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This is a post I participated in in 2020, sorry I didn't know how to link the post here at the moment. Heading was On-Line Mastering Thoughts by William W. Saunders, Jr. February 15, 2020 in Cakewalk by BandLab

Ha. As soon as I saw the system I recalled my time in Jamaica yep

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Try using nectar 3 on both tracks as well as relay see if that works

I was pretty distracted by Ace’s tee shirt eyes blinking

Has a bit of holy reverent feeling, sweet spirit to it. How nice to take Benni’s words and make a beautiful tribute from them. Powerful piece and gesture.

Very well done, I had no trouble with the lyrics and am glad you posted them. Love the horns. I appreciate and relate to your lyrics, when so much can go wrong and sometimes does, I really try to nurture gratitude in myself every day things don't go wrong, like grateful today I didn't need a dentist fast or a plumber ha. Easy to listen to and enjoy

Cool song, thought of John Mellencamp Beach Boys and something else I couldn’t quite identify. An enjoyable listen, good job.

Hi Bapu Thanks for listening and your feedback. Glad you think its an overall nice tune, and yes I am currently working on the bass and kick trying to beef them up in the mix. As for the vocals, they might be a bit different in the next mix just because everything will change some, but I won't be focusing on changing them. I meant for them to be intense because the lyrics are angst-full. Thanks again !

Hi Wookiee Thanks for listening and your feedback. I agree about the low end being too weak and I am working on making it better. Glad I am having a chance to learn new things. Thanks for saying its good, appreciate it !

Hi Tom I really appreciate you listening and your comments. Thank you for commenting on the emotional lyrics. Yes the song is very vocal heavy and low end light ha. I was checking out how I might add more low end in with Izotope yesterday a little bit, but when I see your comment about the hi hat, well maybe that needs attention too within a full remix. I try my best with drum parts, they do not come natural to me, and honestly I did not even notice the hi hat aspect, usually I get drums to a point and then think its ok enough. So I really appreciate you pointing this out and the impact it could have on the acoustic guitar. And I'm glad you enjoyed it ! Thanks again

Hi hsmusic I see you have a #1 so welcome and if I got your first post thanks ! Glad you enjoyed it. I really enjoy when people comment on what one of my songs sounds like or reminds them of as you have. And often the comments are diverse, which is cool. I did my share of early fm underground station listening myself and I think it is all inside me bouncing around and shows up in songs. Thanks for listening and commenting

Alarming intro, unsettling sounds, I admire your boldness and courage with some of the subject matter you get into. Very expressionistic, good job putting it together.

Nice choice of sounds, good atmosphere for the mood and words, the mix is good over here, a winner.

Lovely spacey swirly sounds with some darkness, eeriness and uneasiness tastefully mixed in. It has a sense of traveling to it. The clips you chose are clever and well processed for the mood. Well done.

Hi daryl1968, Thanks for checking out my song and your feedback. Its nice to get positive feedback and encouraging for me!

Hi Nigel, Thanks for listening and for leaving a comment for me. Oh yes, the low end is not strong enough, I may revisit the mix in the future. I was working on this a long time and need to do something different. I was struggling to get the kick and bass to be good together so not surprised its lacking. Glad the rest is ok ! Nice to know you think its cool!

Hi David, Thanks for listening and for the feedback. Yes I agree the low end is too light, and maybe will revisit this but tired of working on it at the moment. My last posted song with vocals, I got feedback from @whoisp who suggested I leave some space in between my nonstop words, so this time I took his advice and intentionally had some non-vocal sections. Probably there is a sweet spot. Glad you dig it!

Somewhere there is a film this should go with ! quite soundtrack-y. Very nice piece with evocative moments, textures and moods.

Good song, I like the instrumentation and the mix. Having just made a song with discontented lyrics as I sometimes do, I get it, and you captured the mood well.

With that title I had to listen ha. Very sweet. Thanks for posting the lyrics even though they are very easy to hear. The vocal in the middle bit might be a little more pronounced, they seem further back there. The song is very clean and the mix is great. Enjoyed it !

Hi FreeEarCandy, Thank you for listening and your feedback. Thanks for the wow and telling me you traveled along due to things you like and got hooked! ha! I dont think I make 100% "normal" music so I understand how some of my choices might be awkward, but yes they are thoughtful choices. I appreciate your comments!

Hi Bjorn Thank you for checking it out and your comment. Thanks for appreciating the lyrics which are painfully honest and the vocal processing. Honestly I wind up putting so many vocal tracks and processing because I am unhappy with my plain voice most of the time, so I guess that has been good in a way. I agree the bottom could be beefed up, I thought it was a bit weak but acceptable but maybe I will revisit it and make it stronger.

Hi Larry T. Thanks for listening and your comment, yes some angst in this one and part of the human experience ! so angst music happens. I appreciate you saying you find my compositions so interesting with the melodies moving in and out. I wanted to make a simpler song this time but that didn't happen ha. I guess that complexity is what I like to do. Maybe next one will be simpler! Thanks again

I enjoyed your work, to me it seems great and I have no idea how you used AI to do what you did! I think the notation looks good on the bottom, I don,t read music but just as an artistic feature to me it looks good moving along. The song itself is very good.