Members rickidoo Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 (Formerly morning, morning) Thanks to Stick and Oswlek for your suggestions on the lyrics (on what was previously titled morning, morning). Much appreciated. 1 min 19 sec Three. (Soundcloud audio) ©2012 Rick Dieffenbach Morning, morninga new day, dawningas daddy bakesand mommy wakes baby playstoys on his trayhe laughs out louda happy child There was a time when all they knew was me and me A morning strollis never oldWith baby thereand mommy's care There was a time when all they knew was just me and meAnd then there were three...three...a family Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members LCK Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Fabulous. Feeling the Harry Nilsson vibe. A lot. Very well done! LCK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stickboymusic Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Perfect!! Love it!.....haven't really got any suggestions for it.... lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Lee Knight Posted April 17, 2012 Moderators Share Posted April 17, 2012 Fabulous. Feeling the Harry Nilsson vibe. A lot. Very well done! LCK ^^^ I love it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Oswlek Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Don't thank me! I wanted you to change more than you did and was completely wrong! I do love "a happy child", that is a nice line. The "threeeeeee....." is gorgeous. Perfect. The continuous line "there-was-a-time..." is also very strong. The only spot that I think sounded a little funny is "toys / on his tray", otherwise you nailed it. I was invested enough go into a string solo and came back for another v/c. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members bee3 Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Very nice... very Rickadoo. Watch out, here comes a production question: All of your vocals seem to have a very unique 'sound'. I'm not sure what it is? What do you do to record them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stickboymusic Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Very nice... very Rickadoo. Watch out, here comes a production question: All of your vocals seem to have a very unique 'sound'. I'm not sure what it is? What do you do to record them? yeh i'd be interested in knowing... my guess would be ...short delay... short reverb... and possibly slight auto tune? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Capn Spanky Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Awesome song! I also really like the suggested title "Three". It works on many levels, not the least of which is making you want to listen to the song, cause your curious about what the title means. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members rickidoo Posted April 17, 2012 Author Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Thank you everyone for the compliments and suggestions. It made my day. Bee and Stick - production wise. Stick, you are right in your guesses (except I used something called V-vocal for pitch adjustment), but there are two other things I do which I feel have helped a lot. (I want to mention for delay, I limit the delay part to lower frequencies only. It makes it sound more like reverb that way and less echoing in a canyon. The first thing I use is a harmonizer to throw an octave voice over the original voice. In the part of the song of "3" where it sounds like one voice (which is all of it except the chorus) , it is actually my voice with an ever so slight mix of 1 octave over. The particular harmonizer I use is Antares EVO. It can do a lot but most of the time my use is limited to a 1 octave overlay. In "3", for the chorus, I simply turn up the volume on the harmonizer so that the 1 octave above voice is louder, you can actually hear it. Adding just a slight amount of 1 octave harmony adds a touch of richness to the voice that I would not otherwise have. The 2nd thing I do involves using a concrete limiter (in addition to a compressor). I assume you know what that is, but if not, it can be thought of as a compressor that has a brick wall for the sound. Sound can't get any louder. If not overused, the net effect is that the vocals are maintained at a higher level more consistently. Over use results in vocals that somehow feel grating. So I just use it a touch. It has the net effect of rising the vocals above the music more consistently.... BUT it also seems to have a net effect that he vocals fill out a slight amount. So it enriches their texture - as long as it is not overused. Sometimes I use the concrete limiter on just the vocals, and sometimes I put it on the entire mix. In the case of "3" it is on the entire mix. It still manages to bring out the vocals. In the song "Sailing Blue Sky" I have it on both the vocals and the mix itself. Again, using just a little is the key. I never in a million years thought anyone would be asking about anything to do with my vocals. I am delighted. BTW, I am using Sonar Producer Expanded. V-Vocal is built in. If you have any questions and want to send me a direct email, it is rick@allureiw.com. Rick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members stickboymusic Posted April 17, 2012 Members Share Posted April 17, 2012 Thank you everyone for the compliments and suggestions. It made my day.Bee and Stick - production wise. Stick, you are right in your guesses (except I used something called V-vocal for pitch adjustment), but there are two other things I do which I feel have helped a lot. (I want to mention for delay, I limit the delay part to lower frequencies only. It makes it sound more like reverb that way and less echoing in a canyon.The first thing I use is a harmonizer to throw an octave voice over the original voice. In the part of the song of "3" where it sounds like one voice (which is all of it except the chorus) , it is actually my voice with an ever so slight mix of 1 octave over. The particular harmonizer I use is Antares EVO. It can do a lot but most of the time my use is limited to a 1 octave overlay. In "3", for the chorus, I simply turn up the volume on the harmonizer so that the 1 octave above voice is louder, you can actually hear it.Adding just a slight amount of 1 octave harmony adds a touch of richness to the voice that I would not otherwise have. The 2nd thing I do involves using a concrete limiter (in addition to a compressor). I assume you know what that is, but if not, it can be thought of as a compressor that has a brick wall for the sound. Sound can't get any louder. If not overused, the net effect is that the vocals are maintained at a higher level more consistently. Over use results in vocals that somehow feel grating. So I just use it a touch. It has the net effect of rising the vocals above the music more consistently.... BUT it also seems to have a net effect that he vocals fill out a slight amount. So it enriches their texture - as long as it is not overused.Sometimes I use the concrete limiter on just the vocals, and sometimes I put it on the entire mix. In the case of "3" it is on the entire mix. It still manages to bring out the vocals. In the song "Sailing Blue Sky" I have it on both the vocals and the mix itself. Again, using just a little is the key.I never in a million years thought anyone would be asking about anything to do with my vocals. I am delighted.BTW, I am using Sonar Producer Expanded. V-Vocal is built in.If you have any questions and want to send me a direct email, it is rick@allureiw.com.Rick Good stuff - its really working for you and giving you a distinct sound Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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