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No Longer With Me #724627 07/19/22 07:27 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,447 United Kingdom musician17 OP Veteran
OP musician17 Veteran Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,447 United Kingdom	No Longer With Me I'm not too sure about this one - so, over to you :-) Thanks for listening and for any comments! EDIT: link changed on 23 July 2022, after making some improvements suggested in your feedback - thank you. LYRICS: And I wake up in the morning Realising I'm alone, And it's been ever so long since You've been gone ... And I go visit the music site Where some writers wrote a song About love and life and friendships, Marriages that last so long ... Such beautiful songs ... such beautiful songs ... And I want to write a classic, A love song, for you and me, Then I look around, remembering You're no longer here, you see. And I want to sing out loud About all that we once were ... And yet everything I'm left with are Memories of yesteryear ... Do you still care? Do you still care? There's the country star that writes Stunning songs in voice so deep; There's the rocker, there's the crooner, They could write songs in their sleep. And I want so bad to have The kind of love they sing about ... I remember what we had And I wonder, full of doubt ... Has all we had ... just turned to naught? * And I want to sing out loud About all that we once were ... And yet everything I'm left with are Memories of yesteryear ... And I want to write a classic, A love song, for you and me, Then I look around, remembering You're no longer here, you see ... No longer with me. ** Song Summary ********* Title: No Longer With Me - 17 July 2022 File:No Longer With Me - Take 2 - 17 July 2022.SGU Key=F , Tempo 70, Length (m:s)=3:59 No intro. 66 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 66. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody Soloist track has 285 notes, Soloist harmony is < no harmony >(0) Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Style is _RUEFUL.STY (Rueful Country Soul Ballad) RealTracks in style: 4020:Bass, Electric, ModernCountry16ths Ev16 075 RealTracks in style: ~688:Organ, B3, Background Pop Ev 065 RealTracks in style: 803:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm DrivingCountryBalladClean Ev 065 RealTracks in style: ~~369:Pedal Steel, Background Ev 065 RealDrums in style:NashvilleBrushesBalladPushEv16: a: Sidestick, Brushes b: Brushes ***************** Last edited by musician17; 07/22/22 10:04 PM. My website

Re: No Longer With Me musician17 #724697 07/19/22 03:23 PM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States Torrey Bliss Veteran
Torrey Bliss Veteran Joined: Jul 2015 Posts: 5,468 United States	James, Sad lyrics that express the longing for the joy that others have. A lot of pain expressed that many could relate to! Great job with the backtrack! I liked it and the only thing I would do if it were my track would be to put a touch of reverb on that sax solo...but hey, that's just me! Good work! Thanks, Torrey

Re: No Longer With Me musician17 #724800 07/20/22 08:24 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 1,031 California Brad Williams Expert
Brad Williams Expert Joined: Feb 2022 Posts: 1,031 California	Nice one James. There's a lot of feeling to this song. I like the music you chose here too. I agree with Torrey that a bit of reverb on the sax may give it an even better sound. https://soundcloud.com/user-722422510/tracks

Re: No Longer With Me musician17 #724905 07/21/22 06:21 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,415 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,415 Florida	James, A clever write. I like the way the guitar works in the BAND. The vocal is slightly boom-y. Otherwise, the mix is good. fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: No Longer With Me musician17 #725007 07/22/22 03:55 AM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,294 Middlesex, NC Guitarhacker Veteran
Guitarhacker Veteran Joined: Apr 2009 Posts: 10,294 Middlesex, NC	You Sir, are a lyricist. Nicely done on the song. I'd love to hear you sing something rather than just spoken word. Regarding the mix.... backing tracks are good. Since the lyrics are the star and focal point of this work.....they should be easier to hear and understand. I think if you were to roll off the mids and lower frequencies a bit to allow the spoken word to be more easily heard without the mud on the lower freqs, they will sit on and in the mix a bit more clearly. Just my 2 cents You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.

Re: No Longer With Me musician17 #725104 07/22/22 10:08 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,447 United Kingdom musician17 OP Veteran
OP musician17 Veteran Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,447 United Kingdom	Thank you all so much for your so kind feedback. I've made some EQ changes on the voice track, and also put some reverb on the background track, including the sax, so hopefully it should sound a little better, now? Here's the new link: https://amazingradio.com/profile/jamesdelsono/tunes/12087823-0a6c-44a1-b738-278e0de9a35f (I've changed it above, too). Thank you again, all, so much for listening and commenting. I'm a little behind on listening to your tracks, again ... argh. I will listen either tonight (Saturday night) or tomorrow (Sunday). Thanks for your patience! My website

Re: No Longer With Me musician17 #725139 07/23/22 06:14 AM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 1,482 Versmold - GERMANY PROJECT M Expert
PROJECT M Expert Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 1,482 Versmold - GERMANY	Hi James Cool song The background track is really good If there would be a sung chorus now it would be an absolute top song Wouldn't that be an idea for the future ? A collaboration ? You with your chanting and a singer for the chorus ? That would be really cool But also so good work James Many greetings Andi ;-)

Re: No Longer With Me musician17 #725181 07/23/22 11:27 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,052 The Netherlands RnAM Veteran
RnAM Veteran Joined: May 2014 Posts: 4,052 The Netherlands	Actually, I think this is one of your best so far James! I think your voice is very effective here and the arrangement/style sounds great. Agreed, the saxophone could use a tiny bit of delay (no additional reverb). But that's just a small nit. Rob We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1gsdNLE7_Gy8qavoOplQow/videos http://rnam.net/

Re: No Longer With Me musician17 #725355 07/25/22 06:41 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,968 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,968 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Cool lyric James. The guitar was a neat add to the song. I am with Herb would love to hear more of your singing voice as well. Really well done Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: No Longer With Me musician17 #725551 07/26/22 09:30 PM User Showcase
Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,447 United Kingdom musician17 OP Veteran
OP musician17 Veteran Joined: May 2018 Posts: 2,447 United Kingdom	Thank you, Andi, Rob and Scott. So nice of all of you to listen and comment. I'm a little behind on listening to everyone on the forum (life getting in the way, as usual) ... but should be back soon! My website

Re: No Longer With Me musician17 #726134 07/31/22 04:31 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,242 Finland jannesan Veteran
jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,242 Finland	The lyrics really hit me, excellent description of sadness and harsh reality for a songwriter, very easy to relate to, good counterbalance for those love songs mentioned. Very nice soulful band, the country guitar nicely introduced, the bass plays beautifully at the end and sax is always good choice to express melancholy. I like the emotion in your spoken vocal, still this is such a great song that I would love to hear this sung with a melody. Janne Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

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