rob aylestone
Moderator
Every now and then, I check the old tracks I've done for the dates and then decide if they're useful or not. What happens is that I do quite a few show tracks - tribute bands, solo singers, that kind of thing and I am always quite careful to make sure I don't give the rights away. I charge them and give them the right to use the music for either ever, or often 5 years - depending on if I think I'll ever be able to use them again. A few have come back to me, and it means I can let people hear them.
Often what people want are two versions, one the track and the other the same track but with a guide vocal for them to practice to. I often use my voice which is adequate for the male versions but my go to female voice gave up this kind of thing when babies and stuff happened.
I hit on Spectral Layers - basically, removing the voice of the original artist, recreating a totally new version of the song - then dropping the original artist back in for the guide. This version never gets played in public, so the rights are done and paid for as a cover instrumental.
Spectral layers works pretty well for this. If any of you do this kind of thing, it is well worth getting it for that. It's not foolproof, but does pretty well. This track foxed it - for most of the song, the choir sound is from my library of samples, but in one bit the lead vocal was glued to the backing. Aaahs get separated but words don't.
I've got this Abba song and a pile of Gloria Estefan stuff returned to my care. The Abba one was actually tricky because the voice often has more syllables than there are notes!
Often what people want are two versions, one the track and the other the same track but with a guide vocal for them to practice to. I often use my voice which is adequate for the male versions but my go to female voice gave up this kind of thing when babies and stuff happened.
I hit on Spectral Layers - basically, removing the voice of the original artist, recreating a totally new version of the song - then dropping the original artist back in for the guide. This version never gets played in public, so the rights are done and paid for as a cover instrumental.
Spectral layers works pretty well for this. If any of you do this kind of thing, it is well worth getting it for that. It's not foolproof, but does pretty well. This track foxed it - for most of the song, the choir sound is from my library of samples, but in one bit the lead vocal was glued to the backing. Aaahs get separated but words don't.
I've got this Abba song and a pile of Gloria Estefan stuff returned to my care. The Abba one was actually tricky because the voice often has more syllables than there are notes!
