Lynn Wilson

Steve, you may be on to something!  I'm always open to new ideas.  Here are the lyrics:

When you stare into the sun, you’re looking in the past

The future has begun, but it’s over way too fast

            You’ve got more questions than ever before

            You hear the answers, but you’re looking for more

            Please let me know if you’re going insane

            So much confusion is filling your brain

You used to think that you knew it all, but you didn’t know that much

Every empire has a reason to fall when they finally lose their touch

            Heaven knows what tomorrow will bring

            It comes and goes without leaving a thing

            It seems like every time you howl at the moon

            You’re not the only one who’s changing their tune

You can’t sleep until the break of day (not to worry, not to worry)

Sometimes your fears just won’t go away (not to worry, not to worry)

Before you know it you begin to pray (not to worry, not to worry)

How do you leave when you want to stay? (not to worry, not to worry)

It may be time to believe in yourself unless you want to be alone

You took your love and put it on the shelf, and now you’re reaping what you’ve sown

            You better hurry before it’s too late

            So many chances you’re leaving to fate

            If you hang on until the end of the line

            When you look back you’re gonna be fine

Just starting over can take all your time (not to worry, not to worry)

 It’s so much harder stopping on a dime (not to worry, not to worry)

 You’ll go further if you just let go (not to worry, not to worry)

You’ll still remember everything you know (not to worry, not to worry)

I love this!  It has an edge that cuts through the pablum.  I'll be back for more.

20 hours ago, Wookiee said:

Listing on my DT100's but this sounds like a very balanced mix, nice bit of bottom end, punch bass riff, cool distorted guitar. nice stuff the pair of you.

Wookie, I appreciate your time and furry ears!  Your words are very encouraging!  I had to look up the DT 100's, and I am interested in hearing them, so thanks for the reference.  I may drop a note off to Santa

Unselect all clips first by hitting ctrl-shift-A, then try lassoing that particular clip and hit delete on the keyboard, making sure it's the only clip selected.  If you refer to the manual, you'll see that this isn't the only way, but effective.

Let me join in the party!  It seems your creativity knows no bounds.  I'm amazed by your prolific output and insight into our daily lives.  I'm hearing your vocals much better these days, and I really appreciate your work and dedication to your art.  Keep it going!

I've heard this song many times, but I never appreciated it as much as I do now.  You nailed it, Ross!

Hi Tim, this is a long way from the great Celtic tunes you wrote a few years ago.  I really appreciate your lyrics, which are timely and prescient.  The song rocks very hard and loud, in fact, I had to turn my monitors down a bit, so you have no problem with enough volume.  I wonder what it would sound like if you raised the vocals a db or two and lowered the threshold of your mastering limiter a few dBs (that is, if you're using a limiter or compressor).  This song is gold and worth a few tweaks, but I love it anyway!

Dang, Paul, this is some serious sh#t.  I want to emulate you!  If you do nothing else to this, it's solid gold!  More please

5 hours ago, bats brew said:

that was cool!

reminds me a bit of robert Palmer's more progressive stuff he did before Power Station

 

love all the guitar ear candy

the vocal stays front and center without being too loud and karaoke... nice job!

like the smooth bass line.

Rob, thanks a  million for weighing in on this!  I've learned a lot from listening to you over the years.  Nobody does it better than you.  Your words are very encouraging!

38 minutes ago, Keni said:

OK... This is really crazy...

I just opened the same song to work.

I unfroze the guitar track and ctl-drag copied the clip  (8bar) on it.

Then went to re-freeze and once again CbB is crashing from Amplitube 5.

I'm gonna go back re-launch CbB,

Open the same song file,

replace Amp5 with Amp 4

and begin the replacement process I posted in my previous message about this issue (above) I know I'll get it to freeze again after enough changes between plugins as I did before. .. or at least I believe I will. This is frustrating. I avoided both Amp4 and Amp5 continuing to use Amp3 being so much more resource efficient and still decent sounding.  Then I moved up to my new DAW with win10 (I was on win9.1 on my previous DAW), I discovered I can't get Amp3 authorized here. Another calamity of the changeover to Microsoft control of signing ID and all it's issues.

 

So I switched to Amp4 and all is well except that I lose a few amp models that for whatever reason(s)  didn't make the transition over from Amp3 so I began to think, I might as well move up to Amp5 where I have more available than Amp4.... which brought me here today.

I do like the sound I'm getting from Amp5 better than the closest I've come to same setup in Amp4 but at least it freezes ok.

 

Is anyone else experiencing freeze issues with Amplitube 5?

 

Keni

 

Keni, I just happen to be working on a song with A5.  I froze the track and unfroze it with no problems.  Your problem may be system specific?

On 10/23/2023 at 9:38 AM, steve@baselines.com said:

Wow - very cool collab!  Sounds great.

Thank you, Steve!  You've always been very supportive!

On 10/20/2023 at 12:36 PM, Terry Carroll said:

Well done guys! reminds me of Eric Clapton a bit the the verse. 

Thank you, Terry!  I'm glad you're back on the forum!

13 hours ago, freddy j said:

Great work guys!!!  The forum is full of talent and you to are among the top.  This is absoflippinlutely excellent. I don't know if it was intentional but this song has a bit of a Latin Afrobeat style to it.  Particularly that guitar panned left and the percussion.  That is one of my new favourite styles.

 

Good to hear from you, Freddy!  Give Daryl all the credit for the feel and format.  I love that style, too.  All in all, we're just trying to keep up with all the prolific songwriters around here like you.

13 hours ago, Ross Smithe said:

Outstanding collaboration guys! Very cool from the opening riff and throughout. Great solid groove and guitar work, and engaging vocs as well. Great work!

Ross, thanks so much for your encouraging words!  It means a lot coming from you!

Very cool, Steve, I never know what to expect from you.  Your versatility pays off!

As always, you've given us a cool video with thought-provoking lyrics.  Your work has given me the impetus to do better!  Keep it up, and you'll get that mojo back.

Another inspiring track from you!  It's already hard enough keeping up with you guys.  More, please!

On 10/19/2023 at 2:35 AM, Supa Reels said:

Nice work guys ... very nice work 👊 and from most probably two of the best songwriters here in Cakes playground

ATB

Steve

Steve, you are too kind!  Much appreciated!

22 hours ago, mark skinner said:

Great  collaboration ! There sure is a Lot of cool stuff in this one. I Really liked the funk guitar sections and the mix sounded nice , even without my decent headphones on this laptop. Excelllant job.     mark

Mark, this means a lot coming from a master like you!  Give Daryl the credit for coming up with some inspiring tracks.

22 hours ago, Bajan Blue said:

Hi Guys

Really like this - some very nice Guitar

Mix is clear, vocals excellent - super groove drives this along

Great Collaboration  - really enjoyed this

Nigel

 

Thank you, Nigel.  You may have had a role in this by raising the bar around here!

10 hours ago, Larry T. said:

Excellent. The rhythm/percussion and guitar loops are killer. They fit like a glove. I'd trim around a minute by shortening a verse a two for higher impact and to help maintain the high energy🎶🎶🎶🎶

Thanks for your kind words, Larry!  I had hoped that I trimmed the fat off of this enough, but perhaps not?

Terry, this is one of the best songs I've heard from you!  The mix is big and clear, and the performances are tight.  I love the bridge and total arrangement.  You've become quite the producer!  Encore!

Well done, Gary!  This song sounds huge on my speakers - like I was right in the room with you.  Keep it up

Outstanding!  The beautiful touch on those saxes blows me away.  Very professional and very classy!!

On 10/5/2023 at 11:28 PM, Larry T. said:

Excellent from both creative  and engineering perspectives. I think this is the best mix you've done so far. All instruments sound clear and really well balanced (maybe bring the bass up a dB or so). Sophisticated changes, relentless pacing, quick rhythmic shifts, stabbing melodies are all excellent elements to create the mood shifts and tension you mentioned. This must have been a huge job to mix but the results sound great. Reminds me of some of the Bowie/Eno tracks from Low and "Heroes" but with a harder edge🎶🎶🎶🎶

He took the words right from my mouth!  This makes me look forward to your next song!

Well, this ought to impress your son!  Everything sounds right and tight, and this made me a fan of a genre that I don't listen to very much.  Take a bow!

I like the style of this song and the fact that you're stretching those creative muscles!  It's like comfort food for the soul.  On the technical side, the vocals seem to be narrowly panned, though not the guitar.  I wonder if it might be useful to EQ your lead vocal slightly different, say a mild boost around 3k, or maybe roll-off some low end?  Otherwise, this is a fine addition to your extensive collection of songs.

1 hour ago, KSband said:

Cool song, I like the groove.

KS, thank you for your time and comment!  Give this credit to Daryl.

p.s.- I raised the volume of the guitars that Bjorn mentioned.

18 hours ago, daryl1968 said:

you did a great job on this Lynn

And, it started with you, mate!  That awesome guitar riff was a good starting point!

16 hours ago, bjornpdx said:

This is really good. Great collaboration by two of my faves on the song forum.
Wonderful opening guitar. Production is top notch as is Lynn's vocal.
One thing I noticed is the gtr at 2:30. Seems like it should move up a bit, at least to my ears.
Good job!
-Bjorn

Thanks, Bjorn!  Your words always mean a lot to me.  You're right about the guitar - next pass.

Two weeks ago, Dary sent me some instrument tracks to develop into a song, and here is the result:  https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14668987

I received from him tracks with drums, the opening guitar riff, synth bass, a sampled funk guitar, and a synth rhythm track.  These became the intro, verses, and pre-choruses.  I wrote the chorus and provided the words, melody, bass, additional drums, and more guitar.  Daryl sang backup on the choruses to supplement my vocals.  Considering how fast this came together, we come here looking for your ideas and suggestions.  As always, thanks so much for your time and effort!