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  • Making History (p.2)
2012/06/24 22:59:06
Janet
What's the vocal effect you used?  If I could try that, maybe even I would try singing.  :)

Anyway, fantastic, and what a cool gift.  Good for you!  :)  
2012/06/24 23:21:43
evadianepug
Slinky song, buddy!  Great gift.  It's good to hear originals!  This is VERY original, mucho changes that fit!
2012/06/25 03:28:03
Bob Oister
Hi, Paul,
 
Very cool, clever and really creative song with a huge, monster mix!  I really love the synth work on this.  Lots of wild curves on this cool roller coaster ride, I'll bet Mrs. Paulo loved it.
 
Great stuff!
Bob
2012/06/26 19:25:14
paulo
Thanks to all for taking the time to listen and comment - very much appreciated.

Lynn  - I'm not even sure what style of music it is - it was a hard one to categorise for soundclick purposes.  I'm glad you think it works.

Bapu - I wish recycling was an option, but I fear that I won't get away with that - will no doubt have to come up with something else next time. Mebbe I can use it again in the future on a greatest hits anniversary compilation.

James - PSB with balls ! I like that. Funny enough they did a kind of Oasis sound-alike track a few years ago and I remember thinking they should do more like that as it was an interesting combination of styles.

Frank - Thanks for the compliments. I'll check out the vox as you mention - I did indeed take the lazy route due to time constraints.

Kev - yeah, you're right. It fought with me for the longest time and with 24hrs to go I thought I'd never get it presentable in time, then finally something clicked and it came together a lot better.

Mgh - yep, bit of a mix of styles there for sure. The dance elements/vox were for Mrs P, but no idea where the rest came from really, other than I wanted it to twist and turn a bit.

Foxwolfen - thanks for listening - glad you liked !

Danny - Yeah, I'm no autotune fan either, but like I said, it wasn't for me. It's funny that you came on here to listen to this one as I was reading your views about that subject just after I posted this and I thought - It'll be just typical if he picks today to check out my tune lol ! Fear not, it's a one off for me.

Geeare - thanks man , you're very kind. Thankfully she did like it . I know what you mean about the autotune thing. The almost certain use of it on whoever's latest release is actually the main thing I have against it.

Janet - it's just auto-corrected with v-vocal. Turn vibrato to zero / sense to 100  / Formant control shift up a couple of notches and press Correct. Job done. Ironically, it didn't work too well the first time I tried because my vocal track was too in tune, so I did it again a little looser and it worked better, I guess because there was more correction required then. I've spent many hours over the years having to re-do vocal tracks , but this was the first time I ever had to re-do one to make it worse, lol !

Warren - thank you so much. I'm so glad that people are thinking it works - I thought it did, but I did wonder whether others would feel the same.

Bob - Thanks for the mix comments - I was aiming for something big, with a dramatic ending, so I'm glad it's coming across well and yeah, it was well recieved by Mrs P ! Made it all worthwhile.






















2012/06/26 21:18:31
darylcrowley
Other than I thought the vox was a tad too upfront.  Love the song and production.  The vox xfx is cool but sounds a little uneven in spots, like it's almost a tad too fast, not sure.

Cool tune, well done.

Daryl
2012/06/27 18:52:38
paulo
Thanks Daryl - I think I know the bits you mean and it was meant to be that way, so that every "bend" didn't sound the same. To be honest, I didn't really spend too much time on that bit as it's not a technique/effect that I have any plans to use again - just a one off for Mrs P who likes that sort of thing.


2012/06/27 20:57:53
Scottytunes
Wow! That was awesome! Nice production...Cher voice and all!
2012/06/29 15:33:42
Wookiee
ike the Pet Shop Boys with balls. ;-)
 


That made me smile.


Missed this some how, not keen on the vocal FX but as I do not do vocals I will not say anything else.


The rest I liked thanks for sharing.
2012/06/29 16:32:23
twisted6s
Very clever tune Paulo, well done!
2012/06/29 16:38:44
ATS
I actually like the vocal fx a lot, maybe in a couple places they need to be a tad more subtle.  Really I just love this song, not sure I want to go into reviewing it so much and just enjoy it.  The one problem I have with it is the sound quality, I think it could be better.  It just seems like a veil is over the music that needs to be lifted.  I really love the song though, did I say that?   
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