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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/03 00:00:57
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That's GORGEOUS. You know that song *you're so vain* by Carly Simon? I try to use uplifting or empowering lyrics when I use the impersonal *you* (a habit that we extinguish in graduate school often). There's someone out there who believes you're talking about them! Great song, it was song country-ish but it really could be the sound track for anything, even a broadway show.
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dcumpian
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/03 08:41:18
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You two make a great team. Beautiful piece of work.
There were a few spots where I thought the vocal might be too far up, but I think it is partly due to the huge changes in dynamics between the various phrases.
Again, lovely piece...great job!
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/03 12:07:34
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Beautiful song, lyrics, and vocal. Its simplicity gives it a lot of room to stand out and showcases the performances. Very well done.
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/03 16:06:04
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Very good song and performance. Sounds awesome all around. I did keep expecting some bass to pop in at some point. Personally I might consider adding either a real bass or a nice synth bass to round out a little but really spectacular as is.
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/03 21:36:08
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Randy was kind enough to send me this song to evaluate as I'd worked on one of his previous tracks. As you can hear, he and his daughter make an incredible production team. Absolutely wonderful. Highly recommended!!
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/04 12:50:49
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Everything above is spot nothing to add but one of these 
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/04 15:13:17
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Wow, that is a beautiful piece of work. A bit Sarah McLachlan-ish in a few ways, which is a good thing. It's got everything going for it IMO.
You two should definitely do more.
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/04 17:30:09
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sometimes I just want to listen to music
this was a gift
thanks for sharing
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/04 23:07:37
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Spellbinding.
Great tune, very intelligent arrangement.
Her lead vocal is dry? No reverb? Maybe add just a little? Do I hear a vocal that is dry as a bone? It's unusual, and plenty good without reverb, but I wonder if just a hair would improve how the vocal melds to the instruments.
Can't wait to hear the next one from you both.
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/05 11:52:41
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Excellent song/performances and mix.
Your daughter has a fantastic voice with plenty of character - sounds like a hit to me. Great job
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rcalligan
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/09 18:15:22
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Thank you all so much for your kind comments... the ending is still a bit wonky to me, but after listening to it 534592845982345987656 times I have no perspective anymore. Her vocal is a tiny bit too loud thanks for noting that. There is reverb on her voice, but I normally set the pre-delay quite high so the singer is sitting on your shoulder sitting into your ear with a trail of reverb following it... I will adjust the pre-delay down a tiny bit and thanks for noting this.
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/09 20:14:19
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This is a really beautiful piece. Close and quiet vocals executed perfectly, very impressive. The lyrics are *real*, and I love that and they moved me close to tears. Very well done.
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rcalligan
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/10 23:13:24
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Thank you so much Voda... I got a rather tepid...well okay actually a bad response from people I know, so thought Id done something wrong... only I had no idea what that was... I appreciate your thoughtful response
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/05/11 01:35:52
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Yeah, I really enjoyed that. All sounds fine to my ears Randy. Listening to Sonata in D Minor too... You've got a good thing going on here, for sure 
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Re: A new song from my daughter and I
2016/06/24 01:38:39
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