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Little Country Chapel on the Hill A learning experience for me. Hope you enjoy it.
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Nice backing Ed. The solo is sweet. It does sound a little blurred by reverb and the bass is boomy in spots though. It also sounds mono which is fine...was that a choice? Your voice sits where it should.
Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
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Nice reflection on days past. Nicely done Ed.
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Thanks, Down-Unders, for the listen. The vocal sounded reedy in parts in the final mix, so I upped the bass, meaning all tracks were affected. Thanks for noting. Yeah, the influences of those eras, pre WWII, are fast fading. BIAB produces fabulous tracks that capture that essence.
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Ed,
As ray noted, a bit "bass-y". But, still...well done.
Always enjoy hearing you sing these. Authentic, always.
fj
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Nice job on this Ed! You did an excellent job with the vocal! The song takes one back in time to good memories! Keep up the good work! Thanks, Torrey
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Hi Ed,
This song really has the atmosphere of the beautiful 50's. Your vocals fits in perfectly! A melancholic song that revives (a bit) a long-gone time. I agree with what some said about the bass, but it is a very nice song after all
Cheers, Hans
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Excellent hymn Ed. Super back track. Loved the guitar work Ed. Well done
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Mr. Shaw...
If didn't know better, I would've thought I was listening to a Christian radio show from the 1930's. Something about the sound quality of your production. It's warm and as intimate as a relative performing at a family gathering.
May I ask, what was 'the learning experience' you mentioned?
"Music is what feelings sound like."-- borrowed from a Cakewalk Music Creator forum member, "Mamabear".
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Enjoyed this Ed!
We've been photographing and dating abandoned an or rarely used country churches in our area for many years. And they date as old as the 1790's.
So your song fit right in with these adventures.
J&B
Our albums and singles are on Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Pandora and more. If interested search on Janice Merritt. Thanks! Our Videos are here on our website.
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Hi Ed,
This song really has the atmosphere of the beautiful 50's. Your vocals fits in perfectly! A melancholic song that revives (a bit) a long-gone time. I agree with what some said about the bass, but it is a very nice song after all
Cheers, Hans I completely agree. Excellent vocal and mix. Two thumbs up.
I went line dancing last night. Well it was a roadside sobriety test, same thing.
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Thanks for the listens and for those kind comments, friends. The ambiance is likely owing to the fact of listening to as many old recordings as I can find online. There are more than one might expect. What an interesting hobby, Bud and Janice. That would make a great web project. ===================================================== Well, bluage, I'll be as brief as I can. The hymns I have been writing usually are finished in a few days. This one goes back almost to the end of May. There were times I was ready to throw up my hands. In the meanwhile, I'm doing some summer remodeling, between heat waves. What kept me going was the possibility of working up a workflow, so to speak, or a method that would work for me. I say "for me" because, really, each of us seem to have different ways of working. First, I had a fairly good idea of the lyrics, meaning mostly 4/4 meter, 4 lines verse and 4 lines chorus. What I am doing here is trying to improve on my shotgun approach, every song different method. I mocked it up in NCH Crescendo, staffs, bars, and chords above the staff. Printed it. Now, I have a fairly good idea that somehow the timing of the lyrics is going to fit the verse/chorus chord structure. While this may seem elementary to most users here, it addresses what has been a constant problem for me; namely, matching the melody to the key and chord changes. OK, so now the backing track has been loaded on to two of the recorder tracks. I start laying in some landing notes and noodling with the guitar. Next thing you know, I'm noodling the vocals, in a kind of jazz singers' fashion, doing a bit of marking and erasing, with the object of having the lead melody all but finalized. So this is what I meant by a learning experience. I'm just tired of winging it, wasting time with dead ends and duplications. Next, lay in the lyrics and tweak both the lyrics and the melody. At the same time, work on what has been a perennial problem for me, walkups and fills. The featured piano verse or chorus has already been chosen. That leaves 4 or 8 bars for my instrumental, the easy part. So, now I hope I have a method that will allow this fusion of early southern church styles to move along. I was starting to run out of steam. Hope that was informative and not too long-winded.
Last edited by edshaw; 08/21/21 01:59 PM.
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'edshaw'...
Sounds to me as though you welcome challenges! Your persistence is solving problems shows-up in the quality of your songs. Thank you for explaining your creative process.
"Music is what feelings sound like."-- borrowed from a Cakewalk Music Creator forum member, "Mamabear".
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You are most welcome, Bluage. Actually, you provided me the opportunity to put some structure to the process. Hey, one thing I forgot -- use high quality, 100% cotton, paper for the working sheets. It withstands repeated erasures !
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So good, Ed. I like what you say about listening to so many old songs, and this definitely reminds me of those old 78s. Your voice is perfect for this genre --such a passion for the content, and it shows. Yes, I live in the country and we have many churches like the one you sing about, and this song would be so appropriate to hear pouring out of their windows.
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Hi edshaw,
Composition full of love very sweet to listen to at the end of the evening. It's very pleasant and it feels good to hear this optimistic message. Thanks to you.
Kindly regard Derochette alias JaniJackFlash
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Thanks for that, Marty and JaniJackFlash. I'm gratified to think my respect for those old tyme hymn-makers comes through. The technology is daunting, but nowhere near as much as it was when I first came on board.
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Ed you really do a great job on these songs. Very pleasant to listen to. and very encouraging to!
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Thanks, Marty. It is a fun genre to work to.
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Such a pretty song Ed. Much enjoyed. Josie
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