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Hi Hans! Good to have you back and hearing your songs again. A very interesting theme that many of us can relate to. I know from my own recent experiences, we don’t want our own health to be a worry for those around us, as you have shown it can be. Good arrangement, with a surprise here and there. Great BVs! I love the ‘sign’ at the end of the video - giving hope of a good outcome. The zooming in and out works well for creating movement and focus of the viewers attention. I find that working on a video to support my music often makes me think deeper about my lyrics and what I am trying to say, and sometimes makes me think of a different perspective. I hope you enjoyed this new perspective of your creative process. Well done! Andrew Hi Andrew, thanks so much for everything you wrote! Yes, health is sometimes a problem. Fortunately, not always. But it was a coincidence that this theme also came back in my song. I wanted to create a story in which dilemmas, choices, selfishness, and so on, play a role in someone's head. And love and hope. I couldn't sing about that finger (at the end of the video), but I could try to get her out of that coma in the song. In reality, I don't know anyone around me who is in a coma, thank God. I just like to follow my imagination. As for the video: Funnily enough, it was ChatGPT that pointed me to that technique... But be glad you didn't see my frustrations and the swear words I uttered while trying to learn that program and that Kent Burns effect. Hans
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Hi Andi, and your band Wolle, Marty, Deej, Shikegi! What a good thing having you back on the forum. I am very glad this happened. I missed you. But then you came back... and wow, with an exciting song and a great band! It is funny, though, that it took you quite a while to get used to the fact that this time it wasn't your own song you would have liked to produce. But this turned out to be just as much of a smash hit as your own songs are. That is really beautiful. From the whole band, because let me not leave them unmentioned: Deej's -unique- fantastic voice, Wolle's amazing solos, Shigeki's backing orchestra, and Marty's strong bass line. Great work! Hans
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Hi Andrew, To start with the same thing Izzy started his post; yes, seeing your face with all those expressions was priceless. Very funny and also very original, as far as I know. It's impressive how you manage to string all those incidents together and even get a nice song out of it. And also with an attractive voice that always reminds me of certain English popsongs from the 60ths and 70ths. Of course I can't recall any of them now, but the kind of melody was stuck in my head. Well done, Andrew!
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That is good, but it's not country. It's more like the Beatles would have done ... Oh Darling comes to mind.
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That is a really good song. And he's a good vocalist. Sad to hear he's gone. I really like the chorus
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An excellent song, one of your best among recent posts. It would probably be too much to ask for, but I wish the lyrics had the same wry wit of the namesake song. The words are still good, though. Liked the back and forth of the vocals. Very solid effort, overall.
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Enchanting piece of music. I love how the lead instruments weave in and out, each in their turn. My favorite was the tin whistle. Well done!
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Great version, Steve, just wish it were longer. TBH, I wasn't familiar with the Herbie Hancock take but it is a new favorite of mine now. I go to renaissance faires and they all play this tune, except with lutes, recorders, viola da gambas and rebecs. So I'm still getting used to the idea of it being a jazz piece. Love your version, great groove and licks, again, just wish there were more of it. Thanks for posting!
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That's easy; same as YouTube: They keep the money and don't pay it out—been going on for over a year now. That sounds familiar … where have I heard this before? Oh yeah - Australian gas (LPG) taken by rich mining companies and sold overseas for huge profits while domestic buyers pay top dollar and very little paid in royalties to governments who allow this on behalf of taxpayers. Capitalism at its worst. Multinational and corporate playbook. Rant over. Andrew
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Hi Sam! Good song - yes, too short, but leave them wanting more, as they say. I like the attitude in your vocals - perfect for the theme. Mix-wise, all good. I would have preferred a bit more volume. In Reaper, I normally aim for LUFS-I of -14. If this is new to you (forgive me if you already know - I leaned about it on these forums) you can see this in the Render window after doing a dry run. If you’re getting clipping when doing this, try adding the Cockos ReaLimit to the master track, adjust Brickwall ceiling to -0.1 and play with threshold until you avoid clipping and increase the LUFS. Andrew
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No need to parse this one out. It grabbed us from the get-go through the final note. Well written, performed and mixed. You did a great job creating title vibe. All your track manipulations worked well for us. Sounds very smooth and cohesive. Enjoyed it! J&B
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Welcome to the forums, Finna! Excellent first post! Thanks so much for sharing. Best, Catherine
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David, LOL! If I get in touch with Bruce I'm taking you with me. Thanks so much - we appreciate it! Bob
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Hi James, Okay. I'm not really a fan of Suno. But of course, it can also help to present a melody professionally. What I especially like about this song is that your songwriting style is still clearly recognizable. However, I think if you had sung the song in your own style, it would definitely have turned out even better. In any case, it’s a really good song with very sad lyrics that you wrote very well. Great work, James ! Andi ;-)
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RE Mix Pre interfaces. mixpre interfaces are interesting interfaces used by many pro people but above my pay grade....lol. very high mic pre gains.... as always if interested do your own testing. looks like used in field recording also. several products by the company. (page down for mixpre products). https://www.sounddevices.com/products/ the interface models have different numbers of mic pre's. heres the one with least number of mic pre's. (mic pre gain range 76 db !!) https://www.sounddevices.com/product/mixpre-3-ii/ lots of interesting features...drool drool lol. ps they also sell it looks like a standalone mic pre. om
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I guess some people would accuse me of being a purist and or a hypocrite. But I find I'm happier doing everything myself. Of course the hypocritical part being I use PG musics content. The reason being I can't afford session musicians. But each of us must pursue our own path. I'm not knocking AI. Anything that helps people get their music out there I think is a good thing. it's just that it's not for me particularly when I do my vocals. I don't use auto-tune either. I prefer to do multiple takes of vocals and then comp the best bits together. Happiness. Om
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We miss Eddie about here.
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Hi Janice & Bud, There's so much I like about this song! - "The good news is the bad news coulda been worse" is a great hook, - Janice's excellent lead vocals, and how Floyd's backing vocals meshed with them perfectly, - Bud's cinematic imagery in the lyrics: "left the front door standing open when you walked out," "Tom Petty T-shirt in a corner on the floor" - Peter's guitar work.... All in all, a superb country/Americana tune, very nicely done! Bob Bob, we appreciate your time to listen and write such a nice review. Thoughtful comments like this greatly help us feel like we met our objectives in the production. Thank you! J&B
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Thanks BD. Brought a smile to my face. Vic
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Thanks, Janice & Bud! Glad you liked it! Bob
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Hallo, I would like to have: Your love is king Nothing can change between us Smooth operator Thank you very much.
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"Her face ain’t pretty But her body won’t stop Roll me on the carpet Before this party drops" Well that grabs ya from get go indeed! That was so much fun! Janice and I will be telling each other this for awhile I bet: “You can do what you want to do But everything must be tickety-boo” 😊 Great band, great vocal and an outstanding mix. Fun and quirky to the max and we much enjoyed it! J&B
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