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Originally Posted By: RnAM
Janne,

Beautiful composition.
Voices are top notch.
We understand what you mean by the Chinese colour of the accent, we noticed it too.
Lovely video too!

Rob and Anne-Marie


Thanks Rob and Anne-Marie for your kind comment smile

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Really cool video Janne. Excellent HD shots. Beautiful countryside. Loved the song. Vocal and lyric were excellent as well.


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Originally Posted By: Birchwood
I can only agree with all others here. You earned two, no three, no four huge compliments on the song;
1. A very nice melody/ composition
2. Very beautiful lyrics
3. So nice vocals used here. You can't hear AI shortcomings. You have made wonderful progress on that!
4. Winning that contest, but of course you had to win that.

Oh, and almost forgot nr. 5; the very nice, entertaining video you made!

Enjoyed the song a lot. One day I might use AI / Synthesizer as well,
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Thanks Hans for your huge compliments laugh It's a great honor that you found so many kind things to say about my song.

I'm really glad you liked the vocals, I hope to hear your work on Synth vocals one day, but do not replace your gorgeous voice, just add some nice lady backing or do something inventive with them smile

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Originally Posted By: Robertkc
Very lovely celtic music, Janne; interesting lyric details, a vocal right in the tradition and perfect instrumental choices.
You are doing amazing work with the synth voices; the result here is more than human!
Well done on your contest win.

Robert


Thanks Robert for your kind comment smile I'm glad you found the vocal working in the Celtic tradition, it is amazing how she can sound so authentic (even being originally a Chinese singer), Weina also sounds bit like a Finnish singer of a band called Auri. I agree that the result is more than human, that's how I think also, but it is not my merit, the synth voices just don't require much work anymore to sound excellent.

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Nice song!

Weina has a lovely voice, and her personality shines through here. As a native speaker (and user of the software) I'd prefer the accent be gone, but it does no damage to the song.

I also thought that the first verse felt like it was pitched high for her, but I suspect part of that is that I'm just not that used to hearing someone sing that high.

Another factor is when SynthesizerV "humanizes" pitches, it pulls the vocal slightly out of tune. It's a delicate balance - too perfect is robotic, while too imperfect sounds off because we're so used to hearing everything auto-tuned to perfection.

Adding Natalie helps balance out Weina's high pitch.

Sounds good! laugh


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Janne,

It's a beautiful song with a Celtic feel. The video also fits the mood of the song perfectly.
I was impressed with how skillfully you used the vocal synthesizers.
No wonder you won the song contest. Congratulations!
Enjoyed my listen and watch a lot.

Best regards.

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Terrific work with the syth voices.
A well arranged piece too.


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Originally Posted By: Scott C
Really cool video Janne. Excellent HD shots. Beautiful countryside. Loved the song. Vocal and lyric were excellent as well.


Thanks Scott for your nice comment smile Glad you liked the song and the video, not actually countryside shots, all inside the city area, but there's still lots of nature.

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Janne,

Congrats on the win.
An interesting, colorful write.

Excellent use of BIAB. You always show new possibilities with the software.
Great job with the synth vocals. Truly Amazing. You do that as well as any I've heard.

A very solid mix.
Well done.

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Originally Posted By: dcuny
Weina has a lovely voice, and her personality shines through here. As a native speaker (and user of the software) I'd prefer the accent be gone, but it does no damage to the song.

I also thought that the first verse felt like it was pitched high for her, but I suspect part of that is that I'm just not that used to hearing someone sing that high.

Another factor is when SynthesizerV "humanizes" pitches, it pulls the vocal slightly out of tune. It's a delicate balance - too perfect is robotic, while too imperfect sounds off because we're so used to hearing everything auto-tuned to perfection.

Adding Natalie helps balance out Weina's high pitch.

Sounds good! laugh


Thanks David for your kind and professional comment smile Because I'm non-native speaker, the accent is more natural to me and besides I like exotic voices and make exotic music wink The Eastern music seems to have tendency for women to sing quite high, maybe that's why there are so many high-pitched voice banks... and maybe the use of autotuning as an effect get Western people more used to unnatural sounding vocals.

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Originally Posted By: animarorecords

It's a beautiful song with a Celtic feel. The video also fits the mood of the song perfectly.
I was impressed with how skillfully you used the vocal synthesizers.
No wonder you won the song contest. Congratulations!
Enjoyed my listen and watch a lot.

Best regards.

Shigeki Adachi


Thanks Shigeki Adachi for congratulations and the kind words smile Glad you enjoyed the video also.

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Originally Posted By: rayc
Terrific work with the syth voices.
A well arranged piece too.


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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Congrats on the win.
An interesting, colorful write.

Excellent use of BIAB. You always show new possibilities with the software.
Great job with the synth vocals. Truly Amazing. You do that as well as any I've heard.

A very solid mix.
Well done.

fj


Thanks Floyd for congrats and the very pleasant comment smile BIAB is a very creative tool, and it inspires creativity. I just wonder how boring my music would be without it...

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Janne, this has a lot of sound to it. What a lovely production. Glad you won, you deserve it. Loved the way you worked those harmony voices. Very impressive.

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Originally Posted By: Brad Williams
Janne, this has a lot of sound to it. What a lovely production. Glad you won, you deserve it. Loved the way you worked those harmony voices. Very impressive.


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