|
|
|
|
#335072 - 02/05/16 09:41 AM
[User Showcase]
A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
|
|
Registered: 05/22/11
Posts: 2876
Loc: Florida
Veteran
Registered: 05/22/11
Posts: 2876
Loc: Florida
|
I was struggling with the vocal on this one and Janice graciously stepped in to rescue me. Thanks to both Bud and Janice for hanging in there on this one. Sixteen mixes later this was the result. The little signature lick flute like sound is the Tele and a volume pedal. Thanks to all who listen and comment. Tom http://tommyadamsmusic.com/musichttp://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=13312308Style is _PMODGR+.STY RealTracks in song: 1766:Mandolin, Rhythm Pop16Sync Ev 085 RealTracks in style: 1828:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm PopModernGroove Ev16 075 RealTracks in song: 1829:Guitar, Electric, Rhythm PopModernGrooveBrightArp Ev16 075 RealTracks in song: 1758:Banjo, Rhythm, Pop16ths Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 693:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming AcRockBright Ev 120 (B:eighths) RealTracks in song: 1601:Mandolin, Rhythm Pop16Melodic Ev 065 Royalty Free Loops, Multitrack Instrument and Song Files and Multitrack Drums from Drums on Demand and Bass on Demand Lead Vocal, Janice Merritt Harmony Vocal, Electric and Acoustic Guitar: Tom Adams Recorded in Logic Pro x Alloy2, Nectar2 Mastered with Ozone6 A Cold Rain Excuse my bad manners I don't mean to interrupt But I overheard you saying that you'd just broken up you can get over this it just takes a little time I don't want your heart to feel anything like mine I sit here watching a cold rain running off the cars and wonder who he's keeping warm this time it’s been so cloudy I can’t find my lucky star No I won’t get my wish tonight If you feel like crying I completely understand It's hard to give up everything all you ever had Well You can accept the fact it was meant to be Or keep on looking at the stars And end up just like me I sit here watching a cold rain running off the cars and wonder who he's keeping warm this time it’s been so cloudy I can’t find my lucky star No I won’t get my wish tonight No ©2015 Thomas Adams
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335076 - 02/05/16 10:03 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 08/29/14
Posts: 4528
Loc: North Carolina
Veteran
Registered: 08/29/14
Posts: 4528
Loc: North Carolina
|
Beautiful. Outstanding song and production. Great vocals Janice.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335082 - 02/05/16 10:28 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 04/03/09
Posts: 6023
Veteran
Registered: 04/03/09
Posts: 6023
|
really nice work.
There's been a few really good songs here recently and this is one of them.
Tasty licks on the guitar.
_________________________
You can find my music at: www.herbhartley.com Add nothing that adds nothing to the music
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335084 - 02/05/16 10:59 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 10/13/14
Posts: 1602
Loc: Cremona-Italy
Expert
Registered: 10/13/14
Posts: 1602
Loc: Cremona-Italy
|
Hey boys,
this is a superb song, the best I've heard since I'm on the forum!
Great sound and melodic and great vocals.
Excellent reals tracks
Very great job
Sergio
_________________________
Sergio
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335112 - 02/05/16 01:31 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: David Snyder]
|
|
Registered: 05/22/11
Posts: 2876
Loc: Florida
Veteran
Registered: 05/22/11
Posts: 2876
Loc: Florida
|
Beautiful. Outstanding song and production. Great vocals Janice. Thanks David. And yes Janice did a superb job on the vocal. Tom
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335114 - 02/05/16 01:40 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 12/06/03
Posts: 2580
Loc: Sydney Australia
Veteran
Registered: 12/06/03
Posts: 2580
Loc: Sydney Australia
|
Tom & Janice
Stunning!
Everything about that was top notch.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335121 - 02/05/16 03:02 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 06/05/12
Posts: 8717
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
Veteran
Registered: 06/05/12
Posts: 8717
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
|
Tommy & Janice
What a great production.
Superb vocals from the entire team here. A really beautiful song, sensational lyrics.
Great listen for sure.
Very enjoyable. Any more?
_________________________
BIAB&RB2019(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
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335124 - 02/05/16 03:14 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: David Snyder]
|
|
Registered: 04/07/13
Posts: 4721
Loc: South Carolina
Veteran
Registered: 04/07/13
Posts: 4721
Loc: South Carolina
|
Beautiful. Outstanding song and production. Great vocals Janice. Plus 1. This is one of your best to date. When all's said and done, it is our privilege to hear and enjoy your music and Janice's singing here on the forum and knowing the rest of the world is missing such talented writing and performing.
_________________________
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.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335142 - 02/05/16 07:29 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 12/21/13
Posts: 4430
Loc: Davis, CA
Veteran
Registered: 12/21/13
Posts: 4430
Loc: Davis, CA
|
Another masterpiece!!! The mood is set from the first chord and it is perfect. Beautifully written chorus-captures the emotion. That tele effect is AMAZING! I scanned the RTs about 3 times looking for what that was before seeing it at the top. It just nails the vibe. Janice's vocal-PERFECT! And, the harmony worked great. Tom Adams dot com plays like a greatest hits these days! Great stuff!! Take care. Greg
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335149 - 02/05/16 10:49 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 05/12/12
Posts: 2395
Loc: South Africa
Veteran
Registered: 05/12/12
Posts: 2395
Loc: South Africa
|
Hey Tommy. The guitar strum at the start of this reminded of Neil Young. Was this recorded or generated in BIAB?
Love that subtle mando.
As usual Janice's vocal is stunning.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335172 - 02/06/16 07:29 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 06/22/12
Posts: 2868
Loc: Karlsruhe, Germany
Veteran
Registered: 06/22/12
Posts: 2868
Loc: Karlsruhe, Germany
|
Hi Tommy,
another hit song!
Vocals and harmony are great.
I liked that guitar effect. Thanks that you told us
what it is.
I enjoyed listening a lot.
Guenter
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335183 - 02/06/16 10:21 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: Guitarhacker]
|
|
Registered: 05/22/11
Posts: 2876
Loc: Florida
Veteran
Registered: 05/22/11
Posts: 2876
Loc: Florida
|
really nice work.
There's been a few really good songs here recently and this is one of them.
Tasty licks on the guitar. Herb, I know what a careful listener you are, so it's always great to get a thumbs up from you. Thanks, Tom
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335186 - 02/06/16 11:24 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 12/12/11
Posts: 2619
Loc: York, England
Veteran
Registered: 12/12/11
Posts: 2619
Loc: York, England
|
Hey Tom and Janice.
What an exceptional piece of work - the skilfully crafted lyrics, the arrangement, the production, the mix, all absolutely spot on.
Then there's the performances - Janice in that low register again, bringing me out in goosebumps and the subtle harmony from Tom, supporting without ever getting in the way.
This has the air of Fleetwood Mac, with Janice in this key sounding like Christine McVie (or Christine Perfect as we knew her in the old days).
So professional and a real treat. Thanks to you both.
ROG.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335200 - 02/06/16 02:19 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 5658
Loc: Chicago
Veteran
Registered: 12/08/02
Posts: 5658
Loc: Chicago
|
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335204 - 02/06/16 03:08 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 08/10/12
Posts: 6479
Loc: Florida
Veteran
Registered: 08/10/12
Posts: 6479
Loc: Florida
|
Tom -
There is so much good stuff here. holy cow! (you can substitute stronger stuff there).
The opening is stellar. (Did you play the strum?). That "flute guitar" is gorgeous. The "drop" to make room for the vocal is executed perfectly (that is never easy to get just right). Great build.
Great job of building the drum track. Bringing the flute back was a nice touch.
Perfect arrangement.
Janice - you have never sounded more like a star than you do on this song. holy cow! One of your best - among dozens of bests...
Tom, your harmony on this is a true standout, as well. Like Vince Gill behind Brandy Clark. John David Souther behind Linda Rondstat. The kind that you get so hung up on the you forget to listen to anything else going on. So you have to rewind...
But wait..
"I don't want your heart to feel anything like mine" - great line.
"it’s been so cloudy I can’t find my lucky star
No I won’t get my wish tonight"
....That's a why-didn't-I-think-of-that? line.
"Well You can accept the fact it was meant to be
Or keep on looking at the stars And end up just like me"
..... Great song development.
Top-tier write. I used to get to hear a lot of songs performed (by the writers) before they got to radio. And a lot more that were every bit as good as that - they can't all get there. Now and again, you'd hear one that you just KNOW would get there. This sounds like one of those.
floyd
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335218 - 02/06/16 05:39 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 12/08/11
Posts: 3732
Loc: Edmonton, Ab, Canada
Veteran
Registered: 12/08/11
Posts: 3732
Loc: Edmonton, Ab, Canada
|
Another awesome collaboration Tom and Janice. Well done.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335267 - 02/07/16 07:26 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 05/02/14
Posts: 3156
Loc: The Netherlands
Veteran
Registered: 05/02/14
Posts: 3156
Loc: The Netherlands
|
Truly a great collab!
Beautiful lyrics, super professional arrangement.
Janice: we particularly like your vocal here, it has sort of a modest/country feel to it. Beautiful!
Backing vocals by the way are great.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335277 - 02/07/16 08:00 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: PeterF]
|
|
Registered: 05/22/11
Posts: 2876
Loc: Florida
Veteran
Registered: 05/22/11
Posts: 2876
Loc: Florida
|
Hey boys,
this is a superb song, the best I've heard since I'm on the forum!
Great sound and melodic and great vocals.
Excellent reals tracks
Very great job
Sergio
Sergio, That is very nice for you to say that. Thanks, Tom Tom & Janice
Stunning!
Everything about that was top notch. Thanks Peter. We appreciate that. Tom
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335295 - 02/07/16 11:03 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 05/16/15
Posts: 532
Loc: Chattanooga, TN
Journeyman
Registered: 05/16/15
Posts: 532
Loc: Chattanooga, TN
|
Tom and Janice this is very fine song from the both of you. Tom this is a great write and production. Janice this fit your voice perfectly and what a great sound you produced on the Tele Tom.
I really enjoyed everything about it.
Sonny
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#335333 - 02/07/16 03:40 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: A Cold Rain - featuring Janice Merritt
[Re: tommyad]
|
|
Registered: 08/09/10
Posts: 3499
Loc: Woodstock, NY
Veteran
Registered: 08/09/10
Posts: 3499
Loc: Woodstock, NY
|
I can absolutely hear this one on the radio - excellent! Great song and outstanding vocal.
Bob
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Notation Enhancements in Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows!
There are Notation Enhancements in the NEW Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows! These include:
•A new button in the Print Options dialog which lets you quickly print a "chords only" fake sheet. You can also access this from the right-click menu on the chord sheet.
•A new track type (Drums) is now available for The Melody and Soloist tracks.
•Clicking close to a stave line will put a note on the stave line instead of between stave lines. (Previously, you had to click extremely close to a stave line to insert a note on The line.)
•Double-clicking on the Standard mode Notation window (or on the time line in Editable or Staff Roll mode) plays the song from the current time location. Previously, it played the song from the beginning of the current bar.
•Holding down the [Ctrl] key and pressing the zoom in/out buttons results in finest possible incremental adjustment in size.
•In The Notation Windows Options dialog, The clefs split point asterisk indicates that C5* is middle C.
•Pressing The space bar plays the song from the current time location, not the current bar.
•The clefs split point can be set by the spin controls.
•The right-click menu in the Editable or Staff Roll mode Notation window has an option to change the current beat resolution. Previously, the only way to do this was to right-click on the time line.
•There's a keystroke entry notation mode - the 'N' mode, which lets you enter a melody entirely using keystrokes. The keystrokes are N to enter a note, up/down cursor to change its pitch, and left/right cursor to move the time line.
•You can now edit any track in the Event List Editor. When The dialog opens, it will show you the MIDI data in the current Notation track.
•You can quickly enter forced accidentals from the right-click menu.
We talk about these new features within our Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows®! New Features, RealTracks, and other content! video:
25:45 - New Features: Easy Entering of Notation with the 'N' Key
36:48 - Change Beat Resolution From the Right-Click Menu
37:15 - Easier Entry of Notes on Lines
37:42 - Asterisk to Indicate Middle C on & Spin Controls
37:53 - Force Accidental from the Right-Click Menu
38:01 - Edit Any Track in the Event List
38:09 - Keystroke Note Entry Mode 'N' for Faster Note Entry
38:28 - Print Chords Only Fake Sheet
38:32 - More Control of Notation Size
Rather read about it?
-Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows® Upgrade Manual
-New Feature Summary - Notation Enhancements
The New Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows SongPicker!
With Band-in-a-Box® 2019, the SongPicker has been redesigned!
-The completely redesigned window shows information for up to 50,000 songs.
-The song list build is much faster. Approximately 150 songs get added per second.
-A progress bar will appear if the song list build takes longer than 3 seconds.
-You can see the chord progression for the selected song in the list. You can copy and paste it to a text file.
-Many filters are available. You can filter the list by subfolders, genre, feel, time signature, style, songs with melody, soloist, lyrics, key signature, tempo range, and the year of file dates.
-You can search songs that have similar chord progressions and/or melody fragments.
-Hotkey! ss+enter opens the SongPicker, ss2+enter opens the Recently Played Songs, etc.
Learn more about the updates with our New Features Video - we've made it easy to find the section you'll need:
2:55 - New Feature: Redesigned SongPicker
21:58 - New Features: SongPicker Enhancements
41:10 - Now Over 10,600 Titles in SongPicker
You can also read all about the new SongPicker within our Online Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows® Upgrade Manual.
RealBand 2019 Online and PDF Manuals Available!
Band-in-a-Box® 2019 Online and PDF Manuals Available!
Visit our Online Manuals support page for access to the latest Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows program manuals!
Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows User's Guide: Online Manual | PDF Download
Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows Upgrade Manual: Online Manual | PDF Download
Don't forget.... We're having a SALE on Band-in-a-Box® 2019 Upgrade purchases until December 31, 2018 - save over 40% when you purchase your Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows Upgrade! Check out our Band-in-a-Box® packages page for all the purchase options available
Band-in-a-Box® 2019 on a USB 3.0 Hard Drive - Speed Thrills!
We're excited to say that all Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows UltraPAK and UltraPAK+ orders now ship on a USB 3.0 hard drive!
What does this mean? Faster hard drive transfer rates will enhance the program operations (faster time to generate tracks, reduced audio artifacts) and offer faster transfer speeds (typically up to 3x faster)!
It's a great time to order your UltraPAK or UltraPAK+ Upgrade... they're ON SALE until December 31st!
Video: Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows® New Features!
Our "Band-in-a-Box® 2019 for Windows®! New Features, RealTracks, and other content!" video is now ready! Get to know all about the newest features in Band-in-a-Box® 2019: Click here to watch...
We have listed a table of contents for this video, you'll see it within the YouTube video description, or by visiting this forum post.
RealBand 2019 - A New Look!
Have you opened up your RealBand 2019 yet? You may notice that we've given it a fresh new look! In fact, there are now 3 different looks to RealBand.
See for yourself! Within the program, visit Options | Icon Set and choose from: Classic, Modern 1, or Modern 2.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
28462 Members
58 Forums
55323 Topics
460960 Posts
Max Online: 2434 @ 11/14/17 12:37 AM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previous Topic
Index
Dansk
Deutsch - Windows
Español
Français - Windows
Italiano - Windows
Nederlands
Polski
Português
Svenskt
русский
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Korean