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Thanks, WaoBand! 
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I really enjoyed this one! Very relaxing! I think it captured exactly what you said above. Sounded like a mix of two of my favorite instrumental groups - Mannheim Steamroller (The Fresh Aire albums) and Mike Oldfield. Very nice! Thanks Russell! For me, the influence is Mike Oldfield - he made instrumentals cool. I owned Tubular Bells, Hergest Ridge, Ommadawn, Incantations, Platinum, QE2, Five Miles Out, Tubular Bells II, Tubular Bells III, Guitars, and Millenium Bell. I had to give up buying albums after that so I could pay off a home loan! I have a few other Oldfield inspired instrumentals in my archive that are on my to-do list. Thanks for listening! Andrew
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Do It Better - SoundCloud Do It Better - YouTube A while back a musician friend of mine said "You need to write a friggin' happy song once in a while" So I thought I'd try to have a little fun with a sorta love song . . . This is the only one of my songs (so far) that was, with the exception of vocals, done completely in BiaB. VIDEO was done with Photoshop 7 and Clipchamp If you do watch the video version I would love your critique of that as well As usual I made my own "style" ****** Song Summary ************* Title: Do It Better Key=C , Tempo 180, Length (m:s)=2:43 6 bar intro, 114 bar chorus, from bar 7 to bar 120. Repeat x1 chorus Melody has 1444 notes, Melody harmony is < no harmony >(0) No Soloist track. RealTracks in song: ~1846:Bass, Electric, CountryBoogieRootFive Sw 140 RealTracks in song: 2962:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm RagtimeBluesColin Sw 190 RealTracks in song: ~375:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Hank Sw 165 RealTracks in song: 3076:Fiddle, Background RockabillyLicksAndy Sw 190 RealTracks in song: ~964:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm CountryBoogieCleanRiff Sw 140 RealDrums in Song: NewOrleansBoogie^01-a:Snare, HiHat , b:Snare, Ride ******************* LYRICS In my life I’ve met some folks that didn’t like me much If they heard my name they’d probably say “That no good such and such” They can tell ya stories of the stupid things I’ve done They’d prob’ly say I’d do ‘em all again I ain’t never been that smart but I ain’t never been that dumb Ain’t never been that lucky but a couple times I’ve won Ain’t never been in jail well maybe just that once But I’ve tried to do it better since I met you Now I have known some real nice ladies sometimes late at night A couple of ‘em stayed a while but we never got it right They prob’ly tell you stories of the bars and bein’ stoned They’d talk about the nights they spent alone I ain’t never been that good but I ain’t never been that bad Ain’t never been that happy but I’ve never been real sad Ain’t never been in love well maybe just this once And I’ve tried to do it better since I met you Fiddle I ain’t never been that good but I ain’t never been that bad I’d like to make you happy and I don’t wanna make you mad Ain’t never been in love but I’d like to try it once And I’m trying to do it better since I met you I ain’t never been that smart but I ain’t never been that dumb Ain’t never been that lucky but a couple times I’ve won Ain’t never been in love but I’d like to try it once And I’m try'n to do it better since I met you I’m try'n to do it better since I met you
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As always - thanks for listening! Bob Well . . . That was easy to listen to! Love the lyrics and the melody really makes you feel them! Excellent mix as well. I thought a pretty much perfect blend of the instruments to let the vocals shine. Nicely done sir!
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My first go at a gentle bossa nova instrumental featuring solos, though besides the smooth jazz electric guitar and piano solos there are also Western reverb guitar and panpipe. The rhythm section instruments include 2 drums tracks, acoustic bass, electric rhythm guitar and piano, organ and synth pad. Sampled instrumentation in order of appearance:: 1st Drums: Unwind Bossa Soul w Guitar Solo ~ Ricky Lawson Acoustic Bass: Electro Bossa Soul w Guitar Solo ~ Neil Swainson Acoustic Rhythm Guitar: Unwind Bossa Soul w Guitar Solo ~ Oliver Gannon Piano: Unwind Bossa Soul w Guitar Solo ~ Kenny Barron 2nd Drums: Slow Diving Country Ballad w/ S ~ Brian Fullen Organ: Fast Jazz Rock w Soloist ~ Chris Nole 1st and final Guitar Solo: Electro Bossa Soul w Guitar Solo ~ Brent Mason Synth Pad: Circle Ambient Lap Steel ~ Blair Masters Piano Solo: Snappin Soul Pop El Piano Solo ~ Jeff Lorber 2nd Guitar Solo: Baritone Guitar Spaghetti Western ~ Brent Mason Panpipe Solo: Seek Smooth Panpipe ~ Alejandro Fatur Em - 4/4 - 110dbm - 112 bars - 3:56
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I tried making something interesting happen about 8 weeks ago, someone else's turn
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Great percussive intro. Déjà vu all the way through this as if I've heard it before and already responded to it. Love the horns and the brief breaks. In some parts it sounds like a TV series theme, but I've no idea what genre.
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Fun update! Last night I checked the Amazon price on the Focusrite Scarlett 2i2 4th Gen USB Audio Interface and noticed it is now $189 which is $35 less than I paid! Since I am an Amazon Prime member and I was still within the 30-day $0 fee refund window, I decided to return mine and buy another. Hey, they play pricing games and so can I! Well, anyway, I started the return and just before submitting it an Amazon window I had never seen before nor heard of pops up and says "Would you like to keep the item and get a partial refund instead? If you choose to keep it, we'll refund you $45, plus any applicable tax." Well, of course I said YES and they immediately put $48.26 back in my account! So, I got the Scarlett for $179 and didn't have to do any return stuff! Some days you really DO get the bear!
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"Mack the Knife" is a favorite of mine. I like your interpretation. The reggae backdrop is inspired.
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This thread is a fine example why a slow rebuild should be automatically performed after a fresh install or build update. Yes. I've been recommending this. Andrew did comment that not all updates would need it, but if it does change the styles in any way, it should be automatically done as part of the update.
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Thanks, Chay! Glad you enjoyed my song! I’m no spring chicken myself as I like to say “I’m definitely on the back 9 – about to tee up on the 15th hole” 🤣 I’ve lost so many in my life - I barely have anyone left. I will definitely look into changing my “FJane” to Finna so as not to confuse anyone on the forum. I go by “Finnajane”. Being new to the forum, I wasn’t aware of Floyd Jane. I’ll have to see if I’m able to change it. Thanks for the heads up!
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Beautiful, Mario. I'd definitely call this symphonic.
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Brilliant song in all respects. From a great intro it funky-trucks along and as always the lyrics paint visual images. You also have the perfect backing vocals for your material from Joliz. Loved your guitar fills, too. The key 2 lines in the song for me are: "But the world ain't changing Until you change your game."
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It's a great flowing chord structure and lovely use of BiaB instruments. I had to look up caterham cars and they do look very cool! Can't guess the homage vocals. Surely not Ken Dodd?  Jest jesting. It's actually a pretty good impersonation.
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You can find the alternative version from 2010 on my website. I almost forgot that I actually made a video. This was my old studio at the other house. Obviously a younger version of me too. Ok first - This is a great song! Lyrically very good! I'm actually adding this to a play list. Guitar and keys are perfect for the mood of the lyrics! Second I have to say, after I listened too all three, IMHO, *This* version is the best of the three, and my favorite. I like your voice and getting to watch you perform the different parts really got me into the song! Nicely done! I'm unsure why you went with an AI voice as your vocal suits the song so well and brings life to the "feeling" of the song. Anyway, great writing and super performance!
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Calm and relaxing like walking by the sea on a sunny summer day. Great selection of BIAB instruments. Different solo instruments bring feel of occasional breath of wind, small clouds or the change of time/tide. I like how well the harp works in a reggae tune. Pleasant mix. Janne Thanks for that poetic response, Laurent! Very much appreciated.
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Thanks, I'm returning to BIAB after quite a while, and I wasn't aware of playable real tracks. I will investigate this! Just FYI, the Playable Real Tracks temporarily switches out of RealTracks mode into MIDI mode, using samples from the same RealTrack file, so it's best to do it only for small tweaks like this. If one changes the whole track, it has now become, essentially, a MIDI track. Perfectly harmless, but loses the "Real" aspect, which is what we're usually after. Another option might be G/C, which should give a CMaj9(no3). That depends a lot, of course, on whether the '9' is acceptable in your song.
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Top song Marty and Dave. Dave seemed to be channeling Gary Moore, so in that vein it is a bit bluesy. Yeah a great write, handled and produced professionally. Great stuff guys, kind regards
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Thank you Scott, glad your liked it and the imagery comment was very much appreciated. Kind regards
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This 18th century poet is lost for words. You have great songwriting sense Izzy, melodically, lyrically and vocally. This is yet another great song, I am so jealous of your talent. Terrific mate.
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How very unhelpful. Good thing I found them a few days ago.
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I enjoyed this! Love the mellow vibe! Calming to listen to.
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Oh, so glad you chose the latter, Brian. What a wonderful result. Neville was also a great choice. A fine song you two have sewn. From a fine seed of an idea in fertile soil.
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Hello, B.D.Thomas, Birchwood, Janice & Bud, jannesan, Charlie Fogle, vicarn, Scott C, animarorecords, laurent4114, Ezekiel's Storm, dcuny. I sincerely apologise for taking so long to get back to you all and to thank you for having a listen to ‘Take Today.’ A month ago, I ended up in surgery and as a consequence of that, I lost track of this song. Best regards to all and thank you again for visiting this thread. --Noel No need to apologize, Noel. There aren't many things more important than music, but health is certainly one of them. I wish you all the best and a speedy recovery.
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