Natural selection... If I were a betting man, I'd bet that most of the music software providers we know and love today will be either gone or unrecognizable in three years. Maybe less. Would LOVE to be wrong.
WOW, Paul, this is superb. Love, love, LOVE the vocal arrangement. Some real skillful maneuvering going on there. Your lead vocals really shine, too. Especially like your finely crafted vocal breaks and inflections. The band is nice, but mainly because they propel the song without getting in the way. "What do you think of THAT?" Well, I think it's pretty dang cool.
Lee, super job retooling this one with BiaB. Love the "Without a word of a lie" lines sung in the lower register. A very cool and original sound. Nice vocals overall, too. Especially like it when the harmony comes in high with the "time" line. The band really crackles as well. A really well-crafted tune you have here!
Ron, I hope you never delete deleted! This was hilarious, you have a way with words that is amazing Great backing band and mix Loved it PS - Yes I do need help!
Any ideas about methods to find a theme or lyrics that suits some music? I realise this is a ‘How long is a piece of string?’ type of question, but looking for any ideas of approaches that might help me crack open this nut.
An approach that won't help you now, but will in the future: Whenever I hear, read, see, or experience something interesting or unusual, I write it down. Maybe something I watch on TV or YouTube. Or in the news. Or (very often) in real life. Or hear in conversations between people in the bar while I'm drinking my latte. Often a single phrase. A line in a song that sparks my imagination. The possibilities are endless. I take notes on everything. On a piece of paper. Or record it with my cell phone. When I don't have any ideas about what to write, I go through my notes. I always find something that appeals to me at that moment and in my current mood.
John, it is hard to listen to a song about global warming while I'm freezing my butt off shoveling snow A great song with a great message that I wish more countries would take seriously.
John, this is freak-en hilarious! My foot was tapping, my head was bobbing, and my lips were smiling throughout this song. I didn't care for the vocal but the lyrics more than made up for it. A fantastic song.
OM and I share a mutual frustration with the BIAB ACW. The only difference is that I long ago gave up on it. OM's original "old master" contains 2 Guitars and lead vocal (and harmony backing vocal). I added drums, bass and organ and remixed and remastered with camera rolling. I have an alternate workflow to identify the Chords, Tempo, Key and Timing of an audio file combined with the extraction of the individual stems (Part 1). Followed by transfer to my DAW for synching with any other audio content. (Part 2).
Brian, this is a masterpiece. A protest song about what is happening set to music - brilliant. Loved the arrangement. The Synth vocal was fantastic as was the mix. The lyrics took it over the top for me" "Is confusion part of the plan?", I think confusion along with control is the plan. When an OB-GYM can't answer can a man have a baby and a Supreme Court Justice can't answer what is a woman I know that were are in big trouble. YMMV Loved the song.
Yep, we live in a strange world. Thank you very much for your kind feedback, Mario
“If you don't want to see them, you won't” That is the saddest line because it is true. The world, it seems, is in great need of more compassion and empathy. B.D, the song is beautiful in sound and in message. Excellent production in a aspects. Powerful, J&B
Thank you, Janice & Bud The irony is that people who refuse to see are actually unhappier than these poor souls. The other day, I observed a couple (I guess they were in their twenties) laughing happily like lottery winners when they found some empty bottles that they could turn into cash thanks to our deposit return system here in Germany.
A wonderfully wistful song about old memories. I only know barns from my vacations in my youth, where you could lie in the hay and hang out with other people out of sight of your parents. Beautiful, exquisite vocals by Janice, some really cool fills by Peter that I could never play, and really well mixed and produced. Excellent in every respect
Beautiful salsa with a great Cuban vibe. Definitely too fast for dancing (trust me, I tried), but it's a good song with a nice mix of BIAB and Suno tracks. Enjoyed my listen!
Thanks B.D. Thomas for the comments. For the dancing, you'll need to train with a Brazilian dancer. But I don't know if your wife will agree. Laurent
A long time ago, I had a relationship with a professional salsa teacher. I learned a lot from her
NI acquired iZotope a while back. I'm up to Ozone 9 Advanced and standing fast. I wonder how much AI is impacting these businesses. If AI can produce and mix and master, why spend money on DAW's and plugins, etc?
I am kind of a music software junkie and I own Ozone 11 and NI Complete but this year I did not upgrade to the latest versions as I could not see anything there worth doing so. To me it seems like the investors want these company's to push out something new just for the sales. If you look at how much the upgrade costs are compared to how much they added or lack of quality. How many synths, compressors and so on does one really need? I know AI has a lot to do with all of this and everyone is jumping on the bandwagon. I am not against certain functions with AI but I don't want it doing everything I enjoy about making music.
super! thanks for doing this... I'll retest and post results when fix is ready. Not that it was that big a deal to correct after the fact, but would be nice to not to have to remember to do it in the event I need to reload/reconfigure down the road...
Like everything else.... when a new version is released, there are new things to learn. Often, they move the things around and it takes time to find your footing again and figure out where things are now located and of course figuring out what the new features are and how they work. There's a learning curve. If you stick with it, in a few weeks time you'll be wondering how you did things before on the old....last years.... software. Then of course, the process repeats itself again in 12 months. Kinda like when you walk into a store and they have rearranged the entire store and moved things around and now you either have to walk the entire store, or ask someone who works there who then has to consult their phone/app to tell you that it's now on aisle 32 halfway down on the left in bin 27.
Without intending to sound over critical, it really shouldn't be a wish, but the identification of a real design flaw This really does need to be resolved. I get caught often.
Yes, I agree. Which is why this should be in the main forum and not here in the "make a wish".
I haven't heard this song previously, but after listening, I like the feel and vibe. Yes, this could be a winner. It's got just the right blend of Latin, Vibe, and Rhythm, all mixed into a cool, laid-back feel.
I'm a geek as well having built my own computers and worked with the three big operating systems. If Photoshop 7 still works well for you, there's no need to fix it with any newer software. There are a lot of freebies that I wouldn't touch. If a free software is very reputable I'll give it a go and I haven't had trouble with those, particularly open source. A lot of online softwares and services do grab your identity and sell it. I consider Facebook to be a great offender and I got rid of my profile though I suspect that it's still there for always. I will not get on Instagram or Linked In. Suno is a problem for songwriters in that it will take your work and put it in its database for anyone else to use. If you don't mind copyright infringement of your work, well okay. But back to Canva...Serif has been very reputable and they sold to Canva. I still use my Serif software since I paid for it. Canva is based in Australia so they may not have the greed and security holes like Swiss cheese that America has. Naturally, they'll want to include you on more lists and sell more. No matter how careful you are, you'll still wind up on the dark web one way or another. I will lay odds that you're probably all the wiser, Sawmill, than many of us, as you've been in the business of IT. Cheers! John
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A great song with a great message that I wish more countries would take seriously.
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This really does need to be resolved. I get caught often.
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