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19th Jul 2023 22:34 - 1 year ago
Description : i dedicate this track to everybody who as ever given me advice or their time either listening or commenting. this is for you, i love you all and invite you round my place. im spreading more happy, i put alot into the vocal processing and think its a huge improvement SWITCH IT UP :))
(lyric sheet is available)

Comments (21)

If you have time take a listen and give dimestop some feedback.

BaoBou
BaoBou 11th Aug 2023 14:20 - 1 year ago
Paul, you're getting better and better at this. You're using your voice more to the best of your abilities and the mix is also definitely better than what you did say a year ago.
Good stuff!
dimestop
dimestop replied 11th Aug 2023 - 1 year ago
thanks for the positive feedback mate, ive been putting more into production, routing it to bus tracks etc, improving my music theory too, thanks for the checkout Bou
luvroxu
luvroxu 10th Aug 2023 15:10 - 1 year ago
Awesome!
dimestop
dimestop replied 10th Aug 2023 - 1 year ago
thanks for giving it a check bro, glad you liked it,
krotan
krotan 6th Aug 2023 15:59 - 1 year ago
Sounds very professional...
dimestop
dimestop replied 6th Aug 2023 - 1 year ago
thankyou Krotan, i can assure you im such an amateur bro, but your comment inspires me to keep on improving
CINCOCENT
CINCOCENT 3rd Aug 2023 20:07 - 1 year ago
Now you really are trying to give the best of yourself and music always makes a bad day better! For kicks and for fun man you do it well bro but I'm not trying to make any money out of this or make it big I do it for me I'm sure you do it for you you know but we could always use advice and some criticism you know to improve some of us can't take it some of us can but I kind of feel like I like what you're saying though your lyrics are dope as hell but I feel like your voice doesn't fit the vibe that's the only thing I got to say about this track other than that 10 out of 10
dimestop
dimestop replied 3rd Aug 2023 - 1 year ago
bro thanks for checking it out, like you, i do it for me and yeah its fun but even though its fun i think its important to still give your best.
after all the advice ive been given, its not worth wasting so i improve to hopefully pass on, believe me bro im never gonna make a penny from this, i cant believe im doing vocals and im surprised im at this level, communicating with some real talent and getting away with it :))
your probably right about the vibe, my tone isnt a perfect fit but i liked the track and you know i like to sing about you lot, your my biggest listeners
and G always say what you feel, thats the whole point if you cant take critique your in the wrong place, i respect you homie, your a long standing friend and a great producer
Slutmp
Slutmp 31st Jul 2023 23:55 - 1 year ago
is there an instrumental
dimestop
dimestop replied 1st Aug 2023 - 1 year ago
it was free on YouTube
Angelus777
Angelus777 31st Jul 2023 16:36 - 1 year ago
Hey P,

This is a really NICE! beat and your lyrics and vocals are so *Sunny* can't help but smile. It's definitely a happy! vibe & you are bringing out the sunshine on this grey day...Great! work here. Keep up the FAB! Job. Kudos!
dimestop
dimestop replied 31st Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
thanks for the check out Angel, you know me always trying to bring the happy, i like your latest to Rujay, i have heard his and i like young gotti too, pendo 46 is good as is certibeats and dizzla d
thanks again lady
ValveDriver
ValveDriver 30th Jul 2023 00:49 - 1 year ago
I don't get around here as much as I used to. Life, ya know? It sometimes gets in the way of livin'.

I know what you mean about the community helping out. Back when I first started in 2012, it was like a gold mind of useful advice. I'd say about 90% of what I know now, (which still isn't much), I learned here through reading every comment on every song I checked out, and from constructive criticism on my own tracks, or in the forums...back when they were far more active.
It's definitely a good community. There has always been the occasional ass-clown that comes in and pipes up, but for the most part, everyone self regulates, and takes out the trash when needed.
dimestop
dimestop replied 30th Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
haha this came in as i was listening to yours Aaron, them were the good days i believe, comments and listens were good, a closer community,
although its much quieter here these days we dont do bad in featured and yeah we self regulate, the shit is easily disposed.
sharing is king, not just music but the knowledge and like you my knowledge is limited but most learnt here
ValveDriver
ValveDriver 30th Jul 2023 00:07 - 1 year ago
Dime, how ya doin' man?

I have to say, your effects on your vocals really have come a long ways. I remember at one time, they were always super-centered and muted. Now, they stand out more and much more dynamic. Good work, mister.

Take care, bud.
Aaron
dimestop
dimestop replied 30th Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
V so nice to see you around bro, i have stepped things up quite a bit on the production sides, the communities help and advice has been very helpful too. this place has just sucked me in, i want more knowledge, thanks for stopping off and leaving a positive comment mate, really appreciated
ZoxoSonor
ZoxoSonor 29th Jul 2023 07:18 - 1 year ago
it's a positive energy boost ...thanks!
dimestop
dimestop replied 29th Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
thanks for the check out ZoSo, you guys give me a boost always :))
Pnnywze
Pnnywze 28th Jul 2023 03:55 - 1 year ago
Hey paul, ur enthusiasm alone could take u far, man. But u have much improved skills to go with it. Im glad to call u my friend and one of my favorites to get opinions from on my work. I just told another friend on discord about the community here, im hoping he comes over, i kno youre a great person to learn from, man. Well done, as always. -Aaron
dimestop
dimestop replied 28th Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
thanks Aaron, i have had lots of help from our community and always try to give back, im a fan of everyone that shares with us as you know, even if im not a fan of a particular style or genre, i will give you a listen and comment if i can add value or just my own opinion on how it made me feel.
i listen to music differently now i produce and sing, we all know good when we here it, irrelevant of genre, that's really for the anoraks. your ears are the best tool to gauge a track.
this community is good but could and should be better, there's some tremendous talent here, i don't consider myself to be one of them bytheway, ive got something to offer because of my enthusiasm, i will always encouraging. we need more though, more collabs, more comments, competitions, challenges, freshen the place up, admin give us a good platform but it needs improving, i might start a thread about fresh stimulus :))
ClickbaitCabaret
ClickbaitCabaret 27th Jul 2023 21:23 - 1 year ago
Rather happy, bouncy beat.
dimestop
dimestop replied 27th Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
thanks for the listen bro, always trying to spread happy :))
T576
T576 26th Jul 2023 04:23 - 1 year ago
dime, you are doing a great job. Everything is better from the processing to the mixes. I agree with Manuela and Rita as far as variation of the vocal track. In your style of music cadence is verry important. As a start on this particular track, You might want to try using a 16th note triplet scale in C Major against the Cmajor7 chord of this track and see what happens. Just a form of cadence practices. Remember one valuable lesson, your ears are your best processing tools. Don't get caught up in thinking there is a set of tools that you must have on every track. Nothing is etched in stone when it comes to processing. I have written songs with little to know processing and it happen to work out fine. YOU ARE ON YOUR WAY. Will help however I can. PEACE. T576 OUT.
dimestop
dimestop replied 26th Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
hi T,
i will do some research into cadence practise'
although it doesn't come natural to me, i have an understanding of what your saying. my music theory is limited, i don't read music, but have researched minor 3rds, flat fifths, 7th, 8th notes, diminished chords, triads and triplets, chord progressions etc its still all Chinese to me tbf, but at least i know about these things now, i never even knew they existed till 3 months ago :)) with help from the likes of you and others in our community i will improve, comments like this are so important mate, helping me build knowledge, it makes me want to research more too, keep sending the gold nuggets bro
randalld
randalld 26th Jul 2023 01:02 - 1 year ago
I love it dimestop! I like the way the vocals sound man the delays are a great addition, it really fills the mix. the beat sounds cool as hell too, you can make some killer melodies dawg
dimestop
dimestop replied 26th Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
bro thankyou for the great comment, practise and practise and my engineering is improving routing differently now, that's were the magic happens :))
theHumps
theHumps 25th Jul 2023 04:31 - 1 year ago
Hey Paul, 2 thumbs up!! So many layered vocals, how many tracks are you up to now in your daw per song? Bet it's been increasing lately. Cool ending as well!!

Wayne
dimestop
dimestop replied 25th Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
thanks so much Wayne, ive been doing far more on the production side.
had 3 vocal cuts on this in three different keys and i side chained my fx's in and routed everything through bus channels. you know the proper way, i now feel i understand what im doing and trying to achieve. less of me just winging it,
when i first started it was a couple of tracks, music on one, vocal on one, and fx on side slots, there was 22 layers on this :))
thanks again for your support as always mate
Modnex
Modnex 23rd Jul 2023 23:21 - 1 year ago
Stopping by for a second listen. The reverb and delay increase definitely improved the vocals for sure. It sounds much cleaner and blends in with the instrumental much better now. Great work, my friend!
dimestop
dimestop replied 24th Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
thanks for the back up stop Modnex and the confirmation about the adjustments, this was my first attempt using buses on my mixer and side-chaining fx, still got lots to learn, but its a start :))
Jkingz
Jkingz 22nd Jul 2023 16:54 - 1 year ago
Go on dimestop ! Great effort mate, instrumental sounds really well mixed, vocals drop into a groove over the drums and off it goes. great vibe mate, you're really coming on :)
dimestop
dimestop replied 22nd Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
thankyou bro, appreciate the kind words and its encouraging to read the positive comments regarding my progression,
Modnex
Modnex 22nd Jul 2023 14:08 - 1 year ago
Really nice track, Paul! Your vocals are unique and it went well with the instrumental. One note for the vocals, they feel a bit dry, I think a little increase to the reverbs would have helped a bit. You're definitely improving, that's for sure. The key is to never give up and keep being persistent and you're definitely doing that. Keep up the great work my friend, I will continue to keep an eye out for your singing tracks as I enjoy them :-)
dimestop
dimestop replied 22nd Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
thanks for the encouraging comments bro, really appreciated. i like most are never happy and keep messing, i went back and increased the reverb on your advice, but i tweaked the delay too, that was the problem, i couldn't see it. i opened it slightly so the echo sits in the pocket now, i think its warmer, but is the delay now to much :))
BeatMaker4real
BeatMaker4real 22nd Jul 2023 11:28 - 1 year ago
Nice job on the track dimestop.
dimestop
dimestop replied 22nd Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
cheers bro, starting to learn more about routing and side chaining, its opened up a whole new world :))
RitajustRita
RitajustRita 22nd Jul 2023 00:48 - 1 year ago
Well my friend...you bring a smile on my face.
When im in your country i will come round your place lol.
We will drink and sing together..how about that lol.
Im agree with Manuela that you grow and grow with every new track.
The lyrics are always great,you are a great writer.
She is right about the tone of your voice.
some variation of the tone on the tone of the beat will be nice but i know how difficult it is if you don't have a naturally singing voice and are still practicing like us.
I wanna thank you for always being there!!
dimestop
dimestop replied 22nd Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
Rita your continued support is always encouraging, you are a great friend to have here, i sang 3 different cuts on this, one in C one in D and one in F, there's a little more variation to the first upload, that was all C, but getting from A to F, i might struggle :))
i want more variation in my vocal, tone charges but practise takes time, i can hear improvement, especially in the timing, and like you, i never dreamed of singing until about ten months ago, i was shit scared to be fair, but the engineering is what makes the difference. with reference to your reply about bus tracks, its worth investing some time into it to improve your production, you tube tutorials on creating bus tracks is a big help
you are one of my longest friends here on the loop, im always there for you, you are also one of my inspirations here too, remember 'shout out to the producers' boomboom Rita Bonzeonmars, keep dreaming big guys, raising stars,
i thought you were fire 3 years ago when i joined, now i just love you
kingmt77
kingmt77 21st Jul 2023 05:03 - 1 year ago
Paul. Great job here, but this is your best vocal effort yet. Your lyrics are clear, clean, and upbeat with your signature bounce. I also like that creative touch of how you spreaded the intro backing track from hard left in the beginning to gradually bringing every thing to full center. Boss move Paul!. Reading your previous reply, you're having a great time experimenting with side chaining effects for the vocals. Now that's where the real fun begins. The effort paid off quite well. Keep doing what you do, the way you've been doing it. You sound MARVELOUS! Peace.

Mark
dimestop
dimestop replied 21st Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
thanks Mark, i still have alot to learn about music production but feel im ticking along just fine. this was my first effort at side-chaining the fx in, i would normally just use the side slots on the mixer, but was finding i needed more :)) i use patcher which is a fantastic plugin that gives you much more expansion on one slot with lots of control and it gives you a good understanding of how to build the fx, but side-chaining them in from their own mixer track gives you far more control to make things much tighter being able to isolate everything individually and get the levels just right, not bad for a first effort, i intend to improve though now i have a clearer understanding
2Sisters
2Sisters 20th Jul 2023 13:20 - 1 year ago
Hello my friend. So first of all I would like to pay you a very big compliment for how much you have improved, especially in your singing quality. I was allowed to accompany your beginnings and can claim that there are worlds between your beginnings and what you are doing now! All attention!
There are two tasteful comments from my side, especially regarding your current song. 1. It all happens too much in one pitch. With some variety in the chord progression, both in the vocals and in the instrumental accompaniment, the whole song would take on a more melodic soulful character. Secondly, the occasional bass has a harmonic character that in my ears (perhaps that's how you want it too?) brings a clipping or rather a scratchy sound.
The song itself is well mixed and mastered.
Stay tuned, it's worth it!
Greetings Manuela
dimestop
dimestop replied 20th Jul 2023 - 1 year ago
Manuela my darling i agree with everything you said, i changed the vocal just before i uploaded yesterday, but your comment made me bring my original version when i checked in today,
i was unsure that the variation was too much and i thought it was a little flatter, so changed it all to one vox cut, i had 3 vocal cuts originally
the music was free from the tube, i wasn't happy with the bass myself but could only EQ it differently and add a limiter, it is a little overpowering i agree, but this was mainly about my vocal processing, ive listened and learnt :))
i had a vocal bus reverb bus delay bus, i side-chained the 3 reverbs and two delays to the three vocals, the more i practise the better i hope to become, a whole new dimension as opened up to me, understanding sends and side-chaining is vital, my voice hasn't changed one bit, but my timing has, the engineering is were all the magic happens, thanks for your continued support and advice, my journey continues, making my own music and beats to sing to is my next challenge :))

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