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Hi everyone here is a song I’ve written called: ‘You’re My Resurrection’. I guess this song is kind of an uplifting Gospel tune so I’m hoping you’ll enjoy it.

I used Band in a Box to record the track and I finished it off in Cakewalk.
I am using _DREAMYP.STY Style.
My RealTracks include:
Bass 684
Organ 686
Drums NashvilleEven8^8-a
Guitar 1 405
Guitar 2 543
Vocal Oohs 3064

The Vocal Chants at the beginning of the song are from a Roland FA 08 keyboard.

The Vocal Harmonies were also generated with Band in a Box. In the main window I clicked Harmony then Audio Harmony. I choose Harmonize based on Chords with Band in a Box Intelligent Mode.
In addition I also added extra harmony using the Vocal Harmonist function on the Roland G 70 keyboard.


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Dermot Mc Mahon

Here is the link to my Song:
https://soundcloud.com/mail-15-5/youre-my-resurrection?si=0bf26ea23c594a9888b21a6bfa60bb25&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

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The change from chant to cant is abrupt and highlights the treatment of your vocal.
You've a pleasant voice and the melody works well.


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Really good, catchy song and very well sung. I'm on the fence about the Gregorian Chant intro. Maybe I'll get used to it with repeated listens. Points for creativity, though.


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very different in a very good way.

lovely song. kudos. like the vocs and their depth
and way you arranged them.

merry xmas.

om


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Hi, Dermot.

I love me a chant - Gregorian or otherwise - but I don't think it leads well into the main song.

Nice pop sound ('70s folk, anyway) with a catchy chorus. Nicely done.


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Thanks for that Rayc. I'm actually singing the song on A but I recorded the chants on C. When I tried to change the chants themselves to A they sounded unnatural so I just left them unchanged.
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Reply to TuneMonger, Thanks for your kind words. Actually I sang the song in A but the chants are in C. I tried to change them to A but they sounded unrealistic.
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Reply to Justanoldmuso,
Thank you..I'm delighted you enjoyed the song. I hope you have a great Christmas too!

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Thanks David for listening to my song. As I mentioned in previous replies I sang the song in A but the chants were recorded in C. When I raised the chants to A they sounded unnatural so I left them in C. Thanks for your advice.
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Dermot, this sounds great

Super vocal, backing tracks, and mix

IMHO you do not need those intro chants. I don't think they add anything to your song and the song would be better without them. But that is only my opinion and others may or may not agree.

I really liked the song after the chants


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Yep.... Cool up tempo song that is great by itself.

Loose the chant at the beginning it's like apples to oranges,
Cats to dogs, up to down.... In other words, it doesn't transition well from the dark chant to the bright peppy modern song. The change is too drastic.

I was expecting something different. But the song is good. Nice positive vibes and message.


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Very catchy!!! There's a retro sound in this that I LOVE!!!.......sort of a little bit of old S & G, Brewer and Shipley, etc. WONDERFUL job!!! Take care. Greg

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Howdy Dermot,

I really like your song. It's got a catchy up beat tempo and message. I agree with what's been mentioned above. I like the chants, but the way it changes into the song is a little too abrupt. To my ear, it makes them sound out of place with the rest of the song. If you can't get them in the key that works, I'd consider leaving them out. The song stands well on its own, but again, that's just me.

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Thanks for that Mario I appreciate the advice!

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Thanks for that Herb..good advice!

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I'm delighted you enjoyed it Greg..thank you!

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Thanks very much for your advice Brad. I'm from Ireland but I've a brother in your part of the country..in Cucamonga LA California!

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Dermot

This is the first song of yours that I heard! I want to say that you did an excellent job on this! The vocals are really good, and you have a good mix on everything! Love the message because it's full of truth!

Thanks, T

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What a cool intro. Excellent vocal. Love the tone and texture of your voice. Really well done


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