|
|
|
|
#655652 - 05/14/21 07:46 PM
[User Showcase]
Running
|
|
Registered: 03/07/18
Posts: 3823
Veteran
Registered: 03/07/18
Posts: 3823
|
Hi Folks. Here is my May contribution to the Showcase. I had very limited time past few weeks for music things, so this is a bit raw. Had a nice conversation with Bud M., which made me rethink some mixing techniques, which I tried to apply here. (Thank you Bud!) Also, this was in a way interesting experience for me as I mixed in / used BIAB RD percussion and programmed some beats with Studio Drummer, which I never done before. Thank you for you listening. All comments are welcomed! Misha. Running Lyrics: Drift is rattling portrait on a wall Fire eating the wick of the candle Cold night is falling to the ground- Blinding stars of Ladle Volatile line of sight tribal dance of the shadows. Flower's hunger for sun, Love locked in a cellar. Stones witness the time - longer than we can remember Watching the rise and fall... Of the next contenders. Running, running..far away from the scorched earth, from the phony saints From the shackles and chains. Who is that heavy fisted monster knocking on my door Breathing heavy in my ear, wants to start a war I am not afraid of you, I know how road will end Your broken hourglass is losing precious sand Running, running..far away from the scorched earth, from the phony saints From the shackles and chains. Tech stuff: BIAB: 2578:Bass, Synth, RetroPop Ev16 085 Loop Chillout\Chillout - chilly night_80_percussion_a_minor ev16.wav Loop- lullaby_85_drum_loop_f_minor ev16.wav 3267:Cello, Background CelticAirFlowingNatalie Ev 085 Loop bumpyride_165_d drums ev16.wav 2364:Synth, ElectroFlutes, Rhythm Pop Ev 085 Drums\PercDjembeBrushKeitSw16[single] RealDrums NewOrleansMardiGras16ths^01-a: Snare Groove , b: 4 and Hat -- Synths/ Drums of NI + Halion Recorded in Cakewalk.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#655667 - 05/15/21 04:24 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 11/30/07
Posts: 4382
Loc: Ontario, Canada
Veteran
Registered: 11/30/07
Posts: 4382
Loc: Ontario, Canada
|
Very cool, Misha, love the imagery! Wish I had a fraction of your skills and imagination with lyrics  I like the fade intro very effective. Nice instrumentation, and mix sound good to me through the studio 'phones. Listened a couple of times, enjoyed!
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#655691 - 05/15/21 07:41 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 01/10/13
Posts: 1136
Loc: The Heartland....Kansas
Expert
Registered: 01/10/13
Posts: 1136
Loc: The Heartland....Kansas
|
Howdy Misha.... I like this one. You definitely have a signature style and it's the kind of song that I would listen to again. The lyrics have the imagery, your vocal deliverance is smooth with a hint of haunting. (which I like ) This is a good example of what BIAB can do. Well done....have a great day.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#655704 - 05/15/21 12:00 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 05/30/20
Posts: 1009
Loc: Belgium
Expert
Registered: 05/30/20
Posts: 1009
Loc: Belgium
|
Hi Rustyspoon#,
It is a very pretty composition that you deposited. I see that you have electro sounds and it goes very very well. I also enjoyed the lyrics. The whole is well mixed and pleases.
Kindly regard
Derochette
alias JaniJackFlash
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#655793 - 05/16/21 07:42 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 08/10/12
Posts: 10298
Loc: Florida
Veteran
Registered: 08/10/12
Posts: 10298
Loc: Florida
|
Misha,
Great opening! The combination of synth, percussion loop and cello is way cool.
The acoustic guitar sounds good (I'm guessing you programmed that?)
A cool lyric, as always (though I cannot say know what it is about - it IS obvious that there is a specific subject). Nonetheless, you put words together SO well!!
The vocal sound good - nicely processed.
I thought the clap/snap was a bit loud and overly high-EQ'd - and, therefore, competed with the vocal somewhat (in the higher frequencies).
A GREAT contemporary sound. Cool use of BIAB.
Excellent.
fj
Edited by floyd jane (05/17/21 08:41 AM)
Edit Reason: remove PS
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#655834 - 05/16/21 04:58 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 01/06/20
Posts: 1749
Loc: Illinois
Expert
Registered: 01/06/20
Posts: 1749
Loc: Illinois
|
That was very intriguing.
Your lyrics are always compelling and one is no exception.
You have a wonderful way with lyrical art.
I liked the mix but,............
There's something that sound like a click that to my ears popped out in a distractive way.
Overall.......very well done!
moto
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#655840 - 05/16/21 08:26 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 06/05/12
Posts: 1081
Expert
Registered: 06/05/12
Posts: 1081
|
Very cool song. I liked this The vocals and music are mixed perfectly. Great lyrics, especially:
"Stones witness the time - longer than we can remember"
Spectacular.
Edited by jptjptjpt (05/16/21 08:26 PM)
_________________________
My music can be heard at: The Cracks
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#655844 - 05/16/21 09:29 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 09/27/10
Posts: 5119
Loc: Sacramento, California
Veteran
Registered: 09/27/10
Posts: 5119
Loc: Sacramento, California
|
Hi, Misha. Your songs are always inventive and interesting to listen to. The arrangement and instrumentation is ear candy, and sounds great in my headphones. Glad you were able to find some time in your busy life to finish this up! 
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#655873 - 05/17/21 07:36 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 08/09/10
Posts: 5206
Loc: New York
Veteran
Registered: 08/09/10
Posts: 5206
Loc: New York
|
Misha,
Your songs always have such a cool sense of mystery around them. Great vocal and mix.
This is excellent.
Bob
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#655893 - 05/17/21 02:34 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 12/10/09
Posts: 1193
Loc: Washington State
Expert
Registered: 12/10/09
Posts: 1193
Loc: Washington State
|
Hello, 'Rustyspoon'...
I like how the cellos come in moaning under the bubbling synth arpeggio and the ethereal strings. Rhythmically speaking, the tom-heavy Real Drums and the funky percussion loop provides a nice contrast to the classical-sounding strings-and-flute Real Tracks writing that sound almost like Mellotron instruments. Also, I've noticed a quality in your voice that I find appealing, which is a feeling of intense, yet tremulous intimacy that makes your vocal track irresistible to listen to, as the warm memory of the voice of a dearly-missed ancestor would, which, of course, makes your mystical lyrics more entrancing to contemplate.
Edited by bluage (05/17/21 02:39 PM)
_________________________
"Music is what feelings sound like."-- borrowed from a Cakewalk Music Creator forum member, "Mamabear".
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#655902 - 05/17/21 03:22 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 12/06/03
Posts: 4858
Loc: Sydney Australia
Veteran
Registered: 12/06/03
Posts: 4858
Loc: Sydney Australia
|
Misha
Superb song, wonderful production, so many clever elements complimenting your haunting vocal.
Interesting wordplay, and some very pretty melodic singing.
Really good.
Peter
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#655917 - 05/17/21 05:15 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 06/17/10
Posts: 1983
Loc: Canyon Lake, TX
Expert
Registered: 06/17/10
Posts: 1983
Loc: Canyon Lake, TX
|
Hey, Misha!
This is really nice. Like Floyd said, great intro, and contemporary feel.
Your vocals are particularly strong and suited to this song. The lyrics are rich with imagery (no surprise there.) I think this is one of my favorites of yours.
Well done!
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
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#655947 - 05/18/21 01:47 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 04/13/16
Posts: 4587
Loc: Cooran Queensland Australia
Veteran
Registered: 04/13/16
Posts: 4587
Loc: Cooran Queensland Australia
|
Misha,
I LOVE
"Running, running..far away
from the scorched earth, from the phony saints
From the shackles and chains. "
It's a prefect contrast to the rest of the song.
The intro was very effective...it grabbed my attention and held it waiting for developments.
ACE.
_________________________
Cheers
rayc
"What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#655961 - 05/18/21 04:35 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 05/27/19
Posts: 1997
Loc: Dallas, PA, USA
Expert
Registered: 05/27/19
Posts: 1997
Loc: Dallas, PA, USA
|
Currently listening to my second spin --with more to come. So well done, Misha. Outstadning lyrics as always, and, as Floyd suggests, it really doesn't matter if we totally understand them. It's just really cool how youi put them together to create minsdscapes like:
"Who is that heavy fisted monster knocking on my door
Breathing heavy in my ear, wants to start a war
I am not afraid of you, I know how road will end
Your broken hourglass is losing precious sand"
ON my 3rd spin... Initially I felt the vocal should be more out front, but I am now a convert to your choice.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#656003 - 05/18/21 08:19 AM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 12/08/11
Posts: 6719
Loc: Edmonton, Ab, Canada
Veteran
Registered: 12/08/11
Posts: 6719
Loc: Edmonton, Ab, Canada
|
+1 on the ear candy comment from David. There is allot of cool stuff going on in the song.
Super vocal and lyric.
The percussion loop was very cool.
Boy you nailed the mix as well everything was so cool. Everything was separated and clear and well positioned in the soundscape. Kudos to Bud as well for his suggestions.
Well done Misha
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#656044 - 05/18/21 02:26 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 06/09/16
Posts: 3194
Veteran
Registered: 06/09/16
Posts: 3194
|
Very cool music, Misha!
Lyrics as head spinning and layered as I`d expect and such a good contrast with the quite pretty melody.
Your productions are very skillful and this is another big creative success ( I agree with others on the slight distraction of the click drum loop).
Would be interested to hear how the acoustic guitar was done.
One of your best!
Robert
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#656091 - 05/18/21 07:05 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 03/07/18
Posts: 3823
Veteran
Registered: 03/07/18
Posts: 3823
|
Dave, Wayne, Derochette, FJ, Captain, jptjptjpt, David C, Bob, Bluage, Peter, Steve, Ray, Marty, Scott,
Robert,Thank you for giving this time, your kind comments and your support! It means a lot to me.FJ, Big thank you for suggestion! -- Captain, Thank you for pointing out "click" distraction. I think the click/clap issue is the drum "kit" I used. It is tweakable, I should be able to correct this. I am kind of new at drum programming Robert, Guitars are a mix of PG + NI Session series. NI session instruments have phrases and shots mapped as key switches., so you can do it on the fly, while "listening". This is how I did it. You can program it to trigger certain things at certain time too.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#656096 - 05/18/21 09:23 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 06/05/12
Posts: 15588
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
Veteran
Registered: 06/05/12
Posts: 15588
Loc: Melbourne, Australia
|
Interesting and evocative lyrics are encapsulated in a unique and almost haunting melodic framework.
An excellent musical production finishes everything quite nicely.
_________________________
BIAB & RB2022 Win.(Audiophile), SonarPlatinum, Izotope Prod.Bundle, Roland RD-1000, SynthogyIvory, Kontakt, Focusrite 18i20, KetronSD2, NS40M Monitors, Pioneer ActiveMonitors, AKG K271 Studio H'phones
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#656185 - 05/19/21 01:15 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 12/05/11
Posts: 11925
Loc: GA USA
Veteran
Registered: 12/05/11
Posts: 11925
Loc: GA USA
|
Firstly Bud thanks you for the shoutout but we both feel your productions have been long excellent and this is no exception.
"Running, running..far away
from the scorched earth, from the phony saints
From the shackles and chains"
Janice commented that your use of the percussion gave her a feel of the crackling fire from the scorched earth. Very effective.
She further stated that your imagery is very strong and reminds her of a good sci-fi movie, e.g. Dune.
Bud agrees completely with her.
The whole package is well done and, man, your vocals ice the cake...really nice.
A great showcase of BiaB tracks on the user showcase!
J&B
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
#656616 - 05/22/21 05:20 PM
[User Showcase]
Re: Running
[Re: Rustyspoon#]
|
|
Registered: 09/02/18
Posts: 1833
Loc: Virginia USA
Expert
Registered: 09/02/18
Posts: 1833
Loc: Virginia USA
|
I love this production, the way you arranged this tracks...all delightful and original to my ears.. You are in another league.
|
|
Top
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
How to: Using the Copy/Paste Functions and Copy Multiple Tracks in RealBand
How to: Select Styles, RealTracks, and MIDI SuperTracks in Band-in-a-Box®
How to: Associating Song Files with Band-in-a-Box® for Mac
The Band-in-a-Box® 2022 for Mac Ends Sunday, July 31st!
Band-in-a-Box® 2022 for Windows Review
A 5-STAR reveiew - wow!
Read what Sound-Guy (Dennis) has to say about Band-in-a-Box® 2022 with their latest review, Review: Band-in-a-Box 2022.
"Band in a Box continues to evolve as an expansive musical tool-set for both novice and experienced musicians to compose, arrange and mix songs."
-Dennis J Wilkins
Band-in-a-Box® 2022 for Windows is eXtra Ready!
We've made Band-in-a-Box® 2022 for Windows eXtra Ready!
Thinking of adding the new XPro Styles PAK 3 and Xtra Styles PAK 13 to your Band-in-a-Box 2022 for Windows? Download the latest program update, which adds support for these new Add-ons!
Oh, and the XPro Styles PAKs and Xtra Styles PAKs are ON SALE until July 31st... save up to 40%!
Learn more, listen to demos, and purchase:
XPro Styles PAKs
Xtra Styles PAKs
Band-in-a-Box® 2022 for Mac - Special EXTENDED to July 31st!
Great news! We've extended our Band-in-a-Box® 2022 for Mac special until July 31st!
Order during our special and save up to 50% on Band-in-a-Box® 2022 for Mac upgrades and receive a FREE Bonus PAK!
Purchase your copy of Band-in-a-Box® 2022 during our special and add over 50 new features and a FREE Bonus PAK! We've packed our Free Bonus PAK & 49-PAK with some amazing Add-ons! The Free Bonus PAK is automatically included with most Band-in-a-Box® for Mac 2022 packages, but for more even more Add-ons (including 60 Bonus RealTracks, MIDI SuperTracks Set 35: All Guitar, Instrumental Studies Set 17: Classic Country Guitar Soloing, Artist Performance Set 12: Songs with Vocal Volume 2, RealDrums Stems Set 2, and Look Ma! More MIDI 8) upgrade it to the 2022 49-PAK for only $49. You can see the full lists of items in these packages, and listen to demos here.
Check out our Band-in-a-Box® packages page for all the purchase options available. Need help deciding? Let us know - we're here to help!
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
36370 Members
64 Forums
75288 Topics
661980 Posts
Max Online: 2537 @ 01/19/20 07:09 AM
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Previous Topic
Index
Dansk
Deutsch - Windows
Español
Français - Windows
Italiano - Windows
Nederlands
Polski
Português
Svenskt
русский
Japanese
Simplified Chinese
Traditional Chinese
Korean