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Stranded On East Wittering Beach #717845 05/24/22 09:46 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 366 Denmark Peters Garage OP Journeyman
OP Peters Garage Journeyman Joined: May 2016 Posts: 366 Denmark	This relatively new song has taken almost 11 months to complete, including changing the key several times, tweaking the Real Time tracks quite a bit, and putting all the rest of the effort on top. The song is about the grief and sorrow you often feel, when loosing friends and family that you never had the chance to tell your last goodbye (which quite a few has dealt with during the pandemic). I often reflect over life and death, when I'm all alone by the sea, and in this song I imagined sitting at a beach I never even visited - just to take the lyrics to a more imaginary place. Real Tracks used: 518 - Bass, Electric, Pop HalfNotes Ev 085 2905 - Guitar, Electric, Rhythm Bright BluesyPopColin Ev 100 3162 - Guitar, Baritone Electric, Rhythm BluesyPopHeldEmbelBrent Ev 100 2505 - Piano, Electric, HeldChords Ev 085 As always - feel free to provide any kind of feed back - positive as well as negative. Stranded On East Wittering Beach Lyrics: The tide rolls in At the first morning light Wave after wave arrives From The Isle of Wight It's the rhythm of nature Reaching it's very height Now the seagulls begin to hunt And they start to fight Why did you have to leave? You're high above the sky And though I don't believe I hope you have wings now The fishing boats arrive With the daily catch Plunging through the waves With their nets attached The fishermen are struggling To avoid the biggest splash And to get their boat ashore Looks like a wrestling match Why did you have to leave? You're high above the sky And though I don't believe I hope you have wings now I never said goodbye Before you disappeared And as your image dissolves I sense your deepest fear I try to find some meaning While starring at the sea This emptiness is all I have To a higher degree Hmmm I'm stranded Hmmm I'm stranded Why did you have to leave? You're high above the sky And though I don't believe I hope you have wings now I never said goodbye Before you disappeared And as your image dissolves I sense your deepest fear Why did you have to leave? You're far above the sky And though I don't believe I know you have wings now I know you have wings now I know you have wings now I know you have wings now MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services

Re: Stranded On East Wittering Beach Peters Garage #717876 05/24/22 02:50 PM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 6,585 Rustyspoon# Veteran
Rustyspoon# Veteran Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 6,585	Peter, Very good write. Strong composition, kept me engaged for whole 6 mins. Vocals A+ Only critical comment, and it is very subjective, I think drums are a bit on a high side of EQ and a bit too upfront. I am not any kind of authority in mixing process, just an opinion. Thank you for sharing. Misha.

Re: Stranded On East Wittering Beach Peters Garage #717894 05/24/22 10:14 PM User Showcase
Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 1,482 Versmold - GERMANY PROJECT M Expert
PROJECT M Expert Joined: Oct 2021 Posts: 1,482 Versmold - GERMANY	Hi Peter Sad but beautiful song Very good songwriting and a great melody The lyrics make you feel for the song I know the feeling of not being able to say goodbye to a loved one that's why you should enjoy every moment And writing a song about such a pain helps you a lot in dealing with such a loss. Great work Peter Many greetings Andi ;-)

Re: Stranded On East Wittering Beach Peters Garage #717941 05/25/22 01:22 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,623 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,623 Sydney Australia	Well done, nice moody feel and a sad narrative. Good choice of tracks and well sung. A good track. Peter

Re: Stranded On East Wittering Beach Rustyspoon# #718011 05/26/22 08:47 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 366 Denmark Peters Garage OP Journeyman
OP Peters Garage Journeyman Joined: May 2016 Posts: 366 Denmark	Hi Misha, thank you for listening. With my mixing, it always feels like a compromise, because I wanted a more crispy sound, than it had originally, which made me yank the Eq High Freq up a judge or two. The good thing was, that I had separated all the drums into individual tracks - the bad thing was, that I never did it before, and probably overdid hi-hat and cymbals (and thanks to my temporary tinnitus), since I can't hear it myself. I use iZotope Tonal Balance to verify that my mix is within Pop or Rock limits, but that of course doesn't show if the instrumental balance is off. I cherish your feedback, and I'll keep it in mind for the future. Cheers Peter MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services

Re: Stranded On East Wittering Beach PROJECT M #718012 05/26/22 08:48 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 366 Denmark Peters Garage OP Journeyman
OP Peters Garage Journeyman Joined: May 2016 Posts: 366 Denmark	Hi Andy, thank you for listening to my song, and thank you for your positive and kind words. Cheers Peter MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services

Re: Stranded On East Wittering Beach PeterF #718013 05/26/22 08:49 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 366 Denmark Peters Garage OP Journeyman
OP Peters Garage Journeyman Joined: May 2016 Posts: 366 Denmark	Hi Peter, thank you for listening to my song and taking the time to write to me. Cheers Peter (without F) :-) MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services

Re: Stranded On East Wittering Beach Peters Garage #718024 05/26/22 10:34 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 2,260 Heartland, USA firesong Veteran
firesong Veteran Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 2,260 Heartland, USA	Peter...I really enjoyed this...great use of BiaB...the track was really clean and tight...really loved your vocal performance and felt the angst and passion in it...tough subjects often create the best songs and the imagery of the lyric created that mood...there's something sad about the sea and something seemingly eternal as well so it lends itself to sad feelings...so well done...Dan www.soundclick.com/firesong BiaB 2024, Steinberg Cubase Pro 13, Wavelab 11.2, SpetraLayers Pro 10, Audacity, Steinberg UR44 Interface, Yamaha Genos, Roland FP60 and FP10, Windows 10 You are who you are because you do what you do because of what you believe.

Re: Stranded On East Wittering Beach Peters Garage #718388 05/28/22 02:20 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 3,153 Virginia USA Ezekiel's Storm Veteran
Ezekiel's Storm Veteran Joined: Sep 2018 Posts: 3,153 Virginia USA	Good production. Good song. Stereo spread and mix work. I like what you did with the instrumentation Vocal sounds nice, especially when you are singing with your head voice.

Re: Stranded On East Wittering Beach Peters Garage #718459 05/29/22 07:01 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,867 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,867 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Cool production and mix on this tune. Panning was very effective. nice build through the song. Baritone guitar was cool. Super vocal lyric. Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: Stranded On East Wittering Beach Peters Garage #718568 05/30/22 07:12 AM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,139 Finland jannesan Veteran
jannesan Veteran Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 4,139 Finland	Lyrics paint a very beautiful landscape which contrasts nicely with the sorrow and stranded feeling. The melody and chord progression together with the solid vocal performance have strong melancholy. Very good selection of instruments, I really like the bass and the baritone guitar. Janne Hear My Music: Soundcloud YouTube

Re: Stranded On East Wittering Beach Peters Garage #718585 05/30/22 09:41 AM User Showcase
Joined: May 2016 Posts: 366 Denmark Peters Garage OP Journeyman
OP Peters Garage Journeyman Joined: May 2016 Posts: 366 Denmark	A HUGE thank to Firesong, Ezekiel's Storm, Scott C and Jannesan for listening to my song and providing feed back. It seems that paying attention to panning and EQ when panning, and mixing the song countless times was worth the effort. A lot of you like the use of the Baritone Guitar - and I spent a couple of months to see, if I could do improve playing it myself, but I realized I never came even close to what Brent Mason has done with this Real Track. In general - I really love to work with Real Tracks - they are so versatile MacMini M1 - BIAB2021 - Logic Pro X - iZotope Music Production Suite - Scaler 2 - far too many Waves plugins and Line 6 Guitars and boards + a fantastic Yamaha THR10ll mini Amp - Avid MBOX Studio Peters' Garage is available on all major streaming services

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