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I'm going to listen again! Man Jimmy, your vocals are absolutely perfect for this. Really "chilling". Please explain how you got that tone on the bass? How did you get it to punch and ring like that? Do you have an external cab that's exciting the strings?
 
By the end of this song, I was like Meg in this clip..
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Banging the table with my hands and everything!

   You asked about the bass tone? How?

  The sample started a long time ago. so long that
I cant remember. suffice it to say it was just
something simple way before all this fancy
1 million sample library's were around.

  One day after doing a mix I re sampled the bass from
"that" mix. (just one note) It had eq and a multi band
comp. so I sampled it effects and all. now I simply
use sfz player to do the bass parts from that sample.

  This mix doesn't have any comp or limiting at all
on the master bus and none in mastering either.
so this mix has no comping on the bass neither
in its track or the master.

  Even the vocs are straight into a presonus
firebox. didn't even use any of my tube pres
at all. The mic is about a 135 dollar condenser. 

  The setup is so basic. a low cost mic and interface
and sonar and that's it.
  

btw, i downloaded this and studied it and was re-writing it cause i couldn't resist. 
And then I stopped cause i thought 'what for'? they might get offended or somethin.
then, i was listening to Randy Travis thinkin what a great song for him.
born to fly like the wind in the sky.
there's a lot of feeling in this song.

Tim, if you only knew how many people have rewritten or added to my songs.  lol.  Go for it!  I'd love to hear your version.  :-) 

Hey! I'm a manualist? I could add a track?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zZN1puUwH0c

Janet, Jimmy, WOW!!!!!!!!! Simply GREAT!!!!!!!
 
I didn't know you could sing that great Jimmy? What the heck are you doing for a living man??? If it ain't singing then you ain't LIVING! Your vox was freaking GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the Music, WOW!!!!!!!!!!
 
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
 
Bobby - Freeze1st
 
 
 

A lovely song Janet... Very well written and arranged...
I love Jimmy's treatment of it...
 
I'm hearing some timing issues with the piano, and I'd like more variation in drum track...
Otherwise an outstanding production...
 
Excellent work Janet and Jimmy...  

All i can say is WOW! really amazing job on the whole package. Everything was perfect.

Nice vox from Jimmy.

I would love to hear more like this from you Janet. Your best so far without doubt.

Thanks for the ear candy.
Mark.

Janet and Jimmy - late to the part, but better late than never, eh?

this is an excellent song!  Janet - your lyric writing skills are actually very good!  If memory serves me correctly you've written 3 songs with lyrics (that you've posted), one for your grandson, one that Calista (sp?) sang and this one.  your lyrical talent is one to be jealous of - I love the way you tell stories with your lyrics!

Jimmy - this is an excellent rendition of her song.  I am very pleased with the choice of instruments, the singing, everything.  yes, there are a couple of minor timing issues, but they add to the character of the song instead of causing a distraction.  your vocals are better in this song than some of the others you've done (not meant as a criticism of your earlier tunes).

who is doing the backing vocals?  is that you as well?  or did robby send something in (I see him mentioning it in a post or two).

this is a real treat all around!  bravo!

  Freeze 1st
     Janet, Jimmy, WOW!!!!!!!!! Simply GREAT!!!!!!!
 
I didn't know you could sing that great Jimmy? What the heck are you doing for a living man??? If it ain't singing then you ain't LIVING! Your vox was freaking GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! And the Music, WOW!!!!!!!!!!
 
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!
 
Bobby - Freeze1st
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      Thanks for the vocal compliment. The truth is
I've had people say or insinuate that i'm not a very
good singer in my times. Made my living playing
guitar and singing in bands much of my life.

  I must admit it got to me to the point where
I considered my self a non singer. And playing live
doing cover tunes (some of which I hated)
(because the band wanted to do them)
(and yes who had to sing these songs I hated?
ME.

  Many times when someone here says I'm a good
singer I have those thoughts of those times when
they more or less said I couldn't sing. So thank
you much for the compliments.

   Notnat
       A lovely song Janet... Very well written and arranged...
I love Jimmy's treatment of it...
 
I'm hearing some timing issues with the piano, and I'd like more variation in drum track...
Otherwise an outstanding production...
 
Excellent work Janet and Jimmy...  
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   Janet wrote the song and I did everything else.
You are correct on the timing and variation. But
I doubt I'll change it for now. There are many
reasons but in this day and time of (anyone
can fix anything) (quantize) (throw in a vst
drum roll etc) I'm getting tired of the trickery.

  I was going to do those things like you
mentioned but this time I just said no,
If I couldn't play it Live I aint going to use
technology to change things.

  For example the piano. If i played these parts
live I would not have the quantize luxury.
And I f I played these drum parts live I'd
keep it simple Because drums are something
that is out of my league to play live.

  I 'm just in a basics mindset lately.

  Thanks so much for the comments.

  Mstodge
All i can say is WOW! really amazing job on the whole package. Everything was perfect.

Nice vox from Jimmy.

I would love to hear more like this from you Janet. Your best so far without doubt.

Thanks for the ear candy.
Mark.
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     I'll see if I can get janet to give you a thanks.

  Beagle
    Janet and Jimmy - late to the part, but better late than never, eh?

this is an excellent song!  Janet - your lyric writing skills are actually very good!  If memory serves me correctly you've written 3 songs with lyrics (that you've posted), one for your grandson, one that Calista (sp?) sang and this one.  your lyrical talent is one to be jealous of - I love the way you tell stories with your lyrics!

Jimmy - this is an excellent rendition of her song.  I am very pleased with the choice of instruments, the singing, everything.  yes, there are a couple of minor timing issues, but they add to the character of the song instead of causing a distraction.  your vocals are better in this song than some of the others you've done (not meant as a criticism of your earlier tunes).

who is doing the backing vocals?  is that you as well?  or did robby send something in (I see him mentioning it in a post or two).

this is a real treat all around!  bravo!
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    Yes these are my best vocals but I think it may
be because of the song a good song goes a long way.
I'm recording vocs different too. Crazy thing is its
just the mic straight into the interface. No fancy tube
Pre and stuff like that. I'm singing the harmonies too.
Some of my earlier vocs are not all that great so this
performance feels like like doing something at least.

   Thanks for the descriptive and constructive comments
 

Alegria

"jimmyman"
Yeah that's it -  passion.

It's a beautiful thing.

Ditto. Bravo, Janet and Jimmy. Great collab. I really liked this.