I like the sentiments I’m hearing about supporting kids and putting equipment to its best use. My better horns should be in the hands of pros, but I’m actively giving away much of my other music equipment to the charity/school that supports the local high school musicians here. I also write music for one of their bands and mentor the students by playing with them.
Great song. The music matches the emotional pull of the lyrics. Excellent work in the instrumentation. The synth vocals are powerful and carry the song well.
Sorry for the late response. I just saw where you had replied. Thank you for listening. When the music compliments the lyrics and adds that emotional pull, that is what it's all about.
As someone who also writes fiction and uses those black and white marbled notebooks from our school days, this song really resonated with me. Your piano and guitar blended so well with the BIAB bed, and of course your singing is to die for. This is my favorite track so far this year by anyone.
Thanks, Rob. Much appreciated. Love those marbled notebooks, too! But the pages don;t tear out well, so the yellow pad wins here... Thanks for mentioning the guitar and piano. The singing is having some struggles these days.. But we ain't giving up or giving in... Keepin' it human.
Yes, an old thread. Yes, it’s still there. it works better than my knees do but I’m glad I have it. And while I would not call it a wobble and it’s not bothersome, it isn’t totally rock steady when raised, so that’s a legitimate point. .
Sorry for going MIA and thanks for the reply Mike! Things came up and it took me sometime to get around to it- but it worked! Added benefit of being able to set how long the recording should be. (although in the process it somehow jinxed my UMC404HD audio interface, while recording the audio sounded warped and crackling like on some bad buffer setting even thought the final recording was clean, and after that despite restarting, it no longer sends sound via headphones. Interface works with ipad still so it's not that or the headphones, but had to dust off my Steinberg UR22. Odd!)
Thanks for sharing this channel! The 'AudioTools' videos break down some really deep workflows that definitely unlock the full potential of Band-in-a-Box. It really is an incredible time to be an electronic musician with all these resources available
For high-quality AI vocals, the absolute industry standard right now is Synthesizer V by Dreamtonics, which sounds incredibly human and handles realistic inflections perfectly. Another massively popular option specifically for changing or cloning existing vocal tracks is ACE Studio or web-based platforms like Kits.ai.
You've put together a solid list, and sticking with LyricStudio for AI-assisted brainstorming alongside MasterWriter for deep rhyming dictionary work gives you the best of both worlds. If you want a free, powerful tool to complement them, try Chorus (by SamePage). It offers real-time rhyming, syllable counting, and chord suggestions in a very clean browser interface
Thank you for your kind review J&B. Yes, a tough subject and lesson that we each generation has to learn. Too often they learn the hard way. Appreciate your kind words and listen. Kind regards.
Thanks for the suggestions and comments. I'm working on a new format that uses the BIAB chord sheet for the video. I work on it some today and will try to finish it tomorrow. I mean, BIAB already has the chord sheet video render capability so I might as well make use of it. Another thing that I worked on today is learning to use my mixing plugins a bit better. This is quite a lot of fun making music with BIAB.
Andrew, what a fantastic song. What a story set to music; what a brilliant concept. Loved your backing band, they fit perfectly to your lyrics. Outstanding vocal and mix. 5:47 flew by very rapidly here as I was fascinated with the entire production. Loved it
Hi Izzy! What Herb sayeth. Also, the ‘mate’ lines are refreshing to my ears … Say, “Mate, I’m doing fine” Yeah we’ve all seen better days, mate … and … I’m beaten down, that's a hell yeah Love the verse with the pared back band to give the bass some limelight. It’s the sort of song that makes one want to say “Hey, can I strum along with this?” Thumbs up! Andrew
That's a job I would have liked to have in my youth. The first thing I thought of when the video was showing the interior of the tower was "Is there a little toilet in there?" because that would be quite a hike down when the urge strikes. The video was extremely interesting. Excellent guitar soundtrack to the video.
Ha, BIG smile here, Mario. Your story reminds me of ones i'd make up for our kids at bedtime. Start of with "Once upon a time," and end up with "happily ever after," and never knowing myself what would come between. You are jamming here with this wonderful soundscape. Lone Wolf has the music in him and you brought it out so well.
Thanx Marty, I'm glad that it brought back some fond memories.
As your Focusrite hunch has been confirmed many times over by others, I'll just add the Rockit 5 is a good choice for a starter studio monitor. I used a pair for many years...
Thank you J & B! It’s cool that you have a musical collaboration and friendship from almost opposite sides of the globe! I’ve been pleasantly surprised how this song has been received. Thanks for listening and commenting! Andrew
I watched the Rick Beato video.... It was, shall we say, oddly, but comfortably disturbing. Rick's video:
And I thought AI music was bad! The musicianship was OK but with the looper it quickly got boring for me. It's just sad that rock music has become so theatrical. Even people with great voices like Lady GaGa had to "dress up" to make it big. We can thank our friends from the East and Far East for micro-tuning. They have been using it for centuries. Rant over and YMMV.
Liberace started that a long time ago. Fur capes and candelabras.
Yes I know but he was a classical trained musician whom found a niche to make money and he laughed all the way to the bank by George Vocalist Lady Gaga is doing the same thing. The guys in the video are creating loops and playing to it. Musicians yes but not for my ears.
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Thanks for mentioning the guitar and piano. The singing is having some struggles these days.. But we ain't giving up or giving in... Keepin' it human.
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Vocalist Lady Gaga is doing the same thing. The guys in the video are creating loops and playing to it. Musicians yes but not for my ears.
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