fine vocal form here - really nice. Bob Thank you kindly Bob
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Scott, Thanks so much from both of us. Bob
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Per request, per the song Shut Up and Dance, which is the first on the playlist, I will repost it later as a standalone song. That said, here are some details of the BIAB instruments I used: The BIAB "Foundation" tracks for Shut Up and Dance were: Drums: RealDrums=NashvilleEven16 Bass: 389:Bass, Electric, Metal Guitar1: 996:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockLACrispA-B Guitar2: 660:Guitar, Electric Rhythm TexasRockChop Organ: 690:Organ, B3, Background Pop I added these four tracks: Vocal Main Vocal Harmony1 Vocal Harmony2 Vocal Percussion (at the very end panned right) Could have mixed better and will remaster at some point. Used Reaper DAW
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I don't think I've ever written a song in my life where I started writing something down on a piece of paper first. I know everybody has their own way of doing things but for me the lyrics have to come out of the vibe of the song and the tempo and the groove and the chord progression or it doesn't work for me. So it usually happens if I'm sitting at the piano and I'm just playing along and then all of a sudden the words just start flowing into my head and I reach for a tape recorder and turn it on and just sing what I'm hearing then I turn it off and go back and transcribe what I sung. I do write on the guitar this way from time to time, but I find it easier to write on the piano and I don't know why. I have no idea. Sometimes I'll be listening to a particular band in a box style and checking it out and it'll trigger something in me and a song will start pouring out lyrics and I have to either tape record myself singing or right really really fast before the words go away. I know that's not how it works for all people but for me I definitely can't try to write a song or sit down and look a piece of paper and start string things together it never sounds right it has to come out of the music. But that's just me....
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Hmmm. I use the user track thing all the time. I've made a whole lot of them and they come in handy for a bunch of stuff. I play a lot of guitar tracks myself because I have to in order to get the particular flavor or Back Beat that I'm looking for. For example if I want anything to have that Keith Richards type of sound I definitely have to do it myself. I don't think Keith Richards has ever landed on the one in his entire life thank God and what would we do without him. So yeah I would say instead of driving a screwdriver through your head just go ahead and play it yourself man.
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Another highly listenable and enjoyable cinematic production from the mind of Mario. You sure know your craft with the interesting changes you insert to keep the music flowing smoothly.
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Wow, that was great! Hard driving and a touch of psychedelia. Fantastic product that goes in a new direction.
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Pulsating and very swampy. I like where the melody turns at "I stare out in the distance." Good song and recording!
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Two parts groove and three parts sizzle. I imagine that Marty's bass line is different than the previous recording. He (and you) are killing it. This is a timeless classic in my book. Mix is superb too.
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Herb, feeling your pain. That's a nice Keith Urban tune. When I need a rhythm like that I'll choose a faster 3/4 time RealStyle and just "make it work" in my head. Yes, it's a compromise. If there's a better way I'd like to learn as well. Have always been intrigued by the UserStyle opportunity, but never had a need that justified the investment. That would be interesting I'm sure...
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Vic, Thanks. We appreciate the listen and kind thoughts. Bob
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G0dd@mn fu@k1ng GREAT! Superbly chosen words to explain what is REALLY going on in the world and expresses the suffering and anxiety we endure! Excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellentexcellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent excellent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! John Your comment really made my day, John  Thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you thank you...
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This could be the soundtrack for a thriller. Great work, it’s very atmospheric, and the backing tracks perfectly support the message of the lyrics. Well done ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif)
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So, THAT's what they call "Country music". Now I get it I’m a happy camper, because, even though I technically live in a city, my garden opens right onto a forest. So, your song is right up my alley. Cool song, great vocals, great vibe. A bit mono, though. Enjoyed my listen
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Thanks so much TuneMonger! Appreciate your feedback and compliments.
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Thanks Hans! Very good constructive criticism. I'll soon add the song (Shut Up and Dance) as a standalone post and for you and others, I'll post what the tracks were, especially the BIAB instruments. I now have Ozone 12 but didn't have it the time to master this song. Most likely it would've made all the tracks stand out better (including my vocals, albeit I may not be a great rock singer). At some point I'll remaster this song. Note however I did use reverb on my vocal, just maybe not enough in this case.
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A beautiful song with lots of almost inaudible little details - that's something I like a lot. Love the lyrics, and your vocals are really good! Enjoyed my listens. A lot
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What's not to like about that? Great mix, playing, vocals, writing.... It's the complete package, with great BB track choices Thank you Herb. We just keep going back to those older BiaB tracks that we’ve so often used. Guess it’s because we’ve learned to manipulate them to get what we want. 😀 Glad you liked it all, J&B
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So I have started the recording process for a new song and I'm running into a brick wall trying to get the right style for the song to render it the way I hear it and play it on the acoustic. So it's a lazy 6/8 time sig which is problematic since BB doesn't really cater to the 6/8 music world. A list of the 6/8 (all) styles shows contradance, jigs, nashville swing, and celtic options. The funny thing is, in my attempts to use BB ACW to facilitate this, It is countable in 4/4, 3/4, or 6/8, but nothing has the groove. In 4/4, neither the swing or the even styles are close enough to "squeeze by". In 3/4, adding real tracks doesn't work because they play too fast. I haven't seen or figured out a way to do "cut time" in 3/4, if that would even work if it was possible to do. In 6/8 the styles are just plain "wrong". As much as I try, I keep hitting that wall and have deleted this project several time and restarted it to end up stymied again. A previous attempt to record a 6/8 song also ended in frustration and that song is still languishing in the byte encrusted hard drive on my computer until I figure this out. Maybe it's simply time to pull out the stops and record all the instruments live to a click and let the chips fall where they may, without any assistance from the BB RT's. One thing has occurred to me and I will watch the tutorial video on this to see it is feasible. Creating my own original User Style from scratch. I know what instruments I want to use in this style but then the individual RT's are all recorded in a particular style.... even/swing.... so that might be a spectacular crash and burn effort. Any thoughts on options, solutions, or work arounds are appreciated. Note: the Keith Urban song Blue Ain't Your Color is kind of the feel I'm looking for. It's countable in a lilting 6/8 but charted as 4/4. There's several other songs that are similar, for reference to what I'm trying to do.
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Hi Hans! A good gentle yet rhythmic song here. You sing the title phrase well, and it was the first hook that jumped out at me. I enjoyed the key change - why is this device so maligned these days? I loved the solo as well - probably preferred it to be a little louder. Like Rob, I now know what the word means! Andrew
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Hi Herb! Great song and well sung and played. That mandolin that you kept from BIAB just kept going and provided a good foundation for the music - I liked the rhythm of it. There are many lyric lines to like, but one that stood out to me is ‘And this old heart beats steady where the sky and forest meet.’ Where I live in the ‘burbs of Adelaide, we have a couple of areas of native scrub within 1km from our home that have not been touched since time immemorial, apart from the odd walking track or fire track, and it’s very peaceful for the soul to walk through it from time to time. Enjoyed my listen. Andrew
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I appreciate your reply. Considering the prices and my lack of experience, I believe I'll be starting with the Native Instruments horn and string bundles. I'm encouraged to learn that there are people willing to help on these forums. I'll probably be posting for more help in the future. Thank you, Exactly which bundles are you looking to purchase. Most require you also purchase the full version of Kontakt so be aware of that if you don't have the full version of Kontakt.
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Hi Ron, A beautiful subject, good rhythm, and great vocals. I thought the backing vocals were very good too! The subject you touched upon reminded me of a situation I experienced in my country that gave me—somewhat—that same unsettling feeling you sang about: I was involved in politics in my country. I lived in a relatively large city near Amsterdam (our capitol). And there I had a meeting with fellow party members from that city. That should have been a home game for me, but within a few seconds I really felt like a schoolboy again. Awkward, I didn't understand their way of speaking, their greedy behaviour and so on. Very uncomfortable. I have never forgotten that feeling, although I was able to handle it much better later on. Your lyrics brought this back to the surface for a moment, while listening to it. And I consider that a fine achievement of yours, to articulate it so well, in a somewhat understated way. Compliments! Hans Hans, thank you! Glad you enjoyed the song even though it brought back an uncomfortable memory. Songs that make the listener FEEL are the best songs of all, and we're humbled. NOT Bronksi Beat then? That acoustic bass is really good. A really good package. Nice mix too. Thank you, Ray. No, though I did relisten to the BB song of the same title after reading your post. Very cool tune. Glad you enjoyed the tune. I often think of your previous comments, and try to ensure that the bass is cutting through the mix (am still using your EQ tip) and that vocal sibilance is minimal.
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