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My Nerdy Girl #774057 08/17/23 06:43 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland jannesan OP Veteran
OP jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland	My Nerdy Girl I wrote this song originally 15 years ago and it shows in the somewhat outdated lyrics I think I had the melody playing in my head after I woke up one morning, just like a Ramones song, but I haven't found their song which I could have inadvertently copied... my friend said that it reminded of Weezer, but also no Weezer song sounded similar, so I hope the melody is original enough I have made several versions of the song during the years, revised the lyrics, used different Vocaloids and different RealTracks when the technology has advanced, but I hope this is the final rendering of it, at least those RTs fit perfectly and the Synthesizer V vocalist Kevin has young enough voice for the story. Maybe you don't like the genre or the lyrics are too explicit, but I hope this tune puts you in a good mood RealDrums: RockHardEnhanced^01, CowbellEv Loop: Loops PAK2 Rock Drums, Hybrid, PopPunkA RealTracks: Bass, Electric, RockPickedA-B Ev 165 #2592 Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PunkPopChugging Ev 170 #3943 Guitar, Electric, Rhythm SkaFastPunk Ev16 180 #3494 Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Punk Ev 165 #2583 Guitar, Electric, Rhythm ModernPopFastRockPowerBreakMute Ev 170 #4101 Guitar, Electric, Soloist PunkMurray Ev 165 #2586 MIDI: melody => VSTi India/Sitar Vocals: Synthesizer V Kevin (lead+backing), Solaria (backing) Edited in Cakewalk by BandLab Effects: Neutron 4, Ozone 10, Neoverb Lyrics: Lonely in the high school cafeteria listening to the brainless cheerleaders Living my life in complete anaesthesia I was one of those geeks, math book readers. Then my eye caught a goblin haired laptop girl coding and reading her mail I wanted to be brave and give her a whirl she couldn't be another fail. I have met my perfect match she's my nerdy girl She knows for loops, try and catch she writes C and perl. She can hack into the school computer raise my physics grade I love her, I could never find cuter she promised that I will get laid. We had so much pleasure playing Silent Hill she was not shy or scared of horror movies it was my spring and her nickname was April flowers blossomed in the hearts of the goofies. We exchanged zero day exploits, accesswords slept in the green sunny park learned new things from the bodies of the young nerds had sinful hours in the dark. I have met my perfect match she's my nerdy girl She knows for loops, try and catch she writes C and perl. She can hack into the school computer raise my physics grade I love her, I could never find cuter she promised that I will get laid. It was almost seven in the morning in my bliss I just could not note her leaving she'd been too nice, I was blind to the warning should have seen the identity thieving. She had got my virginity, even hard disks, backup DVDs she deleted my accounts, my student ID, goodbye my graduate degrees. I have met my perfect match she's my nerdy girl She knows for loops, try and catch she writes C and perl. She can hack into the school computer erase my physics grade I love her, I could never find cuter she promised and yes I got laid she promised and yes I got laid. -------------- Janne Last edited by jannesan; 08/17/23 06:44 AM. Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

Re: My Nerdy Girl jannesan #774069 08/17/23 08:04 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 854 Florida Elliott Kayne Expert
Elliott Kayne Expert Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 854 Florida	GREAT!! I really enjoyed listening to this. I am a big fan of Punk Rock and this fits perfectly in that space. Excellent lyrics, very clever. Your production, mix, use of Real Tracks are spot on, great tones, and overall sound. SynthV Kevin really works for this song nicely done with phrasing and timing. I really like the stops with the Sitar lines and the drum dropouts for dynamic effects. AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing this one Elliott Kayne elliottkayne@gmail.com https://www.reverbnation.com/kaynemusic https://www.facebook.com/ekayne Health, Wealth, Family, Faith, Friends, and Fun

Re: My Nerdy Girl jannesan #774101 08/17/23 12:16 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,989 Northeastern USA rsdean Veteran
rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 8,989 Northeastern USA	Janne, Excellent song. Love the punk-feel. Synthesizer V Kevin was a great choice. I really like the mix on this as well - you nailed the sound! Bob Robert S. Dean - SoundCloud Song Channel

Re: My Nerdy Girl jannesan #774113 08/17/23 02:50 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,647 Sydney Australia	Janne That must have taken a lot of time getting the Synth V vocals down - that's a lot of words! Excellent catchy chorus and a good driving song with a fun narrative. A really good listen. Peter

Re: My Nerdy Girl jannesan #774209 08/18/23 01:40 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,724 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,724 Hamlin NY	Janne, you have got that Synthesizer V Kevin down to a science. How did you get it to sound so good? Especially with so many words! Great lyrics and production. I liked the stops with the Sitar. This put a smile on my face! I arrived early to a restaurant. The manager asks, "do you mind waiting a bit?" I said no. "Good", he said. "Take these drinks to table 3" 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: My Nerdy Girl jannesan #774234 08/19/23 02:44 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2019 Posts: 5,078 Dallas, PA, USA BabuMusic Veteran
BabuMusic Veteran Joined: May 2019 Posts: 5,078 Dallas, PA, USA	This is terrific, Janne. You should keep a small recorder next to your bed. The lyrics are so freakin' cool. Vocals sound good and I so happy for your happy ending. Enjoy whatever happens! marty YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babumusic51 SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/marty-straub Band in a Box, Reaper, Cakewalk, Ozone 12, EZDrummer

Re: My Nerdy Girl jannesan #774281 08/19/23 02:07 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 7,275 Cooran Queensland Australia rayc Veteran
rayc Veteran Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 7,275 Cooran Queensland Australia	Really good fun sounding song but two things struck me as not really fitting: i) lyrically "she promised that I will get laid.", "She had got my virginity," & "she promised and yes I got laid" these are clunky and post pubescent ... ii) musically the left side guitar. It's tone is blunt and the chord changes expose what seems like a lot of processing by PG. Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe

Re: My Nerdy Girl jannesan #774283 08/19/23 02:46 PM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 7,267 Rustyspoon# Veteran
Rustyspoon# Veteran Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 7,267	Janne, Fun light hearted punk tune. You have a wonderful sense of humor. Musically delicious. I was sure you used other non-PG synths, but seems with exception of Sitar (which was an unusual, but cool choice) all BIAB players. Excellent arrangement & mix. I can only imagine how long it took to train robo boy. Sounds very realistic. Enjoyed it and thank you for sharing. Misha.

Re: My Nerdy Girl jannesan #774309 08/20/23 02:08 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,062 Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran
BlueAttitude Veteran Joined: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,062 Ontario, Canada	Well, that was fun! Great track, well written lyrics, vocal sounds good too. Excellent, very much enjoyed. Dave Blue Attitude Website Blue Attitude YouTube channel

Re: My Nerdy Girl jannesan #774318 08/20/23 03:20 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,569 Pembrokeshire vicarn Veteran
vicarn Veteran Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,569 Pembrokeshire	Hi Janne. A lot of work went into this one. Some of the lyrics seem a little old fashioned for modern times but it's all cleverly done. Great sound. Vic

Re: My Nerdy Girl Elliott Kayne #774334 08/20/23 06:33 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland jannesan OP Veteran
OP jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland	Originally Posted By: Elliott Kayne GREAT!! I really enjoyed listening to this. I am a big fan of Punk Rock and this fits perfectly in that space. Excellent lyrics, very clever. Your production, mix, use of Real Tracks are spot on, great tones, and overall sound. SynthV Kevin really works for this song nicely done with phrasing and timing. I really like the stops with the Sitar lines and the drum dropouts for dynamic effects. AWESOME!!! Thanks for sharing this one Thanks Elliot for your very pleasant and detailed feedback Glad that I didn't disappoint you with my view on punk rock. Janne Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

Re: My Nerdy Girl rsdean #774336 08/20/23 06:35 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland jannesan OP Veteran
OP jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland	Originally Posted By: rsdean Janne, Excellent song. Love the punk-feel. Synthesizer V Kevin was a great choice. I really like the mix on this as well - you nailed the sound! Bob Thanks Bob, I appreciate your kind words, especially when your music is so far away from punk feel Janne Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

Re: My Nerdy Girl jannesan #774353 08/20/23 08:50 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,205 Sacramento, California dcuny Veteran
dcuny Veteran Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,205 Sacramento, California	Hi, Janne. Cool song, fun write. Vocal harmonies are cool, guitar solo works well. Interesting arrangement and mix. She had got my virginity, even hard disks, backup DVDs Well, as long as he got laid. -- David Cuny My virtual singer development blog Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing? BiaB 2025 \| Windows 11 \| Reaper \| Way too many VSTis.

Re: My Nerdy Girl jannesan #774446 08/21/23 07:27 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,922 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,922 Florida	Janne, Gotta chair dance on this one. A good PopPunk package. You do these better than anyone else here. Catchy as hell. Enjoyed,. fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

Re: My Nerdy Girl PeterF #774769 08/24/23 08:25 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland jannesan OP Veteran
OP jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland	Originally Posted By: PeterF Janne That must have taken a lot of time getting the Synth V vocals down - that's a lot of words! Excellent catchy chorus and a good driving song with a fun narrative. A really good listen. Peter Thanks Peter for your kind feedback Well, I have had 15 years to get those words to work I started with Vocaloid in 2008, redid some parts in 2015 and last year I imported the Vocaloid file into Synth V and it was just finetuning after that, well actually I had to rewrite many parts in the verses, but the chorus has remained the same from the beginning. It was a fun process. Janne Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

Re: My Nerdy Girl MarioD #774770 08/24/23 08:28 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland jannesan OP Veteran
OP jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland	Originally Posted By: MarioD Janne, you have got that Synthesizer V Kevin down to a science. How did you get it to sound so good? Especially with so many words! Great lyrics and production. I liked the stops with the Sitar. This put a smile on my face! Thanks Mario, I appreciate your kind comment and your bright smile As I mentioned earlier, it took me 15 years to make the lyrics work Glad that you liked the sitar, it was there from the beginning and for some reason I never questioned using it... maybe not everyone's cup of tea. Janne Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

Re: My Nerdy Girl BabuMusic #774964 08/27/23 06:24 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland jannesan OP Veteran
OP jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland	Originally Posted By: BabuMusic This is terrific, Janne. You should keep a small recorder next to your bed. The lyrics are so freakin' cool. Vocals sound good and I so happy for your happy ending. Thanks Marty for your nice feedback Glad you liked the happy ending, it is important to notice the silver lining of a dark cloud Janne Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

Re: My Nerdy Girl rayc #774965 08/27/23 06:35 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland jannesan OP Veteran
OP jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,599 Finland	Originally Posted By: rayc Really good fun sounding song but two things struck me as not really fitting: i) lyrically "she promised that I will get laid.", "She had got my virginity," & "she promised and yes I got laid" these are clunky and post pubescent ... ii) musically the left side guitar. It's tone is blunt and the chord changes expose what seems like a lot of processing by PG. Thanks Ray for your kind comment Yep, clunky as an American teenage nerd movie But of course I would be very interested to hear how a GOM would change the lyrics to make it sound more sophisticated without losing the comical aspect Janne Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

Re: My Nerdy Girl jannesan #775027 08/28/23 06:37 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,142 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 16,142 GA USA	A fun listen, Janne. Cool write! Kevin sounds great and he and Solaria work a charm as the backup singers. The driving band works well and we enjoyed the sitar. Wonderful group of session players! And the mix sets up a great soundstage on our monitors. Enjoyed it! J&B PS. That was a good melody to have in your head when you awoke. Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos

Re: My Nerdy Girl jannesan #775033 08/28/23 09:00 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 3,044 3rd rock from the sun B.D.Thomas Veteran
B.D.Thomas Veteran Joined: Jul 2022 Posts: 3,044 3rd rock from the sun	Good raw punk song with some nice surprises. I love it. I was expecting Kevin to be too clean for this band, but you did a good job making him sound raw as well. Goldmania Bella Listen on Spotify Watch on YouTube Buy on Amazon

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