Chay, I am really diggin' this word of magicial music you are creating. I don't understand how you are making the imags for your video, but there's no doubt it takes large amounts of creative effort. The changes are fun, and that sax solo was very well done. Sounds like the same guy also playing the tin whistle, or they at least learned to the same teacher. Very well crafted all around.
Thanks, Marty! Re the images, depending on the scene they can take anything from a few hours to well over a week to put together. One of the big difficulties is that when one is composing a scene there are no shadows and colours look different to when it's finally rendered, plus as all surfaces are virtual there are places where 2 surfaces fuse into each other, which can't be seen until a full scale render is made. The viewport I build in is actually quite tiny, while my full scale UHD renders are mostly 4000 x 2,500 pixels (10 million pixels total) and the rendering image is so big it doesn't even fit a large monitor, but that makes it easy to see discrepancies, so the renders are often stopped part way through so errors can be corrected and sometimes that can go on for hours. A really basic image can complete in just a few minutes, but the more details and textures there are can make a single render take oodles of hours. There are 2 different render engines I use and the record longest time for a render using the fastest one is 1 day 4 hours 24 minutes 45 seconds! The record for the other engine is way worse at 41 hours, but that didn't even complete as I had to switch my laptop off in case it overheated! I use 4,000 x 2,500 pixels as I print my best images, that ratio being 8:5 as it's the closest I can get to the golden ratio in even figures, so I don't often do 16:9 which is what YT prefers. In the above video the 1st cyberpunk Zuzu image is complete and was made for print, but the following cropped images were never finalised as they weren't for print, so in that 1st image the flower stands are gold, there are plants either side of the water fountain on the right, and the table is different to in the cropped images, plus the chair is shaded (coloured) differently. In the cropped images the stands are white and there are no plants either side of the water fountain. Like composing in BiaB it's really hard work, but it's a joy at the same time.
So glad you approved Marty - I had a 6 month spell living near Glasgow Scotland very many years ago, some of their celtic moods stuck to me and seem to pop up from time to time! Thanks a lot for your very nice comments and for listening!! Cheers, Carl
Good morning everyone. Noel96.... Ha...well, regarding the 'hindisight' comment, I'm old too and it was written from that perspective. I sincerely appreciate your thorough take on it. Peter.... Yeah, I feel quite fortunate the Ken thinks highly enough of my efforts to collaborate with me on them. B.D.... I dig the 'salsa' style too. Thanks for giving a listen and chiming in. Sounds fine on our systems but it's always good to hear other listeners perspectives Should I revisit it, I'll consider your comment. Thank you all for taking the time to listen and comment. Much appreciated. Have a great day all.
Oh, I was defintiely ready for another one of yours, floyd. Your inspiration is unending. Love the soft beginning in this one. The way you craft a song is so pro from germ to master. You wear so many hats and they all fit tailor made. "i'm not ready for you to be.... just a memory." What a terrific hook. Heck the quality of your vocal is enough to crave a re-listen, but that hook and the heartfelt lyrics elevate the crave to a demand.
Dang! You are so good at this, Bob. Always love your story lyrics, and the way you present them in an engaging melody with the best vocal delivery. I'm diggin' the subtle (almost background) scatting in this one too.
Well, this revelation came to me as I listened: R. W. Davis is becoming one of my favorite lyricists; then I realized that ALL of my favorites lyricists are on this forum. Great write to these words, Ron, and a fine production. I'd like to hear it with a different drummer --but isn't that cliche? HAHA. The Busy Big Toms seemed to detract from the sentiment. Listened again, and now it seems those toms are definitely growing on me. I DO like how they drive the song. Such a good write and production with the perfect mix.
Sensational Carl --notice no comma, so the "sensational" is an appropriate adjective to your wonderful music, Carl. This should be required listening for a troubled world, the kind of music that should tuck us all in at night.
Chay, I am really diggin' this word of magicial music you are creating. I don't understand how you are making the imags for your video, but there's no doubt it takes large amounts of creative effort. The changes are fun, and that sax solo was very well done. Sounds like the same guy also playing the tin whistle, or they at least learned to the same teacher. Very well crafted all around.
OH< YEAH!! This sounds like a Lennon song for sure. Love it, Elliott. George Martin (and Sir Paul, the symphony composer) would really enjoy the string arrangement. Man, this is so good. Vocals are perfect, and even the guitar sounds like Harrison's taste. Reallly dig the horns too. Great effort, Elliott. Man, that fade is longer than Hey Jude love. Very much enjoyed.
When I first created the chord structure for this instrumental my plan was to compose a sequel to my "Quan Yin", but while the idea worked it lacked any oomph, so I abandoned that plan and decided to use totally different instrumentation and make a solid rock track dedicated to my CGI/3D character, Zuzu, as my other favourites, Deya, Venus and Aya have all had titles named after them. Once I had a very solid rhythm section arranged with a total of 6 rhythm guitars in the mix by the time it plays through to the 3rd of 3 cycles I intended to use 3 completely different solo instruments, but just to see how the original 3 from the no-oomph original mix worked - tin whistle, tenor sax and dizi flute - I tried them and to my total surprise they worked perfectly, so I've left them in. Though I've also created a 2nd version with more traditional rock instrument solos and I'll likely post that in a couple of weeks. Re the video, I've reused images featuring Zuzu from my "Agent o-oh-Oh-OH=wAo=!" and "Aurora V1: Night Turns Into Gold" instrumentals, though it starts with some never previously used ones. 1st & 2nd rhythm guitars: Jovian Divine Alt Rock Soloing ~ Mike Durham Organ: Country Rock Guitar Solo, Pop Ba ~ Gene Rabbai Enya & Sirius Warm Pads & Strings hybrid mix Drums: Nashville Radio Power Bal Solo ~ Miles McPherson Bass Guitar: Bricks Indie Rock w Guitar Solo ~ Tobin Frank Tin Whistle: Tin Whistle Light Folk Pop ~ Geoffrey Kelly Tenor Saxophone: Slow Country Pop w/ Tenor Solo ~ Mark Douthit 3rd rhythm guitar: Country Rock Guitar Solo, Pop Ba ~ Darin Favorite 4th rhythm guitar: Centaur Gtr Solo Hard Rock Bal ~ Darin Favorite 5th & 6th rhythm guitars: Nashville Radio Power Bal Solo ~ Danny Rader Dizi Flute: Silk Smooth World Groove ~ Charlie Lui
Thanks for inviting me to this controversial song, Hans. Much much fun. Unfortunately most listeners will take offense to what seems politically incorrect. Yet what I hear correct about it is how corporations only care about profit lines while convincing their customers that they're making fast food for their benefit. There is not enough money in healthy fast foods, I guess. Still, you ended the song where the fat guy finally accepts who he is, which is the best attitude one can adopt.
I Didn't Do It on SoundcloudI Didn't Do It on YouTube I read a lot and have been into law stuff lately, and one sentence I read a lot is, “I didn't do it.” This could also work as Bart Simpson's theme song. Surely if the prosecution had the video, he'd be found guilty. Style is _BASIN.STY (Basin Reso Delta Blues w Shaker) RealTracks in style: ~577:Guitar, Resophonic, Rhythm Blues Crossroads Ev 085 RealTracks in style: 2677:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm BluesStraightBrent Ev 085 Loop in Song: Loops PAK 1\World\Drums, Percussion, DjembeTambourineA-B Ev16 085.wav RealDrums in Song: DancehallClassicWesPerc^01-SQ,SS RealDrums in style:ShakerEven8ths: a: Shaker b: ShakerEven8ths Dave Bell (Blue Attitude) played his new guitar with the Piezo pickups on this one. I sang and played bass. After Dave heard how cool the BiaB guys were, he decided just to do a solo, and he matched them so well. A great listener makes a better player. I Didn't Do It I didn't do it. I didn't cause that. I wouldn't lie to you. No one can prove it. I'm innocent. So what's a guy to do? They'll hang me anyway. I know the law. The judge is gonna say that that's the last straw. But I didn't do it. I don't know how. I'm not that kind of joe. She put me to it. I didn't know how far that she would go. My hands were tied that day. She held the cards. So I shouldn't pay for what lies in her yard. She was the one who rented that car. She tried to take it way too far. She didn't say what all would occur. I cannot lie for her. I didn't do it. I hope you know that. I wouldn't know how to act. Please don't pursue it. It's not my fault that opposites attract. She didn't tell me that the thing was goin' down. It really isn't like it sounds cuz I-I didn't do it. I-- A D A E7 V-- A D A E7 A D B7 E7 D7 A D E E. BR-- A A D D7 B7 B7 E7-F7 E7.
Noel, SO hard to write an original, old fashion love song, but you've nailed it. Lovely, lovely song. GREAT vocals that make Hayden sound weak, and THAT's hard to do, too. Nicely balanced arrangement that buoys the vocals perfectly. Glad you saved this one from your songwriting group!
Hi Ron! It's good to see you. Thanks for the visit! I think nearly all my songs sound old-fashioned. I long ago gave up trying to write for anything other than personal pleasure. As a result, I think I've probably insulated myself from today's music, and my musical tastes and musical ideas are from another point in time. That said, I love what I do and I enjoy working towards a finished product. It's a satisfying bonus when other people also enjoy what I've put together. Thanks again for taking the time! --Noel
This is a great rock song with irreverent but fun lyrics. Love the fiddle solo, and heck I really noticed the Marty bass. All really well put together.
Noel, Beautiful. An interesting write. Not "ordinary". "I was born to love you" - love that one. Simple, strong. Well sung. Good mix. Piano sits well. Enjoyed. Always great to see you post one, Noel. Been a while... fj
Hi floyd! Thanks for dropping by. It's always good to see you Thanks for taking time to have a listen, too. The mixing was slow on this one. Even though I play piano, I find mixing it can be tough going sometimes. I think it was compounded by the fact that I'm seriously out of practice, these days! I think it's high time for me to get up and get going again! All the very best! --Noel
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Really fantastic production! It screams The Beatles from the opening and throughout, but that makes it even more impressive. Incredible job! It's probably the best produced song I've seen on this forum to date.
I concur with Bob: new favorite! The harmony is delicious. And the vocal is an A+. A tuneful tune that is a joy to listen to. I can see why it was put on the playlist. The production is pristine and well mixed.
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Thanks for giving a listen and chiming in. Sounds fine on our systems but it's always good to hear other listeners perspectives Should I revisit it, I'll consider your comment. Thank you all for taking the time to listen and comment. Much appreciated. Have a great day all.
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