I am a Taylor Swift fan. And have been since I heard her first record. And her second. Her sound has changed (dramatically) over the course of her career. And I still make a point to listen to each new release (Though the early ones are the ones I prefer).
She recorded an NPR Tiny Desk Concert. It gives an opportunity to hear a few songs AS THEY WERE WRITTEN. It is then interesting to compare that to what the song became.
It might give you ideas about how to take your songs to a "bigger place"...
Note: NPR had Youtube take down the videos that folks had posted. So I am deleting those (blank videos)
#559452 - 10/16/1911:19 AM[Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production]Re: Taylor Swift: Tiny Desk Concert (and then the song from the record)
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#559681 - 10/18/1905:41 AM[Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production]Re: Taylor Swift: Tiny Desk Concert (and then the song from the record)
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She should really pick one genre and stick to it. That is the ONLY way you can be successful in music.
Plus, if you don't conform to other people's expectations, how will you ever know who you are? The less there is of "you" in your songs; the more authentic they will be. It's like the old saying goes, "Be the best version of you that other's want you to be." Sound advice right there.
Seriously, the contrast between one girl and her instrument and the full blown production is pretty awesome. I honestly like both in different ways. The girl can write and perform. Plus she surrounds herself with people that help her carry out where she wants to go...at least musically.
Thanks for posting. Fun listening all the way around for me.
Now I feel like writing about a bad relationship.
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#559987 - 10/20/1902:03 PM[Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production]Re: Taylor Swift: Tiny Desk Concert (and then the song from the record)
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#560025 - 10/20/1906:23 PM[Recording, Mixing, Performance and Production]Re: Taylor Swift: Tiny Desk Concert (and then the song from the record)
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User Tip - Create harmony Using the TC Helicon in RealBand 2020
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Band-in-a-Box® 2020 for Windows users!!! The latest FREE patch (build 713) and DAW Plugin Update 2.4.5 is available - learn more and download here.
Summary of changes for build 713: Fixed: Rendered audio files might be silent if mono and 24 bit are selected. Fixed: Possible crash when rendering to audio at 48.0kHz or 96.0kHz sample rate. Improved: Better support for localized versions. Fixed: Importing audio files that were 96 kHz sampling rate would fail. Fixed: The [More Info...] button in the Artist Browser dialog would launch the wrong web page. Fixed: Importing an ABCNotation file would not include the key signature. Fixed: ABC files only opening some chords. Fixed: Problem storing minor keys.(ampersand). Fixed: A few artists not displaying properly in Artist Browsers. Improved: RealDrums Picker information for the 2020 RealDrums has been updated/improved. Fixed: Some of the RealDrums from the 2020 release did not have drum groove names. Improved: All of the 2020 MIDI SuperTracks now have memos. Fixed: Some RealTracks were listed under the incorrect Set# in the RealTracks Picker. Fixed: _Gentle style from Xtra PAK 4 had an acoustic guitar set to Held mode. Fixed: Some ska style demos had drum drop outs. Fixed: Rendered files were not being normalized. Fixed: Pressing spacebar in the Notation window might launch a web browser instead of starting playback. Fixed: Practice window | Master Solos | Blues Piano, displays N/A. Fixed: MusicXML files created by Band-in-a-Box cannot be loaded by Band-in-a-Box if song title contains & (ampersand). Fixed: Japanese lyrics are garbage text when saving to MusicXML. Fixed: Various animations (eg. Guitar window notes) would freeze during playback if using MME drivers. Fixed: With some computers, distorted audio when soloing a track. Fixed: Changing a custom track label had no option to Undo, and did not prompt user to save song.
Updated: Manual/Help [routine updates] Fixed: When re-saving a song that has an audio track, the audio track was not copied. Fixed: Dropping a song file onto Band-in-a-Box did not set the current directory. Fixed: The RealTracks picker window should remember its location when reopening. Fixed: The Piano Roll window was opening at the wrong bar location. Improved: Better quality audio resampling when rendering audio to higher sample rates. Fixed: Resampler quality setting in ASIO drivers dialog was ignored. Fixed: Using WAS audio drivers with 24 bit & 48kHz output rate might result in noise.
Summary of Changes for DAW Plugin Update 2.4.5 (Jan 21 2020) Fixed: Opening Band-in-a-Box song files (.sgu) would fail if the file names and/or paths contained any European language characters (eg. à,è). Fixed: Message if bbw4 has no valid handle Fixed: Mute and sync buttons not working properly Fixed: Clicking cancel would lag before cancelling Fixed: Right-click anywhere on track for context menu Fixed: Increase maximum chord sheet font size Added: Double click track name to launch picker of currently selected track Added: Flashing GENERATE button to notify if song needs to be regenerated Added: Mute and sync buttons to track context menu Added: Right-click chord opens bar settings menu at that bar Added: Error code for bbw4 related error messages Fixed: Plugin asking to save when booting the plugin and selecting File/Open Fixed: Crash when running vst3 plugin in reaper Fixed: Scroll bar margins when resizing plugin Fixed: Bar settings not saving Fixed: Time Base, and Natural Arrangement not saving settings Fixed: Calling bbw4 when already open will bring windows to front Fixed: Tool tips in Preferences Dialog Fixed: Time signature should be set from DAW when first opened Fixed: Set "..." colours for truncated chords to black Fixed: Selected track in table should be more obvious Fixed: Click YES to Save dialog and then cancel will reset save state to true Added: Right click for track table context menu Added: Medley/Multi (thickening) feature
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)!
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We've added 164 fantastic new RealStyles in Xtra Styles PAK 8! These are imaginative new combinations of our existing RealTracks library that fall into four categories: Rock/Pop 8, Jazz 8, Country 8, and Celtic 1. To celebrate the release of Xtra Styles PAK 8, ALL of our Xtra Styles PAKs 1-8 are on sale for just $29 each! Learn more & listen to demos here.
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-The built-in Audio Chord Wizard is now accessible from the [Audio Chord Wizard] button.
-The Audio Edit window now displays chords and tempos for each bar. They are shown when the Audio Chord Wizard mode is active so that you can see the tempo for each bar as you set the bar lines.
-When you start entering bar lines, the program automatically sets the tempo to the tempo of the first bar.
-Once the tempo of the first bar is set, the program automatically moves the location of the first bar of audio over so that the visual space of the count-in bars is visible.
-After you’ve added the bar lines, IF you adjust the first or second bar and the tempo of the first bar changes accordingly, the program automatically changes the tempo of the song to match.
-Multi-window display. This gives the Audio Chord Wizard a multi-window view so that you can see and edit both the Audio Edit window and the Chords Sheet at the same time. This display is best viewed with a small toolbar mode. This allows you to see the chords as they are being interpreted by the wizard.
-The Audio Chord Wizard can send the transcribed MIDI notes to the Soloist track for further analysis by the user (via Piano Roll or Notation window). Note that this is a "snapshot" view every 8th note of the pitches present, not an attempt at polyphonic transcription. To use this feature, enable the "MIDI to Soloist" check box.
Read more about these enhancements here, or jump to the New Feature - Audio Chord Wizard (ACW) Enhancements section of our New Features video here.
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