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Excellent tune Janne. I think the vocal was excellent. Excellent work on the video as well. Some really cool chord progressions. Well done
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(I don't know if I'm allowed to reply to a thread titled "no reply"...)
I listened to both versions and I like your voice better.
First, I don't think Asterian's voice fits this song, and second, I don't think your voice is bad.
Could your vocals be improved with better post production?
I think so.
But the rasping is NOT your problem, it gives your voice a unique quality that I wouldn't process away.
Thanks B.D. for your kind words about my voice. And I'm glad you replied, or actually it was mandatory  I agree that Asterian doesn't fit this song, his voice type is bass and baritone would be better. But I really like his warm and soft tones. And that's what I wanted to improve in my vocals, to make the vocal in the verses softer. Janne
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Sad but pretty tune . . . really liked the write here and both some sure and surprising chord choices, all of which work well here. Your vocal works well enough here to carry and deliver the tune, so no worries there . . . and I agree the tone of the vocaloid doesn’t quite mesh with the song—though it’s brilliantly done. Really interesting to listen to the two versions . . good stuff here!
Hope all is well in your world,
Deej Thanks Deej for your kind feedback  Glad to hear you liked the chord choices and that my vocals delivered the tune. Janne
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Janne,
Great melody and chord progression.
It's not Nordic, but the songs in this genre are also really great.
It can be said that it is the royal road of pop music.
The video version is easier to listen to, but your vocal version is much more tasty.
Enjoyed my listen and watch a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi
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I was happy to hear your own voice again, although your beautiful song White Night was quite impressive, with the AI vocals! I let my wife listen to it and she was also impressed. That is not easy to achieve, by the way...
But we don't talk about that song here but your two versions I listened to.
The AI version on Youtube was not really my cup of tea. The vocals sounded like an opera singer. Good, nice, but doing nothing much to my feelings.
The SoundCloud version (you) was much better. As I said I was happy to hear Janne sing by himself. The song fibrated in my head and let my thoughts wander through... well through everything that came up in my mind. Even far beyond your beautiful lyrics!
Enjoyed it a lot,
Hans
Thanks Hans for your kind feedback I agree that Asterian sounds bit like an opera singer, but I really like how I was able to add softness to his voice in the bridge part and I think that especially there he has strong feeling I was after. But I'm glad you liked my voice and the lyrics. I'm really glad your wife was impressed by my White Night, my best regards to her Janne
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We enjoyed both versions, Janne.
You were successful in having Asterian change from soft & warm in the verses to more passionate in the choruses and the harmonies with Kevin worked well.
As others mentioned your vocal’s “feeling” came through well and presented the melancholy lyric soulfully.
This is a very impressive band (nice piano!) you’ve assembled and the mixes and video production are top notch.
Kudos!
J&B
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Love the music that opens this very cool song. I much prefer you vocal, Janne. You know the song and infuse your own emotion, lacing in the video version. I really like the write, the progression and the arrangement. Well done! Thanks Marty, I appreciate your positive feedback Glad you liked my vocal. Janne
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Asterian sounded better than I expected, but he was a bit low in the mix. I might eventually be persuaded to buy him.
Uniquely sappy, soulful and smart
Ha! There's some nice alliteration going on in these lyrics.
As for fixing vocals in post-process, the trick is to record the best note you can as close to the pitch you want (for example, a B instead of a G), and then pitch-shift the note. The less you have to shift the note, the less noticeable the cheat will be.
I thought the song did a good job capturing the melancholy of a lost relationship.
Thanks David for your kind words Especially about the capturing the melancholy, so much talk about the synthesized vocal, bur I'm glad you found that there is actually a song behind that vocal instrument. Thanks for the tip, although I was referring more to add warmth etc. in the post-processing. For some reason, C3 is the hardest note for me, my voice seems to break there quite often, so I have to learn to sing an incorrect note in place of it and use your suggested shifting I believe it could be possible to tame Asterian even more for a normal pop song, I need to work on it more. But a new vocalist JUN is going to be released in April, I think he would have been perfect for this song. Janne
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Pleasant composition. I usually like the synth voices, but the synth voice on the video just didn't work for me. Your vocal on the SC version was much better and fit the song so much better. Thanks Mr. Storm for your kind feedback It seems the synth voice selection grows in the future, so I'll be able more easily to find a voice that fits better. Janne
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The synth voice was a little too loud in the verse and the vibrato a little annoying.
The song, however, is really cool. Good mix, good arrangement, GOOD! Thanks Ray for your kind feedback That vibrato is quite hard to tame, it is almost built into the Asterian's AI voice, and because it doesn't fit the mood of the song, I wanted to use another synth voice (which is yet to be released). Janne
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Excellent tune Janne. I think the vocal was excellent. Excellent work on the video as well. Some really cool chord progressions. Well done Thanks Scott for your kind words I'm glad you liked also the video. Janne
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Great melody and chord progression.
It's not Nordic, but the songs in this genre are also really great.
It can be said that it is the royal road of pop music.
The video version is easier to listen to, but your vocal version is much more tasty.
Enjoyed my listen and watch a lot.
Best regards.
Shigeki Adachi Thanks Shigeki Adachi for your interesting and kind review Royal road of pop music sounds like a big compliment to me Glad you thought my vocals was more tasty. Janne
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We enjoyed both versions, Janne.
You were successful in having Asterian change from soft & warm in the verses to more passionate in the choruses and the harmonies with Kevin worked well.
As others mentioned your vocal’s “feeling” came through well and presented the melancholy lyric soulfully.
This is a very impressive band (nice piano!) you’ve assembled and the mixes and video production are top notch.
Kudos!
J&B Thanks J&B for your heartwarming comment I'm really glad you paid attention to Asterian's singing styles. And I'm happy to hear about the comment about the feeling in my vocal, maybe I'm one of the few who have had to face this "No Reply" fate several times, probably that is present in my voice. Janne
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Hi Janne
very nice song
Excellent melody
Plus a great band and the beautiful vocals
I like it very much
Really GREAT work Janne
Many greetings
Andi ;-)
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Really gorgeous Janne! I absolutely loved this!!
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Hi Janne
very nice song
Excellent melody
Plus a great band and the beautiful vocals
I like it very much
Really GREAT work Janne
Many greetings
Andi ;-)
Thanks Andi, I'm glad you liked it and commented so kindly Janne
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Really gorgeous Janne! I absolutely loved this!! Thanks David, I really appreciate such nice words from a multi-talented songsmith like you Janne
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