Thanks, B. D.

There is much to learn about using Synth V. My comment about range was based on the only two voices I currently own. One of the first things I did was have them sing "Joy To The World" which uses all the notes in a major scale. That gave me a range of around two octaves. I found this unusual because even an average good vocalist has a three-octave range.

The issue of using pitch correction software, I guess is subjective. I am pretty sensitive to things being out of tune. I was also surprised at the number of vocal notes that were off-pitch.

If there is a better way to control pitch issues, please let me know.

I was impressed with your songs due to the lyrical content and the video. I was also impressed with how they were accurate depictions of real life. That distracted me from analyzing pitch issues.

With the number of songs that are being generated in today's world and the wide variations in musical style, there is much that is not "standard." I think it is unreasonable to expect that software-generated vocals should sound precisely like human-generated vocals. Would we even want exact human replication of the vocal? These are very subjective questions.

One of the issues with a guitar riff-based song is coming up with something different enough not to be derivative of something previously done. I was also experimenting with having the guitar, bass, and vocal be in unison at different octaves. That may be a good idea, or perhaps not. Again, subjective stuff.

I do think it is possible to rewrite the guitar riff to incorporate your ideas of variation in syllable length. Also, as I mentioned, I will rewrite the lyrics to fit the singer both from the enculturation aspect and the rhythm issue you mentioned.

Again, thanks for the ideas.

Billy


Last edited by Planobilly; 03/14/23 06:07 AM.
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