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As I Lie Awake - the cheat Yep, I cheated. I tried to get a singer. I tried singing the choruses myself but could not get low enough. Even Melodyne etc. couldn't fix the crook wobbly notes. I cheated...bumped the whole song up two semitones...sang to that - a little more comfortable - imported the higher vocal, used ReaPitch to drop it 2 semitones and it sounds NOTHING like me but I think it works. BIAB Drum "stems" and organ with the rest by me. Here's another crack after folks' comments. RErevoxed This time I didn't use ReaPitch to drop the vocals. I used a melodyne variant, which seems to have kept more of the original timbre of my voice, to drop my vocal the required two semitones. I kept the ReaPitch version as a backing/support unison vocal reduced and to the side. lyrics... V1 1st world problems pressing in Eating right, staying thin Buying wisely and ethical choices Where to dine away from loud voices 1st world problems pressing in Sorting rubbish for the bin Whether to buy an electric car Will it be convenient? W ill it run far? C1 In a darkened cell, Brick walls and door. Sounds of dripping water And pacing on the floor. The voices tell them Till they resist no more... Dark thoughts come to me As I lie awake. V2 1st world problems pressing in Delivery or eating in Bruised egos exhausted emotions Streaming or cinema commotion? Does the phone know where I've been Social media's mind filling din Will there be signal for my phone? Finding fish without bones. C2 In a darkened room, Brick walls and door. Focused dripping water And cables on the floor The voices yelling Till they resist no more... Dark thoughts come to me As I lie awake. 1st world problems pressing in Are you hungry, where've you been? The voices tell them till they resist no more.
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I'm a big fan of cheating! The consonants were a bit hard to make out in some places, but the lyrics fixed that up. Enjoyed the song! 
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Sounded pretty good to me, no criticisms. Yeoman work.
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Sounds good to me, Ray. I would guess if you tried to use that trick the other way, pitch shift up a couple of semitones instead of down, it wouldn't have worked as well? I'll try it sometime, maybe I could extend my very limited range  Good song, man!
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Hello Ray
You are a real sound scientist ;-)
But the result sounds cool
You have put together a good band
Can you please tell me which rhythm guitars you use
I really like them
Very good and unusual song
Well done Ray
Many greetings
Andi ;-)
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Hi Ray,
The voice in the chorus sounds very "human", in the verses it's a bit "robotlike".
But it's a way to sing a melody that's not in your reach.
Nice song anyway.
Rob and Anne-Marie
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ray,
a thoughtful write.
vocals work.
guitars are nice. drums sound a bit dry - I would turn them up slightly (personal preference).
Love the sound of the choruses.
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Interesting song and recording technique... I had to read the lyrics to follow your thoughts... way cool.
The vox turned out very good, but could be more out front.
Good work Ray.
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The cheat worked for me.
Just a tad quirky though.
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I tried singing the choruses myself but could not get low enough. Even Melodyne etc. couldn't fix the crook wobbly notes. I cheated...bumped the whole song up two semitones...sang to that - a little more comfortable - imported the higher vocal, used ReaPitch to drop it 2 semitones and it sounds NOTHING like me but I think it works. The deep vocal at the tail end works great, and is its own sound, it's not just lower notes. And doubling guitar taking a solo for the last three notes to come back up to the surface, woo hoo.
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Ray, Unusual twist in production. It is clear where you tried to get and I respect your strive to conquer the machine, but I like original better. I briefly played around with pitch toys, but found it too labor intensive. It was easier for me just to take a dozen or two takes to get it right In any case, fun experiment. If I had this on my hands, I would either try to go human direction of original version, or complete opposite - heavily robo dosed vocs. Thank you for sharing. Misha. P.S. That made me smile: "I'm a big fan of cheating!"
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Ray, I really like this tune and I think you did an excellent job with it! The vocal sounds great to me and I love that chorus section! Thanks, Torrey
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I'm a big fan of cheating! The consonants were a bit hard to make out in some places, but the lyrics fixed that up. Enjoyed the song! Thanks David. Yes, the mellower, mellifluous vocal does round off a lot of sounds. I've tried to amend that by using a different pitch changer, in the 2nd version, which r, etains more of my cracked, thin, harsh voice.
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Sounded pretty good to me, no criticisms. Yeoman work. Ta, seems the yokes on the converter.
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Sounds good to me, Ray. I would guess if you tried to use that trick the other way, pitch shift up a couple of semitones instead of down, it wouldn't have worked as well? I'll try it sometime, maybe I could extend my very limited range Good song, man! It takes a REALLY good program and a really good user to up something by a couple of semitones without getting chipmonkey. It was easy to do and the results aren't half bad. I'd prefer not to need to do it but "needs must".
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Hello Ray
You are a real sound scientist ;-)
But the result sounds cool
You have put together a good band
Can you please tell me which rhythm guitars you use
I really like them
Very good and unusual song
Well done Ray
Many greetings
Andi ;-) Andi I played all guitars n bass. BIAB supplied drums n organ only.
Cheers
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Hi Ray,
The voice in the chorus sounds very "human", in the verses it's a bit "robotlike".
But it's a way to sing a melody that's not in your reach.
Nice song anyway.
Rob and Anne-Marie Thanks Rob n AM.
Cheers
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ray,
a thoughtful write.
vocals work.
guitars are nice. drums sound a bit dry - I would turn them up slightly (personal preference).
Love the sound of the choruses.
fj DRUMS UP - good ears sir. Thank you.
Cheers
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Interesting song and recording technique... I had to read the lyrics to follow your thoughts... way cool.
The vox turned out very good, but could be more out front.
Good work Ray. Thanks BH, A technique for the desperate.
Cheers
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The cheat worked for me.
Just a tad quirky though.
moto If there's a quirk then I'll rate it good work. Thanks Cpt.
Cheers
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