[Dance] Plus que juste un rêve (MP3)

bvanoudtshoorn · January 17, 2008, 10:00:56

I wrote this track for my girlfriend.

It was our 2.5 year "anniversary". For those interested, the lyrics are below.

Get it here.

Dites-moi - c'était plus que juste un rêve?
Tell me - was it more than just a dream?
Je dois savoir - juste un rêve? Dites-moi.
I have to know - just a dream? Tell me.
(repeat)

Ariel, je vous aime.
Ariel, I love you.
Je vous aime, Ariel.
I love you, Ariel.

Ariel.
Ariel.

Ariel - vous êtes plus que juste une rêve.
Ariel - you are more than just a dream.

Ariel.
Ariel.

älskling · January 17, 2008, 11:15:39

Enjoyable track, but I think the spoken parts could be much louder.

EDIT: and of course, congratulations on the 2.5 year anniversary!

bvanoudtshoorn · January 17, 2008, 11:17:26

Wow - that was a quick reply!

Thanks - yeah, I had a bit of difficulty with the vocals. At first, they were much louder, but then they felt too loud. I finally decided that quieter was better, but I'm still not convinced. I think you might be right - if I get a chance, I'll remaster this track, and pump up the vocals a bit.

Glad you enjoyed it!

aGIANTpupafish · January 17, 2008, 16:53:03

c'était excellent!
It was excellent.

I though the vocals were about the right volume, only the tiniest bit louder if at all.

Off topic: Nearly finished my bv compo entry btw <3

Saga Musix · January 17, 2008, 20:02:47

nice electronica, but, as already stated, the vocals are barely audible / understandable...

bvanoudtshoorn · January 17, 2008, 21:34:27

Thanks!

@Jojo: Yeah, I think that something needs to be done with the vocals...

@aGp: Thank you! Glad you're entry's going well. I look forward to hearing it.

Sam_Zen · January 18, 2008, 01:25:33

Très agreable..

I sense a problem with the vocals too, concerning following the text. Vocals are more delicate to handle, than instruments imo.
Because vocals are not just sound, but also have an obligation to be 'read'.
This doesn't always have to mean pumping up the volume.

Sometimes it's not a matter of balance in volume, but of the production, in this case especiallly the panorama.
The vocals are, added with delays etc. very wide-spread between L + R, while some main percussion and bass is quite tightly located in the center. Maybe it's an idea to exchange these properties.

mrvegas · January 29, 2008, 13:20:18

Very cool -- your style of writing seems to translate pretty well to electronica. Maybe you have already remastered it, but I heard the vocals just fine.

Ariel -- that's a pretty dreamy name.

bvanoudtshoorn · January 29, 2008, 15:02:08

Quote from: "mrvegas"Very cool -- your style of writing seems to translate pretty well to electronica. Maybe you have already remastered it, but I heard the vocals just fine.

Ariel -- that's a pretty dreamy name.

Thanks, mrvegas! No, I haven't remastered it yet. Those vocals seem to be a very subjective point...

Yeah, a dreamy name for a pretty girl.

(Aww

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