On this tune, I went a little overboard and tried to max out the possibilities of BIAB. In addition to BIAB RT and Midi (to get the big 80s drums sounds) I used the vocal synth in BIAB to create the backing vox, to channel my inner Shigeki. Then I layered the main vox with 80s effects from Nectar 2. I am happy with what happened.
Also, most of the synths are from the “Band-in-a-Box sounds” that come with the Sforzando VST that comes with BIAB. I think these are underrated. The sounds are great and I use them all the time in song-writing, and here, as a mainstay of the production.
Now I'm following the Science And I'm working for the government And my daddy loads my crack pipe And I wonder where my brain went I've been cheating since the first grade And I've never earned an honest cent But I'm following the Science And my head is thick as cement
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Science! It's in my blood! Science! Gonna poke me good! Science! I'm an experiment! Kicking it and taking names Playing lots of party games Science!! Following the Science!!!
V2
And my secret name is Batman And I work for Dr. Fuchu And I’m working for the Hunter The Big Guy and the New Crew We’ll be stabbing you with chemicals So you can feel your deepest fears And you’ll be following the science And you will not shed a tear Not a tear
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Science! It's in my blood! Science! Gonna poke me good! Science! I'm an experiment! Kicking it and taking names Playing lots of party games Science! I’m following the Science!
Bridge:
And you may ask yourself How did I get here?! And you may ask yourself What the hell went wrong!? And you may ask yourself What’s going to happen next! And you may ask yourself How long will this go on!
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All music and lyrics, copyright 2021 David Snyder, ASCAP/Day of Faith Records
David Snyder, guitar, synths, vocals, additional instrumentation production, engineering
RealTracks in style: 2524:Bass, Electric, FunkHalfNotePulseSync Ev16 100 RealTracks in style: 2407:Synth, Rhythm JazzFunkPlucky Ev 110 Loop in Song: HipHop\Old School - ush105c drums ev8.wav MIDI SuperTracks in song: 1806:Synth Pad, PopModernGrooveMellow Ev16 075 RealDrums [in style:FunkyGroove60s^1-a: Snare & Tom , b: 8ths Hat, Snare
(Plus a lot of other stuff to numerous to list, really...)
David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers
YEOW!! Outstanding work, David. Your inner Shigeki is really cool right from the start. You're right, those drums kick a hard path through the song, and those Biab synth sounds are good. I've used them in writing too, and recently used a few in some songs. Everything sounds great, and the lyrics and your vocal delivery are superb.
Synth-tastic! Nice channeling of Thomas Dolby and David Bryne influences. Lately, your vocal tracks have revealed an ever-increasing escalation of passion and energy. Must be on a roll, huh ??? Good for us User's Forum listeners!
"Music is what feelings sound like."-- borrowed from a Cakewalk Music Creator forum member, "Mamabear".
Technique, talent and Your inner Shigeki can do some scary good stuff my man. Great use of the synth voice and BIAB Fx's. This landed right in the middle of my BIAB wheelhouse.
A very original song! But in a way typically you. You sing it like some kind of mental meltdown is occurring. That's the most funny part (here). I think Nectar 2 must have had big problems handling your vocals...
You always have these surprising angles in your choice of songs. How you come to this kind of songs is a riddle to me. I think it's that Shigeki you talked about. I haven't any idea what it is, but if it does this to you, it's great! I like that creativity very much!
At this moment the word 'Science' is burned in my brains. Will cost me hours to get rid of it. Probably that was your intention, wasn't it? But it also means that the song is good. As it is. At least I enjoyed it a lot!
You really channeled some 80's stuff here and it came out exceptionally good! I heard lot's of little bits that reminded me a several artists/songs from that era! I was waiting for the McCartney "Coming Up" chorus lol! You sure did push the boundaries with the program here and it paid off! I am always amazed at your creativity! Take care, Torrey
Thomas Dolby, Talking Heads and many other artists came to my mind (before reading any comments) while listening to this song, I was smiling all the time. Really enjoyed the fast synth funk rhythm, James Brown wanna be starting something. Your talent and creativity just keeps amazing me. Funny lyrics, excellent production with all the details (must have required lots of work) and superb vocals.
WOW ! Science - that´s the name of the game ! This is quite phenomenal and sure woke me up today - thank you for managing to do that to an old weary pensioner !
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