Originally Posted by Twinkle Toes
I appreciate all of your feedback, thank you. Message received on the mix (particularly the chorus). I'll do some more work on it based upon your advice. Cheers.
Originally Posted by Twinkle Toes
A shy, first-toe-in-the-water song posting. I've written songs since I was about 12 and now I'm really old, so that's a long time. I have started recording some of my favs from over the years taking advantage of new technology to help get the sound closer to what I'd actually imagined originally. I don't consider myself a performer even though I've played in a few bands over the years. Composing and producing the tunes is the fun part for me.

"Sentimental Melody" is one of those old songs. It's a gentle shuffle ballad with a slight bluesy edge. The BIAB tracks used are:

RealTracks in song: 533:Bass, Electric, 12-8 Crystal Sw 065
RealTracks in song: ~904:Piano, Electric, Rhythm SmoothCool Sw16 075
RealTracks in song: 2686:Guitar, Electric, Soloist BluesSlow12-8BrentSimple Sw 065
MIDI SuperTracks in song: 2849:Organ, Rhythm BluesSlow128Mike Sw 065
RealTracks in song: 3878:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm VintagePopSlow68Chop Sw 070
RealDrums in Song:CountryShuffle128^6-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat

A new mix based on comments is below:

https://soundcloud.com/mick-grainger/sentimental-melody-1?si=1d830e3b79f648f39af425e1ade26f47&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

The drums are reinforced with UJAM Legend drums and the guitar mutes are from UJAM USynth. Tracks were transferred to Studio One 7 for editing, mixing and mastering. The vocal gets a helping hand from Melodyne. Finally, I throw in some female voices from Synthesizer V in the latter choruses as background. The lyrics:

"Watching passing cars, I think of you
On this foggy, grey day
Just a fleeting thought pulls me back in time
And lifts my spirits away

Things were newer then, things were rawer then
So much I just didn't see
But looking back from here, it seems it all worked out
Eventually

Let it loose, watch it fly
Set it free, sentimental melody

Are you happy now?
I hope you're happy now
With whatever you found
As for me I'm good, no need to worry there
A real legend unbound

Let it loose, watch it fly
Set it free, sentimental melody"

I hope you enjoy it and thanks for listening.