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https://soundcloud.com/user-294987337/sun-on-the-beach

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
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Laurent,

This one certainly captures the summer vibe. Really nice selection of RTs, great mix and Hayden on vocals was a good choice.

Excellent!

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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.


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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 pleasant listening.
Nice melody. Vocals sound good.

Good mix.

Nice use of BIAB. Good tracks.

Enjoyed.

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Laurent, very smooth and warm. I can feel the sand between my toes, but it feels good. smile 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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Originally Posted by rsdean
Laurent,

This one certainly captures the summer vibe. Really nice selection of RTs, great mix and Hayden on vocals was a good choice.

Excellent!

Bob
Thank you Bob for your warm comments.
Laurent

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Originally Posted by MarioD
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.
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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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Very enjoyable song. Reminds me the ones by Sade, which I dig very much. Very nice vocals- and that's what people are listening in songs.

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Laurent.
I can't wait.
This song makes me want to hurry summer up.
It's a long time coming.
Well done.

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Really smooth groove on this song. Great use of SynthV vocals, backing tracks, production. You get a GOLD STAR on this one!! cool

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Originally Posted by rayc
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.
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Originally Posted by floyd jane
Laurent,

Very pleasant listening.
Nice melody. Vocals sound good.

Good mix.

Nice use of BIAB. Good tracks.

Enjoyed.

fj
Thank you Floyd for your warm comments.
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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.


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This is very nice.....

Outside my studio door, I have 3 inches of snow and we still have flurries. But spring is only a few more weeks away and before long we'll be complaining about how hot it is.


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Originally Posted by DC Ron
Laurent, very smooth and warm. I can feel the sand between my toes, but it feels good. smile 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.
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Originally Posted by Tano Music
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.
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Thanks to all for your kind comments: Vic, Elliott, Marty, Guitarhacker.
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Great mood piece, Laurent. Terrific job with Synth V. It all came together perfectly.


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