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doogiet. if you DO buy a new pc in the future.. there are a few 'gotchas'. eg...people assume because they paid 2k on a high end pc that they wont have problems. sometimes they will because said pc isnt optimised for music production. i'd like a buck for each time someone has said to me... 'but i spent 2k, how come you only spent 400 bucks and dont have probs'. the answer is simple...the 2k system hasnt been optimised for music production...mine has. fyi i got a friend to get a pc like one of the pc's at the link below. saved him big money. he called me next morning yelling 'best darn pc ive ever had'. it cost peanuts. the refurb pc below is the type of pc that used to cost thousands and was used by big commercial studios only a few years ago. now look at the crazy low price....but ya gotta be a nerd like me to appreciate it. i know at least one pg user that runs this kind of pc....will eat bb for breakfast. only needs like lots of pc's optimising for music production. (see my purchaseing a pc thread at the link i gave you upthread for more info....whatever you buy in the future ensure you test it with your apps and conduct the type of tests in the link i gave you and ensure you can return within 30 days.) link HPZ pc beast... https://www.amazon.ca/HP-Workstatio...+hp+z+workstation%2Caps%2C197&sr=8-3 there are tons of refurb deals like this on the net and amazon at knockdown prices. dont sweat the fan noise issue. there are no noise fans one can get a tech to install and there are even companies (eg silentpc.com) that specialise in building silent pc's for studios. OR like many big studios do...just locate the pc aways from the mics etc. re Canada. fyi..what bugs me as a taxpayer is canada wastes/spends billions to educate people who then find they have probs getting a job because canada has never implemented an aggressive advanced big industrial base thats world beating or the grads end up wasting their education flipping burgers as some have told me. the prob being abundance of cdn uni's and schools etc but not an abundance of industrial employers. finally Ottawa has started listening to those of us who have repeatedly communicated these issues and offered solutions. in essence we need people in Ottawa with bold industrial visions. Canada for too loooong has relied on 'dig it up and ship the resources out to other countries'. who then manufacture advanced products to sell back to us...sigh. ps a typo on my part re cdn ev's. i meant a range of at least 800 kilometers. (and prices under 30,000 cdn dollars....then the ev market will soar imho.). happiness to a fellow canadian om
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Herb, Excellent. Big punchy sound on this one. Great vocals by Josh. Really fine work! Bob Thanks for listening and commenting Bob.
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So I got a PM from one of our fellow forum mates last night. He steared me in the direction of a fully AI app which simply blew my mind! I have worked with AI apps for lyrics in the past (specifically LyricStudio and ChatGPT). I even just paid for a 12 month subscription. I spent some time yesterday with LyricStudio and created a Verse and Chorus. But today I repeated my efforts with this "fully AI" app and was blown away. Totally amazing. The suggested lyrics for multiple verses, pre-chorus, chorus, Bridge all appeared instantly with very little query. They were above and beyond any thing I had done yesterday with Lyric Studio. I mean like night and day different. Like 2010 versus 2026! Obviously, better than anything I had seen in the past. I didn't know this had gotten so good in the past years. And if that was not enough, the AI then asked me if it wanted it to: Adjust syllable counts for tighter melodic phrasing Tailor the lyrics to fit a specific chord progression per line (it wanted the chords and arrangement order which I had already finalize over the past week) Add rhyme‑scheme annotations Rewrite in a more upbeat or more somber tone I am testing this AI app. But at this time, hold off on subscribing to LyricStudio till you hear more about this. The AI has gotten incredibly good indeed! But the question is, Do you want to write your songs yourself using tools like MasterWriter to assist or do you want AI to write them for you? Personally, I want AI to do more of my work so I have more time to do my art and hobbies.
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Hi Janne! This has a rock opera vibe to it - the combination of metal but with more formal singing. I’m not normally a metal listener, but your song grew on me with more listens - particularly the chorus. I can see why your lyrics allowed such creativity on your video - wow, AI videos are good these days - well done on the direction. I enjoyed my listening and viewing. Andrew Thanks Andrew for your very nice review  "Rock opera vibe", yeah, would be nice to make a stage musical. It is nice to be able to do AI videos which would take thousands of years to handcraft myself, and the possibility to use AI has increased my desire to create visualization ideas. Janne
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Professional sounding mix, rocks really hard - those energetic backing guitars and your guitar fills melt into a really pleasant soup of perfect pop rock. The drums and the piano are punchy, those smooth vocals cut through perfectly and as always the backing vocals are tasty. The lyrics have that romantic/bittersweet teenage love feel that is easy to relate to (in memories). Genious handling of the title in the chorus. And when the great melody is added to this list, everything screams excellence. Janne
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I love the Stormy Monday chord progression (harmonica players usually hate it, but I love it) and it's in fine form here. Best I've heard Peter play. Janice's vox are nonpareil, nothing new about that. Everything sounds great. Excellent work, team! m Thanks for the kind words. We love Stormy Monday but didn’t realized we’d poached the progression. 😀 Not surprised though. We much appreciate your comments on Janice and Peter’s performances. Thanks again, J&B
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BD. Thanks for the suggs. I've tried reducing the delay and matching it with the same effects as the instruments, but it still sounds weird. I'm at the stage where I'm considering starting from scratch. Ho hum! What fun.  Vic
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Always nice to hear hard rock/metal RealTracks on this forum That metal soloist really leads all the way home. Cool title and interesting story with sinful hints. Your great hard rock voice is pleasure to listen to especially in the catchy chorus. Very good mix. Janne
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Rob. i wish you every success with this. om
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FANtastic, Bob. I'd know cuz i AM a fan --well, not of boxing so much, but you and your songs, oh yeah. A heart like Patterson's jaw. Man, this is so cool. You and Floyd are so right, and this one is perfect. Tom Waits with a bit clearer throat. What a fun song. Good mix and so much to enjoy.
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Marty, This is an AWESOME song! Killer vocal and killer chorus! Love the band, including Bill. The whole sound and feel of this song is just so infectious. Another hit! Bob Thank you, Bob. I see you as first in so many categories. Great song, and I liked how tight the lyrics were within the melody. Good vocals, chorus was just catchy enough, Steel solo was great (maybe too short). Excellent work, coach! Thanks, Bob. I'll pass on your steel comment as "zydecoal" doesn't show up here often. I like the percussive sound of this one Marty! Bill’s steel adds some atypical effects to the accompaniment. Good vocal from you as usual, and a very hooky chorus. I enjoyed this very much! Andrew Thanks, Andrew. Bill told me he wanted to put his pedal steel into songs that aren't country. Although this one has some flavors from the country cabinet, i'm trying to comply. Ha! Your vocals always sound like you're having fun. It's very infectious. Super tune, sung superbly. Love the harmonies! Nice playful feel with the bass as well. The steel sounds great. Very nicely arranged and produced. Am assuming the clip-clops are from EZDrummer. They work great, too. You've distilled the essence of the once-I-was-hurt-but-now-I'm-fine song form perfectly. Well done! Thanks, Ron. Creating things sure is fun. The bass sympathized with the story. hehe Yeah, all the drums are EZD.
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See? Clear and unambiguous. David, I agree, your attack is in fact, very clear and unambiguous but the problem is that you’re confusing your mis-guided attacks with your personal world views. The subject we are discussing is not your attacks but whether your views on antisemitism are unclear and ambiguous. If someone cannot take a definitive stand and disambiguate whether they agree or disagree with antisemitism, then my analysis stands as-is, until or unless a flaw can be found in it. It comes as no surprise that you produced zero material from the experts that materially differ from my 5-point analysis. It looks like my analysis is well on its way to becoming time-tested. Who knows, maybe even the experts will use it if they haven’t already derived it themselves. Wouldn’t that be cool? 😊 David, I recommend you guys put your heads together, collaborate privately and produce joint, well-articulated, disambiguated responses. Feel free to hold conference calls to coordinate and facilitate this, because this has not been challenging me in the least, neither intellectually nor morally. Moreover, in the marketplace of ideas, I hardly think that 2 or 3 against me is a level playing field. Therefore, in the meantime, I’ll be hoping that you can recruit a heavyweight or two that can strengthen your ranks since I find responding to your ambiguity little more than child’s play. In the bargain, maybe he/she can help you disambiguate and clarify your worldview. And don’t forget, I’m still waiting for a thoughtful and convincing rebuttal of my 5-point analysis result . . . if you can produce one. PS> The heavier the heavy-weight, the better 😊
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Andrew, Thank you for the kind words. We both appreciate it very much. Bob
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That was very naughty.  Very imaginative use of instrumentation and BGVs. Fun!
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I agree with what you said. I have the same conversation with my students about how can they take any pride in anything that's written by AI. Strong vocal. Good choice on that piano track. It seems to be the glue in the instrumentation.
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Great song. The music matches the emotional pull of the lyrics. Excellent work in the instrumentation. The synth vocals are powerful and carry the song well.
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Thanks so much guys. JJJ - here is a 20% off coupon for Master Writter, but only for the 1 or 2 year subscriptions. https://bit.ly/masterwriter20 Dave, Ya, I need some tools also. Thanks for the endorsement. Thanks Dan! Hey, do you know if they include both the songwriter edition and the creative writer edition with a single subscription? I have a bucket list item to write a story! I already posted that it’s the same app. You can open MW in either view or both simultaneously per the MasterWriter FAQ. How do I view two versions side by side? To view two versions side by side, open the versions tab, and click the three dots on a version that is not selected, then click “show.” This will present the two versions side by side. I think you are confused! The FAQ is referring to opening 2 versions of a song, NOT the 2 versions of the program. I have asked MasterWriter directly because I am now an owner of the upgrade but based on what I am seeing so far I don't think they allow use of both versions on a single subscription. Google says you can but every method it suggests to do so fails.
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... And yes those are some excellent rhymes. Pants and glance ... a great near rhyme indeed. … Hi J&B! Thank you for listening and commenting! Several times I considered mispronouncing ‘glance’ to make it a true rhyme with ‘pants’, but as I live in a part of Australia that pronounces glance, chance, dance etc with the ‘a’ sound as in ‘car’, I decided to stay true to how I speak. Now being a near rhyme, it still works, I think. I’ll continue to post my writing and production notes but with less detail than my last - I sense there is an interest on the part of most writers to understand how others arrive at their finished song. As always, thank you for your keen interest! Andrew
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We're feeling good listening to this good feeling. Love the vibe on this. Great band to support your amazing performances. Nice poppin' open mix. Excellent on the monitors. What do we do to feel good? Go outside and play or listen to music or both! Enjoyed it! J&B
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That is an excellent production. The mix set up a great soundstage on our monitors. A sad subject and you poignantly delivered the melody and fine lyric. Well done! J&B
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