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House Party #485728 08/13/18 12:44 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina	So, this is my submission to the Xtra Styles 5 Midi Contest. I heard the Rainbows style once and went Oh yeah. A “cheerful all-MIDI 1970 synth pop style with synth bass, synth brass, electric piano, and an echo sweep pad. Enthusiastic pop drums are played with a standard drum kit.” Right. Let’s just say Talking Heads. https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs2/house-party So, I ran the midi from that style through various "retro" synths, emulating classic synths of the 80s era like the Yamaha DX-7 and Prophet 5, along with bass synths. I am playing the guitar. Midi drums are rum through session drummer with loads of effects. As the song progresses, I begin to layer in some stuff from the Android style in Xtra Styles Pak 2. Intentionally, I did not push the volume on this but strove for an 80s mix. It went through extensive mixing, then I used Ozone 8 elements to first give it a 14 LUFS starting point and used “tight and punchy” afterwards with some adjustments. It was mixed in Cakewalk by Bandlab with a compressor, tube emulator and tape emulator on the master bus. Hope you have fun. Style: Rainbows, Category: Midi House Party By David Snyder V1 House party gonna drive you crazy You better hope that nobody comes If you invite those people from church You know they’ll probably be speaking in tongues You should know that your friends are flaky You’ve no idea what on earth you’ve done CH House Party gonna drive you crazy House Party gonna make you insane House Party's like life during wartime House Party is a dangerous game Say no no no no no no no no no no no no Just say no V2 House party, you better watch it Everybody’s gonna get too high They’ll drink too much and start committing adultery Set off explosions when they trip the wire House Party is more than you can handle You know they’re going to set the house on fire CH House Party gonna drive you crazy House party gonna make you insane House Party ain’t no CBGBs House Party is a dangerous game Just say no V3 Your friends know nothing about logging into Facebook They’re only coming to your house to rock They don’t nothing ‘bout an iPhone Facetime They don’t know nothing about a Band in a Box House Party’s gonna get you some jail time House Party’s never gonna stop CH House Party's gonna drive you crazy House Party's gonna make you insane House Party maybe once in a lifetime House Party is a dangerous game Just say no Say no no no no no no no no no no no no Just say no Just say no no no no no no Just say no Words and Music Copyright 2018 by David Snyder, ASCAP/Day of Faith Records David Snyder, Vocals, Guitar, Synths and Keyboards, Engineering, Production Telepathic Spiritual Guidance: David Byrne Additional Xtra Styles besides Rainbows midi: Style is _ANDROID.STY (Android Soul Funk w Synthesizer) Xtra Styles 2 RealTracks in style: 2524:Bass, Electric, FunkHalfNotePulseSync Ev16 100 RealTracks in style: 2407:Synth, Rhythm JazzFunkPlucky Ev 110 RealTracks in style: 1570:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Soul60sHighBackBeat Ev 110 Loop in Style: HipHop\Old School - ush105c drums ev8.wav RealDrums in style: FunkyGroove60s^1-a: Snare & Tom , b: 8ths Hat, Snare David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: House Party David Snyder #485784 08/14/18 05:22 AM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland Icelander Veteran
Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	Excellent - Party on, Garth! So you are taking part after all... and going for the same 'novelty' category as me, you cheek! Really though, I'm actually quite happy you also went for the midi category, it only increases the chances of others giving it some attention, and (hopefully) encourages PG to pick up on that with more midi styles in the future, of any kind p.s. A quick tech question if I may: You used the RD drums throughout or is there also some plugin drums in there? Last edited by Icelander; 08/14/18 05:24 AM. Reason: Correcting mistakes Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: House Party Icelander #485835 08/14/18 11:48 AM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina	Hey Icelander, I really enjoyed yours and yeah I love midi too! The drums are doubled. There are midi drums from the beginning run through Session Drummer in Cakewalk. I think the midi patch if I am not mistaken is power drums, but whatever it is I liked it and it is the most prominent drum sound you hear through the first chorus, only run through Session drummer with tons of effects and reverb. I wanted it to sound 80s and I think I got it. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: House Party Icelander #485852 08/14/18 01:20 PM
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,703 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,703 Hamlin NY	Sounds great David. House Party, been there - done that - I agree with you! I agree with Icelander in that the more people that use MIDI may might occur to PGMusic to generate more MIDI styles. OK, a random thought; Why does toilet paper need a commercial? Who's not buying it? 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: House Party David Snyder #485880 08/14/18 04:29 PM
Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland Icelander Veteran
Icelander Veteran Joined: Nov 2012 Posts: 4,786 Iceland	Originally Posted By: David Snyder Hey Icelander, ==== The drums are doubled. Aha, I thought there was something not quite as that RT style and now you confirm it, very good. And yes, the result is still quite convincing.. I mean, you had my ear second guessing, heh Originally Posted By: David Snyder I wanted it to sound 80s and I think I got it. Most definitely! Just because you can, doesn't mean you should! ---------------------------------------------------------------------- BBox 2022 Audiophile, Mac Pro Intel, OSX 10.6.8, 800x600 (TV VGA)

Re: House Party David Snyder #486525 08/18/18 05:48 PM
Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,844 Pensacola, Florida jford Veteran
jford Veteran Joined: Dec 2000 Posts: 12,844 Pensacola, Florida	That one will get you in the dance floor, David. Excellent. John Laptop-HP Omen I7 Win11Pro 32GB 12TB SSD Desktop-ASUS-I7 Win10Pro 32GB 12TB SATA BB2026/UMC204HD&404HD/Casios/Cakewalk/Reaper/Studio One/Notion/Dorico/Noteworthy/NI/Halion/IK http://www.sus4chord.com (under rehosting/construction)

Re: House Party jford #486685 08/19/18 12:36 PM
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina David Snyder OP Veteran
OP David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,491 North Carolina	Thanks John. Loved your Beethoven piece just now! David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs4 https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: House Party David Snyder #486833 08/20/18 10:09 AM
Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida Samuel Davis Journeyman
Samuel Davis Journeyman Joined: Aug 2017 Posts: 547 Florida	Fun song David. Lyrically very entertaining. The second verse sounds a bit like my house parties lol. Great job. Samuel Davis Jr BIAB 2018 + Cubase + Ignite BMI www.sammycountry.com

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