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wow! That's a major production. Sounds totally professional. Cheers.
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Hello ROG,
Seeing the title: 'No matter what' immediately made me think of Boyzone (which I like by the way, haha). But this was something completely different.
it's a beautiful song, very well done and I very much like the backing vocals on the chorus.
One little nit: through my speakers I detect some distortion in the mix, especially in the chorus. Is this correct?
Apart from that, this is up to your usual high standards!
Rob
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Loved the vocals. Very cool tune. Guitar intro was very nice as well Hi Scott. Thanks for the listen and the nice comments. ROG.
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Nice work; great vocal; thanks for sharing! Many thanks, Robert. Always value your reviews. ROG
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Hi, Rog and Andy !:))
WOW, what a tune !!
and so expertly
executed in every
aspect !!!
My Rogfav from now on !!
Cheers
Dani Hi Dani. Many thanks. Pleased that it's now your fav track! ROG
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wow! That's a major production. Sounds totally professional. Cheers. Hi RichMac. Thanks for the listen. Professional is what we aim for, so your comments are much appreciated. ROG.
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ROG and Andy, It's lots of applause from here in Melbourne for you both. This was just great to listen to. Andy, you've got a great set of pipes on you; moreover, you know how to use them! Terrific song, terrific lead work, too. ROG, this production must have taken quite a while to pull together. It seems like a 5,000 piece jigsaw puzzle and every bit only has a single spot made for it. Impressive. This is a creation that you both have every right to feel mega-proud of. All the best, Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2026
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Hello ROG,
Seeing the title: 'No matter what' immediately made me think of Boyzone (which I like by the way, haha). But this was something completely different.
it's a beautiful song, very well done and I very much like the backing vocals on the chorus.
One little nit: through my speakers I detect some distortion in the mix, especially in the chorus. Is this correct?
Apart from that, this is up to your usual high standards!
Rob Hi there R & A-M. Thanks for the listen and the review. In the chorus there are some over-driven guitars chugging on Root/5th and I think that this is probably what you're hearing. It's the only part of the song which has them in and I've listened again and can't hear any distortion other than that which is intended. Those guitars are there to lend a bit of power to the bass in that section and you've got good ears to separate them out from everything else which is going on! Very pleased that you liked it otherwise. Cheers, ROG.
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ROG and Andy, It's lots of applause from here in Melbourne for you both. This was just great to listen to. Andy, you've got a great set of pipes on you; moreover, you know how to use them! Terrific song, terrific lead work, too. ROG, this production must have taken quite a while to pull together. It seems like a 5,000 piece jigsaw puzzle and every bit only has a single spot made for it. Impressive. This is a creation that you both have every right to feel mega-proud of. All the best, Noel Hi Noel. Always pleased when I get a review from you. Yes, it did take a while to put together. The basic chord structure, melody and lyrics came fairly quickly, but it's all the bits and pieces which take the time. This is when working in Powertracks is such a delight. It would have taken ten times as long on tape, if it could have been done at all! We'd have needed to record all the BVs in one go, instead of being able to track them all up. Anyway, many thanks for listening and all the kind words. ROG.
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Hello
great song and tone used
It must have been a hard job to use all 48 tracks!!
can you tell me what effect you used on the guitar?
It is highly helpful for me.
Thanks.
Hello.
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Hello
great song and tone used
It must have been a hard job to use all 48 tracks!!
can you tell me what effect you used on the guitar?
It is highly helpful for me.
Thanks.
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Hi Sergio. Thanks for the listen and review. For this guitar solo, the guitar went through an old (1970s) Carlsboro amp with a line out to the computer. The effect was California Sun, which is an absolutely brilliant plug-in. Even better - it's free and you can get it from here. http://audiorammer.com/site/?q=freetortion-series/volume-v-california-sunRead about it on this screen and then click "downloads" at the top of the screen. It's simple to use and works well for both clean and over-drive sounds. The sound was probably helped by the fact that I was playing a 1959 Fender Telecaster - I've had it for a long time, so I didn't pay a collector's price for it! Cheers, ROG.
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