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[Update] Always and Forever (An original song)
** begin update 3/3/2016 ** Ok, I have some vocals now thanks to Daryl, but I need some listens and opinions. Do the vocals sit too far back in the mix? Very little was done to the raw tracks except for a little compression, eq and a little reverb (echo on harmony track). https://soundcloud.com/metaphasic/always-forever
** end update 3/3/2016 ** This is an original song I wrote back in 1987, when I was only 18. I wrote it shortly after getting a Roland D-50 synth. I was forced to sell that synth later due to money issues, so I stuck with guitar ever since. Over the past few years, I've had a real problem with my arthritis. The way in which I have to twist and bend my wrists to play the guitar is now quite painful, so I recently decided to put it aside, in favor of the keyboard. I wasn't sure how well I'd do considering the limited amount of time I had played a synth, but I took the plunge and bought a brand new Roland Jupiter-50 synth. As it turns out, I am able to much better translate what I hear in my head into reality, not to mention much kinder on my wrists. The following is a two-piece song which begins with a prelude called "Always", followed by the main piece called "Forever". There are lyrics and melody to it, however, no vocalists were available to record. Maybe one day, I will release it again with vocals. For now, this is the best I can do. Unlike former pieces which included keyboard parts, these were all played by hand, except the MIDI-driven drum machine. Please tell me what you think of the piece and whether or not I made the right decision in moving to keyboards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKzSPp6kDd8
post edited by Serenarules - 2016/03/03 08:37:35
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jamesg1213
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Re: Always and Forever (An original song)
2016/02/27 13:21:09
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That's really nice. Plenty of singers on this board, maybe someone could help you out with a collab?
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Re: Always and Forever (An original song)
2016/02/27 13:46:53
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Very nice bed for a vocal
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Metaphasic
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Re: Always and Forever (An original song)
2016/02/27 20:21:07
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Good suggestion James. I might ask around. Or if anybody sees this and wants to help, just let me know.
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Re: Always and Forever (An original song)
2016/02/28 21:22:50
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D-50. That takes me back. S550, M1, RD1000, Kurzweil, and an MC500mkII to control them all.
Nice work!!!
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Re: Always and Forever (An original song)
2016/02/29 08:03:03
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Beautiful melodies and mix was good IMO. Great job. I think the change is a winner.
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Re: Always and Forever (An original song)
2016/02/29 16:06:13
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Very nice... a pleasant listen for sure.
I liked that repeated portamento-ish line - simple but effective. Worked nicely with the violin melody part over top.
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Re: Always and Forever (An original song)
2016/02/29 16:25:31
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Beautiful music and melody Drew.......I truly enjoy this type of music and even inspired to play my guitar over this nice bed of music. 
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Re: Always and Forever (An original song)
2016/02/29 21:49:11
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Thanks for the wonderful words people! It means a lot. =)
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Re: Always and Forever (An original song)
2016/03/01 09:52:47
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Yep, I agree, nice piece indeed, would have been big in the '80's but oh well. I did find myself hoping for an interesting bridge or something. I think you've done very well in the mix, seems polished.
I'd agree on adding a vocal or a lead part, it would bring it along even further.
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Re: Always and Forever (An original song)
2016/03/03 08:23:59
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See first post for update. Thanks!
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Re: Always and Forever (An original song)
2016/03/03 10:42:32
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Vocal could come up a bit.
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Re: Always and Forever (An original song)
2016/03/03 10:57:07
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The vocal could do with being little more forward, overall though nice track, the mix works here, thanks for sharing.
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Re: Always and Forever (An original song)
2016/03/03 13:27:20
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Like what? Maybe 2db? Just a ballpark as I've never mastered vocals before. Well not seriously anyway.
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