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Home In Tennessee #771337 07/18/23 07:21 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Home In Tennessee - V2 We first posted this 12 years ago in 2011. We'd been a member of this forum but 2 weeks at the time. It was the first song on which Di and I co-wrote a lyric. The only modification I've made on it is I EQ'd it a little bit in Audacity. I cut back on the higher EQ and bumped up the lower EQ a bit. I've considered redoing it, but my voice isn't what it was back then. I remember Floyd commented the harmony was a bit too loud, and I agree. I brought it back some with the EQing, but it's still too loud. Any other suggestions are most welcome. Also, I think these two lines could be better, but I haven't come up with anything to replace them. I've been almost everywhere And seen most everything They're not terrible, but could be better. I'm open to any suggestions to replace these - or any other lines that could be stronger - should I decide to rerecord it. This is only the 5th or 6th song I'd ever mixed/produced, so I was pretty raw. Thanks in advance. Alan File:Al - Home In Tennessee.MGU Key=Eb , Tempo 85, Length (m:s)=3:34 Style MIDI Instruments are : Fretless Elec. Bass (36), Strings (49), RealTracks in song: 1263:Piano, Acoustic, Rhythm PopShiningSync Ev 120 RealTracks in song: ~703:Guitar, Acoustic, Strumming Spirited Ev 085 RealTracks in song: 626:Harmonica, Background Travis Ev 085 RealDrums in Song: NashvilleEven16^2-a:Sidestick, HiHat , b:Snare, HiHat I don't know the name of the style as I failed to include that with the other song info back then. All the RTs and midi tracks come from BIAB 2011. HOME IN TENNESSEE (c) 2011 Alan D. David, BMI / Diana Bowers, BMI (V1) Sitting on my back porch, my woman and me Strumming on my old guitar It's a cool fall night in Tennessee Whooperwill calling, fireflies buzzing No other place I'd rather be Hoot owl calling from an old oak tree Kids are all gone, just the two of us The old hound dog makes three This is how we dreamed life would be CHORUS I've been gone more than I've been home Pickin' on that old six-string And now I'm settled down here on this farm Yes I'm home in Tennessee, right where I belong Home in Tennessee, with my woman on my arm (V2) I was born and raised right here In these Tennessee hills This will always be my home I dreamed each night of being back Where my roots are planted deep This is where my heart belongs How I missed these tall oak trees And the misty morning fog And the frost of an early autumn freeze. CHORUS I've been gone more than I've been home Pickin' on that old six-string And now I'm settled down here on this farm Yes I'm home in Tennessee, right where I belong Home in Tennessee, with my woman on my arm (V3) I'll be here til they carry me To my resting place Underneath that old oak tree But til then you'll find me here In the Smokey Mountain haze This is where God meant me to be I've been almost everywhere And seen most everything But there's nothing like my home in Tennessee CHORUS I've been gone more than I've been home Pickin' on that old six-string And now I'm settled down here on this farm Yes I'm home in Tennessee, right where I belong Home in Tennessee, with my woman on my arm BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1116GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: Home In Tennessee Al-David #771343 07/18/23 08:00 AM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 6,658 United States rsdean Veteran
rsdean Veteran Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 6,658 United States	Alan, This is a great song - love the lyric and your delivery. The harmonica is the perfect touch. The production is superb - great mix. Country music at its finest... Love it! Bob

Re: Home In Tennessee rsdean #771348 07/18/23 09:06 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: rsdean Alan, This is a great song - love the lyric and your delivery. The harmonica is the perfect touch. The production is superb - great mix. Country music at its finest... Love it! Bob Hi Bob ... You are much too kind! Thank you so much for those very nice words. This is one of the first dozen or so songs I ever produced and mixed. Other than the harmony vocal, I think it turned out pretty good. But I've learned quite a bit since. And thanks for the comments about the harmonica. I auditioned 5 or 6 other instruments but settled on this one. Take care, and thanks again! Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1116GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: Home In Tennessee Al-David #771354 07/18/23 10:16 AM User Showcase
Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,795 Pembrokeshire vicarn Expert
vicarn Expert Joined: Jan 2014 Posts: 1,795 Pembrokeshire	First song I think I've heard from you in this genre, Alan. For me the piano seems a little too busy and getting in the way of the rhythm or maybe it's my ears. The lines you have there work fine but you could play around with "I've seen the wonders of the world, met people good and mean". All the best Vic

Re: Home In Tennessee vicarn #771359 07/18/23 12:45 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: vicarn First song I think I've heard from you in this genre, Alan. For me the piano seems a little too busy and getting in the way of the rhythm or maybe it's my ears. The lines you have there work fine but you could play around with "I've seen the wonders of the world, met people good and mean". All the best Vic Hi Vic ... Thanks for chiming in on this one. This is the style of music I played for many years, although I've always liked music from most genres. I'll play around with the lines you suggested and see how they work. Thanks for the suggestion! Since the only rhythm guitar is on the right channel, and the piano is on the left, I'm not noticing the interference. But then again, these near-77-year-old ears aren't hearing it properly. This getting old thing has its challenges! They call the "Golden Years". Some days it feels more like cheap pewter! Thanks again for the visit and suggestions. Wishing you the best ... Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1116GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: Home In Tennessee Al-David #771370 07/18/23 02:28 PM User Showcase
Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 447 United States R Ronnie Fields Journeyman
Ronnie Fields Journeyman R Joined: Nov 2017 Posts: 447 United States	Love this song, the track is superb, and the harmonica fit perfectly, vocals are great too.

Re: Home In Tennessee Al-David #771380 07/18/23 08:49 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,499 Sydney Australia PeterF Veteran
PeterF Veteran Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,499 Sydney Australia	Alan A very enjoyable listen. Good to dust off an old one. Really nice. Peter

Re: Home In Tennessee Al-David #771392 07/19/23 04:02 AM User Showcase
Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 5,793 Rustyspoon# Veteran
Rustyspoon# Veteran Joined: Mar 2018 Posts: 5,793	Alan & Di, Smooth semi-spoken ballad. Good set of lyrics and those two lines don't bother me at all. Excellent structure & mix. Thank you for sharing. Misha.

Re: Home In Tennessee Al-David #771458 07/19/23 10:37 AM User Showcase
Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,920 Heartland, USA firesong Expert
firesong Expert Joined: Feb 2016 Posts: 1,920 Heartland, USA	Alan...very relaxing, well written country ballad....I love the harmonica parts...there's nothing more homey and relaxing! anytime you write a song about Tennessee (or Kentucky for that matter) then you've got Americana by the tail...it was a lovely melody...well sung! Last edited by firesong; 07/19/23 10:38 AM. 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: Home In Tennessee Al-David #771500 07/19/23 09:46 PM User Showcase
Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 6,259 Cooran Queensland Australia rayc Veteran
rayc Veteran Joined: Apr 2016 Posts: 6,259 Cooran Queensland Australia	Alan, it works. yes the harmony vocal could come back a little but then again it could be a stray strident thing in both vocals. Just play around with some surgical EQ until it eases a little. I assume you no longer have the original vocal tracks. A fab thing. Cheers rayc "What's so funny about peace, love & understanding?" - N.Lowe

Re: Home In Tennessee Al-David #771634 07/21/23 04:58 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 14,084 GA USA Janice & Bud Veteran
Janice & Bud Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 14,084 GA USA	That is GREAT imagery and would lend itself to superb video. Your vocal, the lyric and melody allow one to immediately be absorbed and quietly drift along with it. Well worth a repost. We much enjoyed it! J&B EDIT: PS I remembered really liking the harp on in it so I just looked it up and found the 01/11/14 post of the 2011 creation. That was the post that set me on the road to work with BiaB harp tracks until I finally "got it." Thank you. J&B Videos J&B Soundcloud J&B Website

Re: Home In Tennessee PeterF #771750 07/22/23 06:41 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: PeterF Alan A very enjoyable listen. Good to dust off an old one. Really nice. Peter Hi peter ... Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it. Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1116GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: Home In Tennessee Rustyspoon# #771751 07/22/23 06:43 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: Rustyspoon# Alan & Di, Smooth semi-spoken ballad. Good set of lyrics and those two lines don't bother me at all. Excellent structure & mix. Thank you for sharing. Misha. Hi Misha ... I appreciate those very kind words. And I'll keep those two lines. Thanks for the input. Wishing you the very best ... Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1116GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: Home In Tennessee firesong #771752 07/22/23 06:45 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: firesong Alan...very relaxing, well written country ballad....I love the harmonica parts...there's nothing more homey and relaxing! anytime you write a song about Tennessee (or Kentucky for that matter) then you've got Americana by the tail...it was a lovely melody...well sung! Hi Dan ... It's always great to hear from you. Thanks for stopping in for a visit and listen. And yeah, that harmonica worked out pretty good - better than i's hoped for. Well, my current wife is from Tennessee and previous wife was from Kentucky - got it covered! Thank you for your very nice comments. Best to you ... Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1116GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: Home In Tennessee rayc #771753 07/22/23 06:50 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: rayc Alan, it works. yes the harmony vocal could come back a little but then again it could be a stray strident thing in both vocals. Just play around with some surgical EQ until it eases a little. I assume you no longer have the original vocal tracks. A fab thing. Hi Ray ... It's always nice when you drop in for a listen. You are correct I no longer have the individual tracks - just the stereo mix-down. If I redo this - a reasonable possibility - I'll give the harmony vocals more attention: less volume, a bit more low-end EQ, and some trim on the higher EQ. My voice isn't as good as it was on this one. But I might give it a go anyway. Thanks a bunch! Wishing you everything good ... Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1116GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: Home In Tennessee Janice & Bud #771755 07/22/23 07:00 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al... Al-David OP Veteran
OP Al-David Veteran Joined: Dec 2012 Posts: 7,430 Originally Missouri ... Now Al...	Originally Posted By: Janice & Bud That is GREAT imagery and would lend itself to superb video. Your vocal, the lyric and melody allow one to immediately be absorbed and quietly drift along with it. Well worth a repost. We much enjoyed it! J&B EDIT: PS I remembered really liking the harp on in it so I just looked it up and found the 01/11/14 post of the 2011 creation. That was the post that set me on the road to work with BiaB harp tracks until I finally "got it." Thank you. Howdy Folks ... Glad you "much enjoyed"! You are correct - I posted this in 2014, not 2011. Thanks for the correction - appreciate that! I hadn't really thought a lot about the possibility of what a video of the song would be like. But I think you are right. There is quite a bit of imagery in the lyric. Wouldn't a video be nice??!! I'm most pleased that I played a small part in opening new possibilities in BIAB for Bud. I've used a couple of the harmonica We never call it a harp where I'm from. Never even heard that reference for the instrument until I was in my 20s, fifty-some years ago. Anyway, glad it opened a door or two for ya, Bud. Wishing both of you the very best ... Alan BIAB 2024 Ultra Plus-all StylePaksWin1116GB DDR5Rhyzen 9745xAT 2035 MicPeavey Nashville 112 AmpIbanez ART120* Acoustic/Electric/Washburn D200S Acoustic*Stromberg Monterey Jazz Guitar Loops: https://aldavidmusic.wixsite.com/bestmusicloops

Re: Home In Tennessee Al-David #771868 07/23/23 03:30 PM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,562 Edmonton, Ab, Canada Scott C Veteran
Scott C Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 7,562 Edmonton, Ab, Canada	Lovely story in the lyrics Alan. Super vocal. Really cool backtrack and mix. Well done Scott Collingwood https://soundcloud.com/scottt709 https://soundcloud.com/spiritlevel-ca https://www.youtube.com/@SpiritLevel-ge3hm/

Re: Home In Tennessee Al-David #771875 07/23/23 04:33 PM User Showcase
Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 7,772 North Carolina David Snyder Veteran
David Snyder Veteran Joined: Aug 2014 Posts: 7,772 North Carolina	You're pumping out a lot of songs Alan. This sounds like Glen Campbell. David Snyder Songwriter/Renaissance Man Studio + Fingers https://davidsnydersongs.com/ https://spoti.fi/359Gigs www.davidsnydermusic.com/ www.reverbnation.com/davidpsnyder www.soundcloud.com/davidsnyderchannel https://www.songtradr.com/user/profile/david.snyder

Re: Home In Tennessee Al-David #771942 07/24/23 06:14 PM User Showcase
Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 6,665 Sacramento, California dcuny Veteran
dcuny Veteran Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 6,665 Sacramento, California	I like this one a lot! I think the two lines are fine, but when you write something better... you'll know it. -- David Cuny My virtual singer development blog Vocal control, you say. Never heard of it. Is that some kind of ProTools thing?

Re: Home In Tennessee Al-David #771967 07/25/23 04:32 AM User Showcase
Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,661 F.M.M. Veteran
F.M.M. Veteran Joined: Dec 2011 Posts: 2,661	Hi Alan great vocals and lyrics the harmonica was perfect well done Eric AMD (TM) 5950 4.9 GHz 16Core Processor 64 bit 32 bits of ram windows 10 pro 64 bit os. sound card Antelope ZenQ guitars Ibanez 2202a 1968 les Paul Custom and Cavin ae 185 Guitar boss Gt-100,GT1000 pedal Yamaha HS8 studio monitors

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