Keith Wilby

Hi all, it's been a while so ... this is my latest dabble with AI to extract a vocal from one of my stereo recordings from the 90s and put it with a more modern backing track. Comments welcomed as always. https://www.bandlab.com/revisions/6857c341-9d4d-ef11-991a-6045bd36e0d9?sharedKey=D1rWbql_X06zB9F8Ar9Qhg

Hi Mark, yeah I might have a go at playing it again - that solo (which goes a bit off the tracks at the end) is locked in with the acoustics on the original track but with a little jiggery-pokery I should be able to create a new solo section, if that makes sense.

Hi all, I've been tinkering with AI stems again. The bones of this recording "stem" from the early 2000s. I've added bass and brushed drums, along with some hopefully subtle strings and some Rhodes. It was (and is) about my bewilderment at terrorism. https://www.bandlab.com/post/b3134212-4623-ef11-86d2-6045bd2cd6bc

Hi Mark, good to hear from you again and thanks for your concern. Nothing to worry about thankfully, just got my plate full of other stuff at the moment - a young grandson to look after and two offspring's weddings looming. You know how it is ? Hope you're well ? BTW I didn't see a message on Soundcloud, I wasn't being rude or ignorant, just unaware ?

OK (my) panic over. I discovered that if I uncheck "enabled" under "keyboard shortcuts" then behaviour returns to normal. Quite why that should be I have no idea but I'm just happy to have it working again. Sorry for the post, I wish there was a delete button ?

Hi all, After years of working correctly, suddenly my Alesis v49 sustain won't work with CbB. I can press and release a note and it's fine. If I press and hold a note, then press and hold sustain, then release the note, it sustains. Keeping sustain pressed, if I press any other notes then they won't sound until I release the sustain pedal. I recorded this sequence with a piano plug-in in CbB and when I opened the event list there were no control events at all, only notes. I've tried this with other piano plug-ins, and also with my piano with its built-in sustain pedal, same result. I've also tested the setup with MIDI-OX and it reports that everything's as it should be. The only thing I can think is that I've inadvertently changed a preference setting in CbB but they all look OK to me. Any ideas anyone? I hope so ? Many thanks.

Many thanks, I'll look into that.

First of all, let me declare up front that I have no musical training at all, I'm completely self-taught, so what I'm about to ask might well seem obvious. I have Cinestrings loaded up in my DAW and what I want is to play chords with a sustain articulation but with the attack of a staccato articulation. When I select sustain, the sound of the strings gently fades in, but I want it in my face the moment the bow touches the strings. I hope that makes sense and I'm sure it must be possible but I'm missing something. I have the same issue with other VSTs such as The Orchestra Complete. Any clues? Thank you.

I'm using an online service (I'm not affiliated with it in any way): https://www.lalal.ai/ It costs money, although not much really considering the quality of the results. You have to have a reasonable quality original to start with but I've been amazed at just how much information it's been able to dig out of mine.

You're right, I'll give that a tweak. I remember him. Thank you ?

Delightfully avant-garde as always Jack. Many moulds broken yet again. I really can't fault any of this, well done.

Great guitar sound. I think it clashes with the vocal in places though. Choose your moments ?

I agree. Get that sorted and you're onto a winner ?

Some very nice vocals and guitar on this, well done. I found the percussion a little intrusive and repetitive but that's a personal preference I guess.

The "room" I've been playing in of late is marked "Stem Separation" - the ability to isolate instruments and voices from a mono recording. This is the earliest/oldest one I've been able to process in that way. The original recording dates from 48 years ago. It comprised me singing and playing drums simultaneously whilst my friend (who wrote the tune) played the rhythm guitar. What I've been able to do is to separate all three elements of the recording and use them in the CbB DAW. For the guitar, I combined the two halves of the song and panned each one left/right. For the drums, I was able to sample the snare and bass drums and use the samples in a Superior Drummer 3 kit. I could have used a built-in kit but I wanted to retain some 70s authenticity (maybe I should have lit some candles and turned off the electricity too ?) whilst keeping the tempo consistent. I then added some other bits and bobs and this is the result. I should warn you that the lyrics are ridiculously naïve and overly "flower power", with a couple of phrases stolen from John Lennon, but I've always wanted to "finish" the song and I think I have now. Didn't take long did it? https://www.bandlab.com/revisions/9749ca7a-c6ba-ee11-b660-000d3a428b97?sharedKey=HjJ-syGph0SZ7u0FN9Tscw EDIT: I've improved the bass as suggested and added tambourine for good measure. I've also hosted it on Bandcamp because I've mastered it myself and didn't want Bandlab to master it again in order to host it there: https://keithwilby.bandcamp.com/track/sweet-scented-rosie

This works.

That makes it all the more impressive.

I always know that your stuff is going to be a bit off the wall and avant garde and this doesn't disappoint. Overall an enjoyable listen, although I noticed a few timing issues here and there but that might well be intentional. Good voice. A cross between David Byrne, Michael Stipe and Neil Hannon to my ears ?

This genre really isn't my cup of tea at all but I can appreciate the skill that went into the production. Well done.

It's a damned sight better than the Xmas song I once tried to write ? Only critiques I have are that I find the intro a bit uninviting, if that makes sense, and I find the mastering a tad harsh, but otherwise, great job ?

A lot more guitar on this now. To recap, my late friend Rob Rigby wrote this and takes the lead vocal which I have salvaged from an old recording from the 1980s. Hope you like it, I think it's quite catchy. https://www.bandlab.com/post/59f0b6f9-589a-ee11-8926-000d3a41ef61

Stand by ?

Hi Terry, I have a couple of observations. I think some of the drum fills are too complex, and I also wonder how the vocals would sound if you softened your voice a little. By that I mean soften it naturally as you sing, it just sounds a tad harsh to me for the subject matter. Just my 2p worth ?

This genre isn't my cup of tea but, that said, I quite like it, especially the guitar sound which is delish. Well done sir.

The AI service that I've been using to isolate my vocals from old tape recordings has given me a whole new room to play in. That said, this song isn't sung or written by me, that accolade goes to my late friend and bandmate Rob Rigby who passed away, well, over ten years ago now. This vocal (and intro guitar riff) dates from 1986 when we were in a band together. I was never happy with the band's original version because our drummer had a tendency to race and to put over-complex fills in, plus our "keyboard player" was hopeless, so it's nice to finally get it into some sort of order and discipline. Comments welcome as always ? https://www.bandlab.com/post/8c0aaeb6-a18e-ee11-b75e-000d3a428fff