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Hello friends. It has been a while since I have posted. It is good to see such great activity on this forum. I have just written a new song using BIAB R/T. What a wonderful song writing tool.I used Reaper for all the editing and mastering. All comments are welcomed. Thanks, Marty Why Did We Let It Go This Far http://www.soundclick.com/player/single_player.cfm?songid=10994062&q=hi&newref=1SLCWaltz Country Waltz 535 Elec Bass 1124 Fiddle 824 Ac. Guitar 822 Ac Guitar 1126 Pedal Steel Why Did We Let It Go This Far I never knew what really happened How we got to where we are A hopeless love filled with sadness Why did we let it go this far All we have now are old memories Of a love that grew apart Seems like time made a difference, Why did we let it go this far Chorus: Loving you was so easy We never knew what we had I only know how much I miss you How did love so good grow so bad We can pick up the broken pieces And maybe catch our falling star But your gone and it seems so hopeless Why did we let it go this far Ride: Chorus: Loving you was so easy We never knew what we had I only know how much I miss you How did love so good grow so bad We can pick up the broken pieces And maybe catch our falling star But your gone and it seems so hopeless Why did we let it go this far
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Hey Marty - good to hear you again - it has been a while.
You do have a great way of mixing, and a voice that is able to cross many genres and sell a song.
I think you've got the soul of Hank in this one.
On the technical side, which mastering features in Reaper did you use?
Keep up the good work - Ian
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Hello Ian!
Thanks for listening. Mastering was done with Izotope Ozone 4 for this song. However most of the time I use:
2 instances of JS Schwa/soft_clipper and 2 instances of JS Loser Master Limiters. The seem to work real well and best of all they come with Reaper.
Marty
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Nicely done Marty! Country isn't my thing but I love Willie Neslon's voice and you sure have his beautiful pitch and distinctive timbre. That's a very strong song expertly recorded. Thanks for the enjoyable listen!  John
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What a fantastic recording. great stuff...
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I appreciate the kind words skyline. Thanks for listening.
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Thank you pikeyh. It is great to hear your comments.
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Good stuff Marty. And outstanding arranging imo - really nice! I don't hear Willie maybe a hint of Mickey Gilley - but really all Marty and well done! 
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Marty,
Nice job - love the song. Agree with Josie on the sound/feel. You have such a great clear tone.
Bob
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Hi Marty, It may have been a while since you posted, as you said, but it was certainly worth the wait! Really nice job all round. Could hear Alan Jackson doing this! Good luck with it Martin
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Thanks to all who listened. I really makes one inspired to do even better on the next tune. Thanks again to the BIAB GURUS for such wonderful software.
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Hi Marty,
What a song! It's really good and very easy to listen to. You always handle the AABA form so wonderfully well and this one was no exception.
What really appealed to me was the the skill with which the lyrics were crafted. I loved the way that you linked lines 1 and 3 in each A-section with the consonance "s" sound in each line's final word and then used perfect rhyme in lines 2 and 4. It worked for me! To my ears, this really helped capture the self-reflective feel of the song. One thought that occurred as I listened was to wonder how "fallen star" rather than "falling star" would sound in the lyrics.
I don't normally comment on lyrics because they are often very personal. I hope you don't mind my thoughts. As I have already indicated, these are incredibly well crafted and well developed lyrics in my opinion. They're a great match for the music.
All the best,
Noel
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Hello Noel!
It is good to hear from you again and thanks for the listen. I really appreciate your input on my songs. It gives me great food for thought. You are so right about "fallen star". I sang it that way but if you notice the written lyrics, I wrote "falling star". I guess I can blame it on my Louisiana/Texas accent...LOL. Have a blessed day,
Marty
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Marty,
Nice job on this one! Very good, solid arrangement, and your vocals are excellent. Keep up the good work!
Steve
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Thank you Steve. I really appreciate your comment and your taking the time to listen.
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Good to see you back, and WOW what a song to lead with. Very slick production, and excellent writing. You said you used reaper, what kind of soundcard do you have in your computer? Thanks for sharing! Keep 'em coming. My Music ReverbnationMy 50/90 Songwriting Challenge My Music MyspaceRead My Blog
My TunesPsalm 57:7 My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
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Thanks PgFantastic. Yes, I use Reaper for all my editing and Mastering. I use a usb Focusrite Saffire 6 for my interface and sound card. I am very happy with the performance. Thank you so much for listening and for the compliment.
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Marty, that is a nice song, i enjoyed your easy country sound. I also hear a little Mickey Gilley, which is funny i was doing an old Gilley tune last night during my practice. Reaper is a nice package, i use it on occasion. I prefer Sonar i think it has better plugings, and better midi, but Reaper is a sweet setup for routing and simple audio tracking.
Funny thing is i recorded a song the other day in RB, then mixed and mastered a version in all three, RB, Reaper, and Sonar, and funny i got just as nice a result in RB as the others with one exception. It does not have as easy of automation envelopes tools.
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Hey Marty!! This is a beautiful song, Very professionally done. I really could polish a belt buckle on this song. occ
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