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Hi Herb! Very classy (professional)! It has a summer vibe to it. The vocalists you chose are excellent, and your guitar work … I wish I could play like that. Not over the top but fitting in with what was needed. I’m glad you had your ‘antenna’ up to pick up this song idea - very well developed. Andrew
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Hi Izzy! I’m not one normally to listen to country (there are two styles of music I dislike: one is country and the other … etc.) BUT this song is very likeable! It’s enough to make me turn! I love the doubled vocals when used, and your harmonies are gritty and very pleasing to listen to. I especially love the harmony on ‘You’ll remember my goodbye’. Some local pronunciations in your singing: darling, laughter, dancing, glass - you could almost be Adelaide-ian! My ears are always tuned to hearing a minor iv and it pops up after ‘smile’ and in each verse - nice touch! The Bridge piano ‘staccato’ playing adds a nice variation. The lyrics - I hope are not a metaphor for you leaving the forum? I sincerely hope not. 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 Hans, welcome back! It is so good to hear from you, and more importantly, I hope you are feeling much better now. Health always comes first. I just listened to the new song and watched the video, and I am honestly blown away. The music is absolutely beautiful, and the lyrical concept behind the three wishes is incredibly thought-provoking. That final "or..." twist really makes the listener stop and think. As for the music video, you should be incredibly proud of yourself. DaVinci Resolve has a massive learning curve, and mastering the Ken Burns technique for the first time is no small feat. The subtle panning and zooming create a beautiful, cinematic flow that complements the emotional depth of the track perfectly. For your very first attempt, the execution is fantastic—do not underestimate your work! It is wonderful to have you back making music. Keep up the amazing work! Andi ;-)
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WaoBand is spot on, I think: this has a definitely Queen-like feel. And Deej, in the role of Freddie Mercury, steps up to the plate and then some. Andi, you've done a TREMENDOUS job with the mix. So much effort put into it, so original, so many great ideas successfully executed ... bravo. Marty, Shigeki, Wolfgang, great, great, great job from each one of you ... that extraordinary guitar from Wolfgang (in the role of Brian May, perhaps?  ), that powerful bass from Marty, those unobtrusive, beautiful, soft strings from Shigeki which shine in the quieter passages ... congratulations. What a team effort. You've all done a marvel on this. Deej, as the frontman, you are going to get so many completely deserved plaudits for these vocals of yours ... you at your best, songwriting as well as singing ... your voice full of emotion, your dynamics, your full technical command of what you sing ... but this IS a team effort. Hats off to each and ALL ... you all have really outdone yourselves, here. What a superb, superb end result. Hi James, Thank you so much for your great feedback. Of course, a song like this can only be pulled off with extremely talented musicians. The way we work together really benefits this song. And the transformation from DeeJ’s original song is truly amazing. Especially since we used the exact same BiaB song file. Thank you so much, James. Andi ;-)
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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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A company handling my sync licensing catalog sent me and others it represents a recent letter on its AI policy. No AI. As in zero. Loud and clear in plain English. … I have no idea how Spotify plans to make money off of music that can't be copyrighted … That's easy; same as YouTube: They keep the money and don't pay it out—been going on for over a year now. Of course, they have to discern the differences between AI and the real deal and that's getting harder to do but it's not impossible. The more successful they are separating the wheat from the chaff, the more subscriber and advertising money they get to keep for themselves.
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Hi Chay! I love the rhythmic pedal steel you used here - it took me a process of elimination to conclude that’s what it was. Did it have a delay effect on it as well? Like others have said, the combination of instruments in a 16ths feel piece is very good. I always like how you give multiple soloists their time in the spotlight. Well done! Andrew Thanks you, Andrew! The pedal steel sample is as taken from the Style, so I've no idea if there was originally any delay on it. I didn't add any. But it's a great sound!
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Great jazz instrumental version of the song and a very well chosen BiaB backing band. The song dates back further than the English "Fair" versions, at least as far back as 1670 and the Scottish ballad "The Elfin Knight" with the impossible tasks. I give more details in my recent "Scarborough Fair [naughty rock version]" post.
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Short and unsweet!  Good BiaB band. The music was good enough to be longer.
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Hi Bob, What a very nice gesture of you to post this song with that touching story behind it. The vocals were very good. And not only that, you wrote this song, am I right? Well, that is also great. The song is cool and also sounds familiair at the same time. I still hear fragments of the other, similair songs in my head, but can't recall their names. I also want to say sorry that I hadn't responded to the message you send to me. There are many reasons to name, but still it wasn't right. To give you an answer on it; of course you can have critics on my songs. That's why we have this forum, I hope! I only want to understand the reason of them. That's normall, don't you agree? Hans
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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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Enjoyed that ... albeit on a Wednesday afternoon. Man, THAT trumpet and you know we love a fretless bass. Lines on the fretboard? Well, my upright has five dots on the edge of the board. Cool band all around and your guitar fits the vibe perfectly. Enjoyed it! J&B
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