Homeless is done..thanks to all who helped

Having delay effects that are in sync with the tempo of the song are common now, but it wasn’t always that way. Earlier I would calculate delay times with a calculator (I’m a mechanical engineer, so I’m decent with math), if I knew the beats per minute for the song. Assuming you use drum software and a fixed tempo, and a delay that can be at various fractions of a beat (MIDI synced), you can experiment with different delay times. The different delay time could affect what and how you play something. Or record some lead guitar & experiment with different delay times, delay amounts, and how long the delay lasts. I have been using Line 6 Helix Native software for several months (have yet to go public with those songs as of yet), and you can go crazy with delay effects. Having at least 3 separate delay effects (all running at once) can be possible with one instance of Helix Native. That is enough to keep someone off of the streets for awhile, experimenting with delay alone.

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I like the comment about not needing 5000 notes for a good guitar solo. Neil Young rarely goes past two or three, and he’s done okay. If you need a guitar part I know a guy.

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Nice Paul! Love the drums and the groove. Really solid production, but I am not hearing some of the lyrics clearly. BTY, I think you’d have a blast getting a lead payer to do a collab. I happen to know a guy who is ultra-professional, has a great ear and ideas for production work and can play the shit out of the instrument too! If I were more prolific in my songwriting I’d be keeping him busy. :wink:

PS. If you don’t want to just pull up one of Studio One’s delays, here’s a website to help you figure it out the hard way like @aaron_aardvark mentioned.

http://www.sengpielaudio.com/calculator-bpmtempotime.htm

If you want to play with a delay, just pull up one of Studio One’s native plugins and go through the presets. It is soooo easy these days. Just twiddle “knobs” until you hear something you like. Maybe try a slapback type delay preset on your vocal? …Just throwing stuff at you. :slight_smile:

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Take care of those hands! You have Studio One Pro? Sweet, I was thinking you were on Artist. Yep, so the wet/dry is the mix between your original audio (no FX) and the plugin effect. Find the sound you want with the “wet” turned up, then back off the “wet” and/or turn up the “dry” until you like the balance. You can literally find a plugin or FX chain you like in the browser on the right part of the screen, and drag it onto your track or send and Studio One will do the routing for you. Pretty slick!

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Have fun and twiddle until you like it! :+1:

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Ooh you have a new version and this is sounding GREAT Paul! I am having technical issues but finally managed to get it through my stereo speakers (my drivers are fighting their ridiculous battles)… there is a bit of hiss but it works together really nicely with a dirty sort of vibe! A nice relentless beat o, it just ends… well… suddenly? I am already imagining police sirens shouting and the crunch of broken glass!! (wicked grin)…
love how you are developing this, it doesn’t sound at all patronising, just kinda real… with a pleasing tone of grit and realness… .

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Coming along nicely. Sounds to me like you need to put a bridge in where it stops now that can get you back to
I’m A Homeless Man but You Can Bet Your Ass…
Simple chord switch to Dmaj would work as a starting point.
Only suggestion I would give you right now is to not get boxed in working on delays and FX until the song structure is completed. Whenever I do that I end up scrapping everything because the feel of it changed. Hammer out the meat and potatoes and make good gravy after it is cooked.

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No problem. I usually find if someone gives me a half naked idea it spurs me on to something better. The song is nice, almost wish you didn’t wrap it up so quickly, maybe a little more street pain.

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Just back from a few days in Vermont’s Green Mountains in a Robert Frost inspired cabin with my family. I took these pics from a book in the cabin because I was thinking of this thread when I was reading it. That’s all. :thinking:

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I am glad you finally found a home.

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Sounds great

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Cool mate,no probs i just put them up for a bit of content for the site really .More than happy with people just having a listen if they want to.

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WOOP WOOP
Great job Paul… love what you’ve done, yay! You have carried it off, it’s not cutesy or condescending but great musical storytelling and I’m really enjoying your vocals. A cool grit to this… well done!
:beerbanger::sunglasses::beerbanger:

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The production sounds great! Nice story telling and the song just moves right along. Nice job on the drums too! I’ll second Emma’s comment - well done! :beerbanger:

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I really like the transitions you’ve made, you stepped it up a couple of notches and tied the bow at the end.
I have a blocked ear right now, so although any comments on the mix would probably be more accurate than when they are both working, I’ll hold off for now. What’s really cool to me is that the feel of the song comes through even in my reduced capacity, so job well done.

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Well done. It hits me right here so you done good.

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