Hey Ron this is incredibly cool man. I love those guitar harmonics but I can't believe that you would have the audacity to steal some of my tricks right here on the forum for everyone to see! As my good friend Greta Thunberg would say: how dare you! But anyway man this sounds really good all around in your classic DC Ron kicking style! Really enjoyed it! Fun tune!
Aaaaarrrrggggghhhh. Mike, The tech at the shopping cart company insists nothing is wrong, and points out the scores of orders I'm getting with no problems. So he says it must be something wrong with your system or your security settings. Not being a tech, I have no idea if he is confused and blowing me off, correct, or something in between. So I have a plan. (1) Let me know in a PM or direct e-mail what you want to order, (2) I'll figure out the price and add an extra discount for your trouble (3) PayPal me the funds and (4) I'll send the software as an e-mail attachment. Meanwhile, I'll continue to investigate the problem, starting with my webhost, which I don't think would be the source, but it won't hurt to give that a try.
I am looking for software that can find “similar” music out of a music library. By "similar" I mean music that have the same basic underlying groove/feel, primarily given by the drum patterns and bass playing style, but also by the type of rhythm playing by the rhythm instrument. Chord sequence or melody does not matter for me here. One forum member earlier suggested the software “Similarity” but I never got it to work properly and I don't think it does what I am looking for. But nowadays with all that AI supporting software I wonder if anyone have seen or come across any software application that may work for this type of task.
Hello, first sorry , i have been away from this site maybe about 6 months So i do not know what is going on here… but i am interested to listen your new songs Here is a new lyricalvideo:Anhelo Gaby and i singing. I have posted earlier this song and in the post are all the instruments mentioned. Have a great summer.. Jona
Your vocals have REALLY upped and you now sound like an heir to J.J.Cale. The band is cool, the bass is insane, the guitar tone & licks are fab then CS drops in to sprinkle magic woofle dust bvox. Yeah.
Can't go wrong with some magic woofle dust! Thanks, Ray.
Originally Posted by PeterF
Dave Excellent work from all. I often hear Gary Moore in your playing - nice! Peter
Appreciate that, Peter!
Originally Posted by Janice & Bud
Love this line: “In this world full of noise, her silence spoke” We agree with Ray that you have a JJ Cale sound to your voice - a good thing. We like how Chris’s harmonies are more prominent in the mix as the song progresses. Love the fat tone on your ax as well as the great chops. We’ve done a couple of rumba tunes and love the vibe. Marty really glued it all down. Nice mix and video too, You three always serve up Blues Rock at it’s finest! And we always enjoy it, J&B
The particular line you quoted is probably my favorite and was written by Chris, who is a far better lyricist than me Thanks for the support, very much appreciated!
I agree with Audiotrack. I cannot see that m(add9) chords are part of BIAB's repertoire at this point in time. Have you tried Fm69? While is adds a D to the sound, it might actually sound okay. The other possibility that I can think of is to use Fm, and generate the track. Next, go through and use playable Realtracks to manually add the G note in one of the major instruments (e.g. piano or guitar) for each of the Fm chords that you want to be Fm(add9). The 9th probably won't need entering in all instruments since it is usually better not to double dissonant notes across too many instruments. After you have done this, you could then freeze the track to keep your work.
Wow, I loved this! Great guitar, great song, great vocals. Played it several times and I'm sure I will come back to it later for more. Great work.
THANKS, Rob! Funny, my lyricist believed these lyrics could never be made into an enjoyable song. So...jokes on him! Glad you enjoyed the song.
Originally Posted by Andrew Dee
Hi Ron! This is pumping! I like the bass focus in the intro, and those guitar fills of yours - the fills reminded me a little of 60s surf guitar sound, so in my head, the song became a surfin' / pop metal fusion. I noticed you played a Peavey Predator Plus - I'm not sure what the 'plus' is, but I still own my Peavey Predator strat - a wonderfully versatile guitar that was ideal for me as I made the transition from bedroom acoustic strummer to playing in a band. I mostly use my Gretsch hollow body nowadays - as you say in your signature - one can never have enough! Andrew D
Thanks, Andrew! Surfin'/pop/metal sounds good to me! Thanks for listening. The Peavey Predator AX (not Plus, I corrected the credit) is basically a Predator body and neck with everything else upgraded at the factory. My Avatar is a Predator AX, though not the one I played here. (My signature doesn't say "Too many guitars" for no reason) Only made the Predator AX in small numbers from about 1993-1995, so they're not common. I agree with you on the versatility of the Predator. Best bang for the buck for a Strat style guitar IMHO.
Brian, quite and elegant composition, and pleasing to listen to. Sounds like it could be the opening movement to a much longer piece. Nice job on the arrangement and mix. Sounds great to me!
I doubt that one platform over another will change the actual results. Both PC and Mac can deliver the goods. There are several Sade Styles in BIAB that might work. The Sax part is challenging to do with MIDI, but not impossible. However, if you can find a Real Style with Sax, that might be a better starting point. I listened to demo samples of _TALK (2024/06 Xtra Pak 18) _COSTA (2023/11 xPro 6 pak) _QUETZAL (2023/11 Xtra Pak 17) All could work with Sade style music. BTW, are you actually using BIAB or are you intending to create your music inside your selected DAW? Anyway, hope this helps.
A PC should be at least as good as a Mac for producing BiaB backing tracks. FWIW BiaB for PC and BiaB for Mac are separate products, so you'd have to buy a 2nd version if you jumped to Mac from a PC as far as I know. Ableton is a capable DAW. There are at least three versions though, and the lntro version will have some limits on things like # of tracks is 16 max. Nothing that will prevent you from producing backing tracks though. Lots of passion about DAW choice here. But there are folks using the most basic DAW and making the most amazing music. It's really more about you and how you USE the DAW than the DAW itself IMHO. Am only vaguely familiar with very early Sade and songs like "Smooth Operator" and "Sweetest Taboo". I haven't explored this style of music in BiaB but I believe there are sufficient styles to build this style of backing track in BiaB. Others will have different and perhaps better opinions. Good luck!
Great song. I can imagine this being performed in a bar and lots of folks dancing. I also listened to "Peltoniemen Hintrikin surumarssi" which is a gorgeous piece of music.
I love the strings, but they seem slightly fuzzy compared to the other instrumentation.
I agree. Despite advances in sound emulation on modern keyboards, there remains a bothersome gap between real and fake. I happen to know a bunch of string players – violin, viola, and cello etc. but, not only were they unavailable for the recording session, they would not all fit in the cramped space I laughingly refer to as a recording studio.
A very 60s vibe to this - indeed very Carpenters - and I really like the chords structure. My only criticism, which is clearly a personal thing, is that I just don't like SynthV vocals. Here and elsewhere where other have used alternatives such as Suno, the vocals sound organic, where for me SynthV vocals don't, particularly the way they're phrased, which is probably down to the singers not being Western.
On a PC, could I still create great singer-songwriter recordings (and Sade-type instrumentation), with Ableton? Eventually I want my songs to have similar instrumentation as Sade... like to use that sound as inspiration. Use the same instruments / etc. Would it be way more beneficial to switch to a Mac Mini M4, to run Logic Pro on it, to achieve that sound? Or is it still pretty doable with Ableton on a PC? (The reason I ask is I need to use a PC for many programs, and wondering how much more difficult it would be to achieve that sound if I stick with a PC + Ableton).
Alan, I haven’t been on the forum since January, and I have just read your post about Di. I’m so sorry to hear the sad news. From the progress reports you posted over the last couple of years, it is obvious Di put up such a good and brave fight. Also obvious is the love you shared. I hope you’re going ok, with plenty of support around you. You certainly have many PG Forum friends sending their love. Thinking of you, Mike
As usual I listened but didn't watch. Nicely assembled piece. The lead sol comes in a wee bit loud but settles down. Good balance of instruments. Aside from the solo guitar and sax the melodies were a little buried. Well done.
Thanks for listening, Ray. When various comments are pro aspects and others the opposite I think that some of it is down to the system and/or app one is listening on. Once I have my samples arranged and mixed in Audacity and I think all is balanced I next find that when I play a WAV of the project in 2 Windows players and my preferred VLC player some solos can sound way too low or high in volume, plus I hear different things when I play a track at low, medium and high volumes. I do a lot of testing, mostly having the new track in a playlist so I can make comparisons, but all too often when I upload a video I've approved to YouTube I suddenly hear anomalies I didn't spot previously during numerous listens. Floyd has said he experiences the same.
The guitars worked fine for us. We are fans of upfront vocals and solos so perhaps biased. The overall mix sounds excellent on our monitors. Open with dynamics. Something you always accomplish. Enjoyed it! J&B
Thank you Unfortunately, this is a voice made with a synthesizer V So I can't make it in Korean yet, so I made it in English. Someday, I plan to make it in my thick Korean voice.
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