Well hello again everyone. How's your weekend so far?
Yes, I'm up early again...been doing some visiting of sites, checking out things. I have a couple of things I want to discuss:
1. Rude YouTube users. I watch classic television and some Christian karaoke music on there. It amazes me how many rude, selfish inconsiderate people there are on that site. I guess I shouldn't be surprised since it seems to draw a lot of young kids and adults in their 20s, for the most part. There is so much hatred in some of these kids and adults! I spotted several users browbeating others' opinions and comments, cursing and posting really rude remarks to them. One of them, a young man in his 20s (I won't reveal names here) seems to take delight in calling people morons and apparently has never learned the words "shut up". Of course I do realize Youtube has a lot of secular garbage on there, but as I've said, it's one of the few sites to offer classic television shows and rare episodes. Why can't people allow others to have their opinions, whether they agree or not? And if they post wrong info, do you have to be RUDE when correcting someone? That's just the way of the world, I guess.
2. The lack of accompaniment tracks by some Christian artists. This has been a problem for years, especially with some of the better known Contemporary Christian artists. There are a few companies that produce tracks to songs, and that's great, but there isn't as much of a consumer base for Christian karaoke. There are 2 popular artists who I would love to find more karaoke or accompaniment tracks of: Britt Nicole and Addison Road.
While Ms. Waddell (aka Brittany Nicole Waddell, aka Britt Nicole) does have a few tracks out there, she's also had a few radio singles that were never turned into trax - songs like "Safe", "Believe" and "You". Often, when an artist releases an album, I try to find whatever accompaniments are available to their songs. When that's not possible, I then try to remove their lead vocals using various software, such as a plug-in for Winamp. In the case of Britt Nicole, there is often a lot of reverb on her vocals so it sounds like virtually none of them were removed when using this method.
As for the members of Addison Road - there are only 3 tracks to their songs available, with a 4th on the way from Christian World. The tracks available are: Hope Now, Fight Another Day, This Little Light Of Mine (due out in March) and What Do I Know Of Holy. I've heard that the track to What Do I Know Of Holy isn't the same arrangement as the original, and since it is on Daywind they are known for doing this with some songs. Also, the only original artist track by Addison Road is of Hope Now. Like Britt Nicole, when you attempt to remove the lead vocals on their songs, the result is an unuseable track- the lead vocals are just as prominent and strong. :( In their case it's not because of the reverb but rather something else, either the recording method used or the effects added to the lead vocals.
I could have accompaniment tracks to these songs created at a site called Mycustomtracks.com, but I am now having second thoughts. For starters, their prices keep going up....they'd been charging $60 for easy songs without background vocals and $80 for most pop and other songs. Now they're charging $80 for some songs and "to be quoted" for others. This includes the high probability it will cost more than $80 depending on the song's arrangement and vocals. Additionally, if you want real female background vocals on your song (if the original has them), that'll be another $40 or more. Be prepared to wait 2 or 3 months for each song, and never get replies to your emails. I know this because I've dealt with them for a few years now. Yup, these are the folks who I've been referring to in my posts about my large 17-track order. They ARE good folks, and they are quite busy, but the fact that they don't respond in a timely manner nowadays is getting bothersome. I am beginning to have some concerns and doubts about this order. Yes, I know you're busy, mycustomtracks people, but couldn't you at least acknowledge my emails? And yes I know I must be patient, but still, how long would it take for you to say "we received your message" or at least give a possible timetable as to how long (or longer) it will be? Remember I ordered these in November, and I know you have other songs to produce but still communication is vital.
Ok, well hopefully I haven't done too much damage from my complaints and concerns. TTYL
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