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Hi all,

Just wrote another new song tonight, called Can't Help It. All the instruments, again are RT/RD. All the vocals are me (no Harmonizer). Hope you enjoy it...

Can't Help It

Here are the RT/RD's used...
Drums: PraiseWorshipShine #01
Bass: #909, Bass, El Smooth Poppy EV16 90
Guitar: #380, Guitar, Acoustic Strum Sync Sugar EV102
Guitar: #998, Guitar, Electric Rhythm, Hard Rock LA Crisp Sync 120
Guitar: #575, Guitar, Electric Rhythm, BluesBB EV85-B
Organ: #674, Organ Blues EV120
Piano: #888, Piano Pop Bronx EV120
Solo: #1170, Guitar, Electric Solo RockMedium Brent EV120 (Bluesy)

Thanks!

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Hi Steve
this has to be one of the best songs on user showcase that i have heard,it has it all ,brilliant vocal ,real driving sound ,and a melody to die for ,very pro sounding ,excellent my friend,very best wishes Brian.

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As usual, well done!


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this has to be one of the best songs on user showcase that i have heard,it has it all ,brilliant vocal ,real driving sound ,and a melody to die for ,very pro sounding ,excellent my friend,very best wishes Brian.




A BIG +1

You have a knack for putting RTs together.

Great backing track with an outstanding vocal.


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Brian,

Thanks so much for your very kind review! Glad you like it.

David,

I really appreciate your taking the time to listen, and truly appreciate your comment!

Mario,

Again, thanks so much! Your time and comments are very much appreciated.

Hope you all are having a great day!

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Pretty darn cool Steve! Aside from your great song, this is a really great example of some harder rockish RT's. The lead guitar made me take notice. Sounds great. I haven't used that yet but hearing it now, I know I will! Nicely put together Steve. Great track!

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Very nice sound. Eric Clapton feel. Excellent work, thanks for sharing.




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Dan,

Thank you so much for your kind words. The RT's are an amazing tool. I really like the Brent Mason stuff. As always, when you find a good RT sound, just keep regenerating til you get the part that you are looking for. Thanks again for your time!

Robert,

I really appreciate you taking the time to listen and review! Have a blessed day!

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Very smooth! Well balanced mix, good vocals. Great job with the RT's!
Nothin but good stuff here!

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Steve, great song and vocal. I really like the way the RT's are mixed here.

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Hi Steve,

Your arranging and production skills are absolutely outstanding. Couple those with your terrific voice and you have an exceptionally well produced song. The minute that I started listening to this song, I was there in the mix and, try as I might, I just couldn't stop my right foot tapping along!

This song is A+++ songwriting.

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Greg,

Thank you so much for your kind words! Glad you like it.

Bob,

As always, I appreciate your comments. I really enjoy your work!

Noel,

I am flattered by your words! I really appreciate you taking the time to give this a listen.

Hope you all have a very blessed day!

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Great work Steve. I have used a similar approach to RTs, but I was curious what you do to mix them together. Do you use a DAW or RealBand to take the parts you regenerate and edit/mix them down?

Thanks for posting. Again nice job.

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Jim,

Thanks so much for listening! I always use Band in a Box to do all my arranging. I arrange all my compositions in a linear fashion (I don't use repeats, etc). Then I use the bar settings to place instruments in and out of the song where desired, and then rough out a mix (volume, pan, reverb) to get a general idea of the sound of the arrangement. When satisfied, I then on all instruments, remove all reverb, pan everything to center, and turn up to full volume on each instrument. Then I render each individual instrument to a wav file. I then use Logic Express 9 to actually mix, record vocals, etc.

I have written in several posts that I regenerate the BB (RT/RD) parts a LOT. It is not unusual for me to regenerate (particularly a solo part) 20, 30 even 50 times, to get the part that I want. (Occasionally it will nail it the first time.) To me, this is one of the awesome things about BB. If you don't like what you hear, but it is "within the ball park" close to what you want, just regenerate a part until you get what you want. It takes some patience, but it is worth it.

Anyway, thanks again for your time and comments! Have a blessed day!

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