Thank you so much for listening to a tune that probably wasn't ready for prime time, and not even one of my very best songs.

You know, I own EZ Drummer, and I just haven't been able to get it to sound right. When I transfer my PSR-S900 to EZDrummer or Cakewalk's Session Drummer it is not balanced and too in your face.

What I have decided to do is to cut and paste drum voices in a composition one at a time to separate EZDrummer tracks where I can try to balance them.

I really appreciate fill happy critique. That's an easy thing to do. Erase some drum hits.

The thing that bothers me most about the song is that many of the lyrics are trite, '60ish flower power lyrics. I rewrote some of these.

DNJ: harmonies are right on time as far as when they come in, but they don't always change chords on time.

Diki: You are right. The Melodyne has made me lazy. I will do more than just one or two vocal takes before I start manipulating the track in Melodyne.

As far as what my intentions are with my songs, when I'm recording, I'm just trying to make something as beautiful as I can. I have sent about 20 demos out to different publishers. I've gotten one rejection so far.

Before I send out more demos, I want to get it right, so I'm glad that I have gotten so many critiques here on the forum. Sorry for subjecting your ears to an unfinished product. It has helped me immensely to hear "out of tune vocals," "lifeless drums," and all the other crap. And to get questions answered like why my songs sound softer than everyone elses on the internet.

I'd rather get these issues addressed before my demo ends up in a garbage can, and I'm left singing at nursing homes when I'm 75 instead of retiring comfortably.

Thanks

Beakybird