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This entire scene is fiction. This is Raphaël Froissart's YouTube channel. He's the one responsible for the title: He asks for the most difficult piece ever and SHOCKS everyone with his pan flute...🤯 Now, why are these people "shocked"? After all, Michel Tirabosco is a world-class player. The answer is because the the video is intentionally set up to mislead people. Michel says to Raphaël: "Can I play with you? I have my flute." This is - at best - intended to mislead, to give the impression that he just happened to meet Raphael. Michel then says: Vivaldi? Winter, you know? He's trying to give the impression that he's selected "Winter" at random. And he's pretending that he's not Raphael knows the piece. That's rubbish, because we know that they've already recorded it.. When the "mob of musicians" comes along, Raphael acts as if this is unexpected - even as if he doesn't even know who they are. At 0:52, Michel saws "Wow", as if he's surprised by all these people who have suddenly appeared. By this time, it's straining credulity that anyone would believe this wasn't fake. But that's not the point. If they simply wanted to give the impression of a live performance, that's one thing. That's not what they're doing here. They're intentionally misleading people - and that's what I object to.
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Two points that may help. I needed fewer steps by doubling the tempo of Noel's Chord Chart's measure 10 to 240; Equalizing the entire track to 120 bpm and that resulted in measure 10 performing two beats in 4/4 @ 120. Counting beats during playback went bar 9 4/4 1,2,3,4; bar 10 4/4 1,2; bar 11 4/4 1,2,3,4 This created the issue of needing artful editing or regeneration and careful phrasing for bar 10 to play a two beat phrase but the count was correct. Micro-Chords may help audio in measure 10. I didn't work on the audio portion. Secondly, since the audio for the equalization phase is temporary, it's faster to open the Master Channel and utilize the render/unrender to audio commands. It reduces the number of steps by eliminating WAV export and import then it also adds the ability to erase the track using this menu as well.
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Hi Bob! I’m not sure I understood the meaning of the lyrics, or in fact if they are meant to be understood or just evoke a feeling or memory … but I am glad that I have stayed at home, and my wife and I have lived so long together that she has lived to see my ‘jeans fade’. Andrew
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Hmm, my first attempts with this seemed nearly OK apart from the abrupt ending. I'd done a slow rebuild of styles right after the install, selected _BULB then run it. I have a red line in the style box in bar 44, which I tried to remove by F5->Reset all bars, but it reappears. Tried an RTFS(MOST), but now I appear to have the extra chords playing again. I hope to try to repeat that more carefully tomorrow on a different PC. Another odd thing was that my audio volume seemed very low; I moved the "this song" volume up a bit and it jumped to much louder, but still low. Again I'll try to repeat the process and see if I can make sense of that.
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Hi, David. As usual, the passion and conviction in your vocal shine through. Of course, everything else is stellar. But the vocal? It's your not so secret power.
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Hi Scott! I like the Eurodance style used here, and it fits really well with the chord movement - I think I heard I - III - IV - iv progression in the chorus. While I’m familiar with the expression ‘tickety-boo’, I wasn’t quite sure what the context was, so I asked Copilot for its interpretation, which summarised is ‘If you’re going to judge me, please do it fairly’. Not sure if that was YOUR meaning, but it’s probably something I would hope for. In saying that, I love the imagery you have used and the oblique way of getting your message across. Those BVs - very good - with some Queen stylings in some parts. As well as Bob’s suggestions, I’d throw Pet Shop Boys in there as well - particularly in the intro and verse 1. I love that very dark middle section! Very creative! Andrew
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Hi, Andrew. Listening to the music before reading your writeup, I got an image of a circus troupe rolling across the countryside. So... close.  Nice production!
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Hi, Chris. Very smooth - more smooth jazz than funk to my ears. Everything fits together well - especially the singer. It's one of those things where the vocals are so smooth it's almost hard to notice the lyrics. 
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Thanks, K-Dub Ya! Sorry for the late reply!
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Thanks Andrew! Glad you enjoyed it enough to take another listen!
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Hi, Scott. As B.D. said, this is super-catchy. Fun listen - especially the breakdown with the synth calliope. It is indeed "something different". 
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Hi, Bob. My favorite line: But I still hear her laughing/Like ice cubes in a drink Of course, that's just one in many that fit together to make this sketch in time. (See what I did there? ) As always, excellent!
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B.D., That's a fun song. Great arrangement and a great mix. Very nice job on this! Bob
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Hi Chris! The band has a good feel to it that works well with the melody and lyrics. I particularly like these … I don't wait for a miracle I only believe in myself All I know is empirical Even If I like my bookshelf I like the way they are sung. Your lyrics often display a deep introspection. Andrew
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Hi, B.D. AI can do mean country vocals! My worthless comment is that drear is archaic and I've never heard it used before. Fortunately, my brain automatically converted drear to dreary so you didn't have to. Fun song, your research paid off!
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Hi, Finna. Nicely done all around.
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Hi B.D.! A song about every female bartender’s cross they have to beer bear - approaches from almost every male with ‘beer goggles’. This song delivered what was stated on the tin. It made me think again that one of the defining traits of country music is the singer’s accent, with large doses of rhotic pronunciation. I’m not sure the sub-genre is lesser known - about as lesser known as chick-country. However, this is an excellent example of bro-country - at least to these ears. A great song and well researched with good methodology! I hope the beach sand is no longer! Andrew
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Hi Finna! Your song has a good tempo and style choice that suits the theme really well - the melody over the title is very memorable. I like your vocal technique over ‘time’ followed by ‘rolled’ - the following word describing how you sing the word ‘time’. Great effect! I’m going back for another listen! Andrew
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Both sad and enjoyable ... but ultimately uplifting. Very, very poignant in all aspects. J&B
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What a fun ride that was, Marty, and we both love trains and the West! You and the band created a delightful trip. And you got us reading more history on the railroad line and the Harvey Houses. We both remember our Mothers talking about their train travels. BTW, we LOVE steam engines. Your performances and the BiaB Wrecking Crew are all very nice. Enjoyed it! J&B
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[ Legend: The colored words are taken from the list mentioned above ] Title: Beer Girl Song [Intro] Mmm yeah Hey [Verse] Friday night, jeans look right Driving down, my hometown Cold beer, radio loud Going for a guys' night out Hey [Verse] Enter door of a beverage store Need a beer, and need one more Store girl, she's a pearl Girl you make my head whirl [Pre-Chorus] Girl you make my head whirl [Chorus] Hey girl, dear girl Will you be my beer girl Dear girl, beer girl Bring on the beer, bring on the beer So life is not so drear, girl [Verse] Tanned legs, tight shirt Dusty boots in dusty dirt Cut-off jeans, you're by all means The queen of queens [Pre-Chorus] The queen of queens [Chorus] Hey girl, dear girl Will you be my beer girl Dear girl, beer girl Bring on the beer, bring on the beer So life is not so drear, girl [Bridge] Wanna ride and be my bride In my Chevy, big and heavy Cruising down the road And have a smoke? [Pre-Chorus] Girl you make my head whirl [Chorus] Hey girl, dear girl Will you be my beer girl Dear girl, beer girl Bring on the beer, bring on the beer So life is not so drear, girl [Chorus] Hey girl, dear girl Will you be my beer girl Dear girl, beer girl Bring on the beer, bring on the beer So life is not so drear, girl
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Link: Beer Girl Song The idea: During my well-deserved vacation, as I sat on a French beach with the waves lapping around me, sand in my pants, seabirds squawking, and the salty wind blowing around my head, an obvious thought occurred to me. One that probably anyone would have if they were sitting on a sunny beach in Southern France, listening to the seabirds and drinking good French wine: I’m going to write a country song. The implementation: To do justice to this genre, I chose its lesser-known subgenre, Bro-Country. As we all know, this is considered the jazzy version of country. Complex chords and deep, thought-provoking lyrics and stuff. Sure, since I was born in Europeland, I know shἰt about country music. Which is exactly why I felt like I was the chosen one for this job. So I studied this topic in depth and in detail. And found someone who had compiled a list of the most common words from all the top 30 country songs of the past two decades or so. My song lyrics were mostly based on those words. To address a specific audience, you have to use the proper lingu. You see, I've spared no time or expense to give you country experts what you deserve. The result: The country song to end all country songs. A three-minute cliché nightmare. I'm proud of my pride and I'm riding my bike cause my truck got stuck in the mud. Yeehaw... As always, comments - whether positive or negative - are very welcome The usual technical information: Inspiration: David Snyder (see Write A Hit Country Song). Blame him! "Yeah", "Yeehaw" and "Fake Southern Drawl" consultant: Marty Style: INSTILL.STY The Band: Bass: 4446 DrumsPercussion: me (EZdrummer, processed by an AI) Percussion + FX: me Guitars: 2x 4454, 4513, 4516, 1x AI, me Vocals: 1x AI, 3x Synthesizer V, me Tracks Stats for those interested: BIAB: 5x Me: 6x AI: 2x You can find the lyrics in the next post.
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Hi All, Here's something called Fade Those Jeans. She caught me in the doorway While the rain combed through her hair Taxi lights on Houston Street Were trembling in the air She had a brown box full of wildflowers And a head full of Rilke poems Said she was tired of lovers Who never stayed at home The radio played softly Some sad parade in E The night hung from the fire escape Like laundry no one would see Outside the subway thundered Like a memory underground And her eyes held that distance That Joni always wrote about The streetlights dim and the rails all shine Everybody’s running from the same old crime Trying to keep some spark alive In time The drunks all talked religion The poets spun refrains Somebody cursed the television Somebody missed the train She laughed like tarnished silver Like a dollar short of rent I said “Baby all this running” “Where’s it supposed to end?” Now the years come down like scarves of rain Across the Lower East Side The girls turn into painters The boys all learn to hide But I still hear her laughing Like ice cubes in a drink “Will you fade those jeans?” she said Before either of us could think And the moon hung over Chinatown Like a worn and borrowed dime She touched the fray beside my knee And whispered I guess in time In time In time In time BIAB Tracks: 3501: Bass, Electric 3771: Tin Whistle 2975: Vocal Oohs & Aahs RealDrums: AmericanaRoots16th Other Notes: Bob Mic: Logitech Blue Yeti Bob Vocals: Logic Pro Bob Rhythm Guitar: Martin D-18 Bob Fingerpicking Guitar: Epiphone J-200 Joliz Mic: Audio Technica AT2020USB+ Joliz Vocals: GarageBand Waves Vocal Rider: All Vocals Pre-Production: Track Editing GarageBand & Logic Pro Izotope Nectar 3 Elements for Vocals Izotope Plasma for Instrument Tracks Processing Final Track Mix & Master: Logic Pro & Izotope Ozone 11 As always - thanks for listening! Bob
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We, obviously, much like reggae and thus we were immediately captured by this. The band, vocals, the write, your performances and the mix nailed the vibe. It has the early reggae feel when upbeat lyrics dominated the genre. Well done and we enjoyed it! And we doubt you will be busking. J&B PS Janice just listened again and said she could envision Grace Potter singing this. We love it! Thank you, J&B, for your really kind and encouraging words. I'd never heard of Grace Potter before, but I listened to a few of her songs yesterday, and yes, her more upbeat songs show that she would definitely be a good fit for my song. She's a great singer!
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