steve@baselines.com Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 Recently added lyrics to this one - I'm planning out my 2024 album and this will probably be on it (later this year). The last verse I had some help from Bard - not word for word, but it did come up with the Window Panes Weep idea - One I really liked and was surprised by. I had to coax it along a little with 4 or 5 suggestions, but it basically worked as a helper tool for when the words just won't come. https://baselines.com/?p=6968 I am right here Waiting for you to come back It's been a while since you've been seen around here Every one is ve - ry concerned We hope that you haven't gone south But who could blame you if you did There's only so much drizzle that a sol can take. Come and break the spell... And melt away my shell Power up --- Power up my soul With your stunning warmth Window panes weep their dusty tears, Empty chairs hold echoes of your bright smile Conversations stutter, ice falls on the sill Aching for warmth, a tender touch. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Walsh Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 Nice one, Steve, I love those horns and the guitar break. The mix sounds pristine to me and its a very nice arrangement. One for the album! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted January 27 Author Share Posted January 27 11 hours ago, Kevin Walsh said: Nice one, Steve, I love those horns and the guitar break. The mix sounds pristine to me and its a very nice arrangement. One for the album! Thank you Kevin! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack c. Posted January 28 Share Posted January 28 (edited) nice poppy song/harmony.jack c explain how ya got that beautiful harmony vst efx etc. Edited January 28 by jack c. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted January 29 Author Share Posted January 29 On 1/28/2024 at 10:02 AM, jack c. said: nice poppy song/harmony.jack c explain how ya got that beautiful harmony vst efx etc. Hi Jack - thank you. I think you probably mean the effects on the 'POWER UP' vocal. I sent the vocal buss to three fx busses: cakewalk sonitus delay, pultec room verb, hitsville verb I automated them to kick in just for those parts. I'm going to try a screenshot here to show the settings. If you meant some other part, let me know. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vere Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Nicely done. My only criticism is the choice of the horns? It sounds very wavetable synth to me. Do you have Xpand or Something that uses real samples? It sort of takes away from the quality as the other instruments sound fine. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted January 30 Author Share Posted January 30 12 hours ago, John Vere said: Nicely done. My only criticism is the choice of the horns? It sounds very wavetable synth to me. Do you have Xpand or Something that uses real samples? It sort of takes away from the quality as the other instruments sound fine. Thanks John - I used Session Pro Horns on that one - perhaps I put too many effects on them! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Vere Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 (edited) Ya horns are tricky. I was the sound guy for a 10 piece R&B band with a 3 piece horn section for 10 years. Sax, Bone, Trumpet. That sound is stuck in my head. It’s that Chicago horn sound. They called themselves the Hounds of Sound I created a horn section in Xpand because it plays 4 parts. Took a long time to get it satisfactory. Just a touch of reverb is all I use on horns. The sax guy liked delay on his solos. Edited January 30 by John Vere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Joad Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 Great tune, if I heard this anywhere else I'd think this was a They Might Be Giants song👍🏼 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack c. Posted January 30 Share Posted January 30 On 1/29/2024 at 3:36 PM, steve@baselines.com said: Hi Jack - thank you. I think you probably mean the effects on the 'POWER UP' vocal. thanks steve,jack c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack c. Posted January 31 Share Posted January 31 On 1/28/2024 at 10:02 AM, jack c. said: explain how ya got that beautiful harmony vst efx etc. so ya did 3 voices for harmony one at a time?any tuning vst,comps eq's?jack c 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 41 minutes ago, jack c. said: so ya did 3 voices for harmony one at a time?any tuning vst,comps eq's?jack c Yes, three vocals, using Melodyne to fine tune. On all of the vocals, I used iZotope Nectar 3 to process eq and compression decisions. Overall, on the master buss for everything, I used the UAD Capital Mastering compressor (which I love for one feature, the saturation button). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted January 31 Author Share Posted January 31 23 hours ago, John Vere said: Ya horns are tricky. I was the sound guy for a 10 piece R&B band with a 3 piece horn section for 10 years. Sax, Bone, Trumpet. That sound is stuck in my head. It’s that Chicago horn sound. They called themselves the Hounds of Sound I created a horn section in Xpand because it plays 4 parts. Took a long time to get it satisfactory. Just a touch of reverb is all I use on horns. The sax guy liked delay on his solos. There was a group here in Boston (if I remember correctly, they were called 'Band in Boston') that had great horns. The best horns I ever heard live were the E-Street Band. When they came in on Tenth Avenue Freeze Out after the band cooked it on low for about 30 seconds, it about blew the walls off of the Boston Garden. I believe a couple of people actually melted a little. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bajan Blue Posted February 7 Share Posted February 7 On 1/27/2024 at 5:48 AM, Kevin Walsh said: Nice one, Steve, I love those horns and the guitar break. The mix sounds pristine to me and its a very nice arrangement. One for the album! Hi STeve Agree with Kevin mostly on this but do take on board John's comments re the Horns. Apart from that really liked this Nigel 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted February 14 Author Share Posted February 14 On 2/7/2024 at 6:52 AM, Bajan Blue said: Hi STeve Agree with Kevin mostly on this but do take on board John's comments re the Horns. Apart from that really liked this Nigel Hi Nigel - thank you for your feedback on this! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ross Smithe Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Nicely done Steve! Cool tune, really nice arrangement and mix. Guitar work is top notch, and I do like the horn arrangement, just dittoing the others, work on the horn sound/tone a bit. Great work overall!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wookiee Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Pleasant little ditty, nice clean mix, 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve@baselines.com Posted February 20 Author Share Posted February 20 On 2/17/2024 at 4:38 PM, Ross Smithe said: Nicely done Steve! Cool tune, really nice arrangement and mix. Guitar work is top notch, and I do like the horn arrangement, just dittoing the others, work on the horn sound/tone a bit. Great work overall!! Thanks for listening Ross! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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