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Hi, Dave. Love the vocals, especially when you bring in the female. Harmonies are outstanding! Heh. My "go to" move when using a male vocal is to add a female vocalist. The male vocalists aren't bad, they just aren't as good as the females. Thanks for mentioning the harmony. That's always the most fun part for me - after the hard work of figuring out the vocals, it's easy to add the harmony parts. Sometimes I have a bit too much fun and overdue it. Oh, well.  Good pop song, nice hook. One of your best I think. As long as it's not one my my worst, I'm happy! I appreciate you stopping to comment! 
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The timing differences in the vocals as they harmonize is Impressive and adds to the realism.
Terrific melody. The chorus is especially nice.
Some nice furniture.
The Backing is cohesive. Pleasant Pop.
Good mix.
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Hi, B.D. Sounds like something out of a Disney movie, but in a good way.
I love those harmonies and the arrangement in general.
Nice work. Thanks! I suspect the "Disney" effect is partly because of the vocal style (they've very theatrical, which I like), as well as the duet sound. But I'll take that as a win any day! Oh: the photo on SoundCloud is a Damselfly, NOT a Dragonfly  Ha!  I picked it more for the "summer" background than the damselfly. And the nice arrangement of the picture. Thanks for all your insights!
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Hi, Christian. Thanks! I never thought that a virtual voice could sound as well like a real voice. I'm just happy to have a tool that makes it possible to write a song, even when I don't have any voice left... or it's too noisy in the house to record. It's been raining all weekend, and I've got a house filled with sick people. That doesn't make for ideal recording conditions! Plus, it makes it easy to fix lyrics, and they don't complain when I decide that I want some notes longer or shorter. Thanks again for commenting!
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Hi, floyd jane. The timing differences in the vocals as they harmonize is Impressive and adds to the realism. Heh. I started "fixing" some of the staggered bits last night, and came to my senses. But I did go back and make sure most of the ending /s/ landed in the same place. I've can still my choir director complaining that we sounded like a bunch of hissing snakes at the end of phrases. Terrific melody. The chorus is especially nice. Thanks! I was worried it would be a bit threadbare. Glad that's not the case. The Backing is cohesive. Pleasant Pop.
Good mix. Can't ask for more than that from a pop song! Thanks for your kind words - I appreciate the positive comments.
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A very bright and crisp pop tune, that's very easy on the ears, and soothing to the nervous system.
I like the vocals, and everything seems to fit together pretty well.
If you were striving for crisp and bright and pretty you definitely achieved all of those goals!
Thumbs up from me!
P.S. If they come up with a showcase award category for the person who can write the longest song description explaining the position of every dial setting on every piece of equipment that was used in the recording process that person should definitely be you and it will be a crying shame if it's not and I will probably protest and go on a rampage. I have your back man.
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HI David,
Man, this is just so terrific! You and a couple of other forum members amaze me with your use of the synth voices. I've come to expect that from all your tunes and you always come through so nicely.
What caught my attention almost as much as the vocals is the prosody between the lyric and the melody. This is such a soft, gentle tune - and the lyric supports that in spades. The image of dragonflies is airy and whispy, and you capture that so vividly.
The arrangement is relatively simple (though not simple to create as good as you have), and that keeps the emphasis on the grace of the song. In other words, a fabulous mix with the balances spot on.
As soon as you're feeling better, take a bow.
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Hi, David. A very bright and crisp pop tune, that's very easy on the ears, and soothing to the nervous system. I'll take that as a win! If you were striving for crisp and bright and pretty you definitely achieved all of those goals!
Thumbs up from me! Thanks! I appreciate the positive feedback. P.S. If they come up with a showcase award category for the person who can write the longest song description explaining the position of every dial setting on every piece of equipment that was used in the recording process that person should definitely be you and it will be a crying shame if it's not and I will probably protest and go on a rampage. I have your back man. Well, I see that we both managed to make it to the User Showcase awards, and I can only assume that I got there through heavy lobbying by you on my behalf. Hopefully that in bribe money I sent you greased the right palms at PG Music! Thanks for having my back, man!
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Hi, Alan. Man, this is just so terrific! You and a couple of other forum members amaze me with your use of the synth voices. I've come to expect that from all your tunes and you always come through so nicely. Thanks! What caught my attention almost as much as the vocals is the prosody between the lyric and the melody. This is such a soft, gentle tune - and the lyric supports that in spades. The image of dragonflies is airy and whispy, and you capture that so vividly. I'm glad the lyrics work. It probably helps that the lyrics are written last, after the melody has already been worked out. I'll play the melody back with the singer performing "La" on each syllable, and try to figure out they're trying to say. The arrangement is relatively simple (though not simple to create as good as you have), and that keeps the emphasis on the grace of the song. In other words, a fabulous mix with the balances spot on. Thanks for that! It feels like cheating not to add a lot of additional elements to the song, but sometimes it just works out that the arrangement doesn't seem to need much more. So I'll hold off adding an english horn part until the next song. As soon as you're feeling better, take a bow. I appreciate the kind words!
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Very nice pop song, lyrically beautiful: dragonflies and summer skies, lazy mornings and tangled silk nights, can romanticism get any better? I very much enjoy the dueting, good work with the voices. Maybe Oscar doesn't sound that convincing (on lower notes), but I guess my ear is getting too sensitive for Synth V voices differences The backing sounds bit thin and distant, but nothing wrong with that if it is intended for this type of a song. The chord progression is very pleasant, there is something familiar in the chorus, I have to dig through my favorite music The chorus is very catchy, the pre-chorus works excellently and the bridge is pure magic, you are scooping from the spring of pop music perfection Janne
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This is a sweet clean sounding track
Masterful use of the synth vocals, can't imagine trying to learn that!
It sure is a creative killer to have to deal with illness while having musical ideas laying around just waiting on you to get better
Great job here!
Thanks, TB
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I love this song. It's cozy and comforting. Excellent work with the synths and the harmony line. So realistic. Nice build in the bridge.
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Excellent listen, your passion showed up on this one for sure. Nicely done.
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Hi, Janne. Very nice pop song, lyrically beautiful: dragonflies and summer skies, lazy mornings and tangled silk nights, can romanticism get any better?
I very much enjoy the dueting, good work with the voices. Thanks for the positive words! Maybe Oscar doesn't sound that convincing (on lower notes), but I guess my ear is getting too sensitive for Synth V voices differences I know the feeling! I could have transposed the song, but I liked the timbre in that register. The backing sounds bit thin and distant, but nothing wrong with that if it is intended for this type of a song. Getting voices to sit into the mix is still an issue for me. I'll keep your comments in mind! The chord progression is very pleasant, there is something familiar in the chorus, I have to dig through my favorite music The chorus is very catchy, the pre-chorus works excellently and the bridge is pure magic, you are scooping from the spring of pop music perfection Thanks again! When I come up with something that sounds good, I'm sure that it's derivative of something I've heard. I just hope I didn't accidentally copy something too closely.  That's the nature of pop - to sound familiar, but not too familiar!
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Hi, Torrey. This is a sweet clean sounding track
Masterful use of the synth vocals, can't imagine trying to learn that! The good news is that you don't need to - you've got an awesome voice, even when you're recovering from an illness. It sure is a creative killer to have to deal with illness while having musical ideas laying around just waiting on you to get better. Thanks, I appreciate that.
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Hi, Scott. I love this song. It's cozy and comforting. Excellent work with the synths and the harmony line. So realistic. Nice build in the bridge. Thanks! My old choir director had commented that I had been avoiding bridges in my songs, so I've been working on getting them in. And after listening to Dan's songs, I'm reminded that I need to start adding modulations, too.
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Hi, Donny. Excellent listen, your passion showed up on this one for sure. Nicely done. Thanks!
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What a great 70’s laid back vibe with a fine lead vocal and standout harmonies.
The somewhat upbeat vibe is nicely juxtaposed with the sad lyric.
An effective way of presentation that we have learned over the years.
The mix is excellent and the open airy soundstage is right in our wheelhouse.
Sounds like a live performance.
Well done!
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