Lynn Wilson

On 5/26/2020 at 9:30 PM, freddy j said:

Wow, you really have done a stellar job on this song Lynn.  You have honed you skills on orchestration and in mixing - for sure.  I agree with the comments above that your vocals and harmony sound great.  What captured me about this song are the lyrics and sentiments expressed in them.  The melody  and  instrumentation certainly complement the lyrics and add to the sentiment. 

Excellent work my friend!!!

Thank you, Freddy, your words are very kind and welcome.  Stay healthy and productive, my friend!!!

This is a terrific song!  A few, simple adjustments and this will be stellar.  Good job

19 hours ago, bjornpdx said:

Always a pleasure to hear your latest Lynn. Very good arrangement and chord changes. You work with a lot of different instruments and you orchestrated them well. You've been blessed with a great voice that sounds good in just about any genre.

Thank you, Bjorn.  Your words mean a lot to me!

10 hours ago, Makke said:

Good song and arrangement.  Great job.

Makke, thanks for your time.  Keep up the good work!

I really like this cool, upbeat song!  The mix is clean and wide, and everything is in its place.  You have a terrific voice which conveys your message very well.  In fact, I like it so much that I think that you could mix the vocals a db or two louder to make this larger than life.  Keep us posted!

Steve, this is very special and unique at the same time.  I like the way you think out of the box, and I find it very educational.  I'm gonna have to jump back into this song a few more times to grok the coolness of the arrangement.  Stay busy and healthy!

Great song, great mix!  You'd be welcome in Kansas City.

It's been a while since I studied the various modes (modalities?) that are around, but this is like a roller coaster ride through several of them.  It all makes sense to me, and this is quite a production.  I wonder what a wider dynamic range between the parts would sound like.  Well, maybe not.  Gotta listen some more, good job!

As I was listening to this at low volume, I was impressed with the wide stereo field that was so full and balanced.  Yet, I was reaching for the low end after a while though it certainly wasn't a distraction in any way.  The song itself is beautiful and has a spiritual quality to it that is very magnetic.  Congrats!

Makke rides again!  The more I hear, the more I like.

I'm wondering if this update is compatible with the latest OVox update.  I'm referring to the one that Waves warns CW users not to use.

12 hours ago, emeraldsoul said:

Vocals are great, the instrumentation choices are killer, the lyrics are heartfelt, the chord changes are freeeekin tasty!!!

This one sounds like you spent some quality hours on the mix, sounds really clean, separated, tastefully compressed and effected. Wonderful!

The only critique I could suggest is to take the hi hat down 1.5 db, and give at least .5 db back to the sidestick   

 

loved it! It never got boring . . .oh I forgot the bgv's were so supportive, there and not there at the same time. Wonderful!

cheers,

-Tom

Tom, thanks for your kind words!  I will make the adjustments you suggest on the next pass.  That's what happens when I try to think like a drummer

10 hours ago, Bajan Blue said:

Hi Lynn

Great vocals and love the track - great job

Nigel

 

Nigel, thank you for taking the time to listen and reply!  Keep up your good work.

9 hours ago, Wookiee said:

Lyrics nice a clear content not so nice to hear.

Yeah, sucks doesn't it?

Make sure that you put the MIDI file into a track with a VST on it, and that the VST is routed to an appropriate bus or master output.  It won't make a noise if on a channel with no VST.  I hope I read your question correctly.

Colin, this is one of the very best songs I've heard in a while.  Great video to go with the sound track.  No crits, just praise!  I'll be back.

8 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

Nicely done Lynn.
Well played (and programmed) across the board.
EZKeys served you well in this one, and I imagine represented a lot of work on your part.
The flute a mellotoon patch?

👍

t

Tom, thanks for taking a listen and your kind words.  EZ Keys is easy to use, and it took me about 15 minutes to arrange this part.  If I had played this, myself, it would have taken about 15 weeks.  The flute part is a sample from Dimension Pro played on my Strat through MIDIGuitar 2.

6 hours ago, steve@baselines.com said:

Nice job Lynn - I like your vocal tone on this one - also the harmonies.

Thank you Steve for the encouragement.  I especially appreciate your comments on the vox, which I was unsure about.

8 hours ago, Douglas Kirby said:

I enjoyed the song Lynn - and as always I liked your vocal. It sounds like a pretty good mix to me - plenty of clarity for all the instruments with depth.

I liked the tone of the lead guitar on the solo - sounded cool. The piano sounded quite nice as well.

Nice job on the lyrics too.

Thanks Douglas!  FYI, the lead guitar is my Strat played with an E-Bow going through S-Gear.

7 hours ago, David Sprouse said:

great song Lynn.  And (as always) done perfectly.  You could have a career as a singer if not as a producer.

David, I appreciate your encouraging words!  

3 hours ago, Wookiee said:

Nice production job as always @Lynn, we do live in troubling times with much misleading information being distributed by people who should know better.

I like this easy on the ears, even if the lyrics are hard to hear.

Wookie, thank you for your time and response!  Are the lyrics hard to hear because of their content, or because of volume?

23 hours ago, Harry C. said:

Hello Lynn,  overall a good song. What i would rework is the kick which is a bit matchy and then the Hihat could be a bit quieter, especially in the beginning.

But as always, it's all a matter of taste.

Thanks for your good ideas, Harry.  I'll take you up on those when I remix.

Hello to all my CW friends.  I hope you're all staying healthy and safe and finding some joy in your music.  I have just  finished a song based on true events, inspired by the Covid-19 virus.  It's a song about someone losing a loved one in this battle, though it offers a glimmer of hope in the end.  My friend, Roger Fife, played bass on this, but I did the rest with help for the first time from EZ Keys on the piano.  I went a little more mainstream than normal, but under the circumstances, I think it was appropriate in this case.

I hope you enjoy it and will offer suggestions and advice, as usual.  As always, thanks a million for listening and all your help.  "Days Gone By" can be found here: https://soundclick.com/r/s8ctxx

I don't know which version I just listened to twice, but I like it a lot.  It does seem like your voice has a presence to it that I rarely hear, and I just love it.  All I would ask for is a louder guitar solo that stands up to the vocal a tad more, but...it's good to go as is.

I love it!  More vocals, please!

Bjorn, I'm really impressed by your versatility-I never know what to expect from you.  I like where this is going, and the mood you created with this piece.  Obviously, there's a lot of details to make a complete chamber piece sound real, but I'd be proud of this if it were mine.

Rex, I think your voice married to this would be epic!  You have a nice base and medley of synth textures, and they can support a kick-***** bass drum and whatever else you might try.  Nice change of pace.

You do Beatles songs as well as anyone I've heard in years.  You keep it recognizable, yet you own the song by making it unique.  A+

Another brilliant song!  I hope you go a long ways.

Though I like both versions, I prefer the acoustic track.  They both have a raw, powerful sound, but you recorded the acoustic guitar so well, that it just shines.  Keep em coming!

You have a very powerful voice which conveys the lyrics very well.  I think you've broken a mold here, but who's complaining?  Thanks for putting the link to your videos up for view, can't wait to check them out.  Kudos!