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Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Greg Johnson #515943 01/07/19 06:45 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia Belladonna OP Journeyman
OP Belladonna Journeyman Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia	Thanks for your comments Greg.

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down PeterF #515944 01/07/19 06:46 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia Belladonna OP Journeyman
OP Belladonna Journeyman Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia	Thanks Peter, I'm trying to work on the mix. I'll try your suggestions.

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Belladonna #515947 01/07/19 06:53 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,494 Kyrkslätt, Finland dani48 Veteran
dani48 Veteran Joined: Mar 2013 Posts: 4,494 Kyrkslätt, Finland	Hi, Donna ! I think it is a very sweet song you´ve written, really very fine ! I liked it very much !:)) Cheers Dani

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Belladonna #515948 01/07/19 06:56 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,330 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 8,330 North Carolina	Donna, I agree this has some really good lyrics, and very rich storytelling. I just wanted it louder like others so I could hear it a little better. 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: The Blues Won't Let You Down Belladonna #515956 01/07/19 07:10 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 1,139 France Chris37 Expert
Chris37 Expert Joined: Dec 2014 Posts: 1,139 France	Hi Belladonna, Perhaps your problem with the volume comes from Audacity. You have to normalize all your tracks. You will find this in the effects. I hope that will help you. Christian Last edited by Chris37; 01/07/19 07:20 AM. https://christian.devienne.org/

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down dani48 #515959 01/07/19 07:28 AM User Showcase
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OP Belladonna Journeyman Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia	Thanks Dani.

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down David Snyder #515960 01/07/19 07:29 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia Belladonna OP Journeyman
OP Belladonna Journeyman Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia	Thanks David for your nice comments. Yeah, I'm trying to figure out what's happening in the mix.

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Chris37 #515961 01/07/19 07:29 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia Belladonna OP Journeyman
OP Belladonna Journeyman Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia	I'm going to rerecord and see what I can figure out. Thanks for your comments.

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Belladonna #516060 01/07/19 01:11 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357 Robertkc Veteran
Robertkc Veteran Joined: Jun 2016 Posts: 3,357	Donna, A very cool song - bittersweet and wise lyrics. Very well worth taking the time to improve mix volume. Robert

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Robertkc #516209 01/08/19 05:26 AM User Showcase
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OP Belladonna Journeyman Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia	Thanks Robert.

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Belladonna #516668 01/10/19 02:00 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,944 Texas Jim Expert
Jim Expert Joined: Jun 2000 Posts: 1,944 Texas	This song is much too pretty to not hear, so I tried to help. I squished it & squashed it in Audacity... And I emailed it to you... Hopefully it sounds OK to you. I like it! *********** Edited Portion: I decided to take a chance & I hope I do not offend Belladonna nor any forum user... I tried to fix the song in Audacity... Created a video with her lyrics... Then uploaded the video version. While we wait for updated version on SoundCloud... I hope you enjoy my humble efforts to help her out. Last edited by Jim; 01/10/19 03:13 AM. Reason: Added Update Jim †=☮&♥

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Belladonna #516676 01/10/19 02:57 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 15,389 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 15,389 GA USA	It’s all been said. The write, as with all of yours, is excellent. Regarding the track gain I have marginally functional ears and I could not safely turn my monitors up enough to get a good idea off the production. A good limiter would help you very much. It’s more than normalizing or boosting db’s in a wave editor like Audacity. And this music production thing is a journey...not a destination so dig in and it’ll come. 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 are here on our website.

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Belladonna #516714 01/10/19 06:11 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia Belladonna OP Journeyman
OP Belladonna Journeyman Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia	Jim how nice of you to try to make the sound better. I definitely think it's better than what I did. Thanks for your help.

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Belladonna #516717 01/10/19 06:17 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia Belladonna OP Journeyman
OP Belladonna Journeyman Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia	Janice & Bud, Thanks for your nice comments. You'll probably laugh but I don't even know what a "limiter" is. It's obvious I'm really new to all this. And it doesn't help right now that I'm going into my crazy busy tax season, which gobbles up almost every bit of my time. But I'm a very persistent soul and I will not give up. I'll record this again as soon as I can and see what I can figure out. Have to brush up on the compression, normalizing, amplifying, mortifying, etc. Looks like I have a long learning curve.

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Belladonna #516959 01/11/19 06:56 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States Torrey Bliss Veteran
Torrey Bliss Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States	Donna, very good lyrics! You seem to have a writing gift! Tried to listen in the car but couldn't quite hear it though. Thanks, Torrey

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Belladonna #517008 01/11/19 09:31 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia Belladonna OP Journeyman
OP Belladonna Journeyman Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia	Thanks Torrey. I hope to rerecord and brush up on mixing and maybe get a much better take. We'll see. I'm sort of swamped with work right now.

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Belladonna #517984 01/15/19 07:55 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO Phil Leith Apprentice
Phil Leith Apprentice Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO	Just got around to this (your link is broken, but I found it on your SoundCloud page). I'm with Floyd, this is a good line. "If you’re one of the lucky This world will break your heart" Y'ain't livin' if this hasn't happened to you. https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith https://www.youtube.com/leithp

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Phil Leith #517986 01/15/19 08:00 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia Belladonna OP Journeyman
OP Belladonna Journeyman Joined: Sep 2017 Posts: 723 Virginia	Hi Phil, I took the link down on my Soundcloud page because the mix was no good. My vocals were way to low and the instruments were too loud in comparison. Jim here tried to correct it some in Audacity. i'm a newbie at mixing and certainly didn't get it right, but I hope to try it again soon if I can. Thanks for your kind comments.

Re: The Blues Won't Let You Down Belladonna #517991 01/15/19 08:26 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO Phil Leith Apprentice
Phil Leith Apprentice Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 212 Columbia, MO	I could hear that, but I still liked the song. Not sure what you use to record. When I started I asked a friend of mine in radio production what would be a good microphone that wouldn't break the bank - ended up with an Audio Technica ST 90 MKII Dynamic Microphone. Also on another friend's recommendation I bought this TC Helicon Harmony-G XT. It has the added bonus of being able to add simple harmonies if you ever perform live, but I don't like the harmonies it produces for recording. They sound a little too ... electronic. Better than nothing performing solo live, though. But! Just as a recording interface/compressor, I like it a lot. Ended up finding one used so I didn't pay an arm and a leg for it. I also ... and you might get away with one of these and NOT use the Helicon ... a Focusrite 2i2 for a mic interface to your computer. That and a decent mic will go a long way to picking your vocals up better. I use both. I run the mic through the Helicon, and then through the Focusrite, and on to the laptop. I use Reaper for my DAW software. It's only like $60 for people like us. Keep going, whatever you do! Last edited by Phil Leith; 01/15/19 08:27 AM. https://soundcloud.com/phil-leith https://www.youtube.com/leithp

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