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Hi Mario and Noel, Thanks a lot for your nice words about this song. I really enjoyed them. Especially because of the "orchestra adventure" in it. Hans, loved the arrangement I really liked how you use the orchestra to augment your song - brilliant Great vocal and mix IMHO this is your best to date Mario, aside from your kind words, I know you're also teasing me a bit with that "IMHO" line! But you've put a spin on it and challenged me; maybe I can do better than this, although this is my best so far... Hi Hans. This is an intriguing presentation. I agree with David when he said: "It all sounds a bit jagged and off-balanced (instead of being some smooth ballad), which works especially well." This is a very inventive arrangement and it well suits the message of the song. You've really thought outside the box when putting this one together. Kudos to you on a terrific result  --Noel Hey Noel, thanks for your incredibly kind and wonderful words! I think you've perfectly summed up the "outside-the-box" thinking in this song. That literally happened; the idea for the violin part didn't come until a while after I thought I had finished the song. Hans
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Thumper. re rb and your rig. heres what i think might be happening..... heres the scenario.. todays advanced sound interfaces have various input and output driver selections often for WAS and ASIO. thus its important to select the right drivers. basically its a gotcha. on my interface for example i have various selection options for drivers. thus its easy to get a prob given the various options if the right driver isnt selected. heres a suggestion. you say other music apps work with your rig fine. sooo...i would like you to go to the user preferences of each of them and log the driver selections for each whether WAS or ASIO....THEN...ensure you use the same driver selections for input and output drivers in RB. follow up whether still a problem....or if prob solved. in my interface i have to be carefull re driver selection. ive seen the above gotcha with various rigs. i think its got to be a settings issue because too many of us are running rb just fine....as i said some rb users have done over 80 songs in rb and more. another thing you might want to try is rent another interface (it only costs a few bucks for a week..dirt cheap...) and see if the prob goes away. hth and thats all i got. om
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Hi Janice, Bud and Peter, Well, this is something completely different from what I'm used to from you! A dark song, dark (but fantastic) vocals, and fantastic guitar playing from Peter. I searched in Google translate for the meaning of "Mojo" but it came up with "Mojo" in Dutch...? Whatever, as I wrote; a great song, wonderful singing and solo. Liked the lyrics, especially: "met an old woman on the corner i knew she had my answer i saw wisdom behind her eyes she said quit listening to them lies" Janice, I also warned you for those wrong men you always sing about. Now she comes too! Hans
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Marty - this old brain & these old fingers can't play fast or very fluid any longer, so when someone rewards me with such nice comments it prods me to push on! Thanks so much for your generous comments and for listening - biting cold wind here from the east so gotta go out and stack logs for the wood stove, and get cold hands & fingers yet again! Best to you Marty, Carl
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Hi Ray, I thought something was wrong because I missed your songs. At first, I thought it was just me. I couldn't visit the forum very often either. So I searched a few pages, but you weren't there. That was strange, because you had commented on my songs. Anyway, I hope you're doing better now. You have to be, because your new guitar needs to be played. It's ready! And take note of what "Musician" wrote about apologies... Hans
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Different for you, Carl. But there are some common threads that connot be ignored. Your virtuosity on so many instruments, your ingenuity in creating changes, your ability to captivate your listeners. What a wonderful arranmgement, too. And now you're a drummer. For my ear, the drummer always defines the song, and the bass player outlines it. TO my ears you always reward it with such outstanding melody. Next time say, "I ain't no drummer," because the double begative will convey the truth.
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Oh, that's cool how the song-seed came to you, and it's especially cool how you fed it, nursed it and grew it into this wonderful tribute to your togetherness. Fine vocal too. I like the little Buddy-Holly like hiccups. Really well done, Drew.
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Close my eyes and there it is, the dimly lit gym with the meanest teachers making sure we didn't dance too closely. Yeah, my view is from the stage where we all took our socks OFF, ala Oteil. Man, this is fun, Mario. That sax player was really too good for our band; maybe a visiting cousin from Sweden. Seriously, Mario, I love what you do. FANtastic.
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Cool, Noel. I once did a lot of research on what color means to humans throughout time and cultures. Wrote a book about it. You got it, man. Happiness is green for sure, especially when it denotes Mother Nature. What a cool song. Good write, and the perfect production. Excellent vocal and mix. I like all the percussion you added and the banjo and fiddle added the right tough.
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I always like how you do that, Shigeki --give us both versions, the one the vocalist used to learn and the polished teacher's version. I always hit the BiaB version first. Oh, I love the teacher's version. A wonderful song surrounded by excelllent vocal. Love your string arrangement and the whole band is perfect.
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Oh, I'm in, Sol. Love this Blues song, and your polished voice fits it perfectly. Cool bridge too. Lush harmony, and the backing band is also perfect. Super guitar too.
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Marty S. & The Grandpas – coming to a city near you! I guess you're playing a six-string acoustic bass here?  Love what you old rockers are doing here. Toe-tapping goodness ![[Linked Image]](https://www.pgmusic.com/forums/images/icons/default/thumbs_up.gif) Thanks, Brain. Glad you like it. The tour was cancelled, but there may be a couple Ai ads for it still out there. Super job, Marty and Dave. This sounds like a REAL good time! Energetic lead vocals and playing by both of you. Nice arrangement and mix. Love the backing vocals! You guys don't sound like you're ready to retire to the porch for a long, LONG time. Thanks, Ron. It's the way retirement should be, but not always is. I've been retired for 13 years and we're getting a new back porch this Spring. Marty and Dave, you guys knocked this one way out of the park. As usual everything is at a pro level Great vocal, bass, backing band, and mix You have another winner on your hands with this one. Thanks, Mario. I can see you joining us on the porch. Marty and Dave...great little rocker....killer instrumental track...I thought your first vocal phrase of the song could have been louder...you guys are the best blues rockers around! Thanks, Dan. Yeah, the broomstick broke and my wife had to hold the mic. Her inexperience --or maybe it was because she was also dancing and playing the washboard--made her miss a couple words. What a great idea for a song! I think MOST of us here can relate strongly to this. Dave was on fire. I wondered about Vic's comment. It sounds like your vocal chain has changed. Well, you'll have another song out soon and we can compare. Great work! Thanks, Bob. I knew I'd get a few AMENs here. hehe Yeah, I messed with the vox chain; i should just give up and have Ai sing my songs.
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thumper. i re-read the thread... sorry you couldnt get rb working with your rig. No sorries needed, you did your best back in 2022, and I appreciated that, I was brand new back then, still messing around with Audacity. As for going forward, this rocket has left the launch pad and is powered by Fender Studio Pro. Fly me away to the bright side of the moon And meet me on the other side -- Gary Wright
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“And the walls are like my skyline And the fan is like my breeze I’m struggling toward the finish line Until you come back to me” Terrific imagery! Great band … that guitar pairing is excellent. (We get it about all the track regens as we so often comp them.) The bridge works very well. All is perfect for the tender lyric and your vocals. Janice said felt like she was on the treadmill beside you. And wanted to tell you to “go to Dallas and find her!” Bob Dean said it so well about the wistfulness. Your ability using the RealStyle Package is a showcase on the showcase. Great production! J&B Thanks again, J&B! Ya'll are always too kind. THANKS for the listen! Hi, Ron. I'm late to this party, but not too late to enjoy the song. The wistful, musing tone fits the quirky lyrics (which I've come to expect). Everything sounds great. If there were any issues with this song, they're long gone as far as I'm concerned. Thanks, David! Wistful and quirky sums up a lot about who we are for sure. Ha!
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Hi Sol You’ve really nailed it on how we all feel about the other ladies in our lives.so relatable. To be quite honest, I don’t know what I’d be doing if it weren’t for my highly strung ladies. Holding a golf club doesn’t have the same attachment / connection that cuddling a guitar has. A really good track and style that emphasises our love of this instrument and music in general. A guitar is better than a therapist most of the while. Well done Sol. Kind regards Thank you so much. I really enjoyed your descriptive words about the 'ladies'. I'm sure a lot of us feel the same way about our instruments.
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Shigeki, wonderful composition and nicely arranged. Like the BiaB guide track a lot. Cool melodic flow and nice use of rests. I'm sure there are others using BiaB in this creative way, but I don't know them. The Yamaha Teachers version is lovely, too. Super vocals! Like the way the strings hover in the background. The guitar breaks are also noteworthy as they provides some jagged texture for contrast. Nicely done by all.
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Hi Noel, A very lovely song! I already liked the colour (Green), but since it's very cold here, I long to that colour more then ever. That would bring me happiness. There were two surprises in your song; first the banjo and then the violin. They are both doing a very good job in this song. Like that! Hans
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Hi Floyd, I had the same thoughts as Laurent; after the first guitar notes, your voice would come through. And I had a hunch how... I was a bit surprised that there were no lyrics on your site or here on the forum. And yet, still no voice to be heard! Just a great rock song with a beautiful lead guitar. And then I suddenly realized I was listening to an instrumental by Mr. Floyd! (Google translate made Mr. Floyd Pink Floyd, but I think your instrumental sounds much better). So, that was a surprise! Although... I vaguely remember a song of yours from years ago. That was also instrumental and a bit busier, as far as I can remember. Hans
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Way cool, Floyd. You play very well. (I had to search AIO SC77 and S-Gear. Now you got me thinking about my telecaster and guitar software)
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Hi Izzy, Really a great song and lyrics! A bit laid back, and so nice to listen at. Again and again, and... "You can’t go back, but you can steer" Marty has already used this line in a message to you, or on SoundCloud. But before I read that, I already knew I'd love this last line! But of course, all of the lyrics I like a lot. Hans
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Bonjour Marcel29 .... Merci pour tes louanges, je fais ce que je peux pour aider la communauté .... Si tu as des questions, je préfererais que celà se fasse sur le forum actuel, ce, pour que l'ensemble de la communauté en profite .... Dans l'attente de tes questions, Daniel ps : vu ton nom tu ne serais pas du Finistère comme moi ?
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Hi Andrew, Very clever idea for a song! And some very clever lyrics, for example how on earth did you come up with "a tiny yet significant squirt of endorphin" ?! Great stuff! Vocal sounds good, I especially like the BGV "ooooos". Love the chorus! Bass solo sounds good too. Nice one, enjoyed.
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They still had sock hops in the early 60s too when I was going to school, not sure when that ended, maybe '65 or so. I went but was always *way* too shy to ask a girl to dance  Nice one, Mario, you captured that era quite well.
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It's really great to see you in the video accompanying the song. Very good. Laurent
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If I read the descriptions correctly, this has been a decade-long collaboration of talented folks. Great work, congrats. Mick Yes, 11 actually for Chris and myself, and Marty came on board around 5 years ago. He plays bass on my songs and I play guitar on some of his. Thanks for stopping by! Hi, Dave & Co. As others said: Good music. Excellent remake. Appreciate that, David!
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