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Excellent Really good mix Cool darkness Good video .fj Thanks fj, lifting he organ, as you suggested, helped heaps.
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Well done on the final mix and video, Ray! Takes me back. I don’t mind the combination of happy and sad - life can be like that. Andrew Ta Andrew, Yeah, the story arc is, if nothing more, not static.
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Hi rayc, Your guitars were great! Good recording and mix. Video was interesting albeit dark. Thanks for posting, AurealiusB ALL the guitars? I rarely play well enough to be mentioned ...Steve's lead work on the other hand is FAB. Yes, a dark vid for a slowly darkening story.
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This is so good, Ray. I really enjoy Steve's contributions, and of course that perfectly crafted bass track. The video is good too. Your videos have your signature technique and this one uses all that and more. An interesting trip for sure. Dig that solo and Steve's vocal is perfect. Ta Marty, I quite like the bass but, as usual with me, having stolen all the chord tones for bass, the melody hasn't much unique to it & echoes the bass closely.
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I think you've found the perfect singer for your arrangements in Steve, he's a perfect fit. I can't decide if it's a sad, depressed or a protest song, but I like it. Good work from both of you ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Thanks B.D., As far as singing goes the song grabbed Steve...lucky me. Yes, the narrative goes from observation to fear quickly enough.
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Ray, still a great tune. Not an unenjoyable note being played/sung by anyone. The guitar work is spectacular. Superb mix... Thanks DC, I'm glad I didn't kill it on the home stretch - I've done that before. Yep, Steve plays for a living & it shows.
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A lot of good knowledge and advice packed into that video. Thanks Jim.
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Hmmm, I don't have the answers exactly, I've used Nero Burning ROM in the past but not sure about meta-data. However, Audacity can burn CD's and has a discussion on meta-data. Check this page: https://manual.audacityteam.org/man/burning_music_files_to_a_cd.html Also, note the included paragraph on that page which states: "Metadata and CD-Text Even if you use Audacity's Metadata Tags editor to add metadata such as Title, Artist and Genre to your exported WAV files, that metadata does not get automatically burned to the CD. You can set Apple Music/iTunes and some other burning applications (but not Windows Media Player) to burn metadata to each track as separate CD-Text. Providing your CD burner supports CD-Text, a standalone CD player that supports CD-Text will then be able to display each track's metadata. You can also use a Cue Sheet to add CD-Text in burning applications that support Cue Sheets. " Hope this helps (a little...)
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I am pulling my hair out over here! I have a friend who wants my songs on CD and it has literally been 20 years since I burned audio CDs! So, here is where I am so far... - I rendered 10 songs as WAVs at 44.1kHz/16 bit - next I tried to add metadata but it wouldn't work until I realized I had rendered the files on a FAT drive instead of NTFS - so I rendered them again to an NTFS drive and was able to add metadata - but when I then burned them the metadata was missing - then I read online that FLAC is better than WAV for 2 reasons, 1) smaller, lossless files and 2) they are more metadata-friendly - so I rendered all 10 songs again as FLAC - I added metadata in the Reaper Media Explorer - but I found that Reaper Media Explorer doesn't support some metadata stuff like an image - so I then loaded each song into mp3tag and added the image and a few other bits that were not available in Reaper - then I used Windows 11 "Windows Media Player Legacy" app to burn my audio CD - the CD burned fine and the metadata was there but it was missing album-level metadata for stuff like album name, genre and date - I cannot see any way to add this to Windows Media Player Legacy app before burning - so I downloaded Ashampoo free CD burning software but it was also missing the album-level metadata plus it lost all of the track metadata - so I switched back to Windows Media Player Legacy and settled for missing album metadata - I also noticed some track metadata that I entered is not being included even in Windows Media Player Legacy Can anyone tell me, step-by-step, how to make an audio CD with complete metadata and show me what I am doing wrong? Or, if what I am trying to do just isn't possible? Thanks in advance for any help!
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Also (to John) I do love that Firefall song. "You Are the Woman". That type of music very much influenced me in my songwriting.
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This is for a church that I help with their tech. I want to set them up with an automatic feedback blocker on the microphone that broadcasts the service over Zoom. The physical setup in church constantly varies and I’m not always there to guide where musicians set up or mics are placed. Then for special services, I am directing and playing, and can’t monitor the tech. I found one promising plugin but it has an unfortunate name that some of the church elders would not appreciate for its humor: the name is two words, and the first is Howly (as in howl at the moon), not to be confused in this case with Holy. The second word is the problem, a disparaging word that frequently follows Holy. So if you know of another reasonably priced plugin I can set and forgot that will give us a little safety margin, I would appreciate advice. [No need to teach me about EQ, mic and speaker placement, ringing the room, room treatment and front of house monitoring etc. which is the correct way to handle this if I were regularly present. Thanks. ]
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TuneMonger, Thanks for the feedback. I liked the slowdown at the end of the intro, but yeah I could have eliminated the tempo slowdown going into the bridge. I see what you mean. But thanks again for your positive comments. AurealiusB
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Nice song. My first thought was - you got a great voice, but then I read that its Ai  I'm not much of a singer, so, more often than not, I use Suno for vox. I'm more than happy with the results.
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Jon Meyer testing a 1950s Gibson Acoustic through a variety of ribbon, large condenser and a dynamic microphones. The +++ video +++ is about 15 minutes long.
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Good song, good vox, good use of BIAB. I LOVED the steel drums, really added to the flavor of the piece! My own experience with large tempo changes hasn't gone well, but there are surely others with more skill at BIAB than me who have made it work. I was a bit on the fence with the tempo changes in this song, but it may sound fine with repeated listenings (once my ears and brain are used to it). Overall, though, a very good submission and I really enjoyed it!
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Hi John, Wow, this sounds like a real band, very well performed and recorded. I also like easy feel of this song. Good vocals, background vocals, guitars and other instruments. It's great! AurealiusB
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John, That's an excellent song. Wonderful production. Some great guitar tones and that vocal by Clay is perfect for your arrangement & lyrics. Very nicely done! Bob
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Hey John, thanks for your kind words and positive comments! Yes, Kathy is really, really great. Her lyrics sing themselves. I'll send her a link to this post, which I'm sure will make her very happy.
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Hey A, that's a delightful tune! Really delightful! Light with a lilting melody. I like the shift to a minor chord in the chorus which gives the song just enough sweetness but not too much! It has the happiness of Firefall's "You Are the Woman." The tropical feel is a nice touch. It's like a song you'd hear on the car radio while driving the Coast Highway alongside the beaches...a good summer song. Kathy is a very good lyricist. John
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Hi Andrew, Yes, that is the correct version. I've now added the link to the top of the post (my mistake earlier). So far this was the hardest song for me to produce. Written in the early 1980s, I performed this on an acoustic guitar. However, I thought the melody sort of fit a Calypso style of music. Thus years later, this is what I created in BIAB. There are a several of tempo changes. First, the intro slows down gradually to set up the first verse, which tempo-wise is a very fast 176 BPM. I wanted to slow down for the bridge - so that is other major temp change - down to 130 BPM. But again, I made a gradual slow down in a few steps. Finally, I speeded everything up for the last verse which had a tempo of 178 BPM. So, I did this to make the song sound more like what a real band would to. Bands and orchestras often do this. I think it makes the song more interesting. I could be wrong I guess, AurealiusB
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Hi John! I love the feel and style you’ve written this song in - one doesn’t hear enough of this nowadays. Swing - really good. Your Fiverr singer was an excellent choice, and I can definitely hear CSNY harmonies in the tag line. I’m going back for a second helping! Andrew
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B.D., You create some of the best pop / rock ballads around. This is one is spectacular! Love the arrangement, vocals and exceptional mix. Great, great stuff! Bob Thank you for your really, really nice words here and on YouTube, Bob
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Nicely played, good sound, and chords and a picking pattern that keep me interested. Deserves lyrics and a good singer PS: YouTube autoplayed THIS right after your video, so you're in good company...
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Hi Paul! Well done on the use of 7ths in your chords - there’s not enough use of those in contemporary Christian music. They add a good rocking feel in addition to the style you chose. I am glad you brought in the congregation-style harmonies and hand claps in the final chorus to bring it home - still would’ve been a good song without them, but they took the song just a little closer to heaven and in a way, made me as a listener want to join in. Well done! Andrew
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I don't know what Stephen Still sounds like, but I know a good song when I hear one. And that's a VERY good song, it's actually my new favorite of yours. Very well sung, very well mixed and produced. Excellent guitar work. Enjoyed. A LOT
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