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#379166 - 12/23/13 08:34 AM With all due respect to Michael Franks
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My version of The Lady Wants To Know ...

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#379172 - 12/23/13 08:52 AM Re: With all due respect to Michael Franks [Re: tony mads usa]
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Tony, you have a lot of courage doing this song, but it was pretty darn good.

The musical background was spot on, and that song has a lot of twists and turns.

Did you play this using a style?

Franks has such a breathy voice...your voice is much stronger and heavier, so it will sound a bit different than the original for sure.

Ian
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#379177 - 12/23/13 08:59 AM Re: With all due respect to Michael Franks [Re: ianmcnll]
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#379178 - 12/23/13 09:00 AM Re: With all due respect to Michael Franks [Re: ianmcnll]
tony mads usa Offline
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More guts than brains, I've been told ... dancers
It's the Cool Latin Jazz style on the Pa600, with my own STS voices such as the Soft Latin Sax that is in the 'Performance' section ......
... and yes, I'm not going to sound like ANY original ... grin
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#379182 - 12/23/13 09:09 AM Re: With all due respect to Michael Franks [Re: tony mads usa]
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Good one, never heard this one, Tony - loved the sax - really sounded great. Nice soft style file as well. Everything fit together nicely.

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#379190 - 12/23/13 09:36 AM Re: With all due respect to Michael Franks [Re: tony mads usa]
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Originally Posted By: tony mads usa


... and yes, I'm not going to sound like ANY original ... grin


And, that is a good thing, Tony, as you have put your own stamp on it.

That's why these instruments are called "arrangers".

Style was perfect, and so were the solos...great job overall.

Ian
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#379208 - 12/23/13 11:40 AM Re: With all due respect to Michael Franks [Re: tony mads usa]
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Love the song Tony! Thanks for sharing!
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#379217 - 12/23/13 01:31 PM Re: With all due respect to Michael Franks [Re: tony mads usa]
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well played..

just a simple advice, dont try to record that loud next time... its a little overmodulating, which is a sad thing fro such a great performance..
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#379238 - 12/23/13 03:48 PM Re: With all due respect to Michael Franks [Re: Bachus]
tony mads usa Offline
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... thank you ... I actually added some volume after I recorded it because I thought it sounded low ... I guess I should have left it and let people adjust the speaker volume they were listening through ...
I absolutely appreciate the positive comments and any constructive criticism ... that's how we can get better at what we do ...


Edited by tony mads usa (12/23/13 03:49 PM)
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#379258 - 12/23/13 05:03 PM Re: With all due respect to Michael Franks [Re: tony mads usa]
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Always make sure there's a limiter at the end of the chain if bumping up the volume...

Thing is, most built-in audio recorders tend to default to a pretty good strength signal. If you need a bit more, try using the 'Normalize' function first, and see if that does the trick or not (it makes the maximum peak in the music go to 0db, no more), and only start trying to bump it if even that makes little difference. But you MUST put a limiter at the end of the chain, to make sure that levels don't go past 0db, which in the digital world is a no-no...
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