Hi, Alan.

Originally Posted by Al-David
So, what's not to like about this one? Just one thing - I didn't write it. Dang!!!
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I found the chord pattern to be very pleasing. You know, I'm pretty sure, that I play around a lot with chords and chord patterns. This was a delight in that regard and excellent in all regards.
Thanks, that's one of the things I've been working on in my writing.

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I don't have an elaborate system. I hear something in my head and go straight to the chord input sheet. Chords come to me pretty quickly and easily. I then finish the song by filling out the melody I hear in my mind as the chord pattern plays. As I listen to the demo of the song that BIAB creates, I start imagining what instruments would fulfill what my mind is hearing. That's about it. Not fancy, but it seems to work - just like my recording process.
There's nothing the matter with that - your results are excellent.

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Now lyrics don't come as quickly or as easily in most cases. Di was just the opposite - she wrote the entire lyrics to two songs in one 30-minute session using a tablet and a pen. We only changed three words - two in one song and one in the other. They were two of our very best songs!
I suspect that for most people, lyrics are the most difficult part of songwriting. But that's not always true - sometime everything just works, as you mention seemed to be the process with Di. That's occasionally happened with me as well.

But unfortunately, it's not something that typically happens for us.[/quote]

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Sorry, I got a little off-track with that diatribe. Your process is very intricate and well thought out. I'd probably go crazy trying that! I once told Di, "You're driving me crazy!" Her reply was, "Talk about a short drive!". Ha!
Ha!

I love diatribes!

Thanks for listening, commenting, and diatribing. wink

-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

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