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I wrote this one when I first got Band in a Box but I've only just got around to recording it. I'm not sure if I maybe overdid some of the vocal effects in this one, I suppose it's pretty hard to use certain features subtly if you're still learning how they work!

Lyrics:

Every day you keep ringing my phone
Hoping to catch me when I'm all alone
Thinkin I'll miss you after all this time
But being alone tops living a lie

You think that I'll be wit you
But one day it'll hit you cause.

Na na na na na
You think you got me
Na na na na na
But I've broke free
Na na na na na
You know you crossed the line
Na na na na no
Baby not this time

With each and every message you leave
You explain that you've made a mistake
But crying and apologies are easy for you to fake
I gotta say that I have no regrets
And it's time for me to move on

You think that I'll be wit you
But one day it'll hit you cause.

Na na na na na
You think you got me
Na na na na na
But I've broken free
Na na na na na
You know you crossed the line
Na na na na no
Baby not this time

For some reason I don't hate you
And I hope that you're OK
But when you say that you need me back
I know I have to stay away

You say that I'll come back to ya
But this time it's not happening yeah.

Na na na na na
You think you got me
Na na na na na
But I've broken free
Na na na na na
You know you crossed the line
Na na na na no
Baby not this time

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For me this may be the best song you've created yet...
I can hear all sorts of improvements in your work...
Yeah... I really enjoyed listening to this one!


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I don't think you overdid the vocal effects at all. I think they're just right for the overall feel of the song! Thanks for sharing.


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I thought this was really good. The vocal effects sounded fine with me.

Keep up the good work.


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Richard, I think you did a great job on this! I think the vocal effects work ok for tune!! Great visuals in the video! Thanks, Torrey

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I'm OK with vocal effects - some artefacts from autotuning etc?.
You'll do that less as you improve with that aspect.
The backing sounds like you put a blanket over the rhythm section.
The songs fine.


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Thanks for all of the feedback guys and for taking the time to listen to it.

Rayc - it was mainly the intentional artifacts (the last word of each verse and chorus) which were meant to have the "autotune-style" sound. As well as the delay and distortion I put on the same words. I liked it but I wasn't 100% sure if it was a bit much. The consensus seems to be that the effects were OK though, which I'm glad about!

I'm slowly getting the hang of the pitch correction stuff. I hope I can get to a point where I'd feel comfortable using it in a song in which I would want it to sound like I hadn't used any correction at all. Fingers crossed all of the practice will pay off!

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Nicely done - I personally thought the vocal effects were suiting. Definitely gave it a standout effect. Made it just that little bit more attention grabbing, personally. That aside, I thought it was nicely catchy and easy to follow.

Thanks for sharing smile


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Richard,
Big improvement here! To my ears, vocals work fine with FX used.
I agree with Ray on a "blanket" over drum section. I think if you separate drum track and treat it separately (more dry and louder?) before going into Master, it might help bring clarity.

Thank you for sharing!

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Thanks for taking the time to listen and give feedback.

Yeah, that's a good idea with the drums, I think I may have added too much reverb across the instruments in general but the I think it really does tell on the drums. Thanks for that suggestion.

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Excellent song. Love that backtrack. Super vocal. Well done


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Well done Richard, I admired the overall vibe on this. The different elements really glue well together and a solid key signature choice too. Great work on the vocals. Well done!


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