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Hello everyone This is another song that we recorded a few years ago using a keyboard for backing tracks. I completely reworked the music using BIAB - I then added the vocals from the original tracks. I played acoustic rhythm guitar but everything else is BIAB. My friend Dewayne wrote the lyrics and sings all the vocals. Thanks Mike http://soundcloud.com/mred/back-to-yesterday
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Your vocal is superb. Sort of a mix between Rod Stewart and Journey. Love the classic rock feel, fits the song perfect. Harmonies are right on. Thanks for sharing! My Music
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Thanks PG for listening and for the comments. It really is enjoyable putting together a project like this with all the tools available.
Mike
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Hi Mike,
What a great song! Everything about it is excellent: the writing, the arranging, the singing, the production - all top notch! The work is a real credit to you and Dewayne. It sounded like something that could sit well with a large number of singers. If it hasn't yet made its way into the realm of professional artists, it sure has the potential to do so.
All the best,
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Mike,
Very cool. Agree with what everyone has said... great vocals on this.
Bob
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Noel & Bob
Thank you for listening and for the kind words. Dewayne and I have recorded a lot of songs over the years and I like being able to take the vocals from those recordings, adding new music with BIAB and then mixing it in Sonar. We are working on some other projects but it's a slow process.
Thanks again
Mike
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I agree, it's a very strong tune and a nice, heartfelt vocal. You must have had a metronome going with the original keyboard part because the BIAB parts fit the vocal perfectly.
One thing I would like to hear is a bit more change-up in the drum part or maybe some change in instrument or strum style or something for verse 2 and the bridge. You can hear the BIAB string-like pad come in, probably the B style which does change the drum part and fills somewhat. Maybe add some tambourine? I just like to hear things changing and building a bit more. Also the drums are a bit muffled in the mix.
(One thing I did on my recent "Drambuie" was to bring in the MIDI drum part along with the exported RealTracks into Sonar X1 - this way I could see what the drummer was playing and add a few strategic cymbal hits I wanted to hear on some transitions, using drum sounds from SD3 or in my case EZDrummer.)
But these are minor things - overall it's a very cool song.
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Bruce
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Hello Bruce
Thanks for your post and suggestions. The original music track was created with a workstation that included backing tracks and therefore a metronome wasn't necessary as the timing was automatic.
Thanks for listening.
Mike
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Hi Mike,
What a great song! Everything about it is excellent: the writing, the arranging, the singing, the production - all top notch! The work is a real credit to you and Dewayne. It sounded like something that could sit well with a large number of singers. If it hasn't yet made it's way into the realm of professional artists, it sure has the potential to do so.
All the best,
Noel
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Thanks for listening and for the two thumbs up.
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Mike,
Engaging melody. Strong chorus. Dewayne sounds great on the vox and harmonies. Really nice job on updating and incorporating the new tracks.
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Mike,
What can I say... Excellent! Really enjoyed this. Great job on the vocals. Like Noel said, this could fit a lot of vocalists. Don Henley, Rod Stewart, even Vince Gill, etc.
Thanks for sharing this!
Steve
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Thank you for listening and taking the time to comment. BIAB has provided a lot of inspiration for retrieving these songs and adding new music.
Mike
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Steve
I have read your mixing tips and I am using some of the suggestions.
Thanks so much for taking the time to share your know-how.
Mike
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Lovely song. I hear the Eagles influence. Production is top rate. Great lyrics and vocals. This is a real masterpiece. I love it.
Great job!
p.s. Yes, I can hear Rod the Mod doing this one too.
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Thanks for your comments. Dewayne has been in several bands over the years that covered a lot of artists including Rod Stewart and the Eagles.
I have been using some of the great mixing tips from the forums and also trying different plug-ins found in Sonar X1. I'm no expert but I am learning with each song we do.
Thanks
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Nice production. Over the years I've found this tempo a challenge whether playing live, recording or mixing. Hard to hide anything in the mix with a tune like this. Good work all the way around.
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You're right the tempo is challenging. I would liked to have had a stronger intro but nothing else seemed to fit.
Thanks for your comments.
Mike
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I like this song!! It reminds me of my younger days. It is a real belt buckle polisher. occ
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Mike,
Very nice song. Thanks.
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