Paul Bush

I´m always impressed , you got so much body in your voice always beautifully sung  ...

Well this a nice break from everything else ,really well done loved the harmony guitars

I liked this one super song and vocals , backingvocals were spot on loved all the  breaks  like i said good song 

On 4/29/2022 at 4:18 AM, DeeringAmps said:

What VSTi are you using for drums? You're playing in via a keyboard?

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agree with the others, like the tune; needs work - kind of a Boston vibe...

Hi t,  well i use EZ2 toontracks , and I almost always stay with the songcreater patterns so everything should be in sync I think i get into trrouble when i change from verse to chorus, bridge  etc and well spotted  since ive downloaded spotify this year Ive been able to listen to so many other bands and artsits that passed me by like  Boston , and journey (great songs)  and many more so lots of new influences there  to add to my pallet , the main thing is I still feel i´m learning with every recording and its still fun thanks for the comments  cheers

On 4/27/2022 at 10:18 PM, David Sprouse said:

my goodness, you're in salzburg?!  beautiful place.  Like your song.  It does need tightened up but lyrics are masterful.

Thanks David , I left the uk over thirty years ago to live and work here in austria..... yes its quite pleasant , this was a difilcult song to write as I first  had the chorus and had to write backwards if that makes sense usually I start with a riff and build up to the chorus real time , i try to keep , lyrics short and sweet and to the point I use   ezdrum toontracks i think i fall into trouble when I´m adding changes to the orignal rythum  chorus bridge etc thanks for the nice comments

Hi chaps , well ive recorded and re recorded ths one at least three times and still I´m not happy with the rythum drums as usual , so I´ve posted it to disect and discuss , I really should invest in a live drummer ..but you know how much they drink cheers

https://metapop.com/paul-bush/tracks/waisting-my-time-master/240685

Another really well written song lots of changes keeps the listener on his toes , really cleverly done 

Whats not to like ? this is really professional recording,  vocals , instruments so clear , just great held me captive all the way through great song 

Yeah liked this one a lot  lovely recording ......

Just what I needed Its snowing here in Austria so still looking for spring ..it lifts the spirits and calms the nerves

HI whoisp , well yes of course youve got run with this one , Its great, it could go anywhere its got lots of potencial  ..made me wanting more liked it a lot ,cheers P

Hi i came late to the party , and listened to all the mixes , amazing what you`ve done with them,   geat song  really well done,  liked the riff cheers p

Yeah I have to concure with mark loved the vocal doubling  and well everything great song...it was really my cup of tea

Hi AB I always like your melodies and songs ( i always think of the kinks ), really liked the loose recording I wouldve doubled recorded  the backing  harmonies, although they were a tick out in places.......I  cant talk though, getting harmonies right is always one of my biggest problems and takes me hours , looking at the credits your a one man band like myself so I can empathise  cheers nice one P

Edgy and to the point i imagine it on a live stage pumpimg it out ...... the bass was all the way great 

ja Hi lots in there has potencial like all songs in their infantcy from small acorns etc run with it and see where it takes you 

Yeah i thought it sounded a bit like bread (david gates) at the beginning , great vocals and backing vocals , loved the chord changes really enjoed this one cheers p

Hi Rexred  Always good to hear your songs  as always great vocals just so pleasing to hear cheers for sharing

A thumbs up from me  great background harmonies , they really round off the song  , nice one

Thanks nonekker and kurt , yes as always there´s a few places where its not so tight , I´m going to leave it hanging for a while to get some perspective and re record at alater date cheers p

Hi after trying to delete a song i now cant upload any songs as from this morning has anyone had the same experience ?? filw just says cant find my song on soudcloud 

Hi chaps ive uploaded my new song only to find it really it has a howling failure in it I´d like to delete so I tried the  edit function  to no avail  thanks in advance

Hi Chaps , well after the last song i really thought i´d take a break then this one reared its ugly head and well I ran with it ,its another political obsevation I think I´m getting the grumpy old man syndrome , i tried my best to keep it all in time if there is anything i would change maybe is the harmony guitar outro its 1 barre too long   all comments and critque are welcome...for some reason the souncloud cover photo link didnt function

https://soundcloud.com/paul-d-b/around-and-around

cheers P

9 hours ago, John Vere said:

First, ya great song very enjoyable and as other say even with the kinda jerky motion it works. 

On that topic I have many live recordings from a band I was in and I manage to tighten them up with a little effort. Now it's not clear but I'm assuming your using real drums? 

If so then what I do is first drag the snare track to the timeline to create a tempo map.  I then will use the grid this creates to align things. 

First move is drum replacer to turn the Kick and snare into Midi. I then quantize to the created tempo map. Lots of option here with drum replacer. 

I also can take the bass track and drag that to a midi track and replace with Ample P bass lite. It will need some basic editing but once done I can't hear much of a difference and mostly it will sound much tighter.

Guitars can be a little sloppy but if there's a glaring error it's easy just to use split and drag the clip to the grid. I just did an entire song where the banjo was all over the map. I more or less cut and dragged 60% of the notes into short clips sometimes using CTRL drag to time stretch them. Anyhow lots of tricks that work without audio snap being involved. I never have much luck with that rabbit hole. 

But if your having fun and enjoy what you've made that's more important than seeking perfection. 

Hi John , well I´m using ezdrummer 2   mainly I use drum patterns that are from the same song patten so that  they should all corespond  , its all down to me hearing it and hearing it so many times  I just get blinkered so i leave it for a few days and then correct the howling errors ,that said the writing process is where the fun is  and i love the recording part as well .. I just wish I had producer who did all the proper hard work  and  told me ``how wonderful i am´´ (i´m joking) thanks for the encouraging comments ......ps the next song I´m writing  will hopfully be better mind you I say that after every song I finish ...cheers P

16 minutes ago, KurtS said:

Are you able to stretch or shrink things? I always have smart selected. 

Hi Yes it works but It just seems somehow wrong that the vertical dotted cursor line isnt ??? ,maybe the new upload is due