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>An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
Hi all! Here's my 1st tune using Platinum. It's kind of an urban jazz thing that I was trying to showcase the Heavyocity DM-307 Drums module (the Urban kit) and also the iZotope Breaktweaker beatmaker plugin. There's also some Addictive Drums 2 electronic drums laying down the backbeat. The "grit" you will probably notice is from the Urban Kit drums...not clipping. LOL Guitars used were a Gibson Les Paul Standard for the distortion guitar, an Ibanez AFJ-95 jazz guitar, and a Gibson ES Les Paul (hollow) for the clean lead. Hope you like it. Comments welcomed. Here 'tis: https://soundcloud.com/tbosco/an-urban-love-affair As usual, I have a "surprise ending" on this one as in several of my other tunes. Wait for it....
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/15 10:29:49
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Very nice Tony - sounds like you had fun making this - drums sound great and great playing as usual
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/16 12:58:51
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Thanks Daryl. It was fun...despite a few computer/Sonar glitches. The DM-307 is a hoot all by itself!
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/16 18:35:58
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Nice all around pro sound on this! Great job!
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/17 08:33:21
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Smooth licks. I don't get into the songs forum as much as I used to but decided to drop in and have a listen. I'm glad I did.
There's not a lot to critique here. It's all executed rather well.
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/17 08:59:18
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Thanks for the kind words guys. :-)
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/18 01:18:38
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Very smooth all the way around. I might push the bass up just a hair, that would be about it mix-wise.
the ending was completely baffling. Didn't see that coming! Where'd everybody go??!?
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/18 05:35:26
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Slick production, very nice lead guitar work. I like how the end wounded down (slowed), like someone rested their hand on the turntable.
Only two minor criticisms: The crash seems a little too loud at 3:38, although that might be what you intended, that crash does sound great. The bass needs to be lifted a little in most parts however, there are bass peaks here in there so watch out you don't exceed those peaks further. I would prefer to use a volume envelope to keep those peaks as is whilst slightly bringing up the softer parts.
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/18 05:55:15
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Cool groove, slick melodies, nice wide open mix. Enjoyed this!
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Daniel
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/18 08:15:19
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Tom and Greg... I really appreciate those critiques. I struggled with the bass a bit, as it was an experiment of mine to use 2 totally different bass types in the song... the "verses" have a stereo/delayed bass (Zeta3), and the "breaks" use a very mono centered one., yet the frequencies are similar. Was a little hard to balance them and maintain the stereo effect and not sound like 2 songs joined together.
Greg- can you explain the term "volume envelope" a little for me? Not sure I know what you mean.
I think that crash came from Battery 4... and I'll bet I forgot to go back and lower its volume in the kit.... I find most of Battery's samples to be pretty hot right out of the box.
Daniel- thanks for the comments!
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/18 08:26:26
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Very nice. Easy to listen to. I'm on phones now cause my kids are sleeping but the bass sounds ok to me in the mix.
I can't speak for Greg but envelopes mean automation, in this case on volume.
Nice track.
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/18 11:39:32
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Slick, silky smooth sound, nice, thanks for sharing. The Bass sounds about right here.
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/18 13:22:19
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Silky smooth.... I like that! Thanks Wook!
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/18 15:51:58
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Tony, this is really good! You have very good taste and a good ear for arrangement. It all sounds good on my system. Keep it up!
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/18 16:54:30
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Hi Tony, what Tom said, Thanks!
When using envelopes I always place the nodes in manually, precisely where they need to be. This way I end up with way less nodes to edit and overall easier to see, looks much clearer, cleaner. This is why I prefer to use the term; Volume Envelopes.
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/18 21:24:42
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Wow! Lots of things going on in the mix, and you've got everything nestled away perfectly in its own spot. Very nice mix! I'm not much of a contemporary jazz guy, but I really like your playing. This whole thing is very polished sounding and ready for commercial release. Great job all around!
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/19 06:30:53
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Lynn- Thanks for the kind words. I actually like the arranging and mixing tasks better than songwriting duties.
Songcraft- Thanks for the clarification. I sort of thought that's what you meant but wasn't positive. I sometimes draw my own curve too.
Leadfoot- I think that's about as good a compliment as one can get! Thanks for listening! The "polished sound" is what I strive for.
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/19 09:53:19
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/20 17:50:17
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Hey, that was good! Love the guitars - the lines, the playing, the tones. There's a lot happening in the supporting tracks as well and it all fits well - nice arrangement. I found myself forgetting about the mix while listening, so overall it definitely worked for me.  And yeah, the ending... sounds like something I would do. 
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/21 10:00:11
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Thanks stevec!! Made my day!
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/21 11:05:58
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Love it, very melodic playing!
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/21 15:04:10
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Sounds great. Nicely done all the way around.
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/21 17:16:50
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Very smooth... really enjoyed it. I liked the way you wove the lead melody around the backing track. Very artful.
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/22 09:03:17
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I really appreciate these comments. Some of you picked up on a "new" (ie...new for me) technique I'm trying to adopt where I give each instrument more space and "weave" a texture as phil said. I'm glad it got noticed. I used to do this "wall of sound" thing to compensate for my lack of keyboard and other musical skill, but I think this arrangement sounds way better and a bit more "pro".
Thanks again guys.
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Re: >An Urban Love Affair< ..........Sonar Platinum
2015/03/22 12:19:10
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Super slick production and playing here Tony. I think the electronic drum elements add a nice flavour to this, more so than a straight acoustic kit would have - gives it a more modern edge.
Great ending too.o.o.o.....
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