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More Like Me The solution to relationship problems is this: You should be more like me. I posted this on the old forum some time ago. Thought I'd try for a better vocal track and this is about as good as it gets. Thanks for listening/commenting. ----------------------------------------------------- Everything about you is so organized Everything around you is alphabetized You know I love you, I love you dearly But why can't you be more like me? I'm always running a little bit late My slacker attitude I celebrate The clutter competition - I win the prize Living with me you gotta compromise You can hear a faucet drip a mile away You can see a spider web behind the stairway Disasters and catastrophies are what you're watching for I don't ever notice the cat puke on the floor You're the prettiest woman I know you know I'm such a lucky man Yes this I know But life would be perfect now don't you see If only you could be more like me When I get home just want to unwind You want to know what's really on my mind To read between the lines is never my intent Whatever I said is just what I meant Bills come around they can wait a bit Don't worry so much, you can let 'em sit The house could use some work I admit Meanwhile how about we fool around a bit? Don't adjust the thermostat Temperature is fine just where it's at Do we really need to drive to the mall The day is going great doing nothing at all You're the prettiest woman I know you know I'm such a lucky man Yes this I know But life would be perfect now don't you see If only you could be more like me

Really like the lyrics and the kind of sparse piano that enhances the sentiment. The drums are subtle, just enough I think. The "autotune" effect stuck out to me. I have to use Melodyne with my vocal track all the time. It's really good but can get tricky if pushed too far. I enjoyed listening to your song. -Bjorn

Yeah, I never heard of the massacre either until recently. Says something that it wasn't known to the general public for all this time. Good of you to dedicate a song to it. -Bjorn

I'm picturing a bunch of chanting trolls in a deep dark Finnish forest. Very nice sound to this one. -Bjorn

Like a walk in an enchanted forest. Nice one! -Bjorn

How many more Westerly Sessions are you planning, Doug? Your output of music is amazing. The vocal here seems different than what I'm used to hearing, maybe your voice "going higher." Whatever, I like the change. And as usual your musicianship shines here again. -Bjorn

Paul B thanks for listening and taking the time to comment Jack C I must have thousands of audio textures to choose from, too many. Thanks for commenting David Thanks. There is a Swedish crime show on PBS. Haven't actually watched it. Makke Thanks so much. Nigel Boy I'm going to have to watch that Swedish crime show now ramscapri I wasn't sure about putting the vocals in so appreciate you mentioning them.

Tim, that's pretty darn good for an hour at the DAW. I didn't expect the synthy sound in there but I thought it fit in very well. Nice one!

I read somewhere (can't find link now) that Windows 11 fixes the problem a lot of people have (for years now) of app windows rearranging when computer wakes up from sleep. This is for multi monitor setups. So if you've carefully put PRV and console windows on one monitor and track window on another monitor, then after the computer wakes up all the app windows have moved and you have to move them back. This link shows how you can get the fix via MS Insider Program https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/avoid-unexpected-app-rearrangement/

Tom, I got one of these LED signs on Etsy. Pretty cool. Just google studio LED lights for more suggestions. -Bjorn

The audio sounds great! Video suggestions? Well, I'd be more than happy to be your camera man and video/audio editor out there at your fjord. I could use a sanity break. ? -Bjorn

One of those less is more pieces. So nice, esp when the cello comes in. I saw Dan Keen Orchestral Swells in the Deals section couple days ago and picked it up. (free!) Going to use it in a current project. -Bjorn

I always block them and report them as spam. Not sure if that's helpful but I have noticed fewer of those messages lately. -Bjorn

No Worries Another music project I've been tinkering with for far too long. Thanks for listening/commenting. -Bjorn Omnisphere Heavyocity Vocalise Air Hybrid u-He Zebra Arturia Pigments Ilya Efimov Elec Guitar thru TH-U

Mark, I was expecting Bowie-esque and there it was right away. Nice. Very intricate and varying stuff going on in the background which made for a fun listen. I agree with noynekker about the volume of the vocal and that perhaps it could be EQ'd up in the range he mentioned. Great job! -Bjorn

Oooo I know, I know!!

Yes, I did enjoy listening to this one. Great job on the orchestration. I agree with Jack about adding a bit of reverb to the lead instrument to get a fuller sound. -Bjorn

You've got the style down for sure. The English is very good (the "curse" words are ok) but there are so many words flying by so fast I really didn't understand what you were saying. Maybe slow it down a bit? -Bjorn

So this is your old Carpenters cover with a new vocal track? Sorry, I didn't quite follow how you did this. Anyway, sounds pretty good! If you're like me you probably have a lot of original material that you never got to finish, so now is the time. -Bjorn

Very nice. I enjoyed it. I lived thru those events. When I see the newsreels from that time I realize how primitive the technology was compared to today. -Bjorn

Congrats. Very satisfying conclusion to the Warp series. So are you going to use one of the music distribution companies for your CD? -Bjorn

Busy boingy filter sweeps - very nice! 2:34 really like that sort of bell synth that comes in here Another winner for the Wookster. -Bjorn

Great lyrics! Vocal is quite good and stands out well. Crits: some instruments seemed out of sync and the drum track needs some changeups. Very promising. -Bjorn

treesha I really like the languid feel of your vocal with the unexpected reggae beat. Vocal got a little buried here and there but no biggie. -Bjorn

Esther Nice mix, sounds really good. I went over to your Soundcloud page and I see you've been making music for a while. Welcome Bjorn