Date: Sun, 7 Jun 2020 22:13:02 +0000 (UTC)
From: Jeff Lokken <jslbigd33@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Song Similarities.
Speaking of "Chocolate Symphony" I always thought it sounded especially the beginning a lot like "Melody Fair." Then there's the intro of "If I Were The Sky" and "My World." On Saturday, June 6, 2020, 10:49:41 PM EDT, julian@theglassfamily.co.uk
Absolutely. Also Words and A Girl Needs To Love; Warm Ride is a cross of Night Fever and More Than A Woman or their birth mother; Days of Wine and Roses with Angel of the Morning; Chocolate Symphony and Massachusetts; Sound of Love and When The Swallow F
Well at least to my ears.
Julian
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> Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2020 22:16:35 +0000 (UTC) From: Jeff Lokken Subject: Re: Let it Be ME Duet So does "It's Up To You" from Guilty Pleasures Speaking of songs that sound like other songs, ever noticed the similarities between And
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From: <cmathis@brothersgibb.com>
Subject: RE: Song Similarities.
I guess it is not surprising???
When I read these messages I thought about some actors and actresses… Many times their acting and mannerisms ae very much like their characters in other movies they have been in.
I guess some bleed over is expected or hard to avoid?
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Sent: Sunday, June 7, 2020 6:13 PM
To: Words List Member
Subject: [Words] Song Similarities.
Speaking of "Chocolate Symphony" I always thought it sounded especially the beginning a lot like "Melody Fair."
Then there's the intro of "If I Were The Sky" and "My World."
On Saturday, June 6, 2020, 10:49:41 PM EDT, julian@theglassfamily.co.uk > wrote:
Absolutely. Also Words and A Girl Needs To Love; Warm Ride is a cross of Night Fever and More Than A Woman or their birth mother; Days of Wine and Roses with Angel of the Morning; Chocolate Symphony and Massachusetts; Sound of Love and When The Swallow Fl
Well at least to my ears.
Julian
> On 7 Jun 2020, at 02:03, mailbag@brothersgibb.com wrote:
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> Date: Sat, 6 Jun 2020 22:16:35 +0000 (UTC) From: Jeff Lokken > Subject: Re: Let it Be ME Duet So does "It's Up To You" from Guilty Pleasures Speaking of songs that sound like other songs, ever noticed
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From: <cmathis@brothersgibb.com>
Subject: RE: Audio Compression and Words
Wow, great reply!
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From: Words@brothersgibb.com On Behalf Of Robin Setty
Sent: Saturday, June 6, 2020 6:29 AM
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Subject: [Words] Audio Compression and Words
Audio compression is a vital tool (probably the most vital after
equalisation) in gluing a mix together. Without it, sounds such as vocals, will either get smothered by the rest of the mix or will appear to be on top of the mix (like karaoke), not part of it.
It's been around since the forties. It works by reducing the level by a specified ratio when a certain threshold volume is reached. By doing this, you can raise overall level of a track without distortion.
It's absolutely not a substitute for good microphone technique. One of the parameters of a compressor is the "Attack" spped, which determines how quickly it starts working when the threshold is hit.
(You typically want to wait a few milliseconds so you don't lose the impact of transient at the start of the sound). Whilst a vocalist will know to pull away from microphone as they sing louder, even a boxer couldn't do that with the speed of a compresso
Different compressors create different sounds and tones. For
example, how gradually they come in when the threshold is reached (the knee), and what kind of distortion gets applied. Compression is usually something to be applied subtly. Nowadays, a vocal track, for example, will have two or three compressors in se
I struggled over the concept of compression for years, wondering why it's necessary when, say, you can hear an opera singer live without any need for it. The reason is that there's a limit to how much sound is available within a recorded mix, so you need
Barry clearly uses compression a lot in his vocals. It's what allows us to hear that beautiful whispery sound without it being drowned out.
Please don't think of it as a fix or a cheat. It's a creative tool to maximise what a vocalist can do. It's not in the same category as pitch control!
In Words, there's also a lot of compression on the piano. That's quite unusual because although you would compress most instruments, piano is one where you really do it very lightly. (1 to 2 DBs at the peak at very most, compared with a bass, where you'
Hope I haven't board you all!
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