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I just released a new cd with nothing but RealTrax/Drums for all the instrumentation. All the songs are uploaded to ReverbNation for free streaming. Please give a listen and let me know what you think... http://www.reverbnation.com/#/steverachelyoungThere is no midi or any other "live" instruments at all in the recordings. Only the vocals are real.
Steve Young Music"In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." - Robert Schumann
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Hi Steve, Welcome to the forums. You've got a great sound happening! I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and production - great arrangements, terrific singing and well written songs. Kudos to you and Rachel  Regards, Noel
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Steve,
I think they sound simply fantastic brother !! Your music is a testimony of what can be done with Biab and Real Tracks. You are a gifted songwriter indeed. I was thoroughly blessed by your music, Thanks.
Did you use anything for the vocal harmonies? They were amazing !!!
Keep on keep'n on . . . . .
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Sounds good, Steve.
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Excellent!!! Vocals - mix - master
I didn't realize that the realtracks could sound so 'real' and lively. You did a great job with the mix/master. Is the CD mastered professionally.
Jan
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I think they sound simply fantastic brother !! Your music is a testimony of what can be done with Biab and Real Tracks. You are a gifted songwriter indeed. I was thoroughly blessed by your music, Thanks.
Did you use anything for the vocal harmonies? They were amazing !!!
Keep on keep'n on . . . . .
Trax
Thanks for the kind words! For the vocal harmonies, all the vocals are my wife (Rachel) and me. I usually "layered" all the background vocals, recording each part 3 times, and then blended them all together (placing each part in different locations by panning) in the mix. For the actual mixing/mastering, I used Sonar Studio 8.5.
Steve Young Music"In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." - Robert Schumann
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Hi Steve,
Welcome to the forums. You've got a great sound happening! I thoroughly enjoyed your presentation and production - great arrangements, terrific singing and well written songs. Kudos to you and Rachel
Regards,
Noel
Thanks Noel!!!
Steve Young Music"In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." - Robert Schumann
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Excellent!!! Vocals - mix - master
I didn't realize that the realtracks could sound so 'real' and lively. You did a great job with the mix/master. Is the CD mastered professionally.
Jan
Thanks, Jan! This is totally a "homegrown" project.
I constructed all the songs in Band-In-A-Box, using nothing but RealTrax and RealDrums (except for just a couple of midi string patches that BIAB produced). Even though I play keyboard, I don't even own a keyboard at the present time, so I was totally limited to what I could get out of BIAB.
Once the songs were constructed in BIAB, I saved each individual part as a WAV file. Then imported each wav file into Sonar Studio 8.5 (Cakewalk). (I really like RealBand, but I am more used to using Sonar, so that is what I used.) Then in Sonar, I recorded all the vocals. All the mixing and mastering was done in Sonar. I used T-Racks VST plugins (Tube-based EQ, Compressor, Multiband Limiter, and Clipper) for the mastering.
We were on a VERY limited budget, so I couldn't afford to pay someone to Master it for me. Just spent a lot of time, developing ear fatigue! I'm sure Rachel is really sick of hearing the songs!
Steve Young Music"In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." - Robert Schumann
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Well, you've got taste and ya done good!
And, of course, I loves me some good praise music...
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Well, you've got taste and ya done good!
And, of course, I loves me some good praise music...
--Mac
Amen, Bro!!! (And thanks for the kind words.)
Steve Young Music"In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." - Robert Schumann
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Very inspiring Steve, thanks for sharing your tunes, and for describing your process.
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Band-in-a-Box 2025 Italian Version is Here!
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