Log in to post
|
Print Thread |
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,079
Veteran
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,079 |
A little country acoustic rocker about my divorce. Squat my wife bought a milk train, headed south with my dog she hadn't long departed the scene when she returned for the things she forgot not a lot she returned with an accomplice' a man from another town between the both of them they tried and man they nearly took me out but not quite she took my house she took my car took everything that wasn't screwed tight down took my money she cleaned me out, screwed me good and then she just spat me out SOLO she took my house she took my car took everything that wasn't screwed tight down took my money she cleaned me out, screwed me good and then she just spat me out i made a resolution once my brain came back into town no more marriage for me just find an ugly girl and give her half my house then I'm gonna get out of town no more messing around i tell you why my wife bought a milk train and headed south with my dog she hadn't long departed the scene when she returned for the things she forgot not a lot she forgot squat she took my house she took my car took everything that wasn't screwed tight down took my money she cleaned me out, screwed me good and then she just spat me out Style is _CMPFMF2.STY (Fingerpick and Strum Ac. Med) and _CNTRYMF.STY (Med-Fst Ev8Ctry w PedSt (165 RS)) 1677:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking CountryBrent Ev 120~522:Guitar, Acoustic, Fingerpicking Ev 120 406:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Ev 136 602:Harmonica, Soloist Train Ev 130 me on 6 str acou and midi piano using Emu Proteus Free. The Bass is me on keyboard using UVI Workstation West Indies bass The drums was MIDI programmed in FL Studio with egg shakr and perc Vox recorded using Rode NT2 and Line 6 KB37, no pre-amp and a little vintage plate reverb. Backing vocals by The Flab Four. Mixed in Cubase SX1 with Classic compressor/eq (free) Enjoy Alyn
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 7,522
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 7,522 |
Love it. Nice country rocker to get the toe tappin..
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 18,255
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 18,255 |
Interesting theme. They tend to do that, don't they?
BIAB & RB2024 Win.(Audiophile), Sonar Platinum, Cakewalk by Bandlab, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer Active Monitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 2,888
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 2,888 |
Hi Alyn,
yes, divorce always gives you a lot to say. It's good that you grin and bear it. The listening made me smile.
Guenter
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 5,063
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 5,063 |
Alyn,
What a good time foot stompin song about getting cleaned out. Loved the squat stop. And the adlibs were right on too. I really enjoyed it.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,079
Veteran
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,079 |
Scott 709, Glad it got your toes a-tappin' VideoTrack, YUP, mine did anyway. Guenter, It was a stressful time and this song just appeared one day when I was watching the Simpsons cartoon and Bart said a phrase which turned into "she forgot squat" Thanks Bart LOL Sundance, Thanks, my divorce was part of the "perfect storm of events" at that time and the only way out was via my sense of humour. The original was a much grittier rock song with a long solo starting with an adlib "but she forgot my guitar" but this version was less angry sounding Alyn
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 11,635
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 11,635 |
Alyn,
... and give her half my house then I'm gonna get out of town no more messing around
THAT was funny! Good that you can "laugh" about it now... And you got a bunch of songs out of it! So... there's that...
Good job on the piano part - that was right in the pocket.
I do wonder, though.... with all the choices of RT drums, why program your own? That's always been my favorite part of BIAB - not having to deal with drums parts - I'd buy the program just for that part... just wondering your take on it...
floyd
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 4,476
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Mar 2013
Posts: 4,476 |
Hi, Alyn !
I am sorry for you not having found the right one. In fact it seems that those who do it are the lucky ones. To find a true love in this life can probably be much harder than to win the main prize on any lottery ? I wish you better luck henceforth !
Your tune as a composition was absolutely super and your performance too !:)
Cheers Dani
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 18,838
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 18,838 |
Hi Alyn,
As others have already mentioned, this is a real toe-tapper! Loved it! Personally, I think it's great to be able to take a situation like yours and to turn it upside down like you have. I always admire that kind of resilience. It's a wonderful trait to possess.
All the best, Noel
MY SONGS...Audiophile BIAB 2024
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 4,218
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: May 2011
Posts: 4,218 |
Alyn, I like the lyrics and the melody. Been there done that. I agree with Floyd about the RT drum parts though. Thanks for sharing, I'm sure a lot of us can relate to the theme. Tom
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 1,831
Expert
|
Expert
Joined: Jul 2012
Posts: 1,831 |
funny stuff right there!
I'm wondering how your dog made out lol!
much enjoyed
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,986
Expert
|
Expert
Joined: Jun 2010
Posts: 1,986 |
Alyn,
Coming late to this one. Been tied up all week with other "stuff". Glad I didn't miss this.
I think this one is my favorite of yours so far. A lot of energy. Entertaining, and funny. Your voice really fits this one.
Keep up the good work.
Steve
Steve Young Music"In order to compose, all you need to do is remember a tune that nobody else has thought of." - Robert Schumann
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,079
Veteran
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,079 |
floyd, Glad you liked my sense of humour. Dani48, Thanks for your kind words. Noel96, AT that time I used to say that if I didn't have bad luck then I wouldn't have any luck at all. Gotta laugh it off...eventually. Tommyad, thanks for your comments, sorry you too are a member of this "club" gruvrider, The dog seemed to miss me as he was always waiting for me when I picked my son up on "visiting days". And I missed him FAR more than the ex Steve, Thanks a lot for the comment. You keep up the good works also. RE my use of midi drums and not real drums In this song I just wanted a snare drum, no kik, hats etc. The instruments and lead vocals were finished and I had spent a lot of time auditioning the drums and the feel, in my mind, just evaporated with a full kit. I have a roll up USB Piano Keyboard which I use as my drum kit. I can then set all the keys, in my DAW Cubase SX, to play one note, in this case d1 (snare) and just tapped away, sometimes in time. Then adjusted the timing as I felt necessary. My drum VSTi is FL Studio and I also use the tab sequencer and drum sequencer, FPC, in that also to get rhythms. I always save a midi file of my BIAB song and have even, not in this song, changed the instrument tracks, say piano and bass, to play drums and partially deleted/adjusted the results. That takes some time but I have done that for years now so it seems easier with time. I only started using the real stuff when I got BIAB 2013 as I resisted the change, muttering "in my day" LOL. SO I am spending a lot of time now re-doing my old stuff and mix and matching midi and Real stuff.. I sometimes wish I hadn't been so pedantic but..... Glad you all enjoyed Alyn
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 6,578
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 6,578 |
Alyn,
Loved the momentum and production for this song. Good vocal as well.
Bob
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 3,311
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 3,311 |
Hi Alyn.
This stuff of yours is just so refreshingly different.
It really does have a unique feel to it which is infectious and compels you to go back and listen to it again and again. I actually liked the drums and think the Realdrums might have sounded just too slick for this track. (Sorry Floyd)
It starts off driving along, but then changes gear when the solo comes up and kicks again with the harmony vox. How do you manage to get your voice to sound like you've just turned twenty one?
And, of course, not forgetting the lyrics which are sublime!
More please, Alyn.
ROG.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,079
Veteran
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,079 |
Bob, Thanks for kind comments ROG Thanks ROG, what can I say? "sounded just too slick".... PERFECT that is exactly it. I have always been unique in what I do/play, I can't help it, many a time I have wished I could fade in the background musically but I have never seen the point of conforming to the norm!!! I have been thrown out of every band I have been in for my "eccentric way of playing" My voice sounds 21 WOW.... After a lifetime of beer and ciggies that is amazing, thanks for the compliment. Wish I looked 21!! Lyrics sublime...another WOW thanks, I write as I speak...all done without thinking I hope you are over the flu. Alyn
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 9,301
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 9,301 |
She got the goldmine, I got the shaft.... old Jerry Reed song on this topic.
Taking the dog is just low.
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 13,977
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 13,977 |
Might as well just sing about it! And glad you did. Did the dog want to leave? Fun listen, nice production all the way around.
Yeah man - just take a big pile of money out in the driveway and set it on fire. It'd be about the same! Or so I hear -- I'm 33 years into a good one.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,079
Veteran
|
OP
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2003
Posts: 3,079 |
Guitarhacker, Never heard of that song. Thanks for the comment
Janice an Bud No he stayed and I was thrown out the house but I used the old blues analogy. Best wishes for yours, mine was 20 years. Thanks for the comments
Alyn
Last edited by gibson; 09/30/13 10:06 PM.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
User Showcase
|
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 9,301
Veteran
|
Veteran
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 9,301 |
Guitarhacker, Never heard of that song. Thanks for the comment
Janice an Bud No he stayed and I was thrown out the house but I used the old blues analogy. Best wishes for yours, mine was 20 years. Thanks for the comments
Alyn HERE>>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U-p0zn3PijY
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.comAdd nothing that adds nothing to the music. You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both. The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.
ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Convenient Ways to Listen to Band-in-a-Box® Songs Created by Program Users!
The User Showcase Forum is an excellent place to share your Band-in-a-Box® songs and listen to songs other program users are creating!
There are other places you can listen to these songs too! Visit our User Showcase page to sort by genre, artist (forum name), song title, and date - each listing will direct you to the forum post for that song.
If you'd rather listen to these songs in one place, head to our Band-in-a-Box® Radio, where you'll have the option to select the genre playlist for your listening pleasure. This page has SoundCloud built in, so it won't redirect you. We've also added the link to the Artists SoundCloud page here, and a link to their forum post.
We hope you find some inspiration from this amazing collection of User Showcase Songs!
Congratulations to the 2023 User Showcase Award Winners!
We've just announced the 2023 User Showcase Award Winners!
There are 45 winners, each receiving a Band-in-a-Box 2024 UltraPAK! Read the official announcement to see if you've won.
Our User Showcase Forum receives more than 50 posts per day, with people sharing their Band-in-a-Box songs and providing feedback for other songs posted.
Thank you to everyone who has contributed!
Video: Volume Automation in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®
Video: Audio Input Monitoring with Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®
Video: Enhanced Melodists in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows®!
We've enhanced the Melodists feature included in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows!
Access the Melodist feature by pressing F7 in the program to open the new MultiPicker Library and locate the [Melodist] tab.
You can now generate a melody on any track in the program - very handy! Plus, you select how much of the melody you want generated - specify a range, or apply it to the whole track.
See the Melodist in action with our video, Band-in-a-Box® 2024: The Melodist Window.
Learn even more about the enhancements to the Melodist feature in Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows at www.pgmusic.com/manuals/bbw2024upgrade/chapter3.htm#enhanced-melodist
Band-in-a-Box® 2024 DAW Plugin Version 6: New Features Specifically for Reaper®
New with the DAW Plugin Version 6.0, released with Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows: the Reaper® Panel!
This new panel offers built-in specific support for the Reaper® DAW API allowing direct transfer of Band-in-a-Box® files to/from Reaper® tracks!
When you run the Plugin from Reaper®, there is a panel to set the following options:
-BB Track(s) to send: This allows you to select the Plugin tracks that will be sent Reaper.
-Destination Reaper Track: This lets you select the destination Reaper track to receive media content from the Plugin.
-At Bar: You can select a bar in Reaper where the Plugin tracks should be placed.
-Start Below Selected Track: This allows you to place the Plugin tracks below the destination Reaper track.
-Overwrite Reaper Track: You can overwrite previous content on the destination Reaper track.
-Move to Project Folder: With this option, you can move the Plugin tracks to the Reaper project folder.
-Send Reaper Instructions Enable this option to send the Reaper Instructions instead of rendering audio tracks, which is faster.
-Render Audio & Instructions: Enable this option to generate audio files and the Reaper instructions.
-Send Tracks After Generating: This allows the Plugin to automatically send tracks to Reaper after generating.
-Send Audio for MIDI Track: Enable this option to send rendered audio for MIDI tracks.
-Send RealCharts with Audio: If this option is enabled, Enable this option to send RealCharts with audio.
Check out this video highlighting the new Reaper®-specific features: Band-in-a-Box® DAW Plugin Version 6: New Features Specifically for Reaper®
Band-in-a-Box® 2024 DAW Plugin Version 6: New Features Video
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Forums66
Topics81,390
Posts732,459
Members38,441
|
Most Online2,537 Jan 19th, 2020
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|