Originally Posted by floyd jane
Ron, R.W., D.A., Y'all are putting out some of my favorite music on the forum. I'm curious about your creative process. Who are you guys? How did you get together? How does your flow go and happen? The songs are always well-penned, well-sung, well-arranged and produced and mixed. And catchy! Simple, sincere, sad. There is a lot of experimentation (not the right word) with drum patterns in today's music. I applaud your choice - though I thought it would be more effective if it had not been through the entire song ("chorus" only, maybe?). The choices in BIAB (for those kinds of drums) is limited. To be expected, I think since it's a once-in-a-while thing. Looking elsewhere since I don't seem to be smart enough to create that in a drum grid smile (Have you listened to "Neon Eyes"?) LOVE! what you guys are doing!!!fj

Floyd, THANKS for the listen and the kind remarks. Will briefly answer your questions in reverse order....

1. Just listened to "Neon Eyes". Those are some BIG drums on the chorus indeed.
2. The "drum" sound on our song is a RealDrum track plus a percussion loop track included in the RealStyle. With a RealStyle like this I will sometimes drop out either the drum or the loop for a section, just to mix it up. It can provide contrast while maintaining rhythmic continuity. But for this song I kept them together for the entire song since in my mind the rhythm tracks represent the heartbeat of the narrator as his mind races through his loss. And life goes on, right? I do agree (and generally ascribe to) the theory that BIG sounds work best as an added dynamic element.
3. Our workflow starts with the lyrics. I'll write the music, arrange a scratch track in BiaB and record guide vocals and sometimes harmonies. If it turns out great we'll send it to Dusty for final vocals, harmonies and BGVs. Then I'll remix, etc.
4. Got together with my lyricist when he was born. He's my little brother. Found Dusty on the web but he's on speed dial now.
5. I'm an amateur musician and have been using BiaB since it was on 3.5" disks. My lyricist has a real job but has been writing lyrics as a hobby forever. Dusty is the pro musician.

Anyway, so glad you enjoyed this tune, as well as our others. A little encouragement goes a long was for us. THANKS again!

DC Ron
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