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#544644 - 07/08/19 03:40 PM [User Showcase] Laugh in the Dark
Registered: 09/02/18 Posts: 486 Loc: Virginia USA Ezekiel's Storm Journeyman Registered: 09/02/18 Posts: 486 Loc: Virginia USA	Laugh in the Dark I thought I would write a song around the lyric "laugh in the dark," which I took from the old amusement park spook house ride, Laff in the Dark. This is the result of my efforts. In addition to the Real Tracks, I added some loops and a synth calliope in the bridge. Real Tracks (in no particular order): RT1010 Bass, Electric, BritInvasion RT2433 Guitar, Electric, Rhythm NewOrleansMardiGras RT410 Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Country Cowboy RT381 Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Syncopated Sugar RealDrums-RockHardLA RT2327 Koto, Synth, Rhythm NewAge RT 1031 12 String Guitar RT2582 Synth, Rhythm MutedMelody RT2305 Synth, Background DanceRockTensionPad RT2023 Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm CountryRockJohn RC395 Guitar, Electric, Soloist Metal I thought I knew you Met somewhere before I saw right through you A hackneyed metaphor Set me free. I wanna be free. Oh I knew it wasn’t right Still I loved you on a lark You always cry in the light And you laugh in the dark Shattered pieces Hanging on the wall Tattered creases Betraying your downfall Set me free. I wanna be free. Oh I knew it wasn’t right Still I loved you on a lark You always cry in the light And you laugh in the dark Crimson beads Deadend leads Your hunger breeds A pocketful of needs Nothing left to feed Oh I knew it wasn’t right Still I loved you on a lark You always cry in the light And you laugh in the dark
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#544645 - 07/08/19 03:48 PM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Ezekiel's Storm]
Registered: 01/28/12 Posts: 2875 Loc: Murgon Queensland Australia Rob4580 Veteran Registered: 01/28/12 Posts: 2875 Loc: Murgon Queensland Australia	Powerful rock with a good lyric (You always cry in the light And you laugh in the dark). Great production and vocals. I also liked the synth you added. Rob _________________________ https://soundcloud.com/ironbarkbob https://open.spotify.com/artist/6IPuZM4B48Drnd38DEWC7L https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCoXdTc0EC_3aaZSqT4dyzug Using Studio One.
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#544681 - 07/08/19 07:56 PM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Ezekiel's Storm]
Registered: 04/13/16 Posts: 1205 Loc: Stanwell Park NSW Australia rayc Expert Registered: 04/13/16 Posts: 1205 Loc: Stanwell Park NSW Australia	An interesting melange of elements. I don't think the solo at the intro worked all that well but the otehrs seemed to fit in fine. The bridge is really cool. I enjoyed the whole package - well recorded/performed vocals and all. _________________________ Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe Pop on over to The Recording Rebels for positive, honest commentary, critiques and support. https://therecordingrebels.com
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#544696 - 07/09/19 02:55 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Ezekiel's Storm]
Registered: 11/30/07 Posts: 2398 Loc: Ontario, Canada BlueAttitude Veteran Registered: 11/30/07 Posts: 2398 Loc: Ontario, Canada	Yeah, I like this. Good writing, nice arrangement and production, good mix, excellent vocal! Good from start to finish. Really liked the ending, unexpected but fun. Well done! _________________________ Dave Blue Attitude Website
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#544711 - 07/09/19 07:27 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Ezekiel's Storm]
Registered: 02/15/17 Posts: 2476 Deryk - PG Music PG Music Staff Registered: 02/15/17 Posts: 2476	Nice work on this one! It really packs a punch - love the groove, your vocals and the progression. I'm getting a 90's vibe on this one. Really catchy, and an interesting source of inspiration as well. Thanks for sharing _________________________ Cheers, Deryk
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#544712 - 07/09/19 07:35 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: BlueAttitude]
Registered: 12/26/11 Posts: 1524 F.M.M. Expert Registered: 12/26/11 Posts: 1524	I like this really good mix good write great vocal everything spot on eric _________________________ AMD (TM) 8150 3.60 GHz Eight Core Processor 64 bit windows 10 pro 64 bit os. sound card delta 1010 pci card 500 ssd drive 3 other drives guitars 1968 les Paul Custom and Cavin ae 185 Guitar boss Gt-100 pedal Carvin SRS Studio reference series
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#544721 - 07/09/19 07:51 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Ezekiel's Storm]
Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 7234 Loc: Florida floyd jane Veteran Registered: 08/10/12 Posts: 7234 Loc: Florida	Very well put together. The BAND sound like...well...a band! who have been playing together for a while. Nice "little bits" thrown in at all the right time. A very cohesive sound. Nice use of the Metal soloist... Good vocals, harmonies and vocal effects throughout. Sitting in the mix "just right". A good write. (I've always like the word "hackneyed" - and have also used it... HA!) Good music. Well done. fj _________________________ 150+ Songs produced using BIAB RealTracks And The other list...
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#544736 - 07/09/19 10:33 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Ezekiel's Storm]
Registered: 01/18/16 Posts: 1664 Joe -PG Music PG Music Staff Registered: 01/18/16 Posts: 1664	Thanks for sharing this Ezekiel's Storm, I found this quite a treat to listen to and the instruments are layered very nicely. Nice work! _________________________ Cheers, Joe
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#544741 - 07/09/19 11:39 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Ezekiel's Storm]
Registered: 12/05/11 Posts: 7573 Loc: GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran Registered: 12/05/11 Posts: 7573 Loc: GA USA	"Your hunger breeds A pocketful of needs" One of many cool lines! This is a very polished sounding production with lots of nice little bits here and there to grab and keep your attention. We know nothing about the type of vocal effects used for a production like this but whatever you did sounds great and much like the late 80's - 90's. The mix is really strong...you took those dozen or more tracks and shaped them into a great soundstage. Kudos! J&B _________________________ Check out our BiaB SoundCloud songs! J&B YouTube Sampler J&B Website Our album "All Over The Map" is on Apple Music, Spotify and others.
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#544744 - 07/09/19 11:43 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Ezekiel's Storm]
Registered: 06/17/10 Posts: 1810 Loc: Canyon Lake, TX Steve Young Expert Registered: 06/17/10 Posts: 1810 Loc: Canyon Lake, TX	Very nice! Well constructed lyrics. Many good lines in this one. Really enjoyed it! 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
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#544757 - 07/09/19 01:23 PM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Ezekiel's Storm]
Registered: 06/16/00 Posts: 1408 Loc: Texas Jim Expert Registered: 06/16/00 Posts: 1408 Loc: Texas	Well its about time... I've been waiting since May ... But you've finally delivered... And you've done an outstanding job on this one... Others have mentioned your lyrics that I found pretty cool... So I'll just add I like the little laugh you put on the ending of your recording... Nice touch! _________________________ Jim †=☮&♥
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#544764 - 07/09/19 03:50 PM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Ezekiel's Storm]
Registered: 02/20/10 Posts: 279 Loc: Maryland TuneMonger Apprentice Registered: 02/20/10 Posts: 279 Loc: Maryland	Great job all around, especially liked your rhyming patterns and word choices. _________________________ Windows 10, Intel Core 2 Quad Q9450, 6 gig ram, Scarlett 6i6, M-Audio Keyboard, Sony Acid Music Studio 9, BIAB 2018 UltraPlus Pak
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#544780 - 07/09/19 06:17 PM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Ezekiel's Storm]
Registered: 09/27/10 Posts: 2912 Loc: Sacramento, California dcuny Veteran Registered: 09/27/10 Posts: 2912 Loc: Sacramento, California	Sound great - this is a well constructed song. It doesn't have "the feels" that tug at the heartstrings, but it makes up for it with some bold choices - especially the interesting words! An enjoyable listen. _________________________ -- David Cuny My virtual singer development blog Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?
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#544808 - 07/10/19 01:20 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Ezekiel's Storm]
Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 15194 Loc: Australia Noel96 Veteran Registered: 10/31/08 Posts: 15194 Loc: Australia	Hi Scott, I loved the listen! When I heard the phrase "hackneyed metaphor", I knew I was in for good ride. I've never ever come across that before. And this was just the start of some really, really fresh sounding rhymes and phrases. I salute you for such inventive lyric writing! I enjoyed listening to you sing, and the arrangement and production sounded great coming out of my speakers. It's thumbs up from me Noel _________________________ LINKS TO MY BIAB/RB SONGS audios on Soundcloud videos on VIMEO
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#544947 - 07/11/19 08:41 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Rob4580]
Registered: 09/02/18 Posts: 486 Loc: Virginia USA Ezekiel's Storm Journeyman Registered: 09/02/18 Posts: 486 Loc: Virginia USA	Originally Posted By: Rob4580 Powerful rock with a good lyric (You always cry in the light And you laugh in the dark). Great production and vocals. I also liked the synth you added. Rob Thanks for the listen, Rob.
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#544948 - 07/11/19 08:42 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: rayc]
Registered: 09/02/18 Posts: 486 Loc: Virginia USA Ezekiel's Storm Journeyman Registered: 09/02/18 Posts: 486 Loc: Virginia USA	Originally Posted By: rayc An interesting melange of elements. I don't think the solo at the intro worked all that well but the otehrs seemed to fit in fine. The bridge is really cool. I enjoyed the whole package - well recorded/performed vocals and all. Thanks for the comment, Ray. I am going to experiment a bit with the intro. I might add the solo from between the verses.
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#544949 - 07/11/19 08:44 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Janice & Bud]
Registered: 09/02/18 Posts: 486 Loc: Virginia USA Ezekiel's Storm Journeyman Registered: 09/02/18 Posts: 486 Loc: Virginia USA	Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud "Your hunger breeds A pocketful of needs" One of many cool lines! This is a very polished sounding production with lots of nice little bits here and there to grab and keep your attention. We know nothing about the type of vocal effects used for a production like this but whatever you did sounds great and much like the late 80's - 90's. The mix is really strong...you took those dozen or more tracks and shaped them into a great soundstage. Kudos! J&B Thanks. I used Nectar three for the vocals. However, for the bridge, I doubled the vocal track adding a bit of spacey cell phone effect.
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#544950 - 07/11/19 08:46 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Steve Young]
Registered: 09/02/18 Posts: 486 Loc: Virginia USA Ezekiel's Storm Journeyman Registered: 09/02/18 Posts: 486 Loc: Virginia USA	Originally Posted By: Steve Young Very nice! Well constructed lyrics. Many good lines in this one. Really enjoyed it! Steve Thanks, Steve.
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#544951 - 07/11/19 08:46 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Jim]
Registered: 09/02/18 Posts: 486 Loc: Virginia USA Ezekiel's Storm Journeyman Registered: 09/02/18 Posts: 486 Loc: Virginia USA	Originally Posted By: Jim Well its about time... I've been waiting since May ... But you've finally delivered... And you've done an outstanding job on this one... Others have mentioned your lyrics that I found pretty cool... So I'll just add I like the little laugh you put on the ending of your recording... Nice touch! Thanks, Jim. The end of the school year kept me too busy, but I finally got a chance to get back to my little hobby.
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#544969 - 07/11/19 09:52 AM [User Showcase] Re: Laugh in the Dark [Re: Ezekiel's Storm]
Registered: 11/29/06 Posts: 1400 Loc: Finland jannesan Expert Registered: 11/29/06 Posts: 1400 Loc: Finland	Very nice melodic rocker, catchy and well arranged. I got early David Bowie vibes in the melody and in your voice. Janne
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