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She Was Made To Be Played #37123 09/20/09 10:13 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,815 Kemmrich OP Expert
OP Kemmrich Expert Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,815	Wrote this as part of a songfight.org challenge. I started off in songsmith, but I changed keys three times trying to get the melody in (LOL!). Just went to BIAB and started off with a Nora Jones type style -- POPBALL5.STY (Pop Ballad 5 - Ev. 8 Ballad) and then typed the chords in. I kept the default midi bass, piano, real drums (RockLiteEven8^4-Blastix,Snare) and soprano sax melody part. Then I added in realtracks: 362:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 085 365:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 085 409:Fiddle, Background George Ev 085. My parts are the vocals an acoustic lead guitar part. I still want to do a lot of polishing, but the songfight thing is due tonight I think, so this might be it for this round. MP3: She Was Made To Be Played 128kbs MP3: http://soundclick.com/share?songid=8111400 256kbs MP3: http://www.jkt9000.com/5090/made_to_be_played.mp3 Kevin Now at bandcamp: Crows Say Vee-Eh @ bandcamp or soundcloud: Kevin @ soundcloud

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Kemmrich #37124 09/20/09 10:41 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 14,576 Deville, La. USA Russell DeMussel Veteran
Russell DeMussel Veteran Joined: Aug 2000 Posts: 14,576 Deville, La. USA	This is good. Well played and produced. No complaints from me. It's so well balanced it sounds pro. Good on ya Mate. Good job. Russ Anyday above ground is a good day Computer is Hp Pavillion Vision 6 Ghz quad core AMD processor 8 Gig memory 1 TB hard drive 6 GB hard drive Windows 7 Premium Loose nut behind the keyboard

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Kemmrich #37125 09/20/09 10:45 AM Off-Topic
Joined: May 2000 Posts: 38,502 Chesapeake, Virginia USA M Mac Veteran
Mac Veteran M Joined: May 2000 Posts: 38,502 Chesapeake, Virginia USA	Nice. Kind of puts the kebash on those who seem to think that Songsmith is junk, huh? Same as with other programs, some folks try it once or maybe three times and blame bad results on the program, others, knuckle down and get to work, find the good things the proggie can do -- and exploit them. --Mac PGmusic FAQs, Tutorials and Updates! click here You must be Audiominds. www.audiominds.com

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Kemmrich #37126 09/20/09 12:03 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,586 Australia Noel96 Veteran
Noel96 Veteran Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 20,586 Australia	Hi Kevin, I am now listening to your song for the third time. I really like it. Your use of panning on the vocal is very imaginative and effective. There's no doubt about it, this song is well written, well arranged and well mixed. Kudos to you All the best, Noel MY SONGS... Audiophile BIAB 2026 audios on Soundcloud

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Noel96 #37127 09/20/09 12:42 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,163 California Muzic Trax Veteran
Muzic Trax Veteran Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,163 California	Very nicely done. This has a "Bread" type of vibe to it. Excellent song and mix brother. I enjoyed it. Trax

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Russell DeMussel #37128 09/20/09 01:39 PM Off-Topic
Joined: May 2006 Posts: 664 Portland, Oregon-USA PeteG Journeyman
PeteG Journeyman Joined: May 2006 Posts: 664 Portland, Oregon-USA	This one has a familiar sound to it. Sounding better all the time , best of luck , you're already a winner! Pete Gallatin http://www.reverbnation.com/patiopete

Re: She Was Made To Be Played PeteG #37129 09/20/09 02:38 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,815 Kemmrich OP Expert
OP Kemmrich Expert Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,815	Gentlemen, Thanks for all the kind words. I haven't been able to hit any harmonies for this one (too bad I don't have melodyne), so I am trying to get my wife to add some parts before I send it away. Re Songsmith: I have a tough time remembering melodies while I play guitar to figure out the chords (actually, I have a musical "blip" in my brain that makes it tough to really figure things out by ear -- poor melodic memory or something like that). Once I figure out how to use songsmith effectively, it will really help me get to those chords. Thanks again, Kevin Now at bandcamp: Crows Say Vee-Eh @ bandcamp or soundcloud: Kevin @ soundcloud

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Kemmrich #37130 09/20/09 04:31 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,724 USA Danny C. Veteran
Danny C. Veteran Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,724 USA	Kevin, It's all been said so forgive me for piling on . . . this is very nice indeed. Later, Danny C. www.dannycampo.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danny-Campo/379776252109306?skip_nax_wizard=true The More You Drink The Better I Sound

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Danny C. #37131 09/21/09 12:40 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,815 Kemmrich OP Expert
OP Kemmrich Expert Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,815	Thanks for stopping by Danny!!! kevin Now at bandcamp: Crows Say Vee-Eh @ bandcamp or soundcloud: Kevin @ soundcloud

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Danny C. #37132 09/22/09 10:50 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 516 The Netherlands, Europe Superbron Journeyman
Superbron Journeyman Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 516 The Netherlands, Europe	Quote: Kevin, It's all been said so forgive me for piling on . . . this is very nice indeed. Later, Ditto Cheers! It's nice to be important, but it's more important to be nice. www.soundclick.com/superbron

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Superbron #37133 09/25/09 06:23 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,815 Kemmrich OP Expert
OP Kemmrich Expert Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,815	Thanks Superbron, I enjoyed your latest tune you put up. Kevin Now at bandcamp: Crows Say Vee-Eh @ bandcamp or soundcloud: Kevin @ soundcloud

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Kemmrich #37134 09/25/09 07:52 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 98 Texas A Axegrinder01 Enthusiast
Axegrinder01 Enthusiast A Joined: Aug 2008 Posts: 98 Texas	This is yet another example of the talent displayed on these forums. A song like this always inspires me to do better at my writing, arranging, playing, and mixing. Thanks for sharing that with us. Fire, the wheel, and the I IV V -- foundations of civilization.

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Axegrinder01 #37135 09/25/09 05:07 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 199 S Shackman Apprentice
Shackman Apprentice S Joined: Sep 2005 Posts: 199	Great. Sweet sound. Very authentic sounding. I think you've just changed my mind about Real Band, Real Drums, Real Tracks etc. I've just got broadband so am enjoying listening immediately to the songs you guys put up. Now, am I brave enough to try the same? John

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Shackman #37136 09/25/09 06:33 PM Off-Topic
Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,086 Nashville, TN Sundance Veteran
Sundance Veteran Joined: May 2008 Posts: 5,086 Nashville, TN	Kevin, This is my fav of your songs so far. That "oh yeah" has been stuck in my head all day - thanks alot. Kidding aside, I really like it. Everyone hears different - I would back off the volume on the harmony and also on the drums just a hair or bring the vox up a wee bit - but jmho. "Oh yeahhhh...." Josie Youtube Channel Soundcloud

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Sundance #37137 09/25/09 08:03 PM Off-Topic
Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 809 Toronto edbulmer Expert
edbulmer Expert Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 809 Toronto	Kudos-good job. My website to hear my stuff- http://www.edbulmer.com/ guitar player, vocalist, sailor

Re: She Was Made To Be Played edbulmer #37138 09/28/09 07:53 AM Off-Topic
Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,815 Kemmrich OP Expert
OP Kemmrich Expert Joined: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,815	Axegrinder01: And BIAB makes it pretty easy! I haven't even gotten into pushes, style changes, tempo changes. I am only doing the easiest stuff. It is going to take years for me to really get to what BIAB can actually deliver (and PG will keep improving it). Shackman: Give it a try. I just did a another tune for Songfight where I just used the _STZ_120 style's demo pretty much as is for my base backing track. OK, I had to fix it (the 2nd guitar wouldn't play), I changed the section markers, added sax -- but it really is mostly the demo. It is a "throw-away" tune, so I didn't mind not spending a lot of time of the music composition. Try stuff like that! Sundance: One guy over at songfight hated my "Oh Yeas" (LOL!). I agree that the drums stick out a little bit -- and it got worse going from the WAV to the 128kbs MP3 file. Thanks for the comments edbulmer: Thanks for listening. Thanks to all who came by, listened and commented! Kevin Now at bandcamp: Crows Say Vee-Eh @ bandcamp or soundcloud: Kevin @ soundcloud

Re: She Was Made To Be Played Kemmrich #37139 09/29/09 05:21 PM Off-Topic
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