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#261473 - 09/05/14 07:08 PM [User Showcase] The Road
Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands RnAM Veteran Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands	Hello everyone, This is our new song: The Road video soundcloud.com/r-am-music/the-road]The Road high definition audio (link no longer valid) The song was composed in SongSmith and then transferred to BIAB. (the Brandy style is compatible with both). We think this one has an REM touch to it but we will let you decide Let us know what you think! Regards, R & AM Song specifics: Key=Am , Tempo 120, Length (m:s)=3:18 Style is BRANDY.STY (Brandy - Top 40 16th arps.) PianoCustom Synth is Synth/Plugin Loaded SoloistCustom Synth is Synth/Plugin Loaded Style MIDI Instruments are : Finger Electric Bass (34), Acoustic Piano (1), Orchestral Strings (47), Synth Strings 2 (52), MIDI SuperTracks in song: 1887:Piano, Solo-Accompaniment CountryPopJohn Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 1256:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopShiningGritty Ev 120 RealTracks in song: 1540:Guitar, Electric, Soloist PopBelieve Ev16 065 RealDrums in Song: Soul70sEv16^1-a:ClsdHHtSn, b:BusyBss Lyrics: The Road This is the road to everything I knew Memories stained and branded, always you And some may feel that, love that, fear that, hate that, This is the road to everything I found And when the love you had's gone stale That's when your emptiness prevails, leaves you longing This is the road to everyone who cared Slipping through my fingers, lost in time The ringing in my years tells me Feelings never last The movie in reverse shows the weary future past And when the love you had's gone stale That's when your emptiness prevails, leaves you longing This is the road to everything I knew Memories stained and branded, forever you And some may feel that, love that, fear that, hate that, This is the road to everything I know Everything I know Edited by Andrew - PG Music (09/26/17 05:04 PM) _________________________ We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. RnAM Homepage (completely restyled) YouTube Channel
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#261476 - 09/05/14 08:20 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: RnAM]
Registered: 04/01/11 Posts: 959 Loc: Maryland SpaceDog Expert Registered: 04/01/11 Posts: 959 Loc: Maryland	R&AM, There's a lot to like in this song. Strong vocal performance and effects. Nice RT guitar. Thanks for posting. SD
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#261482 - 09/05/14 08:35 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: RnAM]
Registered: 04/09/07 Posts: 276 PatrickH Apprentice Registered: 04/09/07 Posts: 276	I like that driving beat and the phasey effect on the vocals is nice. Just enough of whatever it is. I think it would also be good in the Heavy Metal Style with the modes you are using. Of course you'd have to update the video to add some bikers (motorcyclist) and black leather. All kidding aside, this is another excellent production. _________________________ Patrick http://youtube.com/musingthemusic https://soundcloud.com/musingthemusic
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#261485 - 09/05/14 08:43 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: RnAM]
Registered: 12/27/03 Posts: 11618 Loc: Hamlin NY MarioD Veteran Registered: 12/27/03 Posts: 11618 Loc: Hamlin NY	This is a great song! I like the beat, rhythms, and vocals. The vocal delays were perfect for this song. You voice was perfect for this also. I agree that it has a touch of REM in there. _________________________ Politicians, like diapers, occasionally need to be changed. Usually for the same reason! 64 bit Win 10 Pro - the latest BiaB and RB - Roland Octa-Capture audio interface - a ton of software and some hardware.
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#261497 - 09/05/14 09:09 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: SpaceDog]
Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands RnAM Veteran Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands	Thank you SpaceDog, much appreciated! Regards, Rob _________________________ We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. RnAM Homepage (completely restyled) YouTube Channel
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#261502 - 09/05/14 09:18 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: RnAM]
Registered: 12/21/13 Posts: 4421 Loc: Davis, CA Greg Johnson Veteran Registered: 12/21/13 Posts: 4421 Loc: Davis, CA	Cool tune!! I think the music works very well with the haunting lyrics. Great production-everything fits as usual. Another great effort!! Take care. Greg
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#261503 - 09/05/14 09:21 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: PatrickH]
Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands RnAM Veteran Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands	Thank you Patrick! The main effects on the vocals are: the built in Cubase flanger and a delay. The Brandy style is a cool style, it also sounds very nice in Songsmith. regards, Rob Edited by R & AM (09/05/14 09:22 PM) _________________________ We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. RnAM Homepage (completely restyled) YouTube Channel
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#261506 - 09/05/14 09:26 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: MarioD]
Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands RnAM Veteran Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands	Hi Mario, Thank you! Good to hear you like the delay effect on the vocal (I was slightly worried it was a little bit too much). In addition to my response to Patrick: the delay used here is the free Classic Delay Vst. Unlike many other free Delays this one pretty much maintains the quality of the audio. In case you're interested, this is the link: Classic Delay Vst regards, Rob _________________________ We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. RnAM Homepage (completely restyled) YouTube Channel
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#261522 - 09/06/14 12:13 AM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: RnAM]
Registered: 04/07/13 Posts: 4720 Loc: South Carolina Charlie Fogle Veteran Registered: 04/07/13 Posts: 4720 Loc: South Carolina	Liked this tune. Good production and effects and I really think the video was top notch. I had not heard of Songsmith before so I looked it up and assume you are using the Microsoft Research software program. Downloaded the free trial to experiment with. I'm looking forward to your next submission. Charlie _________________________ BiaB Ultra Pak 2019:RB 2019 Build 2. Windows-7, 64 bit, Home Premium Version with an AMD Athlon II X2 215 Dual-Core Processor and 4GB DDR3 Memory.
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#261526 - 09/06/14 02:33 AM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: RnAM]
Registered: 02/11/05 Posts: 2646 Loc: Kentucky PgFantastic Veteran Registered: 02/11/05 Posts: 2646 Loc: Kentucky	Like the effect during your falsetto part, nice performance and mix. the guitar solo is outstanding; thanks for sharing! _________________________ 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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#261539 - 09/06/14 06:29 AM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: PgFantastic]
Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands RnAM Veteran Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands	Thank you Robert, always appreciated! Regards, Rob _________________________ We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. RnAM Homepage (completely restyled) YouTube Channel
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#261540 - 09/06/14 06:34 AM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: Charlie Fogle]
Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands RnAM Veteran Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands	Hi Charlie, Thanks! Yes, Songsmith is a very useful addition to band in a box. It's great for new song ideas. Most of the styles are compatible with band in a box so you can simply copy all biab styles to the Songsmith styles folder. Then do a quick check on which ones work, and which ones don't. Some styles even sound better in Songsmith, the float style for example which I used in 'For love'. Regards, Rob _________________________ We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. RnAM Homepage (completely restyled) YouTube Channel
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#261550 - 09/06/14 09:25 AM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: RnAM]
Registered: 04/03/09 Posts: 6023 Guitarhacker Veteran Registered: 04/03/09 Posts: 6023	Very cool..... the falsetto parts reminded me a bit of Roy Orbison's stuff. Very nice work. _________________________ You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music
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#261551 - 09/06/14 09:27 AM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: RnAM]
Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 6479 Loc: Florida floyd jane Veteran Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 6479 Loc: Florida	Rob and Anne-Marie, Another beautiful song! Terrific lyric! - you write as if English were your first language - that in itself is truly amazing. As someone else said, "Haunting...." A seamless combination of instruments. A perfect blend. The vocal effects work nicely. But it is your vocal and harmony that REALLY shine in this one. A top-notch performance - such that the vocal becomes an instrument unto itself, perfectly blended with the rest of the production. Excellent! A delightful listen! And a terrific video (watched it after listening to the soundcloud version). Did you create the footage? or is it stock from somewhere? Did you add the effects? floyd _________________________ 125+ BIAB Songs
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#261564 - 09/06/14 11:38 AM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: Guitarhacker]
Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands RnAM Veteran Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands	Hi Herb, well, being a Roy Orbison fan myself (his song Mystery Girl is fantastic!), I take that as a big compliment. Thank you! Regards, Rob _________________________ We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. RnAM Homepage (completely restyled) YouTube Channel
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#261565 - 09/06/14 11:43 AM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: floyd jane]
Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands RnAM Veteran Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands	Hi Floyd, Thank you! English has always been my favorite second language, and Anne-Marie used to be a teacher, also in English. So that's quite a help in writing lyrics. The video was royalty-free stock. But we added some filters to it, now it's virtually unrecognizable. Regards, Rob _________________________ We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. RnAM Homepage (completely restyled) YouTube Channel
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#261569 - 09/06/14 12:48 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: RnAM]
Registered: 06/22/12 Posts: 2868 Loc: Karlsruhe, Germany boehm Veteran Registered: 06/22/12 Posts: 2868 Loc: Karlsruhe, Germany	Hi Anne-Marie and Rob, your vocals and harmonies are really great. Excellent production. Like the lead guitar. Guenter _________________________ http://www.21d.de/ Latest Song: What You Desire
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#261574 - 09/06/14 01:17 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: RnAM]
Registered: 12/05/11 Posts: 6451 Loc: GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran Registered: 12/05/11 Posts: 6451 Loc: GA USA	Yep, I do hear the REM touch. What we really like: - The write - The vocals (cool falsetto) - The arrangement and choice of RT's - The mix - The drum sound - The very "high bar" video Our nits: - - - Great production you all. Keep 'em coming! _________________________ Never grow up...it's a trap. Our 2018 album release J&B YouTube Sampler J&B Website
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#261595 - 09/06/14 03:23 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: RnAM]
Registered: 08/13/09 Posts: 1584 Loc: Ireland musiclover Expert Registered: 08/13/09 Posts: 1584 Loc: Ireland	Rob and Anne Marie, Great performace and video, both of you sound and blend so well together. Very interesting about songsmith as well, thank you for letting us know about that. I can just imagine you playing out in front of an audience in a club doing this particular song. Well done. Musiclover _________________________ Musiclover My music https://www.youtube.com/user/donegalprideofall Windows 7 (32bit) and 10 (64bit) M-Audio Fast Track Pro,Band in a Box 2018 Cubase 5.0 and Cubase elements 7.0.
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#261628 - 09/06/14 09:21 PM [User Showcase] Re: The Road [Re: boehm]
Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands RnAM Veteran Registered: 05/02/14 Posts: 3156 Loc: The Netherlands	Hi Guenter, Thank you, much appreciated! Regards, Rob _________________________ We are Rob Meulman and Anne-Marie Bovenkamp from The Netherlands. RnAM Homepage (completely restyled) YouTube Channel
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