Gospel music made with cubase

[ofie]

@thehornyscotsman

well this thread is interesting

people post their music here for a few reasons, to show what they have done, to get feed back on what could have been done which includes everything from production to instruments used to performances of those instruments and the lyrical content etc.

i would start by saying all the people performing on this song are very talented, i thought stacey monseni (i spelled this from memory, apologies if its wrong) was a stand out, dont know why i was drawn to her as this is not my thing, but there is something about her voice,

i’m sure people who like this sort of thing will really appreciate what you have accomplished with this song, good performers and it sounds professional.

i wouldn’t normally comment on lyrical content and i especially ain’t going to start now but i must leap to jonathans defence here, not being religious can be tough, especially in a world of political correctness, everything that we say gets twisted into something bad, being an outsider of religion looking in, i find myself walking on eggshells, i could spend two life times learning all religions just so i know how not to offend someone, why should i be made to feel this way, the way i see it is religious people need to understand we are not all religious and if we say something that offends then dont take it to heart, only judge us on our intent, and in most cases there is no intention to offend.

i have a friend who was over an hour late for work because a muslim parked his car in front of his space while he went to the mosque, this of course made my friend very angry and rightly so, he lost wages and got in trouble at work, the muslim laughed and said he had to get to the mosque, it is illegal to block someone else’s space but yet that didn’t matter to him, the point is there are alot of people who look for offence in the things we say so they can play the victim and get what they want. in my view this disrespects the religion they are supposed to believe in.

here in scotland a few years ago, a schools nativity play was cancelled by the authorities through fear it might upset some of the other growing religious communities, this is something kids tend to enjoy as do the parents so that didn’t sit well with me, a nurse was forced to remove her crucifix in case it offends others while while Muslims refusal to move their face scarf things threatens national security every time they enter an airport as a terrorist could easily disguise themselves as a genuine honest believer. religious people dont always get that they interfere with our lives more than we interfere with theirs, i could go on but thats not what this forum is about,

suppose after all this all i’m saying is us non religious folk try to keep our selves to our selves and let you religious folk get on with it so jonathans no comment was a fair comment.

can i also just add that you have not offended me in anyway and i welcome the musical talent you provide, all i ask is you pay particular attention when i say we walk on eggshells trying not to offend you because this in turn means we sometimes offend you.

i understand and thank you. I posted this particular song bcos this production is what placed my business in the limelight in the gospel music esp with Europe, Africa and South America. Theses places are where my clients actually come from. Im very excited about the connect se plugin bcos i can now build vocal booths in 3 different locations now, Suriname, Curacao and Ghana. Stacey Monsels is her name. She also is our bv girl and she just got married and moved to spain (rich footballer). In december I was going to build her a small setup at her new home so she can do the bvs to be sent thru emails. but connect se will take over, so I am very excited, maybe I might meet some producers and arrangers here that I might work with in the future.

[ofie]

@kzarider

The problem with politics and religion is 12345678910111213, disagree with respect or keep it to yourself please.

You have some fine vocalists here and I too have proudly played on many gospel records, with many fine and not so fine people. I am always surprised when anyone passes judgement on anyone’s faith or life experiences and assume they know another’s heart. Please be careful when doing this and take a breath 1st.

I know how difficult it is to mix music that has so much going on and I would say that in this style you have done very well. Maybe where the angelic female vocalists are singing I would thin out the male ad libs they detract for me from the vocalists charm.

Your beliefs are perfect because they work for you. Thanks for sharing music and your skills please continue.

If i’ve offend here feel free to have a drink prior to writing back lol

lol, no offence here but i will still take you up on the drink. It was a challenge mixing all the voices together. I think i had like over 70 mixdowns and still wasn’t satisfied. I was glad I finished the mix without loosing it.

[foolomon]

(Removed due to my lack of knowledge around the original content of this thread.)

[Jonathan5456]

I’ll be as terse and pertinent with this as is possible. Your entire point seems to be based around the OP’s first post and the following post, which happened to be mine, and that my specific choice of words had the sole intention to provoke or “troll” him as you so eloquently deemed it, so I will base my rebuttal on how laughable this is.

I can see you’re trying to be the white knight but I regret to have to inform you and discredit what your points are based upon by notifying you that the gentleman’s original post was in fact edited to include the word “enjoy” after several posts, as the indication at the bottom of the post states. In the original post there was only the link with no other words. I’m not the only person who thought that just posting a link without any introduction or any word(s) at all was rather odd, hence my light-hearted scenario which was indicated as a joking manner by the nice smiley to avoid misinterpretation. Many people would have picked up on someone just posting a link and not one word and pointed it out. So no, your accusations of my “trolling” intentions are absurd.

I did actually listen to the music and my comments regarding the music were to have no comment because I knew saying my true opinion would definitely offend. You could argue that even saying “no comment because of the religious context” is an offense itself, but any rational and educated person would disagree. It would have seemed rather petty to only question why someone would post a link to something in the midst of a small online community without being known nor having an introduction, however brief.

[foolomon]

I read as far as “it was edited several times” and declined to read the rest. Instead, I will offer an apology as my response.

[Jonathan5456]

I hope we can drop this for good now, I am tired of explaining it. I’m a very fair person and not someone who ever holds grudges no matter how sternly I put my points across, so no hard feelings.

[Strophoid]

Klinkt goed ofie

[foolomon]

Jonathan, I agree. I know I make mistakes, and I’m not afraid of saying as much nor of taking responsibility for my actions. I’m glad you don’t hold any hard feelings toward me.