Recently, I was re-reading Shiela Davis’s book, The Songwriters Idea Book, for the umpteenth time. This time around, though, her chapter on using a colour in the title of a song got me thinking. As a consequence, I started wondering about assigning a colour to “happiness,” and whether or not I could write a suitable lyric that would lead me to a song. I had never tried this songwriting approach before and it sounded like a fun exercise. With a bit of help from Synthesizer V for the vocals, here is where Shiela Davis’s strategy took me...



I hope you enjoy it.
--Noel

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BIAB Band
Base Style: _ELYSIAN.STY
Bass: 784:Bass, Electric, PopCrossover Sw16 075
Guitar: 2520:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking BoomChickSlowJoe Sw16 085 (Simple)
Guitar: 1581 Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm Folkie16ths Sw16 085
Fiddle: 4635 Fiddle, Background AmericanaGroovinMelodic Sw16 075
Banjo: 1579 Banjo, Rhythm Folkie16ths Sw16 085
Drums: RealDrums NashCrossovrSw16^13
Drums: RealDrums ChajchasShakerSw16
Drums: RealDrums ElecClapSlow[single]^2

Production Info
Bass effects: Renaissance Bass (Waves), GSatPlusnogpu (TBProAudio)
Guitar effects: ReaEQ (Reaper)
Banjo effects: GSatPlusnogpu (TBProAudio)
Vocals: Synthesizer V (vocal softsnth with the “Liam” voice)
Vocals effects: Nectar 4, ReaEQ (Reaper), ReaComp (Repear)
Drums effects: (NashCrossovrSw16^13) JS Waveshaping Distortion (Reaper)
Visual mixing tool: JS: Saike Spectral Analyzer (beta)
Audio checking tool (production studio emulator): NX 7.1/Stereo (Waves)
Overall mix: Ozone 11, ReaLimit (Reaper)

MY SONGS...
Audiophile BIAB 2026