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Old 04-07-2018, 10:43 PM   #1
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Default First time recording LIVE and First REAPER Video

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The Great Divide is a song I composed that talks about a woman going through a profound spiritual crisis. She is "waking up". She must face the dark night of the soul and cross the great divide so she can heal and grow into her full potential.

I will produce a full studio version (AKA laptop on the desk of my living room) of The Great Divide with drums, bass guitar, synth and keys. I'm almost done.

But, for the moment I felt like trying to record a live striped down version. This is the first time I record something live with two microphones. I also shot a video that I merged with the audio track in Reaper.

Not a great result, but not so bad either. It was a challenge...

Microphones = Guitar is AKG C414 ; Vocal is Heil Pr22
Guitar = Yamaha FGX 800C
DAW = REAPER
PC = Cheap Lenovo laptop with pc soundcard



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THE GREAT DIVIDE
Conscious Grooves

S1: Babylonian Consciousness

She is living the American dream
In a home down south uptown in New Orleans
She works all day
Takes to the bottle at night and fall asleep
Her life appears to be normal for the most
But tonight it’s coming to an end

S2: Disturbing Reality

The feelings inside grow stronger
She tries to hide but no longer
She can’t deny what’s happened inside

Elle vie dans le rêve – Américain – et pense être libre

And now things have changed
Her memories have rearranged
As a matter fact this time she can’t go back

Prise en otage dans la folie de l’inconscience

She has a life to live
With no compromise
No one said that the choices made were easy… It seems ~!
All the things she knows in her reality
Never understanding was just dreaming… Indeed ~!

S3: The Quest for Knowledge and Freedom

Elle cherche en vain à savoir pourquoi
Toutes les grandes questions sont sans réponses
Elle est constamment désabusé
Information coming in fast
She wants to know why the world’s aghast
And the reasons why it’s came to be
Elle se réveille d’un long sommeil
Elle arrive à peine à réaliser
Que le monde ne sera plus jamais le même

She’s waking up from a dreaming state
She finds it hard to discriminate
And her live will never be the same

She gave it all away nothing else remains
Only way at the time to break from slavery ---- y Released !
And some of those she loves turned and walked away
Never understanding thought she’s crazy …. y She’s Free !

S4: The Dark Night of the Soul

And all the hills she climbs (elle se libère)
They bring her closer to freedom
The things she lost inside (elle les retrouvent)
Are coming back in their glory

Et dans la nuit noire de l’âme (dark night of soul)
L’épreuve ultime à traverser
She must endure the pain (doit rester forte)
To cross the sea of illusions

She’s not alone --- She’s coming home

THE GREAT DIVIDE

S5: SOLO

S6: On the other side of the Great Divide - Healing

She changed her life when she crossed the line
She found her freedom when she stopped believing
One way out only one way out
On the other side of Great Divide

She got it made she got it made
Elle se retrouve enfin de l’autre côté
She’s got the time to keep the flow
And to heal inside and to love and grow

Oooooooo
Ouuuuuuu
Iiiiiiii
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Old 04-08-2018, 01:37 AM   #2
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::::tipping my hat:::
That was absolutely fantastic.
:::handshake:::

Beautiful mood & story.

AND in TWO languages?! Git outta town!

Seriously, Well done sir, well done indeed. Please share the full version when it's finished! Even though, this one does just fine as it is...

Thank you for sharing it, I so enjoyed it, I think I'll have another listen.
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::::tipping my hat:::
That was absolutely fantastic.
:::handshake:::

Beautiful mood & story.

AND in TWO languages?! Git outta town!

Seriously, Well done sir, well done indeed. Please share the full version when it's finished! Even though, this one does just fine as it is...

Thank you for sharing it, I so enjoyed it, I think I'll have another listen.
Thanks for the positive comment. The full version rocks with the drums and bass - plus the fact that I got to retrack the vocals to get them right. It's looks easy to sing, but there's a lot going on - switching moods and gears... I'll share the finished version as soon I'm done. I just finished the guitar solo, which has a The Cure like feeling to it. Cheers
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