Lynn Wilson

On 3/15/2020 at 1:21 PM, emeraldsoul said:

I thought I responded to this already, but, cool tune! Yes for me I agree that synthbass is pretty durn thick loud and gooey, and it sucks up the energy that should be going to the upper range, like I bet the vocals pop if you drop the synthbass 1.5db or more, across the board.

I like your voice and the tricks sounded fun, so I'll check back if you tame the monster in the basement!!!

 

cheers,

-Tom

Tom, I just reposted this with your (and others) suggestion in mind, and I like it better.  Hopefully, this will help.  Thanks, pal!

Freddy, you have a way with words!  Do you know my ex?  lol  In so many ways, you are the sociologist of the group.  I love to listen to your songs, and this just keeps that trend going.  I'd love to jam with you someday!  I've been involved with a lot of family business lately, and I hope to be more active here in the near future, but I just have to act the "patriarch" sometime

Tom, keep up the good work!  If there ever was a time to be political, it's now.

On 3/13/2020 at 6:39 AM, Boomin36Beatz said:

Sounds really Great. Much Respect

B36B, thanks for your time and kind words.

On 3/13/2020 at 10:02 AM, dcumpian said:

Hey Lynn!

So you got a new toy! Track sounds pretty good, but I would consider dropping the ovox except in places where you want to emphasize a phrase. Like any effect, it can become tiresome after a bit, and you have a darn good voice, so why brutalize it?

Love ya man! Glad to see you posting!

Dan

Dan, thanks for listening to this and responding.  Yeah, I'm kind of a sucker for sound toys like this.  My inspiration is the songs from Pink Floyd's "A Momentary Lapse Of Reason" with the vocorder (New Machine Pt. 1 & 2).  In the future, I'll be more discreet with this toy, unless I'm not.  lol

On 3/12/2020 at 5:46 PM, Jesse Screed said:

you have been invisible

welcome back

awesome step out from your norm

work on the mix, you don't need my advice

but I applaud your foray

Jesse, thanks for the encouraging words!  It's time to step out from the norm...

On 3/13/2020 at 2:49 AM, Bajan Blue said:

Lynn

Like this and I actually like the vocal - it sounds cool and does remind me of Peter Gabriel

Nigel

 

Nigel, it's always a good day when I'm compared to PG!  Thanks a million.

20 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

Wow, I think this one is as strong as any on your page! Looks like I can d/l it so I'll take it out to the studio
before I dig into a critical analysis, but as a "listener", well as I said "strong as any on your page"...

t

Thank you, Tom.  It's always good to start with a decent song!

19 hours ago, garybrun said:

HI Lynn.
Like the groove on the song.
We all paint different pictures...  but I would prefer your voice normally and a little more upfront.
to me it sounds like a vocal tuner gone wrong  🙂

Maybe just use it on backing and harmonies?

Hi Gary, thanks for your reply.  It does song like a tuner gone wrong (typical vocorder)   The vocal should come up a bit!

18 hours ago, mark skinner said:

Very cool vibe. It's a lot of fun playing with new stuff. I think main chorus hook was awsome. I found the low end a little overpowering. Couldn't turn it up much . I really liked this song and thought it sounded very progressive.    mark

Mark, thanks for responding!  The low end does need to come down a little, thanks for pointing this out.

6 hours ago, Douglas Kirby said:

I enjoyed the listen - cool song.  Your vocal reminded me of Peter Gabriel. That Waves plug sounded cool on your vocal.

Regarding the mix - I think I agree with mark skinner - the low end - I guess the bass - is a bit too prominent.

I liked the song - nice job.

Douglas, it's good to hear from you.  Thanks for your kind words and advice.  I agree with you and Mark about the bottom end.  I lack experience using synth bass, but I'll keep working on it.

A couple of weeks ago, I picked up an OVox voice synthesizer from Waves and began experimenting with it.  I came up with this song using its vocorder for the main pad and lead vocal.  The sax sample is from Dimension Pro using my guitar played through MidiGuitar 2.  The song was a lot of fun to create, but I need some extra ears on this, as I'm not entirely neutral about this, yet.  As always, thanks in advance for your help and suggestions.  Here is the link: https://www.soundclick.com/music/songInfo.cfm?songID=14005443

remixed on 3/16/20

2 hours ago, scook said:

Yes, it is probably not absolutely necessary to control the plug-in using MIDI but my understanding is the plug-in may be modulated using MIDI similar to a vocoder.

 

I believe that's true, and that's how I would use it if I was using an external synth rather than its built-in synth.

I got this plug in and was able to simply put it in the f/x bin and turn on the echo input button to hear it live.  I didn't enable the MIDI input to do this.  It recorded just like that and worked well.  No need to add a MIDI track, unless you're using an external synth, I think.

Great song, Daryl!  You should be writing for SNL.

Try setting your marker by hitting the letter "m" during playback.

I may be a little confused, but do you use it as a regional fx in ARA?  I don't understand your use of the utilities menu, as it's intended as a regional fx.  Do you render small clips after processing them?  Do you have unrendered clips in your project?

On 1/30/2020 at 4:10 PM, SteveC said:

Nice one, Lynn!   Loved it.   The chord changes between sections are really cool.    And the mix is hot and punchy yet everything is so well defined.  Great job getting that separation.  I agree with others that this is one of your best.  

Just drop down that stone melody and you're all set.   😉

Thanks Steve, much appreciated!  As for the stone, I'll see what I can do.

On 2/19/2020 at 9:33 AM, paulo said:

"If looks could kill they probably will..."

.......If Peter Gabriel ever hears Lynn's intro to Cool Water.

Mix coming across very well on lappy speakers. Lots going on but it's all there.

Paulo, if you only knew...  Happy to hear from you!  Thanks

You might try rescanning and making sure that TH3 is in its correct place in your plug-in path.  Good luck.

It's been a while, but I think you merely need to go to the Overloud site and re-authorize TH3.

Check to see if the interleave button on each track is stereo or mono.  If all tracks are in stereo, that would explain your problems to me.  Just set them to mono.

I'd heard something through the grapevine, but I'm relieved to hear it from you and that you're recovering well.  I've missed time here, too, but because of family and personal stuff.  I look forward to hearing from you when you are fully recovered!

You can use a noise gate to silence the clicks in the silent parts, but it may be time to look for closed ear headphones.  Perhaps make it part of your drum or percussion track?

On 1/26/2020 at 5:21 AM, msmcleod said:

 

If you've got Dimension Pro from the SONAR days, the Jacyn Riffs / Lauren Riffs are worth checking out. They're among the best I've heard and very usable.

 

What he said.

This is easily done in PRV by changing duration of the note.  Isn't that what you are looking for?

Actually, "bounce to clip" works perfectly fine for rendering Melodyne or other ARA clips.  I've been doing it this way for years, and I've use ctrl + B for the key binding.

On 12/18/2019 at 5:07 PM, congalocke said:

I like the dense mix with everything move. Nice shimmery with "welcome to the mystery". Wonderful change. The background vox parts sound kewl. I like how things change up and the movement you make in the mix. Real guitar with ebow? Sounds like stuff I'd hear Vai do. I like the long lines you're doing there.  This is really interesting and pleasant.  Ok, the next song came on and I see the long guitar lines are a part of your style. There's a Steely Dan-ish-ness to your vocals.

Thank you for your keen observations!  Yes, that is an Ebow that I use with my PRS Tremonti, which I use in a number of songs.  The  reference to SD  is very kind, indeed.  Happy holidays to you and all.

You shouldn't have to freeze or make audio tracks at all.  Leave them as MIDI tracks and drag and drop them in your EZ  Drummer track as MIDI files.  That way you can edit them in the Piano Roll View (PRV) as desired.  Check for videos on this on the Toontrack site.

20 hours ago, kloon said:

Great tune and great vocals, they could be a tiny bit louder in my ears.

Very much Peter Gabriel as someone else pointed out.

I can make them louder.  Thanks for the input!  It's quite a compliment to be mentioned with PG, and if you ever see him live, you'll get the same chuckle that I do

13 hours ago, Bajan Blue said:

Hi Lynn -  i really agree with all of what Douglas said - great track, well written, played and produced

Cool

Nigel

 

Nigel, thanks a ton!  That gives me encouragement.

10 hours ago, amiller said:

I like this.  There’s plenty of stuff to keep the listener’s interest and attention.  Very enjoyable.

I am happy to entertain!  Thank you so much.

Mark, you nailed this one.  It sounds like you're right here in the room with me.  This is a pleasure to listen to, and you named it just right