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Hi noel

This is new to me, I like your mix , less is more , gives space to your tracks and vocals .

Great vocals And backing … this is telling me the best is yet to come !!.

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Originally Posted By: PeterF
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Really liked the build up and chorus. Excellent overall sound, a really nice mix, and a positive vibe.
A very worthwhile renovation.

Peter

Hey Peter,

I appreciate your dropping in. Thank you for listening and for taking time to comment.

All the best,
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Originally Posted By: floyd jane
Noel,

A good "update". A good arrangement. The instruments are are well placed. The vocal is crisp and clear with warmth. The "fullness" of the chorus with "big guitars" gives it a "current" sound. The solos are really nice. The acoustics sound great (a "personal preference" - I thought they might use more reverb).

Enjoyed it. It sticks with you...

fj

Hi floyd,

Thanks for listening and for commenting. I'm glad you had some time to visit the thread.

I appreciate the heads up regarding the acoustic guitars and reverb. You made me realise that when I put the mix together, I didn't really pay all that much attention to the these guitars' reverb. I'll go back and has a play around, now.

All the best,
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Hi Noel ...

Hope all is well with you.

I didn't hear the original but this sure does sound terrific! I particularly enjoyed the way the chorus soars without overpowering the verses. Your vocal is as good as any I've heard from you ... and they're all pretty dang good!

The brief lead guitar solo was spot on ... it really put a shine on the arrangement. Loved this one ... glad you went back, dug it out and reworked it. That was a very enjoyable listen. It sounded as good as the Three Musketeer candy bar I just ate tasted! Great stuff, my friend! You post some really terrific music!

Wishing you all the very best ...

Alan

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Originally Posted By: RichardB1985
I enjoyed this, very uplifting and you have a brilliant voice. I'd like to hear the old version if you have it anywhere to compare the two.

What are your thoughts on the CLA plugins and Ozone? I have the CLA vocals plugin as part of a Waves subscription and I like it so I was considering getting some of the other ones.

Hi Richard,

Thanks for the visit! I'm a fan of the CLA plugins. They definitely make it easier to obtain a good overall sound by having easy adjustments for tone, compression, delay and reverb. The ones I use most are 'unplugged', 'drums' and 'bass'. In additon, I've used the 'vocals' one a couple of times and the 'guitar' one a couple of times (for electric guitar Realtracks). I prefer Nectar for vocals and Ozone for the final mix.

I purchased the CLA plugins at a bargain basement price and didn't take up Waves offer of a subscription. What this means is that my version 10 plugins will stay at version 10 without being updated (which I'm happy with).

Since I bought Waves' Linear Multiband Compressor, though, where I used to use CLA plugins as my first port of call, I now find myself starting with the LinMB plugin and then migrating to CLA if I cannot get LinMB effectively creating to get the sound I'm after.

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Originally Posted By: Leon1
Hi Noel
I like this a lot. Very nice lyrics and vocal.
You've labelled it a 'rock ballad' but to me it somehow has a bit of a folky feel about it (maybe its the tone of your voice and the delivery).
Regards,
Leon

Hi Leon,

Great to see you. Thanks for listening and posting comments. I agree with you about the 'rock ballad'. It's probably more a folk-meets-rock ballad. While I love listening to rock, it's a genre that I don't feel very comfortable writing in. I'm definitely a remnant of the folk songs from the late 1960s! Now if only I could write lyrics half as clever as yours....

Appreciate the visit!
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Originally Posted By: Scott C
Love the positive messages on your songs. Very uplifting Noel. Super vocal and loved the backtrack. Well done..

Thanks Scott. It's always excellent to see you. I appreciate the comments.

All the best,
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Hi Noel !:))


What a sweet tune from you !
Love the new horizons it
brings to me too !
This is one of your
absolutely best !

Congrats to you Noel !

Cheers
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Originally Posted By: beatmaster
Noel

This was sounding nice and full on my side , Its a pleasant listen clear and precise ..chorus was just fitting for the style of this song.

Enjoyed my listen.....
Only one thing left to say..?

Leon1 I enjoyed this, very uplifting and you have a brilliant voice. I'd like to hear the old version if you have it anywhere to compare the two.


So would I.

Hey beatmaster,

It's good to see you. Thank you for visiting and for taking the time to listen. I appreciate your feedback.

Thanks again,
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Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud
We've also begun to revisit some older projects but unlike you I get so depressed with the way they sound I don't have the heart to tackle re-doing them smile

This has all the Noel goodness. A heartfelt positive lyric and vocal and a well mixed band (excellent RT choices).

What better attitude could one have than "The best is yet to come?"

No need to parse it out. We like it ALL!

Kudos on the remix.

J&B

PS And, we are huge fans of that CLA series...I'm slowly but surely moving a bit away from Neutron and more toward them...patricularly the CLA drums and CLA unplugged.

Hi Janice and Bud,

I'm pleased that you found time to visit. Thank you. And thanks for the comments, too.

I have never used Neutron but, given the calibre of your mixes, it must be a mighty fine plugin. Also, that Waves Linear Multiband Compressor you introduced me to gets a huge working out these days. That truly is an amazing plugin. It is now my initial 'go to' plugin when I first start taming tracks and mixes. If that doesn't do the job, I then move to CLA. (While these plugins helps heaps, I still haven't discovered a passion for mixing yet!)

Thanks again for passing through,
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Originally Posted By: jannesan
Very nice anthemic ballad with uplifting simple message. Great vocals and production, BIAB has done wonders again smile

Janne

Hi Janne,

Good to see you! I appreciate you time and thanks for commenting, too.

All the best,
Noel

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Originally Posted By: Mark K
Agree with Steve Young about liking the way "the best is yet to come" repeats. I read in a song writing book the best way to make a lyric memorable is to repeat and repeat often. A slightly melancholy mood, yet optimistic. Well done vocal, mix, and production. Enjoyed the listen.

Hi Mark,

Thank you! It's very kind of you pass through and have a listen. And I'm pleased to read that your caught the song's intended mood. My premise for this was that it's about moving on to new pastures... not that there's anything wrong with the old ones... just that change happens as a part of life.

Thanks again.

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Originally Posted By: Crossroads
Hi Noel,

I really liked this one: A very nice positive write which is perfectly represented by the melody and your singing - superbly arranged and sounding great. Enjoyed the listen a lot!

Take care,

Stefan

Hi Stefan,

I appreciate your kind words. Thank you. When it comes to arranging, though, I've got a long way to go to catch up wot you!

All the best,
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Originally Posted By: VideoTrack
Noel, you totally won me with the first two lines:

Sitting by a campfire
Beneath the Southern Cross

Boy I've done that so often. The Victorian High Country is my favorite place from absolutely everywhere.

Fantastic delivery, lyrics, loved the phrasing 'walked the green and gold'. Perfect.

Trev

Hi Trev,

Ahh... the high country! I agree with you, it's truly magnificent.

In 2014 I went on a trip through Gippsland, Omeo, and ended up a bit north of the Blue Duck Inn (Anglers Rest). I stayed on a farm and did a spot of horse riding over a few days. There were campfires, the Southern Cross and just lots of fun.

We came back over the Great Alpine Highway across Falls Creek and then down through Bright and visited some of the many wineries. I wouldn't mind doing that trip again sometime but I'm probably too dilapidated these days to manage it. Still, some wonderful memories were made on that journey.

Thanks for reminding me about it. And thank you for dropping in and having a listen. I sincerely appreciate it.

All the best,
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Originally Posted By: beatmaster
Hi noel

... I like your mix , less is more , gives space to your tracks and vocals .

Great vocals And backing … this is telling me the best is yet to come !!.

Thanks

Hi again, Beatmaster.

Thanks for a second visit. Now you really have me smiling! I appreciate it lots.

All the best,
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Did I just do that ! .

I find it impossible to keep track on comments !.

Hope I'm not the only one, old age..!

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beatmaster,

A recent innovation that Andrew (from Team PG) introduced to the forum is the 'green dot' as shown below.

This dot shows you which of the threads you've visited and made a comment in. As you can see on the image below, I've been to all the threads shown except for Joanne Cooper's.

I love this little indicator. It makes life in the forum much easier smile

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Originally Posted By: bluage
'Noel96'...

A Road With New Horizons would be a great song for me to listen to when I don't feel like getting up and going to work in the morning laugh...

I like the loose-feeling rhyme scheme. The pedal steel guitar track sounds so sweet and bluesy that I'd like to try to find a place for it in a jazz composition !!!

Your lyrics are like a flag held aloft in the hands of someone at the head of a long line of weary, but hopeful followers, leading them to a place where they might find the things they are looking for, and in abundance...

Sometimes I think you might be a minister of a congregation. That's how consoling and spiritually reassuring your songs always seem to be.

- bluage -

Hi Loren,

Thank you for the visit. I always enjoy reading what you write whether it's in a thread of mine or anyone else's. You have a very skilled, gentle and pleasant way with words.

I am sorry for disillusioning you but I am not a minister. I am a school science teacher so maybe that's impacting on my presentations!

Thank you for taking the time to comment.

Kind regards,
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Solid production. The instrumentation in baby bear porridge ---just right! I really like the soaring melody in the chorus. Thanks.

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Great tune Noel. This is well written and uplifting. I got a laugh when you speak of updating this older song. Every professional to give me songwriting advice over the years have stated to not go back to old songs. Move on to new ones. However, revisiting my old songs is one of my favorite things to do.

2012 was before I joined the forum so this song is 'new' to me and all is good... wink

Enjoyed my listen.


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