Original song - The man who had it all
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@ElvisNash - his decision, I don't want to hi-jack this thread.
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Yup , Well maybe he's not used for fishing for ideas , either way , its there if he wants it
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@RainyDayMan - see my last comment.. you posted seconds before mine.. I'm bowing out of this and many other conversations as my words, for some reason, are taken poorly. not my intent.
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I took it as friendly criticism. I do in fact believe that for how brief the lyrics are it does indeed give a severe warning. In fact some famous quotes about the dangers of alcohol are shorter yet universal and timeless. For example, "Greatness and alcohol are incompatible".
Then the sound effects that follow? You know there was real destruction there. I couldn't make that up.
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Well that's one way to approach it , but never heard of a 6 line song , maybe your the first, Get a great recording , Who knows
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Tea for the Tillerman (Yusuf / Cat Stevens) was a 9 line song. Very much the exception though.
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Its short , album fill I guess
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I like the guitar. Rob. I couldn't hear the lyrics I'd call this a good start.
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Rob. . . I can hear the incredible creativity of both the guitar playing AND the vocal. I can't find fault with the guitar playing at all. But the recording quality is (in fact) giving you problems. Trying to be helpful and NOT critical, I wonder if you are using all the tools to clean up (i.e. remove buzz and distortion) available in whatever D.A.W. you are using. I had similiar issues as I was learning to use Audacity to record. Everything was less clear than I was happy with. Since I had no "mentor" I had to learn on my own how to use the "Scrubbing" feature (small help to the problem) and then how to "normalize" then "compress". (Big help - Cleared up 90% of the problem.) The other ten percent is in my equipment. Good luck, and feel free to ask me about how I dealt with my own problems with recording quality. Unless we use the same software, it's unlikely I can help, but I'm happy to help any way I can. I can hear the quality of your work through the problems.
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professional recordings take a investment of MONEY time and energy . The learning curve with Pro Tools to get a pro sound you hear on radio. On forums you're also competing against Suno on radio ready songs . Not to mention , weeks, months, and years to learn to write to compete against hits you hear on the radio . Hits aren’t amateur hour .
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I have been using a cheap computer microphone and I record using Audacity on my desktop computer. That's it. Someone on this forum has recommended an excellent and economical microphone. I have it book marked and will try it at some time in the near future. I tried the noise removal on Audacity but that didn't do too well. It seemed to take out other frequencies as well. Any ideas that are quick and easy?
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I'm afraid any kind of filter is doing exactly what you described - taking out selective frequencies. There are different shapes of filter (often presets) that you might try, but ultimately it's a question of whether the benefit is worth the cost. And you'd have to try them out one by one to find out.
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I agree that perhaps the quality could be better, but I feel that there's a real song in this. I felt that the music really suited the words and they worked together.
It's obviously an emotive subject and all in all I found it powerful .😊 and wanting more
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At a minimum, go into "effect" and you will have a list of functions. Choose "Volume and Compression" and you will be given a number of other options. FIRST. . . Use "select all" and choose "Normalize from the list." It will increase volume a little, and I don't know what else. . . but when I use it first, my recordings turn out better. THEN. . . while "select all" is still in effect, choose "Compressor". It will cut the volume almost in half, but when you then export to mp3, the quality of my recordings is far better than if I hadn't used Normalize and Compressor. Good luck. If you already knew this, at least there is no negative to me repeating it to you.
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I do not see "select all". I tried "Volume and Compression" then "Normalize" then Compressor". It increased the sound frequencies but I do not hear any change in the quality. It might even have more distortion. I will have to experiment with this.
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My fault. . . I skipped a step. Choose "select". When you choose "select," there will be a menu dropping down. The top choice will be "All." What's happening if you don't "Select," then "All," is that you are only treating the single track you are in OR just the region of that track you are in. AFTER choosing "select" then "all", It will highlight every track. THEN, Choose "effect", then "Volume and Compression." Another menu will appear. Choose "Normalize." It should then "normalize" (and I admit I don't really know what that means).
You shouldn't need to do "Select" and "All" again. They should remain highlighted. If they don't remain highlighted, choose select and all again, then go back through "effect" and get the menu and choose "Compressor." I should have been more specific. It took me a full three months to figure all that out, and I tried to communicate it as though it would be familiar to you. Again. . . good luck and I hope this helps.
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