Originally Posted By: Cathie
Originally Posted By: muzikluver
https://youtu.be/QeHWYLTDh-s (triplets on vocals only)

https://youtu.be/4qNwQhcABwY (triplets on vocals and instruments)


I definitely prefer the first one. The instrumental triplets are too fast and have a mechanical, rushed sound which affects the melody negatively. But the first version flows and is what I expect to hear, triplets on top and straight beneath. It's a really common jazz technique, also common in Latin music, and I think it adds a lot to songs in any genre--so there you go, now you know I'm biased towards triplets. **smiling**

I notice you added to the ending for the second version. It's a lovely song. I like it. When you combine the vocal-only triplets with the new ending, does it feel flowing to you, satisfying? It feels that way to me.

Thanks, Cathie, for listening to these demos and for sharing your thoughts. The endings are the same for both of these new demos, but the notation for the end of the bridge is slightly different. The notation for the version with the triplets for both vocals and instruments has a one measure time signature change from 4/4 to 3/4. However, the duration of the pause after the instrumental hold is exactly the same. So, I suppose that either notation could be used.

I'm not sure which one I prefer because I'm so used to listening to Demo #5. Now that I've had a break from hearing all of them (I've been working on two of my other songs), I need to listen to them again with fresh ears to see which one I like the best. Nevertheless, I'll want to know which one my producer prefers before making a final decision which one to use for my album because he has many more years of songwriting and performing experience than I have. That should happen sometime in the next few weeks. I'll let you know what he thinks of them both as well as of my Demo #5.

Thanks, too, for your compliments on this song. I'm glad you like it because, contrary to my producer's reaction to the original version that I shared with him, your positive feedback strengthens my case that this song is definitely good enough to include on my album.

Tom Levan (pronounced La-VAN)
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