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Another tune I did for this year's February Album Writing Month at FAWM.org. (And my current favorite).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZmBB9qZry4

Song File Name: Search For Meaning
Tempo: 85
Key: G
Time Sig: 4/4
BB RealBass 1929 Synth, Bass, EuroDance VerseBass Ev 120.WAV
BB RealDrums-SynthDrumsDanceRock^1-BsS,SnrBs.WAV
BB RealPiano 1861 Synth, Rhythm, EuroDance ChorusHousePiano.WAV
RT1265 Synth Pad, PopShiningSoft Ev 120.WAV
RT1859 Synth, Rhythm, EuroDance HousePianoOffBeat Ev16 120.WAV
RT2335 String Quartet, Rhythm PopHall Ev 085.WAV
RT542 Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Dreamy Ev 085.WAV
RT2539 Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModernPop16thsHighZane Ev16 .WAV
RT576 Guitar, Electric, Soloist Blues BB Ev 085.WAV
RT2019 Sax, Tenor, Soloist PopCountryMark Ev 085.WAV

I took the String Quartet track and analyzed it in Melodyne, turning it into a MIDI file which I then directed to some orchestral strings patch--which then played along with the original Quartet. I think there is probably an easier way of getting the "underlying MIDI" for the Realtracks (Realcharts?), but at the time, I didn't know how.

Imported into SONAR and started whittling away. Vocals by me and, again, helped by Melodyne. I usually "double" my vocal with the original "pitch-challenged" vocal and the Melodyne- adjusted one--since for FAWM I'm pretty much hurrying through and doing a vocal in 1 take.

Gotta love that generated sax solo. <3

SEARCH FOR MEANING

Sometimes you cross a road
Just to cross it.
Sometimes you look back
And remember when.
Sometimes you chase a rainbow
Just to chase it.
Boy, you'll be chasing it
Around the bend.
Man, you gotta
SEARCH FOR MEANING.
There ain't no pot of gold
At the end.

You say you want to be
One in a million.
I'm here to tell you, friend,
You already are.
From the cradle to the grave
We're alone, but not always.
Orbiting around like
A wandering star.
Man, you gotta
SEARCH FOR MEANING
Learn to balance--
Not too close and not too far.

SAX SOLO

Just when you think
That she's the answer
You turn around, and
There's nothing there.
Boy, you've gotta
Keep on searching.
Don't you wallow
In that old despair.
Man you gotta
SEARCH FOR MEANING.
You gotta learn that sometimes
Life's not fair.

© Jerry Pettit, 2017

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You captured a really great vibe with this contribution.

I really liked the driving beat, which sat perfectly, not too in front, and not lost in the background

Excellent solo, just the right amount of everything.

This is a really superb number. You must be very pleased.


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Nice write, vocal and production. We enjoyed the backstory on how you put it together. Even sans the quickie production it sounds very good on our monitors.

You FAWN folks are amazing.

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Very cool tune. Loved the vocal and lyric


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