Sean Michael Robinson

This just happened to me. Melodyne doesn't always do a great job of keeping track of liscense approval when you change versions (in my case, it was switching from Melodyne Essentials to a demo of the full program and then back again). Try a clean uninstall of Melodyne, then a re-install and re-register.

Aw shucks, thanks for the kind words everyone...

Hello Serious_Noize! Thanks for the kind words Bjorn: thanks for the listen and the thorough look at the lyrics I smiled at your observation about the melody--the other song you made that comment on was also Rachels--"Comfort" I believe. And it's definitely a similar approach to this, in that the overall musical effect--texture, harmonization etc--is on equal footing with the melody, or possibly even more important. She generally works "backwards" like this--getting a feel or riff or chord sequence to start with, and building in the melody after, which I think has the tendency to de-emphasize the importance of the melody alone. (or some of her other songs, I'm thinking of "Acorn Armies" from our last album, has the most melodic instrument on a non-vocal instrument, in that case, the fiddle. Definitely a different approach). Very much appreciate the analysis! Hey John--thanks for the thoughts and the suggesion! I never know when to keep vocals centered and when to split them out, seems like there are compromises either way. I usually end up panning them for "duet" type harmonies/tradeoffs, or with three part harmony, and keep them mostly centered for single-harmony that follows the melody closely. Will definitely give it some more thought next time I'm mixing this type of harmony (which I'm actually doing this week! Another new song)>

Thanks for your comments everyone! James G-- I don't know Clifford T Ward! Will have to check him out, thanks for the new music to listen to. Tom-- hah! That's the sustain pedal on our noisy piano. It's a 1920 Steinway, it was Rachel's great grandparent's wedding present, and although it plays great, it's in need of some maintenance. I'm of two minds about these type of "features" in a recording. On the other hand, it's clearly extramusical, not neccesary to the song. On the other hand, in an era where...what percentage of "piano" recorded these days is midi, or some keyboard piano synthesis or sample?-- it definitely distinguishes itself. I had this conversation with a friend before overdubbing some piano on his recording. I was complaining about the intonation being slightly out, which was audible on some big chords spreading several octaves. "No, it's fine," he said. "that way they can tell it's not a sample." Huh. Well, hard to argue with that I guess! Thanks for the comments Bill. Would you prefer a roomier mix, with some more verb delays etc? We recorded in a fairly boxy living room, with piano and drums simultaneously, so I was really struggling to get the drums as dry as possible, to the point where the "overheads" were literally in front of my face when I was playing! A little ridiculous but got us the intimate and comb-filter-free sound we were looking for.

In track view, click on the number on the track or tracks you wish to duplicate, then Right-click, then select Duplicate Track. Lots of options to pick from. Want to duplicate only the effects? Then click the Effects checkbox. Want the audio? Click the Events checkbox.

Thanks for sharing! Because of the nice lead playing and the somewhat "modular" format (section to section to section with repetition only within the sections) , it reminded me a bit of the Minibosses, a Boston-area band that used to play, believe it or not, prog-rocky covers of Nintendo Entertainment System games. Enjoyable stuff! https://minibosses.bandcamp.com/track/mega-man-2 Thanks again for sharing!

Hello folks! https://summerjanuaries.bandcamp.com/track/sweet-angeline "Sweet Angeline" is the lead track of our new EP, Suspended in Air. The song was tracked with brushed drums, piano, and accordion live, with later overdubs of upright bass, electric guitar, lead and harmony vocals, violin, hammond organ, percussion, etc. Tracked in Sonar Producer, and mixed and mastered in CWBBL with mostly stock and/or free and/or cheap plugins. We've had this song kicking around for a while, and it's sailed through many different keys, different singers, and finally landed here, with me singing lead, while the composer, Rachel, sings harmony and plays piano and the rad fiddle solo. I hope you all enjoy the song!

This song was tracked to Sonar Producer last fall, and then mixed and mastered in CWBBL. "Sweet Angeline" https://summerjanuaries.bandcamp.com/track/sweet-angeline Folky feel. Upright bass, brushed drums, acoustic piano, Hammond with Leslie, violin, accordion, vocal harmony, etc. Quite complex mix and automation, with almost entirely stock and/or free plugins.

Welcome to the new forum everyone! Here's a song from two Christmases ago now, a mostly-autobiographical song about my two seasons as a mercenary Christmas caroler. https://summerjanuaries.bandcamp.com/track/christmas-caroler-mercenary All the best, and may you all have a great new year, Sean Robinson