mark skinner

I brought my pc in for internet connection to reauthorize CbB. Also needed to sign in to AD 2 drums and ID Ref. Hooked back up and no audio coming from my most recent project. Same thing in aother project. Transport won't stop with the button or spacebar. Tracks will play from inside the audio folder and other desktop folders will play exported songs.. I don't see anything wrong in Pref. I'm neck deep in a project and dead in the water.. any suggestions ?? mark

Keith , Glad you got it worked out. I've been wondering where you have been ? .. even sent you a message on Soundcloud a while back . Don't know why I felt concearned. no need to respond .. mark

@DeeringAmps , Thanks Tom. I'll get that set up. Did you have to make changes in the "bounce to clips" dialogue to bypass your Arc or Phones buss? I'm also assuming you have to specify "Master buss" during final export instead of using entire mix ? (PM or Email me) My biggest problem was (at some point) turning off the warning option about bouncing and export. ? mark

A few years back, somebody posted a link to a sale on the CB-1 headphones in the "deals" section. Quite a few people here bought them. $40.00 I think. I've used them for tracking acoustic guitars ever sense. They've held up perfectly and they have a nice Long chord. The oval shaped ear cups will spin around on you though. You'll know it when your ear starts hurting. These are nice for casual use and the OneOdio headphones are nice for listening to final masters. ms

Thanks guys for the wonderful comments ! This song is definetaly done. I've totally screwed up the project by not bypassing new room correction software (while bouncing to clips). Already baked in and can no longer get a good feel out of it. "Big" lesson learned. @DeeringAmps , thanks for the final thumbs up ? @Lynn Wilson , I appreciate that. I'm hoping I can keep it up .. @jwnicholson78 Thanks , the interlude is my favorite part and very enjoyable to do .. @noynekker Thanks Bruce. Always wanted to play a fiddle . I tried for a year , but just quit after no improvement. The fiddle track was inspiring and knew I had to do something with it. @Jesse Screed , Thanks for weighing in. Appreciate it. It's Really been mix suggestions from friends here that have helped with my mixes and masters.. They all don't make the cut , but I'm happy with this one. @Supa Reels , Thank You ! very nice response. Thanks for all the listens.. @steve@baselines.com Thanks Steve ! I did have some problems with the kick. Already rolled off some of the clicky highs but I guess I should have done more work on it. I think its the G&L electric you referred to on the lead. I finally got the FX dialed in on it and finger picked everything. Thanks .. mark

@Paul Bush, Thanks for the comment and the multiple plays. I've heard it too many times .. @Makke , I appreciate it. With so few tracks it was easy get close. Minor changes took a while to get it dialed in. @KSband , Thank You .. I'm happy with it as it sits.. @hsmusic , Appreciate the listen and comment. Next time I'll seperate the drums to get more control over them.. @PavlovsCat , Thank you for weighing in. Always nice. I'm calling this one done . Thanks to everyone for the listen .. mark

Turn off your "loop section" at the top of the screen and see if it goes away. ms

Nice clean playing Makke. This sounds like it's straight out of an old cowboy movie. Loved it .. mark

I've still got 8.5 LE on my pc , and I actually visit it from time to time. Got it free with a Cakewalk UA-4FX interface. Pre X series , but still had the same look. Really miss the interface . I think it was for sure underrated. Lots of misleading ads online. I am actually glad they brought back the Sonar brand. The 3rd party sellers should remove the old waste of server space adds. ms

Very Cool and for sure Creative. I liked the way you created the gull sounds. There are a lot of nice sections in this to get your attention. At some point a video would be nice .. Loved it .. mark

Thanks Jack. It's actually a real fiddle. Gary Brun sent me a mixing tutorial recently. It had the individual Wav files of all the instruments used in the tutorial. I "borrowed" the fiddle track and built this song around it. The timing was drifting around and there was a Lot of drum bleed on the track from the real drummer. I got the bleed out , then chopped the track up , retimed and repitched it to fit the song. I believe it would have been easier to just learn how to play a fiddle. ? ms

Thanks , @DeeringAmps , @Bajan Blue. I've been on the fence about the volume of the snare . I've been thinking it's a little hot. If I don't lose the pop and crack I may drop it a db or so. @Kevin Walsh , Thanks for the nice comment ! I suspect the final won't be much different. Thinking about doing some Ooohs and Aahs in one section ?? I finally found the sound I've been searching for on the G&L. I saved it as a track template , so I can use it again in the future. Thanks .. mark

Hello , here's a new real lean instrumental. 7 tracks total for this first mix. All I can say about this one is it Really put my editing skills to the test. All crits comments and suggestions are welcomed. Washburn and Yairi acoustics , G&L asat electric , Ibanez bass , MT Power drums , a severely mangled borrowed fiddle track. Cakewalk and FabFilter plugins. Thanks .. https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14782280

SubVibe , another Great tune. I Really liked the stabbing piano chords. Very nice melody line and the vox came in perfect. Of course I liked the cello section and the low notes being played. The midi guitar sounded real nice although the higher notes sounded a little too unnatural. I loved her voice and all the changes in her delivery. I think the only thing I would adjust would be around the 30 sec. point. Seems the volume jump at that spot was a little abrupt. still .. Another wonderful production. Enjoyed it .. mark

Glen , Brilliant creative production ! It kind of sits in it's own slot as far as genre is concearned. The cajon sounded nice, as well as All of the vocals. I believe this one is in "your" key and lends itself well with your voice. I Really enjoyed it .. mark

Cool track Jesse! Pretty "heavy" feel. Loved the hard stabs .. mark

T.C. This is a Very Nice mix and production. I Really liked the way the low end glued everything together. The rather hot shakers coming in then out was a nice touch. I still haven't figured out how you bring these changes in and out so seamlessly without fading on either end .. Your production skills are always Amazing. Loved it .. mark

We're good ..

The question to Mark Mcleod was whether I could switch to Sonar and run it being offline. This is since it seems to need a handshake with Bandlab when you open it. I guess I should have started my own thread instead of responding on yours. I might have avoided a lecture and your condescending feedback . Unplug your internet and let me know how smooth it is. That's all I wanted to know. ms

I can almost guarantee this is the cause. My PC has been offline since Cakewalk by Bandlab first got released. 6 month reactivation has now changed to roughly 3.5 weeks. With the exception of an OS upgrade 2 days ago , nothing on my end has changed. This is "almost" as aggrevating as the countdown window that was removed earlier. I'm going to assume that if this doesn't get resolved soon that it's just not worth the effort to pin this down for the ones of us who work offline. Especially this late in the life of CbB. So .. is the new Sonar needing a handshake going to also be a problem ? ms

This is for CbB. I have not pulled the trigger on Sonar yet. I just went from Win 7 to 10 yesterday. Couldn't even download the new product center on win7. I've been doing a combination of offline activation and moving my gear around to get online every 3 weeks. I should have bookmarked the page about the reactivation being removed but didn't. I've looked around a little and have'nt located the remark. mark

Great production ! I'm not a drummer but really appreciate really hard hitting almost frantic drumming like on this. Always enjoy watching drummers doing stuff like this and the way they work themselves into an almoast trans like state. I thought the programming was very impressive as was the bass and guitars. Loved the tone on the bass. curious what drum instrument you used on this ? Enjoyed it .. mark

Hi Bruce , Fantastic job on the video! It sure doesn't look like a first attempt at doing one. I really liked the part where the guitar neck was superimposed over the railroad track. Cool .. It was nice to have some quality visuals to go along with the song. Your workload has now gotten a lot heavier ? Loved the video and working on the project with you . Thanks .. mark

Hard to get a handshake when your pc is "offline" !

I got my 13 days left activation prompt Again this morning on my offline pc. I'm bringing it in , putting it online and downloading the new product center . Just downgraded from win7 to win 10 yesterday. I'll see if that slows down the notices. I distinctly remember the first 6 months this forum was started - Statement - the reactivation was just for a check in and would be removed later. I think it's way past later .. ms