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sorry stein67. the link you have sent me too asks for my email address and to sign up. Not prepared to do that just to listen to a song. Can you post it somewhere that we can simply click and listen ?

Ditto.

Just seen that this was the case this morning!! Sorry folks.

I think it was DonM that recommended "box" to me before, but obviously I haven't allowed the proper access. I'll get it sorted.

Dee nice job enjoyed your work very much......maybe just a bit of EQ here and there, but otherwise very heartfelt lyrics..well done!!

Thanks Donny. Yeah, my mixing (and equipment) has changed radically over the years. But these were recorded about 12-15 years ago and were my first foray into recording my own material. Just found an old CD last night and thought I'd stick a few up. One downside has been since I moved away from the Korg (I added a Karma to my Trinity later on) and the VS1680 and moved to a controller keyboard and Cubase with VSTs.......my workflow has grind to a halt!! It was all so simplistic before but now I end up fooling around so much with VSTs I forget to record any new material!! I am on a mission to get myself sorted though.

Thanks again for listening. Cheers.

Stein, these are really nice tunes...catchy hooks, and some really well done strings/pads...the drums are also a standout, as are your bass lines.

Your "style", at the time, is evident throughout the tunes and is pleasant to listen to...the vocals, and harmony are perfectly balanced against the background, and your judicious use of the vocal harmony is commendable.

Altogether, a nice package of tunes, with very well crafted and interesting lyrics...also, the words are easy to make out.


Ian

PS...Only one tiny criticism...the endings tend to be abrupt or cut off.

Thanks Ian. I actually said the same last night about a few endings.

Cheers for the post and thanks for listening.

Well, abrupt endings or not, you certainly have the knack for writing a nice tune.

I am more of an arranger/producer/player than a writer/composer, and I appreciate good song writing.

I got an email from one of the studios we sold a Tyros4 to, and they say their production times are more than halved, and they are also getting more work, as the hours needed to do a decent demo are cut way back when using the styles (edited or not), in place of doing each track individually.

In other words, more people can afford to get work done there. They've already sold two of their non-Yamaha workstations, and have kept their fully optioned Yamaha Motif because they have so many unique files and other things on it (big investment, I suspect), and also a very coveted Kurzweil 2600RS Module.

Perhaps your next arranger acquisition (whatever brand you choose) will also benefit you in a similar way regarding work flow?

In any case, stay with the song writing...you have genuine talent.

Ian