Link: Drowning In What Remains
Version 2: Drowning In What Remains (with changes suggested by you guys.Thank you!)

This is a sad song.
No happy ending.

The usual unsolicited background information:
  • For the sound I wanted, I couldn't find any modern Lo-Fi drum sounds in BIAB that came close to what I was hearing in my head (in fact, there are NO modern drum sounds in BIAB), so I programmed my own NI Battery drumset from scratch using normal drum samples that I equalized, compressed and transient-designed to death, and beyond
  • I don't usually like instrumental solos in my songs (they're a relic from the last millennium. A nice one, though), but when the idea of adding a (short) vocal solo came up, I couldn't resist.
  • This is my second “lyrics-first” composition.
    I like to believe that my lyrics are better when I start with them.
    The price I have to pay for this is that it is much more difficult for me to find instruments for my lyrics than the other way around.
  • I LOVE 3/4 timesig, but there are far too few (modern) RealTracks, so I had to play most of the instruments myself, what I usually try to avoid because I'm not a proper musician.


As always, a big thank you to Marty for the lyrical and rhythmical support.

Feedback (the good, the bad and the ugly) is, as always, highly appreciated.
I'm here to learn!

Some technical information:
Style: AMBIENT.STY

The band:
Bass: me
Drums: PopRockWaltzEv, me (programmed, not played)
Guitars: 862, 3228, 3229, me
Piano: me
Synths: me
Vocals: You know who

You can find the lyrics in the next post.

Last edited by B.D.Thomas; 01/27/25 01:20 PM. Reason: Link for version 2 added
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