Hello fellow forum members,

Here is our new song:

Was I the One

The initial writing of Was I the One took place in my early 20s. I had just learned the fingerpicking technique on guitar (used in songs like: Dust in the Wind, Kathy's song etc.) and I wrote a song with my newly mastered technique. I never recorded it because I thought it was too boring. Which it was actually, until some six months ago.....I ran the acapella vocal through the online Ujam creator. Similar to songsmith the program automatically recognizes the chords and creates an arrangement with it. The interpretation of the chords was much more lively than the original. And so I came to use BIAB for further developing of this improved 'rock version'.
Finally we managed to trick a young hot model for the video .

Hope you like it! Any comments are welcome.

Rob

Song specifics:

Style is _PWPOWER.STY (Praise&WorshipGuit&Piano[120RS])
Piano: Piano one vst
Atmosphere Pad: Anne-Marie
1523:Bass, Electric, PopPowerA-B Ev 120
1007: Piano Acoustic Solo Accompaniment PopFlowing Ev120
1529:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopPowerBrightA-B Ev 120
1526:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopPowerPushA-B Ev 120
1270:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopUpliftSyncMuted Ev16 120
1260:Guitar, Electric, Soloist PopShining Ev 120
RealDrums: PraiseWorshipPowerPush^1-a:Qck, b:PHt

Lyrics:

Was I the one to play out on the night
Where nothing really matters
Nothing ever could, yeah
And was a feeling, a lonely feeling a sign
A night stands still
A night for all men

Can see through my own eyes
And I just can't forget
Nothing you said, was of use
Nothing you showed, was for real

Hidden ways you move like someone else
Can you read my mind?
Can you tell my fears?
A love's embrace it's easy to fake
It crossed your mind
Such a cold heart I find

CHORUS

Seem right back from a lonely journey home
Can't seem to rise, can't seem to fall
And even a thought I don't reveal
When it seems so right, while it feels so wrong

CHORUS

Rob and Anne-Marie,

Wow.
Polished and professional for both the song and video!

excellent

Alyn

Thank You Alyn!

This one came out really nice both in song and video. I particularly enjoyed the vocal backing and harmony parts. These backing parts fit the song structure and to me, had they not been there, the song would not have sounded complete. Your performance and production skills shine on this one. So does your creativity with you going out of the norm and using your studio equipment and software to breath life into what you thought was a boring song.


Enjoyed this one a lot.

Charlie

Hi Rob and Anne-Marie,


Your usual high standard.
The lead guitar fits like a glove.
Enjoyable listen/watch.

Guenter

Rob and Anne-Marie,

Great sound! So very cohesive. A real pleasure to listen to...
This is very much "your sound" - brought to its peak. Marvelous.

A beautiful mix! Everything in perfect harmony.

Where did the footage for the video come from? The video is professional looking start to finish. The best I've seen here.

Excellent from every angle.

Spectacular.

floyd

Yup.... ditto... good from every aspect.

Rob and Anne-Marie,
I am not a video watching guy. I love the vinyl on the turning table, the lyrics in hand and the wine in the other hand.
Your song is the strongest yet I've heard from you. High volume recommended , high pop DNA.
Production is perfect, all vocals top!

You could (and should imho) aim further

Fred

We are running dry on accolades. The quality of
this production, audio and video, sets the bar
in the stratosphere. We know a lot of work goes
into these productions and we appreciate every
minute of it.

The soundstage is awesome --
everything just sits where it should be, i.e., nothing
is stepping on anything. No muddy sounds
anywhere in the EQ spectrum. Just incredible
clarity...and that guitar just SOARS. Throw in
a fine write and awesome vocals and you get
a production that can hold it's own with any
thing the big folks are putting out.

J&B

Wow Rob and Anne-Marie! That is classy.
Beautiful video. Your work is all very professional and most enjoyable. Cheers.

Hi Charlie,

Thank you so much, especially because you appreciate my "atmosphere pad". It's sometimes very disagreeable to sing the backing, even more when it's just aaaah's. Nice to read it really added something!

Anne-Marie

Thanks Guenter!

Hi Floyd,

Thank you so much!
The footage was downloaded from
http://mazwai.com

Rob and Anne-Marie

Hi this is excellent in so many ways the song vidoe and the plus listen on my phone I could here everything clearly in the mix great job guys thanks eric

Another gem!! Arrangement is flawless (perfect use of "the band"), great vocals, BGs are amazing. If PG music were to post a demo of what can be done with this program, this could be it. Great work!! Take care. Greg

Rob and Anne-Marie,

I really enjoyed this one. Great sound and very high production values - both song & video. Superb...

Bob

Rob and Anne-Marie, this is a superb track. Great build, fantastic melody, absolutely superb vocals throughout. All topped off with a remarkable video clip to stitch everything together into a very professional result.

Listened several times. Each time just got better and better.

Great effort!

Best
Trevor

Hi Rob and Anne-Marie,

A wonderful piece of stadium rock. The solo was very "Starship" - loved it.

Terrific work on the vocals and BVs.

Great mix and a really good use of reverb which blended everything together nicely.

Listening whilst watching the video simply enhanced the experience. All very professional.

ROG.

Another excellent write.
A touch of early Elton John in the chorus.
Great story.
It doesn't cease to amaze me of the talent that's on this forum.
If was writing for the prize at the end of the year and I'm not.
There would be too much competition.
Good stuff.
Rob.

R & AM, The vocals are simply outstanding on this one. The chord progression works really well. Arena Rock with a fabulous arrangement. Another fine production. Tom

thanks Herb!

Thanks Fred!

Ha ha, not really a TMF/MTV kinda guy we take it?
Well, sometimes the video is more work than the song itself for us.
Generally we do try to vary our styles, and to make it sound different every time, if possible.

Rob & Anne-Marie

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Hi R&M
Not the MTV guy, but but a fan all the way. Hoping to meet you, one day ☺
F

I love the energy here! As Bud said the soundstage is flawless and every aspect wonderfully done!

Super write and production!

Hi Fred,
That would be fun, you must be the most nearby forummember
We should have known about this two years ago when we went to Antwerpen, this year we are planning to go to Berlin. We live in Groningen, so if you're ever in the area, let us know!

Rob

Thanks J & B!,

No muddy sounds I did my best to avoid any muddiness this time. Our first rock song (Those Days are gone) published in 2014 was kind of muddy as for vocals.
The general mastering was done with the Z3ta (a reasonable and affordable alternative to the Ozone). I was very lucky to get such a fine soloist track out of BIAB with this song.
Thanks again, also for the comment on YouTube.

Rob

Glad you gave the song a second chance. The song and video are top drawer. An enjoyable song to listen to.

Hi Rob and Anne-Marie.

This is good, outstandingly so!!! Your productions always shine but this one was positively a supernova of production. The video presentation, musical arrangement, vocals, mix, performances, all of them were studio quality through and through.

I thoroughly enjoyed the listen

All the best,
Noel

• latest song: Just A Little After Midnight

Thank you Rich!

Thanks Eric!

Thanks Greg. PG probably thought the same, we're on their Facebook page .

Thanks Bob!

Thanks Trevor!
About the video... we were quite lucky to find the very cool footage that we've adjusted to our song.

Rob and Anne-Marie

Thank you ROG!
We used the free ANWIDA Soft DX Reverb light for this, which gives a very natural sound.

Rob and Anne-Marie

Hi Rob,

Thank you! It's good to hear my atmosphere pad is being appreciated.
By the way it may sometimes sound like male vox. This is due to me being an alto/tenor.

Anne-Marie

Thank you Tom!

Thanks Lawrence!

Thank you Jim!

Thank you Noel, we can only hope our next production will not disappoint you

Well, it's pretty much all been said, but let me add, "Awesome job!".


Thanks for the music,
Dan

Great sound and totally enjoyed the song. Pretty model.

Josie

Beautiful smooth vocals as usual. An absolute pleasure to listen to. Isnt BIAB a wonderful tool?

thank you Dan!

thank you Josie!

Yes, it definitely is!
Thanks Joanne.