Previous Thread
Index
Next Thread
Print Thread
Go To
Page 1 of 2 1 2
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 601
Journeyman
OP Offline
Journeyman
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 601
FLY WE CAN TOUCH THE SKY

https://www.reverbnation.com/kaynemusic/song/34008264-fly-we-can-touch-the-sky


I wrote this song on acoustic guitar as a wishful travelog of retirement dreams. I pictured Sade' singing it.

This is my first song with Synth V singing the entire song. It took a lot of time and effort, but during this process I learned a lot.

The main tracks are BIAB, although I replaced the drums, and added strings, horns, and other sounds. The vocals are Synth V Solaria with harmonies by Natalie.
This is the future of music productions.

=============================================

Fly away to Barcelona
or a spa in Sardona
Arrivederci Roma
We can Fly

Take a cruise to Aruba
Or a café in Bermuda
Make a stop in Havana Cuba
We can Fly

Fly we can touch the sky
You and I You and I Fly You and I Fly away

To a beach in Ipanema
Or the French Rivera
As long as were together
We can Fly

We are like Silk and leather
Two hearts that beat together
Living life’s simple pleasures
We can Fly


****** Song Summary *************
Title: touch the sky
File:touch the sky.SGU
Key=F , Tempo 155, Length (m:s)=3:44
No intro. 142 bar chorus, from bar 1 to bar 142. Repeat x1 chorus
No Melody
Soloist track has 1283 notes, Soloist harmony is < no harmony >(0)
Song is saved with Volume, Pan, Reverb, Chorus, Bank0,
Style is _PIEDRA.STY (Gran Piedra Cuban Pop Sax Solo)

RealTracks in song: ~464:Bass, Acoustic, Bossa Ev 140
RealTracks in song: 3238:Guitar, Nylon, Rhythm BossaBrazilRamon Ev 140
RealTracks in style: 1818:Guitar, Acoustic, Rhythm SonMontuno Ev 165
RealTracks in song: 704:Flute, Soloist Bossa Ev 140
RealTracks in song: ~2190:Piano, Electric, Rhythm Bossa Ev 140
RealTracks in song: ~1216:Vibes, Rhythm Bossa Ev 140
RealTracks in song: ~2495:Piano, Electric, HeldChords 120
RealDrums in Song:BossaBrazilAlex^1-a:Snare, Hihat , b:Snare, Ride

*******************

Last edited by Elliott Kayne; 06/04/23 04:54 PM.

Elliott Kayne
elliottkayne@gmail.com
https://www.reverbnation.com/kaynemusic
https://www.facebook.com/ekayne

Health, Wealth, Family, Faith, Friends, and Fun







User Showcase
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 3,391
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: May 2019
Posts: 3,391
Ah, such a cool island sound, and YES I can hear Sade singing this one. Man, great job on that synth, Elliott. Real impressive. The whole band rocks so well, and build this beauty. I really love the changes and the dynamics you've incorporated. Seriously that voice sounds so real and expressive. I can only imagine the required work to achieve such good results. The strings horns and other stuff you added is the absolutely prefect touch, and the mix is so top-notch. The future of music is now present. Well done.


Enjoy whatever happens!
marty

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@babumusic51
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/marty-straub
and https://soundcloud.com/babumusic-5080285
Band in a Box, Reaper, Cakewalk, Ozone 11
User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 6,652
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2010
Posts: 6,652
Elliott,

This is so well done. I can tell how much work went into this.

Very nicely done.

Bob

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 601
Journeyman
OP Offline
Journeyman
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 601
Thanks for listening and the kind words It was a lot of work I appreciate the positive feedback


Elliott Kayne
elliottkayne@gmail.com
https://www.reverbnation.com/kaynemusic
https://www.facebook.com/ekayne

Health, Wealth, Family, Faith, Friends, and Fun







User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 7,430
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2012
Posts: 7,430
Hi Elliott ...

Holy Cow! This sounds as though it came straight from an LA studio.

And yes ... Sade would be a perfect fit. But this Synth voice is so real-life sounding. Not knowing otherwise, I would never have guessed this wasn't a human female singing. I'm particularly impressed with the tonal quality (timbre)of the voice. The slight vibrato of the hold notes is perfect.

It's easy to forget the brilliance of the song itself. Such a great arrangement and production. The mix is totally spot on. Perfect choices on the various tracks. The lyric is fitting. I've always loved Latin music, particularly Latin Jazz and Bossa Nova. I particularly enjoyed the flute. And then there are the vibes and horns. And everything else.

I'm totally impressed by every facet of this project. Awesome!!!

I've downloaded the free version, but haven't yet figured out what to do with it. This production has given me a new surge of determination to dig deeper into the program. Thanks!

Alan

PS: Although she now has dementia and is in very poor health, my wife was a fabulous singer. I wrote her a song with Sade's "Smooth Operator" as an influence. Turned out pretty dang good!

Last edited by Al-David; 06/05/23 06:52 PM.

BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaks*Win11*16GB DDR5*Rhyzen 9745x*AT 2035 Mic*Peavey Nashville 112 Amp*Ibanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar

Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 9,326
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Apr 2009
Posts: 9,326
Very nice. Latin feel is perfect for the song. The ladies sound good.


You can find my music at:
www.herbhartley.com
Add nothing that adds nothing to the music.
You can make excuses or you can make progress but not both.

The magic you are looking for is in the work you are avoiding.
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 20,821
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 20,821
Elliott, this is an outstanding song.
Great groove and your added instruments really make it come alive.
This sounds so real that if you hadn't mentioned the synth I would have asked who sang this for you!

Simply an outstanding song featuring a synth vocal. In fact this is so good it should be used in an ad for Synth V.


I want my last spoken words to be "I hid a million dollars under the........................"

64 bit Win 10 Pro, the latest BiaB/RB, Roland Octa-Capture audio interface, a ton of software/hardware
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,495
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2003
Posts: 5,495
The vocal synth is very well done.

Pretty song, nice arrangement.

Impressive.

Peter

User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 2,523
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Jul 2015
Posts: 2,523
Good stuff, Elliott. The synth V vocal was well done. I am sure you spent a lot of time dealing with the vocal.

What database did you use?

Billy


New location, new environment, new music coming soon

Seize the moo-ment
If you feel like you’ve herd all these cow puns before, you probably have deja-moo
User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,562
Expert
Online Content
Expert
Joined: Aug 2004
Posts: 1,562
Hi Elliott,

I am staggered at how this Synthensized Voice can produce such a good vocal.

How do you do this - is it a MIDI melody line that you then apply an AI plugin to?

Goodness - makes me wonder why us mere humans bother!

Best Regards
Nigel


Nigel Spiers
Christchurch, New Zealand
info@nzacoustics.com
User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 6,259
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Apr 2016
Posts: 6,259
Sweet, light, Latinesque & skips along.
There's some sibilant stuff in the main vocal that gets in my face but no one else has mentioned it so I'll leave it as an onservation.
You've programmed the synth vox REALLY well.


Cheers
rayc
"What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe
User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 601
Journeyman
OP Offline
Journeyman
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 601
The V Synth Vocals are Solaria lead, and Natalie singing backup harmonies.

I tried several combinations and this combo worked best for this song.

Thanks for the positive comments


Elliott Kayne
elliottkayne@gmail.com
https://www.reverbnation.com/kaynemusic
https://www.facebook.com/ekayne

Health, Wealth, Family, Faith, Friends, and Fun







User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 14,080
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Dec 2011
Posts: 14,080
"This is my first song with Synth V singing the entire song. It took a lot of time and effort, but during this process I learned a lot."

First one? Wow that is amazing for an initial effort ... or, heck, for an experienced effort.

This one is scary good. It will not be long before jingle and background film singers, etc., run for the hills.

Remarkable!

J&B

User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 210
Apprentice
Offline
Apprentice
Joined: Aug 2017
Posts: 210
Love hearing a song using well done synthesized vocals. I have used Vocaloid and tried Emvoice 1, both take a lot of extra work to get realistic sounding vocals, though I found Emvoice to be a bit easier. From your comments, I see Synth V must take similar amount of work, but the end result is awesome.

User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 11,694
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2012
Posts: 11,694
Elliot,

VERY nicely done.
Great job with the synth voices. A "natural sounding" as I've ever heard...Astounding!
Excellent production. Nice work on the horns...
Good mix.

fj

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 601
Journeyman
OP Offline
Journeyman
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 601
Synth V is amazing technology. I can see this becoming a staple in future music productions
I've been listening to other demos and some of them are just incredible. And this is just the beginning they're only on version 1.8

Thank you for listening and thank you for all your positive comments.


Elliott Kayne
elliottkayne@gmail.com
https://www.reverbnation.com/kaynemusic
https://www.facebook.com/ekayne

Health, Wealth, Family, Faith, Friends, and Fun







User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 7,762
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Aug 2014
Posts: 7,762
Oh no!!!

Another great songwriter crosses over to the dark side!

Nooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Just kidding.

This is very cool!

I will still always be a fan of Elliott at the mic though.

smile

User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 601
Journeyman
OP Offline
Journeyman
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 601
David. There was no possible way for me to sing this song and do it justice. It needed a female vocalist and this new technology allowed me to arrange the vocals and harmonies without spending a fortune on studios.

It's the vocal equivalent to BIAB Real Tracks.
THANKS


Elliott Kayne
elliottkayne@gmail.com
https://www.reverbnation.com/kaynemusic
https://www.facebook.com/ekayne

Health, Wealth, Family, Faith, Friends, and Fun







User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 6,665
Veteran
Offline
Veteran
Joined: Sep 2010
Posts: 6,665
Catchy tune - especially the harmonies.

Memorable chorus.

Neat stuff you're doing with the arrangement, vocally and with the (other) instruments.

Fun listen! laugh


-- David Cuny
My virtual singer development blog

Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?
User Showcase
Joined: Jul 2022
Posts: 1,578
Expert
Offline
Expert
Joined: Jul 2022
Posts: 1,578
This is a really good start with Synth V. You can tell that you're used to working with (your own) voices, which is very helpful with synthetic voices (same here BTW).

I agree, Sade would be a great fit. Transpose the song down a third or fifth and Natalie (who's not as good as Solaria up there) on main vocals would probably fit Sade even more, her voice has more character.

But let's not forget that it's a good song with good lyrics, and it's well mixed and produced.

I like it. And that's what counts in the end.


Making bits and bytes sound good...

Goldmania Bella - A One-Man Girlband with no fans
Listen on Spotify
Watch on YouTube
Previous Thread
Next Thread
Go To
Page 1 of 2 1 2

Link Copied to Clipboard
ChatPG

Ask sales and support questions about Band-in-a-Box using natural language.

ChatPG's knowledge base includes the full Band-in-a-Box User Manual and sales information from the website.

PG Music News
User Video: Next-Level AI Music Editing with ACE Studio and Band-in-a-Box®

The Bob Doyle Media YouTube channel is known for demonstrating how you can creatively incorporate AI into your projects - from your song projects to avatar building to face swapping, and more!

His latest video, Next-Level AI Music Editing with ACE Studio and Band-in-a-Box, he explains in detail how you can use the Melodist feature in Band-in-a-Box with ACE Studio. Follow along as he goes from "nothing" to "something" with his Band-in-a-Box MIDI Melodist track, using ACE Studio to turn it into a vocal track (or tracks, you'll see) by adding lyrics for those notes that will trigger some amazing AI vocals!

Watch: Next-Level AI Music Editing with ACE Studio and Band-in-a-Box


Band-in-a-Box® 2024 German for Windows is Here!

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 für Windows Deutsch ist verfügbar!

Wir waren fleißig und haben über 50 neue Funktionen und eine erstaunliche Sammlung neuer Inhalte hinzugefügt, darunter 222 RealTracks, neue RealStyles, MIDI SuperTracks, Instrumental Studies, "Songs with Vocals" Artist Performance Sets, abspielbare RealTracks Set 3, abspielbare RealDrums Set 2, zwei neue Sets von "RealDrums Stems", XPro Styles PAK 6, Xtra Styles PAK 17 und mehr!

Paket | Was ist Neu

Update Your PowerTracks Pro Audio 2024 Today!

Add updated printing options, enhanced tracks settings, smoother use of MGU and SGU (BB files) within PowerTracks, and more with the latest PowerTracks Pro Audio 2024 update!

Learn more about this free update for PowerTracks Pro Audio & download it at www.pgmusic.com/support_windows_pt.htm#2024_5

The Newest RealBand 2024 Update is Here!

The newest RealBand 2024 Build 5 update is now available!

Download and install this to your RealBand 2024 for updated print options, streamlined loading and saving of .SGU & MGU (BB) files, and to add a number of program adjustments that address user-reported bugs and concerns.

This free update is available to all RealBand 2024 users. To learn more about this update and download it, head to www.pgmusic.com/support.realband.htm#20245

The Band-in-a-Box® Flash Drive Backup Option

Today (April 5) is National Flash Drive Day!

Did you know... not only can you download your Band-in-a-Box® Pro, MegaPAK, or PlusPAK purchase - you can also choose to add a flash drive backup copy with the installation files for only $15? It even comes with a Band-in-a-Box® keychain!

For the larger Band-in-a-Box® packages (UltraPAK, UltraPAK+, Audiophile Edition), the hard drive backup copy is available for only $25. This will include a preinstalled and ready to use program, along with your installation files.

Backup copies are offered during the checkout process on our website.

Already purchased your e-delivery version, and now you wish you had a backup copy? It's not too late! If your purchase was for the current version of Band-in-a-Box®, you can still reach out to our team directly to place your backup copy order!

Note: the Band-in-a-Box® keychain is only included with flash drive backup copies, and cannot be purchased separately.

Handy flash drive tip: Always try plugging in a USB device the wrong way first? If your flash drive (or other USB plug) doesn't have a symbol to indicate which way is up, look for the side with a seam on the metal connector (it only has a line across one side) - that's the side that either faces down or to the left, depending on your port placement.

Update your Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows® Today!

Update your Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows for free with build 1111!

With this update, there's more control when saving images from the Print Preview window, we've added defaults to the MultiPicker for sorting and font size, updated printing options, updated RealTracks and other content, and addressed user-reported issues with the StylePicker, MIDI Soloists, key signature changes, and more!

Learn more about this free update for Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows at www.pgmusic.com/support_windowsupdates.htm#1111

Band-in-a-Box® 2024 Review: 4.75 out of 5 Stars!

If you're looking for a in-depth review of the newest Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows version, you'll definitely find it with Sound-Guy's latest review, Band-in-a-Box® 2024 for Windows Review: Incredible new capabilities to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs.

A few excerpts:
"The Tracks view is possibly the single most powerful addition in 2024 and opens up a new way to edit and generate accompaniments. Combined with the new MultiPicker Library Window, it makes BIAB nearly perfect as an 'intelligent' composer/arranger program."

"MIDI SuperTracks partial generation showing six variations – each time the section is generated it can be instantly auditioned, re-generated or backed out to a previous generation – and you can do this with any track type. This is MAJOR! This takes musical experimentation and honing an arrangement to a new level, and faster than ever."

"Band in a Box continues to be an expansive musical tool-set for both novice and experienced musicians to experiment, compose, arrange and mix songs, as well as an extensive educational resource. It is huge, with hundreds of functions, more than any one person is likely to ever use. Yet, so is any DAW that I have used. BIAB can do some things that no DAW does, and this year BIAB has more DAW-like functions than ever."

Forum Statistics
Forums66
Topics81,650
Posts735,436
Members38,526
Most Online2,537
Jan 19th, 2020
Newest Members
theyearofjess, OlvaJownDay, Tranner Track, Ely Bass, Barking
38,525 Registered Users
Top Posters(30 Days)
MarioD 176
DC Ron 100
dcuny 89
rsdean 70
Today's Birthdays
David Robinson, louiep, Ozkar, Timothy W. Cook
Powered by UBB.threads™ PHP Forum Software 7.7.5