So, I just bought the new Xtra styles for $29 while on a 2 day pit stop before heading to NYC. It said they were 164 pre-mixed and pre-engineered styles ready to go, so I thought that was a good deal and I would take one for a spin.

https://soundcloud.com/david-snyder-gigs/sanctuary

I purposefully did not try to get fancy because I wanted to see how they would sound all by themselves without throwing in a bunch of extra stuff.

So this is a simple song, but I hope you like it. I highly recommend those Xtra Styles. They are killer. Just like they said, they are practically pre-engineered and ready to go, minus whatever tweaks you want to give. This is a singer songwriter style called ANCHOR.



Sanctuary

By David Snyder

V1

Sometimes you win
Sometimes you lose
you never get a chance to choose
then you read the front page news
and you could say to yourself
what’s the use

CH 1:

So I’m glad you’ve been
My sanctuary in the storm
Yeah the world is cold as money baby
But you’re the fire that keeps me warm

V2

Sometimes the world
Will break your heart
Sometimes love rips you all apart
You look overboard, searching for clues
tangled up in the fishnet
you see the lost and the confused

CH 2:

So I’m glad you’ve been
My sanctuary in the storm
I pull up my anchor
Even though my sails are torn
And I sail towards the shoreline
And I fall into your arms
Yes you’ve always been
my sanctuary in the storm

Break: Ooooooh

Ch 3

Yes you’ve always been
My sanctuary in the storm
And I sail towards the shoreline
And I fall in to your arms
Yes you’ve always been my sanctuary in the storm
Yes you’ve always been my sanctuary in the storm



All music and lyrics copyright 2016 by David Snyder


****** Song Summary *************


Title: Sanctuary
File:Sanctuary.SGU
Key=D , Tempo 65, Length (m:s)=4:11
No intro. 64 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 64. Repeat x1 chorus
RealTracks in style: 1825:Bass, Electric, PopModernGrooveHeld Ev16 075
RealTracks in style: ~364:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 065
RealTracks in style: 1596:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Pop16ths Ev16 065
RealTracks in style: ~367:Guitar, Electric, Background Dreamy Ev 065
RealTracks in style: 1856:Cello, Background PopCountry Ev 085
RealDrums in style: NashBrushBalDbKEv16^1-a: Snare, HiHat , b: QuarterHat, TripletSnare

David Snyder: Additional Guitars, Vocals, Special Effects

Good song! Great lyrics. I dig your vocal, the way your phrase your vocal lines.

nice work.

Imma try to make it next week.

David, Nice write, lyrics are well conceived with a melody that compliments them perfectly. The production sounds good. I'll have to check out the new Xtra styles. Tom

Hi David,

nice lyrics and vocal delivery.
That style sounds good.

Guenter

David,

I like the tenderness of your vocals on this.
The extended 2nd chorus has my favourite lines:

I pull up my anchor
Even though my sails are torn

and those oohs are just right....I wanted to hear more!
I think you`ve convinced me the new styles are a good buy.

Robert

Excellent write and delivery David. Very nice.

We have those styles but are yet to check them out. Will do.

J&B

Good work David, and yes that style pack is gorgeous. Just purchased it myself!

Rob

David,

Outstanding! Great song and delivery - love the vocal.

Bob

Hey Dave, Thanks a lot!

I appreciate that Herb. Look forward to seeing ya!!

Thanks Tom. They are really super cool. Very interesting to study. A music degree in and of itself.

Thank Guenter!

Thanks for the nice words Robert! Yeah, those styles are wonderful. They are great to study to see how a good, solid, simple, well engineered production can be done.

Thanks Janice and Bud! And thanks again for the stunning vox on Bible Janice! Really, really good.

Yeah, these Xtra styles are something to study I am telling ya.

Thanks guys. Have fun with those! They are a producer's dream.

Thanks Bob! You will love those Xtra styles if you don't already have them. Some of the singer songwriters ones are right up your alley with the current masterieces you are writing that production style you are cultivating. You will absolutely love them. Trust me.

This is really good David ! Really reminds me of some Pink Floyd songs... Outstanding ! Love ur vocal also...

Sometimes you win sometimes you lose! Isn't that just true. Now if only we can get the winning to outweigh the losing. Nice song. Loved the laid back vocal.

Hi David. Love it!! I accidentally posted the comment on the other "Sanctuary" by Paddy. Check there. Take care. Greg

I also like the tenderness in your voice here, it really underscores the lyric emotion making it feel so personal.
I like this a lot David.
The xtra style production fits really well.


Me...I'll probably still have to tweak - can't help it, I'm compulsively addicted to style tweaking...

Loved this David. Excellent lyric and vocal

David,

The style is beautiful and you've used it to create a song that jells wholeheartedly with it. I enjoyed your work.

Regards,
Noel

David Snyder,

this was just fantastic.

Loved it.

Out of the box, very refreshing.

Very creative good work.....Want to give it a 2nd hearing later on.

Keep them coming.



Also thanks for the details.

Hey David, I really enjoyed this! I also hear the the P.F. thing.

"Yeah the world is cold as money baby
But you’re the fire that keeps me warm"

What a great line!

Again, nice job.

Greg

Hi David,

What a cool ballad, that sounds very, very Nashville, not sad, not happy, in between