Originally Posted By: Birchwood
I can agree with most of the posters here, Kevin did a good job! And how ís the 'she' in the back called? The harmony sounded very well.

Hi, Hans.

The background vocals are being done by male vocalists. There's another "Kevin", and a Japanese vocal called "Ryo". The "Pro" version of SynthV has a trans-lingual feature available for the AI voices, so they can sing in other languages despite not having been recorded in that language. It works quite well, and with much less of an accent than if the vocalist had actually been recorded singing in English.

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I can agree fully with what you wrote about making lyrics. Although I mostly don't start with the chorus. For instance, I need an image in my head, or some sort of story, to fantasize about. And mostly the (raw) words will follow. Then the process of editing and kneading them begins. There's a lot more to say about that process, but it basically goes like this. And I like to read how others make their lyrics.

Yes - coming up with a story or situation is key. Unfortunately, I've spent so much time being me that trying to put myself into someone else's shoes doesn't come easily.

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Furthermore about the song: while Kevin did an almost humanly good job, I thought the song could have used some more instruments, like strings and even some drumfills to enforce the exitement of the song itself. Now it felt a bit too smooth (if you know what I mean). and of course, a lovestory that ends well is a smooth thing, but still...

There are some points at the cadences where subtle fills on the drums would be good, and that would probably be worth doing. I'd considered adding strings, but figured for this I'd keep things simple.

But you're probably right about that!

Thanks for listening and commenting! smile

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?