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#1

General Discussion / Re: New pup

Last post by TPB - Today at 02:33:02 PM

Bloody I live with two females in the house and my mother law and wife sister in the other house in my driveway there are enough solar powered lights in the back to land a aircraft you name it flowers rope lights under lighting on all the trees it does look nice at night but I will not tell them that lol
Tim

#2

Original Songs / Re: The flea circus

Last post by funkyaxe - Today at 02:07:57 PM

Hoping this mix is a better. It's a another of my odd ones which seem to write themselves. It's since moved on to another song but here's the original rather odd version.

#3

Original Songs / Re: Revenge Of The Bee's

Last post by StephenM - Today at 12:10:31 PM

I have a war against certain kinds of bad buzzing bugs.

Hopefully, this will expand into your prog opus as I feel there are chapters to come...perhaps involving a wedding of flying insects or of humans...or of the union between a human and flying insect.

I dig the wall of sound heaviness of this. A very cool post.

I request the lyrics as I had some trouble discerning them all.

Blooby

I will post them soon... sorry about that and thanks for the comments....

also a warning.... I have seen Queensryche and Judas Priest in the last 2 weeks.... now there is a war of prog metal in my head.

#4

General Discussion / Re: New pup

Last post by cuthbert - Today at 10:42:35 AM

Beautiful pup, Tim - I've always liked German Shepherds. Pets are family.

#5

Original Songs / Re: Screwed - Jazzshed origina...

Last post by ODH - Today at 10:40:08 AM

After posting this I felt it was a bit rushed, and I've been tinkering with it ever since.

In particular, I wanted the ending to last longer. I also added more piano content, changed the bass sound and some of the patterns and improved the levels.

Thanks for listening.

#6

Original Songs / Re: Positivity-Original

Last post by Blooby - Today at 08:04:36 AM

Thanks to all who listened and commented.  I really love when people comment.

As to your question, Blooby-In one of his videos Joe recommended using delay instead of reverb and he suggested a particular setting.  He was right.  Reverb can actually muddy up a vocal. Using slight and subtle delay produces a much more pleasing vocal sound, at least to my ears.  Another tip I tried (not necessarily from Joe but from various tips over the years) is backing off from the mic.  I used to close in about 3 inches.  Now I've backed off to 5 or 6 and I started monitoring using the can on just the left ear, keeping the right ear off.  The pros do it that way and it produces a better result when you can hear your voice acoustically in one ear while electronically in the other.  I don't know why I never tried this before.  As I said, I've known for years that this is how the pros do this.  Now I know why.

  John B

Thank you for the response. I have stumbled on the first few tips through the years, but as for the last, I will pass that along to John. It's nice to keep learning.

Blooby

#7

Original Songs / Re: Things They Could Not Chan...

Last post by Blooby - Today at 08:00:29 AM

Powerful tune. Impeccably put together as per your usual. I don't think of melancholy when I think of your voice, but I find your voice especially perfect for this tune.

Tasty solo, perfect for the song.

Blooby

#8

Original Songs / Re: Sacrifice

Last post by Blooby - Today at 07:54:12 AM

I liked the line "There's no hooks in the river." I feel like I can shoehorn that into at least three conversations a day.

Cool post. Especially loved the bass.

Blooby

#9

Cover Songs / Re: "This is What you Are" by ...

Last post by Blooby - Today at 07:51:13 AM

Myself some guitar, made the rest with BIAB.

Was the piano solo from BIAB? If so, I didn't know they had stuff like that. Really cool post, and James, your vocals were perfect for this.

Blooby

#10

Original Songs / Re: Never Stop Loving You

Last post by Blooby - Today at 07:44:00 AM

I think it is a difficult thing to write a love song that doesn't sound forced or trite, and you completely avoided those pitfalls here. Super enjoyable listen.

Blooby