Hi, B.D.

Originally Posted by B.D.Thomas
It's interesting to hear all the key changes; they add a lot to the song.
I'll have to try that myself sometime.
Looking into writings about The Beatles songwriting got me into this. I'm not trying to emulate The Beatles, I'm just trying to force myself to try something different.

Where they are most effective is where most people don't hear them, but I haven't got that level of skill yet.

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Good, clean arrangement with a good choice of instruments (I even like the Mandola) in a transparent mix.
I'll have to give credit to whoever made the style I based the song on for that. Love the mandola, and it was hard not to put it everywhere.

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Arama (who I didn't know) sounds good to me, and I really like the harmonies in the chorus (that's Felicia, right?).
Arama is a new voice that came out last month. It's got a nice tone and expressiveness. Less vocal modes than most SynthV voices, but I didn't feel anything was missing.

The backing vocals are Felicia and Sheena.

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I'm not entirely convinced by the snare sound; I think something more organic would suit it better.
Ha! laugh

I figured it would be safe to use because it was part of the style, but I've gotten pushback on it from a number of people. I really like it, but I don't really have ears for contemporary music. I'll play around with other options.

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But I really like your song, and thanks for all the details about your songwriting process - I LOVE reading that stuff smile
You're welcome! I suspect a lot of people can relate to it, because we're songwriters.

Thanks for the feedback - I appreciate it!

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?