Hello Since it's winter, I decided to make a beach song to warm me up, so put on your sandals and your sunglasses.
Style : _SANDALS.STY (Sandals Beach-Time Funk Pop Solo)
RealTracks dans ce morceau song: 1434:Basse, Electrique, Jazz Funk Poppy DblCrch Bin 110 RealTracks dans ce style Style: 2929:Guitare, Acoustique, Rythme Pop Funky DblCrch Bin 110 RealTracks dans ce style Style: 1154:Guitare, Electrique, Rythmee Reggae DblCrch 100 RealTracks dans ce morceau song: 3784:Synthé, Rythme, Minimal HipHop Ghost Pads 95 Boucle dans la morceau: Pop-Soul-RnB\Soul - funkadelic_117_percussion_a_minor ev16.flac RealDrums [dans ce Style:FunkBusySnare^2-a:Snare, Hat, b:Snare, Ride E Piano: Velvet Voice: Hayden Synthesizer V Waves: Synthmaster 3 Mixed in Cubase Enjoy listening and thanks for the comments. Laurent
Laurent, thanx so much for this song. Yesterday I spent 4 hours snow blowing and shoveling and today another 2 hours; I'm to old for that. I really need a super beach song like this one. Everything is spot on. Loved that guitar lead.
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Velvet Voice indeed. Gentle swinging n roll... Oddly, after hearing the Sun of the Beach phrase, my mind flipped it to Son of a .... but that's my sick skull. Nice work
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Laurent, very smooth and warm. I can feel the sand between my toes, but it feels good. That EP sounds great, and the vocalist is quite nicely done. The scatting with the solo near the end is very cool, too. Don't forget the SPF 50!
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Laurent, thanx so much for this song. Yesterday I spent 4 hours snow blowing and shoveling and today another 2 hours; I'm to old for that. I really need a super beach song like this one. Everything is spot on. Loved that guitar lead.
Thanks Mario. I hope I have warmed up the atmosphere. Laurent
Really nice mix and strong overall feel...I really liked your handling of the synth voice--I'm so impressed at the quality. My only comment is: be very careful of creating sung words that are awkward to hear--sometimes the emphasis is on the wrong syllable and an English-speaking listener will immediately sense it--perhaps choose another word, or maybe you can change the emphasis in the synth voice, not sure if that can be done. However, enjoyed my winter visit to the beach!
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Velvet Voice indeed. Gentle swinging n roll... Oddly, after hearing the Sun of the Beach phrase, my mind flipped it to Son of a .... but that's my sick skull. Nice work
Thanks Ray for the comments. When I started the song: I said to myself, "sun on the beach you make my heart beat" it's good, but obviously it could quickly be diverted. But sometimes ambiguity brings richness. Laurent
What a pleasurable listen, Laurent. Love that vocal and you gave it such a fun melody to showoff. You created the perfect feel for a summer breeze on a very inviting beach, and mixed it in a way that warms the heart. The perfect respite from the extraordinary cold we're experiencing now.
Enjoy whatever happens! marty
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Laurent, very smooth and warm. I can feel the sand between my toes, but it feels good. That EP sounds great, and the vocalist is quite nicely done. The scatting with the solo near the end is very cool, too. Don't forget the SPF 50!
Thank you DC Ron. When I finished the song, I looked in the mirror and found that my skin had tanned a little. Laurent
Really nice mix and strong overall feel...I really liked your handling of the synth voice--I'm so impressed at the quality. My only comment is: be very careful of creating sung words that are awkward to hear--sometimes the emphasis is on the wrong syllable and an English-speaking listener will immediately sense it--perhaps choose another word, or maybe you can change the emphasis in the synth voice, not sure if that can be done. However, enjoyed my winter visit to the beach!
Thanks Tom for the comments. It's not always easy when you don't speak a language fluently to master its accents and subtleties. I've checked the phonemes and accents, but there are certainly things I'm missing. Laurent
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That EP sounds great, and the vocalist is quite nicely done. The scatting with the solo near the end is very cool, too. Don't forget the SPF 50!
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