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Evil Mistress #774259 08/19/23 08:35 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2023 Posts: 21 R Redeye OP Enthusiast
OP Redeye Enthusiast R Joined: May 2023 Posts: 21	This song has its roots in a family member struggling with alcoholism Evil Mistress https://soundcloud.com/user-618393096/evil-mistress-v2 V1 He met her at a high school party He was seventeen years old She beckoned like a silent whisper She touched his lips and she warmed his soul He stood with her beside the dance floot Let his fingers trace her curves Her aroma filled his head and set a fire to his nerves V2 They'd get together every evening And for hours they'd conspire She convinced him there were shortcuts To all the things that he desired But all he found were detours That led to dead end roads Spun his wheels in the gravel And never reached his goals Chorus 'cause she is an evil mistress It's plain for all to see All she'd bring into his life was strife And misery He was beguiled by her enchantments Bur her magic was a curse Soon she'd become the only one That could satisfy his thirst v3 Now they meet up at the local tavern When his day at work is done You'll find them sitting all alone Just pretending like they're having fun Sometimes she leaves him maudlin Sometimes she leaves him mean But mostly she just leaves him So he don't feel a God damned thing Chorus 'Cause she is an evil mistress It's plain for all to see All she's brought into his life is strife And misery He was beguiled by her enchantments But her magic was a curse Now she's become the only one Who can satisfy his thirst **** Song Summary ********* Title: Untitled Song File:mistress3.SGU Key=D , Tempo 160, Length (m:s)=2:19 No intro. 89 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 89. Repeat x1 chorus No Melody Soloist track has 384 notes, Soloist harmony is < no harmony >(0) Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0, Song is saved with bar changes for Volume Changes, Style is _CMPFMF2.STY (Campfire, Medium Fingerpicking &) RealTracks in song: ~2474:Bass, Acoustic, Held Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 3968:Harmonica, Soloist BluesShufflePat Sw 120 RealTracks in style: ~522:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 120 RealTracks in style: ~~406:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 136 RealTracks in song: 3423:Jaw Harp, Rhythm Folk16thsMed Ev16 110 RealDrums in Song:Nashville2BeatSw8^02-a:Sidestick , b:Snare *****************

Re: Evil Mistress Redeye #774262 08/19/23 08:55 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,560 Pembrokeshire vicarn Veteran
vicarn Veteran Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 2,560 Pembrokeshire	Good write, Redeye although I think you should consider replacing "her aroma" with "her perfume". "Perfume" conjures up a nicer smell. Not keen on the voice double effect. It sounds a little rough around the edges to my ears. Vic

Re: Evil Mistress Redeye #774356 08/20/23 09:15 AM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,196 Sacramento, California dcuny Veteran
dcuny Veteran Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 8,196 Sacramento, California	Good write and arrangement. I'll be nit-picky and suggest that you can get a less robotic sound from the harmonies by using something instead of the lead vocal, so it doesn't track as closely. But that's a minor thing. Nice work! -- 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: Evil Mistress dcuny #774360 08/20/23 09:58 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2023 Posts: 21 R Redeye OP Enthusiast
OP Redeye Enthusiast R Joined: May 2023 Posts: 21	Originally Posted By: dcuny I'll be nit-picky and suggest that you can get a less robotic sound from the harmonies by using something instead of the lead vocal, so it doesn't track as closely. Thanks for the suggestion. I'll give that a try.

Re: Evil Mistress Redeye #774372 08/20/23 12:01 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,696 Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran
MarioD Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 24,696 Hamlin NY	Redeye, this is a great story set to music. I agree about the harmonies but everything else is OK IMHO. OK, a random thought; Why does toilet paper need a commercial? Who's not buying it? 64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware

Re: Evil Mistress Redeye #774421 08/21/23 04:31 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida floyd jane Veteran
floyd jane Veteran Joined: Aug 2012 Posts: 12,921 Florida	Redeye, Very much a 3-chords-and-the-truth kind of song. Made me envision a Woody-Guthrie-type on a corner with an old guitar, case opened for change. Well done. fj 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And 50 more... and some more...

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