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A New song called My Old Freind (new mix) #402301 03/23/17 02:13 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 338 england B Biglad OP Journeyman
OP Biglad Journeyman B Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 338 england	I got a txt message the other day from an old friend.the message said its been a while,that got me thinking and I took the inspiration from that.we all have friends who through circumstances unkown or distance between us.we don't always see.this is dedicated to those who are forever old friends this is a new mix https://soundcloud.com/brad-stevens-uk/my-old-freind-new-mix **** Song Summary ********* Title: MY OLD FREIND File:MY OLD FREIND.SGU Key=C , Tempo 120, Length (m:s)=4:06 , Style is _OVRCAST.STY (Overcast Emotive Songwriter Folk) RealTracks in style: ~2478:Bass, Acoustic, Held Ev 110 RealTracks in style: ~405:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 120 RealTracks in style: ~522:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 120 RealTracks in style: ~1119:Guitar, 12-String Acoustic, Strumming Ev 120 RealTracks in song: ~618:Fiddle, Background Allis Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 2637:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryBentNoteBalladJohn Ev 085 RealDrums in Song: NashBrushBalDbKEv16^1-a: Snare, HiHat , b: QuarterHat, TripletSnare ***************** 23/03/2017 KEY OF C T120 MY OLD FREIND MY OLD FREIND ITS BEEN QUITE A WHILE SINCE WE SAT HERE AT THIS BAR AND WATCHED THE WORLD PASS BY REMEMBERING ALL OUR YESTERDAYS OUR CRAZY LIVES AND LOVERS LOST AND BAD MISTAKES WE MADE MY OLD FREIND WHERE HAS TIME GONE WE WERE BOTH JUST SEVENTEEN AND STILL AT HOME THOSE MIDNIGHT DIPS WITH AMY LOU CARRIE ANNE AND ALL THE GANG WHERED THEY ALL GO TO ID LIKE TO THANK YOU MY OLD FREIND FOR ALL THE STORIES AND TIMES WE THOUGHT WOULD NEVER END FOR BEEN RIGHT HERE JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MY OLD FREIND I THANK YOU MY OLD FREIND YOU WERE ALWAYS BY MYSIDE STOOD TOGETHER THROUGH STROMY TIMES YOU HELD ME WHEN I CRIED WITHOUT YOU HERE I WOULDNT BE THE MAN YOU KNEW YOU PUT ME ON A RIGHTOUS PATH AND FOR THAT GOD BLESS YOU MY OLD FREIND I FINALLY FOUND TRUE LOVE SOMEONE SENT FROM SOMEWHERE HIGH MAYBE FROM UP ABOVE IM SMILING NOW AND THROWING BALL WITH MY BOYS A WISERMAN I UNDERSTAND THE WORLD AND ALL IT NOISE ID LIKE TO THANK YOU MY OLD FREIND FOR ALL THE STORIES AND TIMES WE THOUGHT WOULD NEVER END FOR BEEN RIGHT HERE JUST WHEN I NEEDED YOU MY OLD FREIND I THANK YOU Hope you enjoy guys Cheers John Last edited by Biglad; 03/24/17 08:41 AM. Os Windows Biab 2018. studio one pro 3 ozone 8 focusrite 214 se electronics Gemini mic

Re: A New song called My Old Freind Biglad #402354 03/24/17 03:11 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida tommyad Veteran
tommyad Veteran Joined: May 2011 Posts: 4,335 Florida	Brad, first of all, I love the song. Great melody and some fine lyrics combine to capture the melancholy sentiment. I am afraid there is a problem with the recording. Way too much compression. When the drums and bass kick in it becomes unlistenable. It should be an easy fix to a fine song. Tom

Re: A New song called My Old Freind Biglad #402356 03/24/17 03:16 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida	Cool song, John (Brad?)... nice singable melody. I agree with Tom's comment - there is a lot of distortion in the mix. The opening guitar sounds great... 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: A New song called My Old Freind Biglad #402380 03/24/17 04:46 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,330 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 8,330 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Very cool subject matter for the song. I often think of old friends and wonder how they are doing. Super vocal and lyric Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: A New song called My Old Freind tommyad #402436 03/24/17 08:42 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 338 england B Biglad OP Journeyman
OP Biglad Journeyman B Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 338 england	Thanks tommy sppreicate the feedback .ive gone back and re remixed it.hope it sounds better Os Windows Biab 2018. studio one pro 3 ozone 8 focusrite 214 se electronics Gemini mic

Re: A New song called My Old Freind floyd jane #402437 03/24/17 08:43 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 338 england B Biglad OP Journeyman
OP Biglad Journeyman B Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 338 england	Thank you Floyd ,appreciate the comments.ive gone back and tried to fix it,hopefully it will sound better.cheers john Os Windows Biab 2018. studio one pro 3 ozone 8 focusrite 214 se electronics Gemini mic

Re: A New song called My Old Freind Scott C #402438 03/24/17 08:44 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 338 england B Biglad OP Journeyman
OP Biglad Journeyman B Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 338 england	hi scott thanks for the comment as tommy and Floyd pointed out.it distorts when the drums come in have another listen please.see if ive got it right this time Os Windows Biab 2018. studio one pro 3 ozone 8 focusrite 214 se electronics Gemini mic

Re: A New song called My Old Freind (new mix) Biglad #402532 03/24/17 12:42 PM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 1,679 Cremona-Italy Sergio Guarneri Expert
Sergio Guarneri Expert Joined: Oct 2014 Posts: 1,679 Cremona-Italy	Nice country tune for me as a lover of country songs. Excellent mixing. Sergio Sergio

Re: A New song called My Old Freind (new mix) Biglad #402540 03/24/17 01:37 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,163 California Muzic Trax Veteran
Muzic Trax Veteran Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 5,163 California	Great melody, lyric and structure. The overall mix is off to my ears? Seems like the compression is a little on the hot side and the panning of the instruments seem hard L/R? Maybe that was on purpose and we all like our instruments panned the way WE want to hear them in a mix. This one is worth a lil more work on those two things, IMO. Great song though and I am jealous of how people can put pen to heart things Trax ps: You can check your balance by playing your mixes through a car radio or boombox as well. If they sound great in those, they will sound great as MP3/WMA etc. Last edited by Muzic Trax; 03/24/17 01:39 PM.

Re: A New song called My Old Freind (new mix) Muzic Trax #403557 03/25/17 07:21 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 338 england B Biglad OP Journeyman
OP Biglad Journeyman B Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 338 england	hi music trax ive re done thw mix .is it still a little too much compression? I purposely panned the fiddle and guitar to try and give a sense of space ,does it not work/ appreciate the comments .im always ready to listen and learn thank you Os Windows Biab 2018. studio one pro 3 ozone 8 focusrite 214 se electronics Gemini mic

Re: A New song called My Old Freind (new mix) Biglad #403610 03/25/17 12:27 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands RnAM Veteran
RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,067 The Netherlands	Hello John, We agree with Tommy that Brad used too much compression on the vocals, just kidding Apart from that this is very well done! Rob and Anne-Marie We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: A New song called My Old Freind (new mix) Biglad #403620 03/25/17 12:52 PM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 62 B Big john Enthusiast
Big john Enthusiast B Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 62	THAT WAS NICE MY FRIEND A NICE SONG

Re: A New song called My Old Freind (new mix) Biglad #404285 03/28/17 05:14 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA. 44kfl Veteran
44kfl Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 2,360 Middletown, PA.	Nice song very good melody and strong vocals I think that it is written very well also Kenny

Re: A New song called My Old Freind (new mix) 44kfl #405665 04/06/17 09:27 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	Originally Posted By: 44kfl Nice song very good melody and strong vocals I think that it is written very well also Kenny Agreed! Very nice!! I'm listening on cheap computer speakers but Tom and Floyd have great ears so you can count on their feedback. Nicely done! Take care. Greg

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