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Thank you. I already have my lyrics and melody, I just paused at this stage of the demo and had a lightbulb moment. My thinking here was I wonder how many different avenues other songwriters might go down with these simple chords and we could compare and contrast later on. Certainly not putting...

Just recording one of my old songs and my routine is to build from acoustics, looping drum beat, rhythm, bass, higher arpeggios, solos. I always get to a fairly full completed backing track before I even think of adding vocals. And it occurred to me, how much of the melody for this is in the...

It IS ELO. He's just posted one of their songs! https://homerecording.com/bbs/threads/abcdefg.429593/post-4946228

I use the Boss BR-800. Ebay for about £130, I think. I also have the walkman sized Micro BR, and BR-80, but this one is table based and easier to work on, although you have to dive into virtual tracks and their settings rather than just turning a knob on the device. I get pretty decent...

Best whistling in a song ever? Marc Almond, at the end of Mr Sad. For such a theatrical, over the top song, the whistling is (deliberately) the worst you've ever heard, and I love it!

That is excellent. Nice ringing solo guitar at the start, then a few melancholy overdubs mixed in well. The "And I knowwww..." hook is very memorable. Apart from the backing vocals, it sounds like one vocal for most of the time and your voice is good enough to do that. I have to overdub like...

Hang on...:unsure:

Liked it from the start. Is this Jeff Lynne undercover?!

Thanks very much, OSHC! It's been alive only in my head for the past 25 years. Good to get it out there.

My second hand br-800 occasionally has a blip where the menu touch button has no effect. All the other buttons work. I wish they were physical buttons really. Also, sometimes tapping a random button (not the tap tempo button) makes the rhythm speed change for no reason. Anyone else seen this?

Good song. You must be Jane's Addiction fans. Like me!

Nice one! It's getting better by the minute. This is the original recording length and is over long. I cut out some repeats and instrumental verses after doing it, and will basically cut out a minute and half from it. I get too attached to long outros, but less is more sometimes. I only...

Wow that was quick! I like it. The drum sound is massive at the beginning, probably because you are using better production and have been doing it longer. The main vocal sounds more distorted than before. That's probably a problem with the source material. I always tend to record everything...

Thank you very much. The drums are just a repeat loop from the Boss BR-800. I haven't got into programming parts yet, I just set the beat, pick a pattern and play along to it. Probably about 4 guitar parts on here, not including the bass and lead. Tried to pan them over more than usual to...

https://homerecording.com/bbs/threads/original-tune-the-honeymoon-flops.429431/

THE HONEYMOON FLOPS The ceremony is over And the circus has begun Dared to ride the tiger, Said “I do” and now I’m done. Darkness has descended And your friends have run off home The fun and games has ended And at last we are alone. My heartbeat stops My jawbone drops Love lies...

https://homerecording.com/bbs/threads/original-tune-the-honeymoon-flops.429431/

That is really good. Soulful. As Keith says, it's Lyle Lovett. I lovett, too!

That sounds interesting. Who were the two artists? Is the video on YouTube?

First recording of a song I wrote a while back but never got round to playing in my old band, or recording it. Pretty simple, only three chords, but I had fun experimenting with backing vocals on this one. Probably overdone it, but I was playing around. Made up some things on the spur of the...