Hi y'all,

Here's a solo project I finished about six weeks ago.
This was a lot of work, and not just the video.
The pitch of the vocal was way out of my comfort zone (but I just couldn't resist ;-)), and partly because of that the audio took weeks of tweaking and balancing.
Hope you like the result.

For those who may find the video distracting here is the AUDIO VERSION

As always comments are encouraged.

Rob

ps. Check out the back of the dress of the female model in the choruses. You'll see a picture of Anne-Marie's face ;-)

Style is _NEONROK.STY (Neon 80's Rock w/ Synths)
Kontakt: Cleaner Guitar
2615:Bass, Electric, FunkPumpingQuarters Ev 100
639:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockThrash Ev 085
642:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm HardRockThrashHollow Ev 085
2324:Synth, Rhythm Rock80s Ev 120
2406:Synth, Rhythm JazzFunkPad Ev 110
1540 guitar electric soloist pop believe
2615 Bass Electric Funk Pumping Quarters
RealDrums: RetroPop^08-a:Bass, LoudSnare, b:Bass, HardSnare

A nice one Rob, I enjoyed it. Your pitch-perfect voice sounds great here. Congratulations on conjuring such a professional, big production out of BIAB and polishing it so well.

John

Wicked cool!!! Awesome!!! Loved the face in the back of the dress!

Wait, was I supposed to? Was that a trick question...

Well, anyway..I LOVED IT!!!

Cool performance and your effort on the vocal was well rewarded.
The video is very distracting - it doesn't match the emotional content of the song - well, when the male character is miming particularly.
I found I enjoyed the song more when I scrolled down to type.

Rob
Great song - superb vocal - no evidence of reaching sounds great.
Overall another top production.

I really like the 80's feel of the song, would fit perfectly on the Top Gun soundtrack Realtrack selection in BIAB is already so extensive that it can really create the exact atmosphere for many kind of songs. The mix is excellent and your singing sounds really professional.

Janne

Hi Rob,

great song and professional vocals.
Like rayc I find the video distracting. Very artificial compared with the beautiful song.
Enjoyable listen though.

Guenter

Rob,

Terrific listen. Super vocal! Another cool production. You always find things in BIAB that I've never even noticed. - the Bass, Electric, FunkPumpingQuarters and RealDrums: RetroPop - those were a real surprise...

Beautiful song. Great mix, as always. Top shelf stuff...

fj

Thanks John!
When are you going to post another one of your beautiful songs on the forum?

Rob,

Wow! You were sure up there in the top end of the tenor range! I admire your talent. The production of this is fantastic. You've really honed your skills when it comes to getting a full, rich and vibrant sound in the mix. This is definitely one to be proud of. It was well worth all the effort.

It was an interesting touch to have Anne-Maree woven into the dress's fabric.

All the best,
Noel

Hi Rob,

Your ability to take a BIAB production to such a level, and I mean ‘commercially viable’ level is really awesome. Everything about this song, from the choice of music, the vocals, the recording, the mix and mastering is just absolute professional.
Its been said, and will be said again, you’re a beacon of light to those working with BIAB,,,, Thank you

Paddy G

Rob,

Great song and outstanding vocal. Excellent work.

Bob

hi rob great work everything on the mark thanks for sharing eric

Hey y'all, stunning production and absolutely nothing to apologize for regarding the
vocal. It's a powerhouse..

Also, this showcases a remarkable selection of RT's -- wow, does it ever work!

Just an outstanding production -- one of the best posted here this year.

J&B


PS We haven't watched the video yet -- I have flash turned off but will
switch it on for PG Music. No problems with linked videos but the forum
requires flash for embedded vids. Someday flash will disappear. Pardon
the rant -- we are Mac users and Apple does not like flash -- at all

This is an excellent write, mix, performance and professional production. I Really enjoyed your vocal performance on this one.

hi David,

Yes you were supposed to, LOL
thanks for your positive comment!

Rob

Hello Ray,

Thanks for your comments. About the mimicking part of the main character, you're probably right.
Probably should've left that out. By the way it's virtually impossible to get the lip-synching exactly in sync.

Rob

Cool song. Very well sung. Excellent real tracks and euro 80's style
Sergio

+1! That vocal was soaring!

hi Peter,

Thank you, glad you didn't hear any reaching in my voice.
( I had to punch-in the first line of the chorus at least 20 times ;-))

Rob

Awesome production!! One of the best I've heard ever on the forum. The band sound is perfect, and your vocal is over the top. I'm going to have to play with that "band". Wonderful!! Take care. Greg

Thank you Janne,

You're definitely right the realtracks library is getting very extensive.
It's so much fun to browse through the style picker and see what it comes up with.

Rob

thank you Guenter!
Like I already said to Ray, I will be more subtle with my animations in the future ;-)

Thank you Floyd, yes, the new 2016 pack has so many new interesting styles, just couldn't wait to try them out!

Thank you Noel, the program I use is IClone. One of its features is the capability to drag any photo onto any specific part of the character, that creates some interesting effects!

Thank you Paddy, your loyal support is always appreciated! This one took a very long time to get properly balanced. The 2016 pack offers so many great styles.

Thank you Bob, your comment is very much appreciated!

FMM thanks for your very kind comment!

Thank you J&B, as always very much appreciated! Yes, I know that flash can be a pain, not only in Mac computers that is. You may know that I use speech recognition a lot, and that also has a tendency to crash on websites where there's a lot of flash involved.

Thank you Charlie, your loyal support is always appreciated!

Thank you Sergio for your loyal support!

Thank you Josie, much appreciated!

Thank you Greg, your comment is very flattering indeed! As I said earlier, a lot of work went into this one. This is one of the most interesting styles in the 2016 pack.

Rob

Rob, First of all it was very well sung with emotion and by no means did it seem out of your range. Nicely put together with a great mix. I'm going back for more. Tom

Very cool song. Vocal was excellent. Loved the lyrics

So very well done all around. I enjoyed the video and what you are able to do with animation "at home" these days. I'm sure it was a lot of work.

much enjoyed!

Thank you Lawrence!

Hi, Rob !:))


What a song and what a voice !!
I liked everything about this
production ! I can´t even imagine
what amount of work you´ve put
into this but one thing is sure
and that is that it all was more than
worthwhile !!!!

Great in every aspect !!!

Cheers
Dani

Dani,

Thanks for your very positive comments, much appreciated!

Rob