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Hi guys, I flew out to India for work a week ago and today is the first day without anything to do. So I thought I'd take the time to work on something I started just before I flew out. I wanted to do something slightly different to the ones I've done so far, but I know it's definitely got a bit of a 90's pop vibe to it!

I had a bit of a play about with the Waves Doubler and CLA Effects plugins in this one. I like them and think I can do a lot with them. I also used a few samples from Splice in it as well, I'm trying to work on making any samples or recordings I make fit in with the rest of the mix. Any feedback or tips on this would definitely be appreciated.

Style is _RNB_POP.STY (R&B Pop w/ Electric Piano)

RealTracks in style: ** N/A ** 1434:Bass, Electric, JazzFunkPoppy Ev16 110
RealTracks in style: ** N/A ** ~2495:Piano, Electric, HeldChords 120
Loop in Song: Percussion Loops\Loop124bpm Conga 8ths 2 bars low.wma
Loop in Song: Pop-Soul-RnB\Pop - pop_ballad_Drums_108_b ev16.wav
RealDrums [in style:UrbanPopEv8GoodGirl^1-a:Kck1, b:Clap

Lyrics:
I wanted
To walk this world alone
I didn't want
No-one to tie me down

But you appeared
And you opened my eyes
The way I feel
Is like you got me hypnotised

I feel that energy flowing through ya
Put your hand in mine while we cross the line yeah!

I thought everything
I needed was here
But I'm not gonna settle - No
I wanna go to the next level
I don't wannabe free
Ohh-no
Cause I need your love
I need your love

Now you are
All I think of at night
And your calls
Make every morning seem so bright

If I knew that
Love could feel this way
I'd never put
Those barriers in your way

I feel that energy flowing through ya
Put your hand in mine and we'll cross the line yeah!

I thought everything
I needed was here
But I'm not gonna settle - No
I wanna go to the next level
I don't wannabe free
Ohh-no
Cause I need your love
I need your love

I felt this from the start
Ohhh I never want us to be apart
I need your love

I feel that energy flowing right through ya
Put your hand in mine and we'll cross the line yeah!

Everything
I had wasn't enough
Won't settle
Make the next level
Ohhh
Ohhh
Cause I need your love

I thought everything
I needed was here
But I'm not gonna settle - No
I wanna go to the next level
I don't wannabe free
Ohh-no
Cause I need your love
I need your love

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I definitely am picking up that kinda 90s vibe you were talking about. Great job on this one!


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Richard,
Interesting tune. Definitely in 90s spirit smile

I think, if you add one or two more phrases "I need your love" fading at the end, it might make the "ending" more rounded.

Thank you for sharing!

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Enjoyable listen. Love the timbre of the vocal. Agree with Rustyspoon - spread the love out a little longer in the end.

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I'm not too keen on the hard panned vocal effect in the verses - partially because they're not sonically different to the main vocal (thin em out & raise the pitch to harmonize perhaps?) and becasue they, sort of, compete with the main vocal.
Good ideas though.
I'm glad you like the CLA pack - I'm not keen on his mixes so am not inclined toward the pack.
Waves...they all kill my computer.
Well done thus far.


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Cool tune. Very nice listen. Well done


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Hi Richartd ...

Definitely 90s Pop-Rock to my ears. And there's nothing wrong with that. Interesting but nice vocal treatment. Love the backing tracks, particularly the bass line. Thanks for a real nice listen. Wishing you the best ...

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You've created & produced a good song here...
I really like your vocals...
And I can see you are growing like a weed...
Each new tune seems to get better & better!


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Richard,

This has a good groove and the arrangement fits the genre. I`m no expert on this kind of pop, but could hear some high harmonies working.
At first I thought the key you chose was a bit low - your voice sounds good where it is though and with some tweaking of the ending you`re radio ready.

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Thank you very much to all of you for taking the time to listen and giving a bit of feedback. I really appreciate it. It's good to get a lot of positive feedback and some tips to improve it as well.

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Guess I was a bit late to the punch, but if you decide to make the tune public again let us know - I think I speak for others too when I say I'd love to hear it!


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Hey Richard, thanks for sharing this! Excellent mixdown on all of this and I dig the overall timbres. The vocals harmonize well with the other instruments. Great work!


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Thanks for taking the time to listen Joe. I appreciate that feedback and I'm glad you enjoyed it.

Deryk, the link should still work. It's set to a private link as I havent shared it completely publicly yet. But you should still be able to play the song using the link.

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