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Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles #360340 08/10/16 10:41 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	So, I just bought the new Xtra styles for $29 while on a 2 day pit stop before heading to NYC. It said they were 164 pre-mixed and pre-engineered styles ready to go, so I thought that was a good deal and I would take one for a spin. https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs/sanctuary I purposefully did not try to get fancy because I wanted to see how they would sound all by themselves without throwing in a bunch of extra stuff. So this is a simple song, but I hope you like it. I highly recommend those Xtra Styles. They are killer. Just like they said, they are practically pre-engineered and ready to go, minus whatever tweaks you want to give. This is a singer songwriter style called ANCHOR. Sanctuary By David Snyder V1 Sometimes you win Sometimes you lose you never get a chance to choose then you read the front page news and you could say to yourself what’s the use CH 1: So I’m glad you’ve been My sanctuary in the storm Yeah the world is cold as money baby But you’re the fire that keeps me warm V2 Sometimes the world Will break your heart Sometimes love rips you all apart You look overboard, searching for clues tangled up in the fishnet you see the lost and the confused CH 2: So I’m glad you’ve been My sanctuary in the storm I pull up my anchor Even though my sails are torn And I sail towards the shoreline And I fall into your arms Yes you’ve always been my sanctuary in the storm Break: Ooooooh Ch 3 Yes you’ve always been My sanctuary in the storm And I sail towards the shoreline And I fall in to your arms Yes you’ve always been my sanctuary in the storm Yes you’ve always been my sanctuary in the storm All music and lyrics copyright 2016 by David Snyder **** Song Summary *********** Title: Sanctuary File:Sanctuary.SGU Key=D , Tempo 65, Length (m:s)=4:11 No intro. 64 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 64. Repeat x1 chorus RealTracks in style: 1825:Bass, Electric, PopModernGrooveHeld Ev16 075 RealTracks in style: ~364:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 065 RealTracks in style: 1596:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Pop16ths Ev16 065 RealTracks in style: ~367:Guitar, Electric, Background Dreamy Ev 065 RealTracks in style: 1856:Cello, Background PopCountry Ev 085 RealDrums in style: NashBrushBalDbKEv16^1-a: Snare, HiHat , b: QuarterHat, TripletSnare David Snyder: Additional Guitars, Vocals, Special Effects David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles David Snyder #360392 08/10/16 11:09 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,896 Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran
BlueAttitude Veteran Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,896 Ontario, Canada	Good song! Great lyrics. I dig your vocal, the way your phrase your vocal lines. Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles David Snyder #360423 08/11/16 01:07 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,691 Middlesex, NC Guitarhacker Veteran
Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,691 Middlesex, NC	nice work. Imma try to make it next week. You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles David Snyder #360424 08/11/16 01:30 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida tommyad Veteran
tommyad Veteran Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida	David, Nice write, lyrics are well conceived with a melody that compliments them perfectly. The production sounds good. I'll have to check out the new Xtra styles. Tom

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles David Snyder #360452 08/11/16 04:01 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,888 Karlsruhe, Germany boehm Veteran
boehm Veteran Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 2,888 Karlsruhe, Germany	Hi David, nice lyrics and vocal delivery. That style sounds good. Guenter http://www.21d.de/ Latest Song: What You Desire

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles David Snyder #360486 08/11/16 07:12 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc Veteran
Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	David, I like the tenderness of your vocals on this. The extended 2nd chorus has my favourite lines: I pull up my anchor Even though my sails are torn and those oohs are just right....I wanted to hear more! I think you`ve convinced me the new styles are a good buy. Robert

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles David Snyder #360523 08/11/16 10:19 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 15,877 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 15,877 GA USA	Excellent write and delivery David. Very nice. We have those styles but are yet to check them out. Will do. J&B Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles David Snyder #360530 08/11/16 10:36 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands RnAM Veteran
RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands	Good work David, and yes that style pack is gorgeous. Just purchased it myself! Rob We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles David Snyder #360540 08/11/16 12:20 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,602 Northeastern, USA rsdean Veteran
rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,602 Northeastern, USA	David, Outstanding! Great song and delivery - love the vocal. Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles BlueAttitude #360547 08/11/16 01:10 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	Hey Dave, Thanks a lot! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles Guitarhacker #360548 08/11/16 01:10 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	I appreciate that Herb. Look forward to seeing ya!! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles tommyad #360549 08/11/16 01:11 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	Thanks Tom. They are really super cool. Very interesting to study. A music degree in and of itself. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles boehm #360550 08/11/16 01:11 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	Thank Guenter! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles Robertkc #360551 08/11/16 01:13 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	Thanks for the nice words Robert! Yeah, those styles are wonderful. They are great to study to see how a good, solid, simple, well engineered production can be done. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles Janice & Bud #360552 08/11/16 01:14 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	Thanks Janice and Bud! And thanks again for the stunning vox on Bible Janice! Really, really good. Yeah, these Xtra styles are something to study I am telling ya. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles RnAM #360553 08/11/16 01:14 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	Thanks guys. Have fun with those! They are a producer's dream. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles rsdean #360556 08/11/16 01:21 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,443 North Carolina	Thanks Bob! You will love those Xtra styles if you don't already have them. Some of the singer songwriters ones are right up your alley with the current masterieces you are writing that production style you are cultivating. You will absolutely love them. Trust me. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles David Snyder #360576 08/11/16 04:23 PM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 1,143 Philippines Trygve Larsen Expert
Trygve Larsen Expert Joined: Oct 2015 Posts: 1,143 Philippines	This is really good David ! Really reminds me of some Pink Floyd songs... Outstanding ! Love ur vocal also... Forever Grateful, BUT, sometimes pissed of. Trygve "Leo" Larsen BiaB 2020, Windows 8.1, Intel Core i5 CPU, 270GHz, 32 Gb RAM My OLD tracks on Soundcloud; https://soundcloud.com/trygve-larsen My NEW is unpublished The Universe = Uni-verse ie one song.

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles David Snyder #360590 08/11/16 08:08 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,934 South Africa JoanneCooper Veteran
JoanneCooper Veteran Joined: May 2012 Posts: 2,934 South Africa	Sometimes you win sometimes you lose! Isn't that just true. Now if only we can get the winning to outweigh the losing. Nice song. Loved the laid back vocal. LyricLab – Where words become music https://www.lyriclab.net/

Re: Sanctuary_New BIAB Xtra Styles David Snyder #360877 08/14/16 09:21 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA G Greg Johnson Veteran
Greg Johnson Veteran G Joined: Dec 2013 Posts: 7,052 Davis, CA	Hi David. Love it!! I accidentally posted the comment on the other "Sanctuary" by Paddy. Check there. Take care. Greg

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