Nice topic! While there’s no true “one-size-fits-all” setting for vocals, a gentle starting point like a 3:1 or 4:1 ratio with moderate attack and release can work well in many cases. The key is to compress just enough to control peaks without killing the natural dynamics. From there, small adjustments based on the singer and genre make all the difference.
Thank you Mario Yes , it's a theme that a lot of people can espresso with. I was pleased too with the lead guitar, it was a lot better than my original take. My original was a darker brew. Thank you for your kind comments, much appreciated. Kind regards
Thank you, Mario! I don't know if Clay Collins is still doing vocals but he is listed on FiveRR. His harmonies are out of this world. ALL of the instruments are from Band in a Box. No midi arrangements from me as I didn't need any orchestration. Band in a Box has been the real deal for me as a songwriter. I use the daw, Studio One Pro. John
Nice one, Herb. SUPER vocals, love the dynamic range you've put to great use here. Crisp BiaB arrangement with a cool, supportive flow. That solo sounds exactly right, too. Nicely executed plan all the way around.
Thanks Ron. I've hesitated to use my own vocals but I decided to go with it. A couple of punch in spots but nothing radical. I was actually planning on playing the guitar solo but after hearing what the real tracks gave me I thought it was a good solo, so use it. Thanks for listening
Well, 10+ years ago, when I was a hardcore jazzer, I did this hundreds of times. Am obviously a bit rusty, but when I just tried to convert a MIDI jazz track to a RealStyle, it worked like I remembered: The MIDI backing instruments are replaced by RealTracks and the MIDI melody, if present, is preserved as MIDI. There ARE some weird volume disparity issues that I can't explain, but I'm using a different VSTi now than I was then, too, so that might be related... Please ignore this if not helpful.
Janne, an interesting piece of music for sure. I agree in that it sounds like it would fit into a musical. I had problems understanding the vocal in a lot of spots I believe this has a lot of potential.
I really enjoy the variety of music on this forum and you are one of its brightest stars, very productive with always quality music showing your creativity and originality. This is another perfect fruit of hard work with MIDI. Epic and gentle atmosphere, calming tempo, chord progression painting moods from lightness to dangers. acoustic guitar and flute work smoothly together and the strings provide the wings for this butterfly to fly and spread her magic dust. Excellent playing, adventurous in many ways, lovely storytelling, thanks for sharing your trip. Janne
Thanx Janne for this fantastic review. I'm glad that you liked it and I appreciate your very kind words.
Bob, a great rendition of an old song that I know and played. Your vocal is spot on, as is the backing band. Nice harp lead. Super mix I really liked this one.
Wowzer! Spectacular jam, Mario! Great job keeping the musical narrative ALIVE and FUN for the listener. This is all very tight and a delightful way to start the day. Be careful shoveling snow though! There comes a time when younger hearts and backs are better suited to that stuff. Know that's true for me anyway.
Thanx Ron. I am very careful shoveling snow. On the heavy snow and/or a lot of snow I use a snowblower. But for lite snow I shovel.
That's creative. Including how you presented the lyrics
Thanks Herb! For the presentation of the lyrics, if I’d had my wits about me, I should have compile them along with code outside the forum and pasted in - would have been so much quicker. Thanks for listening and reading! Andrew
No need to apologize for another happy Power Pop tune, it is always an invitation to a great party Excellent soundtrack music for a feel good movie, I can imagine wildly dancing teens. Those light and romantic lyrics just doubles the effect of timeless love stories, "You can’t buy this feeling/Peel myself off the ceiling/Cuz it’s all so revealing" clever and funny. And the bridge rhyming also made me smile Those new hard rock power pop RTs are like tailor-made for your music, great sounds and you have mixed them to perfection. Your elegant chord progression keeps the interest to the end. Enjoyed your vocals and those Beach Boys harmonies. If power pop ruled the world, it would be a much more pleasant place Janne
What a dark sound, Peter's guitar roars like walking in a deep swamp and the harmonica adds to the ghostly mood, even Janice's voice sounds double haunting - she must be under some kind of spell... or maybe not, just excellency doubled I enjoyed every detail, great work with the mix, a muddy blues song has never sounded this bright, you have made the impossible possible, that requires more than average mojo! Janne
I keep hitting the record button instead of stop on the new 2026 interface. Then to two boxes come up and I have to close them down each time. I wish the record button was separated from the stop button and maybe it should be RED? It's probably just me. Hmm.
This is ridiculous. This used to work brilliantly. Why has this been broken in the new version? Here is the resulting video:
Is the problem just that "make notation video thing?". I had specifically fixed that animated cursor in the video in the very recent past with an update of the VLT player. Just an idea.
Hi Dave and Chris, That is such a great funky groove, you had me hooked with the tension right from the outset. And your lead guitar is phenomenal. The production quality is very clear everything in the right place and at the right level. Some quality sassy vocals as well, with all the other elements makes this song a winner. Definitely worthy of half a dozen listens…going back for more. Loved it, kind regards.
Appreciate all of that, Lee, thanks very much!
Originally Posted by TuneMonger
Great energy, searing guitar, strong vocal and a terrific write! This is another that is new to me. Really enjoyed it, BA, you got the magic touch, musically!
Chris and I were really prolific when we first started working together, she had all these lyric ideas looking for music and I had all these music ideas looking for lyrics. By the time we had done Blue Line back in 2018 we probably had close to 50 songs done. There are a few more from back then I'm going to redo before getting back to new material. Thanks for the support over the years, Bob, very much appreciated!
Your chord progressions are wonderful, especially in the third and fourth measures right at the beginning which drew me right into the tune. I very much like the ethereal feeling mixed with rock that you put into it. John
Hey, Marty! It's always wonderful to see you here. I'm looking forward to hearing your remix of "Rainin'." Anyway...rain. Weird, huh? Yep, I don't know what it is about "rain" songs! In 2022, I released what I consider to be my most beautiful song, "Raindrop Soul." At the same time, two other songs were released, "Raindrops" and "Between the Raindrops." It's as if the three of us got together and said, "Let's all write a song with Raindrop in the title and release them!" If you have an inclination to further get drenched, "Raindrop Soul" is at https://www.johnwalradt.com/music/songs/raindropsoul.mp3 Yep, Liv has a beautiful voice. She's from England. I used Liliia Kysil, who is from Kiev, Ukraine, on "Raindrop Soul." She has a very lovely voice. John
Probably my favorite. Just to note..... I have my good earbuds in and when those wind chimes started in the beginning, my dog Mesha, who was laying halfway across the room raised her head, perked up her ears and looked at me as if saying what is that?
Thanx Herb. Great looking Dogs. They are a little larger than our Two Shih-Zus!
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