steve@baselines.com

This is really cool - loved both audio and video

Hi Kevin - thank you so much! Comments like that make it all worthwhile!

Thank you Lynn - nice to hear from you.

Hi again - I did trim out some of the parts of the song and got it under 4 minutes. IF you'd like to listen to that I included it in the original post: https://baselines.com/?p=6779 Steve

I probably did what I always do with new toys - overused them! It's a learning curve - thank you for your ideas! Steve

Thanks Tom!

Hi Nigel - thank you for commenting about the lyrics - I think maybe a lot of people don't get them all, but I am proud of them. Steve

Thanks Treesha I think there is one part there where I dropped a harmony and the main vocal should be brought up. Thanks for your input - I'll be releasing another version based on what people here think. Steve

Hi - thanks for the comment - I agree - Iusually like to make each song shorter than this - I tried a couple of trimmings but they didn't work out too well yet - I will keep at it though!

Thank you for the listen Wookiee - I appreciate it.

Thanks Larry - you are right. I rarely let a song go over 3:30. I think I will try to trim this down, at least take out the very beginning before the vocals come in. Steve

I bought this gem of an album the day it was released - so many classics. C H E E S E A N D O N I O N S oh yeah. Thanks for the post.

From the Horse Latitudes album, pretty much rebuilt with some new parts and new tools. https://baselines.com/?p=6779 Cultures come and cultures go The world still turns It's a miracle that we're still here When anybody anytime anywhere Sets the world on fire It winds up on a viral video Insanity strikes and it hits us so quick We give voice to the crazy, the fringe lunatic And when the truth comes out and the suppression begins We've got to crank up the engine and roll down that rocky hill again. Desert fox and poison pills The monkey swings And his par-amour earns her wings The chambermaid makes up the bed and plays for time She prays that he will sleep in town tonight There's a book on the nightstand that the powers neglect With a gold plated emblem that the night lamps reflect And when the truth comes out and the suppression begins We've got to crank up the engine and roll down that rocky hill again.

Cool tune. I like when those horns come in and the whole idea of the song.

Cool tune - thanks for posting lyrics.

Ahhh - the good old days.

Really good vocal work on this - mixed well.

Hi Bjorn - here they are: Malisa - Little Pretty One Little Asian Child The new citizen with the happy smile May this country be Sea to shining sea Lit with hope and peace for your lovely eyes Do you remember Sounds on the airplane flying at night Malisa Do you remember Do you remember Voices and Hands Malisa Malisa - Little Pretty One Little Asian Child The new citizen with the happy smile May this country be Sea to shining sea Lit with hope and peace for your lovely eyes You must have courage You must have courage You must be tough Malisa You can be tender You can take comfort From those you love Malisa May flights of angels May flights of angels Keep you by night Malisa May human kindness May human kindness Keep you by day Malisa Malisa - Little Pretty One Little Asian Child The new citizen with the happy smile May this country be Sea to shining sea Lit with hope and peace for your lovely eyes Malisa - Little Pretty One Little Asian Child The new citizen with the happy smile May this country be Sea to shining sea Lit with hope and peace for your lovely eyes

Thanks Wookiee!

Great! Not to mention those interesting piano trills. Well done and professional sounding. Loved it. Thanks for mentioning some of the products you use - got to check them out. Steve

Hi Nigel - your stuff is always great sounding and the videos look fabulous. Was that an intention use of the Pleiades (seven sisters) in the star field near the beginning? That is what it was, right? Steve

Thank you for that info Nigel - I really hear the difference with those plugins and I am glad I am not imagining it!! It's easy to get caught up in plugins and lose perspective. Steve

Thank you Treesha. I also use iZotope Ozone, Waves RBASS and Maserati Bass, The keyboards are Native Instruments. I use TH-U on the electric guitars, and of course Melodyne to make the vocals better than they actually are ?

No - they recently (as far as I know) released this Spark package that is made up of a bunch of their plugins. Run natively in Windows, you don't need any of their hardware. Its a subscription option although I think you can buy it as well. About $20 a month and there is a cheaper yearly subscription as well.

If there is any doubt about UAD Windows plugins being worth it, I would have to say that in my opinion they are. I highly recommend the 1176 compressors, the Lexicon reverb and the Studer tape deck. This is what was used on Arrow of Time here. https://baselines.com/?p=6775