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#217325 - 10/07/13 05:28 PM [User Showcase] The Next Best Thing
Registered: 12/08/09 Posts: 214 Loc: California Carolyne Apprentice Registered: 12/08/09 Posts: 214 Loc: California	New song update. The last response to my song, Seasons of My Time, were very encouraging. Hope you like this one as well. Carolyne https://soundcloud.com/carolyne-swayze/the-next-best-thing
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#217327 - 10/07/13 05:32 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Next Best Thing [Re: Carolyne]
Registered: 12/08/09 Posts: 214 Loc: California Carolyne Apprentice Registered: 12/08/09 Posts: 214 Loc: California	The Next Best Thing using Used BIAB Wynton Kelly style J_Wynt_k Wynton. My arrangements. RealDrums Sticks #1
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#217343 - 10/07/13 07:34 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Next Best Thing [Re: Carolyne]
Registered: 12/08/11 Posts: 5333 Loc: Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran Registered: 12/08/11 Posts: 5333 Loc: Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Very nice song. Beautiful voice. I had not been interested in jazz before, but am acquiring an interest it. Thank you for sharing this.... Scott C _________________________ Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca
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#217359 - 10/07/13 09:32 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Next Best Thing [Re: Scott C]
Registered: 06/05/12 Posts: 11619 Loc: Melbourne, Australia VideoTrack Veteran Registered: 06/05/12 Posts: 11619 Loc: Melbourne, Australia	Hi Carolyne Very, very tasty. I like the use of the two beat to four beat feel and back again. Lots of room to show off the music with the instrumental. Great lyrics. Really Excellent !! _________________________ BIAB&RB2020(Audiophile),Win-10Pro, SonarPlatinum, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, Synthogy Ivory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, KorgX3R, RodeNGT2, AM802mixer, NS40M StudioMonitors, Pioneer Act. Mons, AKG K271 Studio H'phones
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#217360 - 10/07/13 09:38 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Next Best Thing [Re: Carolyne]
Registered: 08/09/10 Posts: 4440 Loc: New York rsdean Veteran Registered: 08/09/10 Posts: 4440 Loc: New York	I really enjoyed this - great sound all around... Bob _________________________ SoundCloud Tracks
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#217364 - 10/07/13 10:40 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Next Best Thing [Re: Carolyne]
Registered: 12/08/09 Posts: 214 Loc: California Carolyne Apprentice Registered: 12/08/09 Posts: 214 Loc: California	Thanks to all who are listening, I appreciate the feedback. There is a lot of talent on this forum and I'm proud to be associated. Carolyne
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#217367 - 10/07/13 11:23 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Next Best Thing [Re: Carolyne]
Registered: 03/18/04 Posts: 6639 Loc: USA Danny C. Veteran Registered: 03/18/04 Posts: 6639 Loc: USA	Cooooool am I hearing a little Peggy Lee tonight? Nice job! Later, _________________________ Danny C. www.dannycampo.com https://www.facebook.com/pages/Danny-Campo/379776252109306?skip_nax_wizard=true The More You Drink The Better I Sound
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#217373 - 10/08/13 12:39 AM [User Showcase] Re: The Next Best Thing [Re: Carolyne]
Registered: 02/11/05 Posts: 2646 Loc: Kentucky PgFantastic Veteran Registered: 02/11/05 Posts: 2646 Loc: Kentucky	Love it! Vocal is superb, play that jazz cat. Great production work! Thanks for sharing! My Music _________________________ My Tunes Psalm 57:7 My heart, O God, is steadfast, my heart is steadfast; I will sing and make music.
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#217392 - 10/08/13 08:04 AM [User Showcase] Re: The Next Best Thing [Re: Carolyne]
Registered: 04/03/09 Posts: 7258 Guitarhacker Veteran Registered: 04/03/09 Posts: 7258	So cool. Like being in a smokey little hole in the wall dive with a blue spotlight on the singer on a tiny stage..... Dark room, people drowning their problems in bourbon..... like I said... very well done. The only nit is that the vocals need a slight high end eq to give them some air. The feel closed on the top.....and they should be open. Well done on the recording and the writing. Don't fade it. It has the chord to give it the buttoned up ending. Let the last piano chord fade naturally if you want. _________________________ You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. As the sword chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer.
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#217407 - 10/08/13 10:26 AM [User Showcase] Re: The Next Best Thing [Re: Carolyne]
Registered: 05/22/11 Posts: 3258 Loc: Florida tommyad Veteran Registered: 05/22/11 Posts: 3258 Loc: Florida	Oh Yeah, Like Pasa and Dena. Your voice, lyrics and recording go together in a nice neat little package. Very nice. I liked this a whole lot! Keep writing and posting. Tom
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#217419 - 10/08/13 11:31 AM [User Showcase] Re: The Next Best Thing [Re: Carolyne]
Registered: 06/22/12 Posts: 2869 Loc: Karlsruhe, Germany boehm Veteran Registered: 06/22/12 Posts: 2869 Loc: Karlsruhe, Germany	Hi Carolyne, superb! I enjoyed everything: lyrics, vocals and arrangement. You're a pro. Guenter _________________________ http://www.21d.de/ Latest Song: What You Desire
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#217425 - 10/08/13 12:03 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Next Best Thing [Re: Guitarhacker]
Registered: 12/08/09 Posts: 214 Loc: California Carolyne Apprentice Registered: 12/08/09 Posts: 214 Loc: California	I so agree Guitarhacker, about the vocals sounding closed at the top. I just didn't know how to fix it. Think its too late now. But you have confirmed my feelings and I'm not going to second guess myself next time. Need to learn how to use all those knobs on the mastering side!! Anyone know of any tutorials? Thank you. Carolyne
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#217431 - 10/08/13 12:51 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Next Best Thing [Re: Carolyne]
Registered: 04/03/09 Posts: 7258 Guitarhacker Veteran Registered: 04/03/09 Posts: 7258	Depends on the "mastering" software and procedures you use..... Just use a little more high end EQ... boost slightly in the "above" 5K range where all the harmonics and overtones are located. It should not affect the main vocals but it creates "air" where it needs to be..... I think you'll like the results. _________________________ You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music. As the sword chooses the warrior, so too, the song chooses the writer.
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#217447 - 10/08/13 02:27 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Next Best Thing [Re: Carolyne]
Registered: 12/05/11 Posts: 9525 Loc: GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran Registered: 12/05/11 Posts: 9525 Loc: GA USA	I like that. I got a bit of a Billie Holiday vibe from it. For me it doesn't get much better than Billie and Lester. Cool all the way around. Re mastering, I'm with Herb on this....and stay away from compression until you are very familiar with the effects. _________________________ Featured Song J&B Soundcloud J&B YouTube J&B Website
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