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On 9/11/2022 at 11:42 AM, Lynn Wilson said:

Mark, thanks for listening to this and your wise words,  I understand what you mean by being careful with the use of this software.  I consider it another "spice" in my spice rack.  I do, however, like spicy food   Ever since hearing Imogen Heep's  "Hide And Seek", I've been a sucker for f/x like this, and I finally got to have my turn.

Lynn,

It would be a pretty boring world if we all liked the same spices:)   Had a listen to Hide and Seek, I must say I prefer your use of the effect.      Obviously millions of people love the sound because Imogen Heep has a ton of fans, as does that song.   Anyway, a good song and performance is a good song and performance regardless of the recipe used.     Glad to see you back posting songs.

Regards

Wookiee,

Good track, I thought the vocals worked perfectly.     I don't think I've ever heard a better description of time (and life) moving forward regardless of our best efforts to stop it or slow it down.   Great job.

Regards

Nigel,

Really excellent production.   Cool video as well.   Thumbs up.

Regards

Lynn,

Good to see you back.   I like the song and overall production, very well done.     Not a fan of Waves Harmony though, I think as an occasional "effect" or buried under real vocals, these types of tools can be effective but you can't beat real vocals at the end of the day.     Tried many of these tools but end up mostly reverting to Melodyne for harmonies these days (or EW Hollywood Backup Singers).    Waves Harmony, et. al., are great for sketching ideas though, no doubt.

Definitely hear the Steve Miller vibe on this one.     The drums and bass are super tight, great work on those.    Had a couple listens through, good stuff.

Regards

Really good cover, you made it your own without completely changing the original version/song's vibe.    Really good track, enjoyed it.

Regards

On 9/7/2022 at 1:00 AM, PavlovsCat said:

Great job on the playing and vocals. 

Thank you, appreciate it.   Was a fun track to do and the singer is quite talented.     He used to post on the old forum, don't think he made the transition to the new forum.

Regards

On 9/6/2022 at 1:24 PM, Hidden Symmetry said:

Nice track, I enjoyed it.

Thanks, appreciate the listen.

Regards

Jeff,

Really fine work.  The mix sounds good to me.    As others have mentioned, Soothe is a great solution for taming peaks.    You could also darken up your reverb but I think this updated track sounds good as is.

Regards

Great track, mix and performance.   That guitar coming in out of the blue was a real ear twister, had to roll back a few times to figure out what you were doing.    Very clever stuff.    Super enjoyable listen.

Regards

Wookie,

Nice track and homage.     Time sure passes quickly.   

The lights and shades are really well executed.   The guitar tone (Shadows, Ventures, et. al.) brings a very cool dimension to the track.   

Regards

On 9/3/2022 at 3:29 PM, antler said:

Very nice - a really clean mix, great vocals, and great playing too. I enjoyed that.

Antler - Thank you for the listen and comment.    Appreciate it.

Regards

On 8/29/2022 at 9:14 PM, Old Joad said:

Cool song, I like the vocal. 70's vibe is right on the money✌🏼️

Old Joad - Thanks for the listen and comment.   Grew up in the 70's so probably gravitate to that style.  Just hope leisure suits and checkers don't come back in fashion anytime soon:)

Regards

On 8/28/2022 at 6:13 PM, Dream Art Scientists said:

Yes, sounds quite motown to me as well. If I heard this on the radio, I would guess probably an old motown song or maybe a song from the early 70's. It really has that kind of vibe. Nice job!

 

Thank you for the listen and comment Dream Art Scientists.   It is a bit lighter than the original version so perhaps more Motown than pop rock.   Have always been partial to that genre.   Funny I never thought of it as Motown"ish" until mentioned by several listeners.  I guess you hear a song so many times one can become somewhat blind.   Thanks for the listen and glad you enjoyed it.

Regards

On 8/25/2022 at 10:00 AM, Bajan Blue said:

well if you hadn't mentioned this was a Lenny Kravitz cover, I would never have guessed - definitely sounds more Motown than anything else!!

never heard the original, but like the sound of the cover

Good stuff

Nigel

 

Nigel,

Appreciate the  listen and comment.    Lenny does have a wide variety of music in his repertoire.   This one was very much influenced by EW&F and the cover is a bit more light than Lenny's version.    Glad you liked it.

Regards

On 8/26/2022 at 6:00 PM, Barry Seymour said:

What does 'duck everything' mean?

Barry,

If you have TS set-up with separation of vocals and music bed, Trackspacer looks at the vocal frequencies and reduces those frequencies (whatever they are) in the music bed.    Could be any instrument in that frequency.    You dial the effect in so that the result is transparent, i.e. there isn't a noticable reduction in volume other than clearer more audible vocals.   You can use it for anything but it is terrific for vocals.    There was a video in the link above.   Here it is:

Regards

Barry,

Nice track, I think your vocals sound good.    Your vocal delivery in this song reminds me a little of Joe Walsh.    Didn't hear the earlier versions but this one sounds pretty good.    Good luck with your upcoming surgery.

One option to side chaining to get your vocals to pop through is Trackspacer.  Super easy to implement, put your music on one Bus, vocals on another.  Trackspacer will duck everything in the EQ range of your vocals fairly transparently, and only during vocal parts.   https://www.wavesfactory.com/audio-plugins/trackspacer/  Is only about $50 or $60 I think.

Regards  

Bjorn,

The music goes so well with the video it initially seemed like the intro to a TV show:)   Is a little reminiscent of Jeff Beal's writing style, like in the Jesse Stone shows.   Super cool video supporting the music.    Excellent production.

Regards

Nice tribute video, enjoyed the song and performances very much.     The recording is pretty good considering it is a "basement tape" from '86 and the performances are all tight.   Sorry to hear about your brother but you have created a nice keepsake here that will bring back many great memories.

Regards

Cover of the 1991 song, "It Ain't Over Til It's Over",  written and produced by Lenny Kravitz.    Did this one a few years back without vocals and contacted Tony (Twisted6s) on the old Cakewalk forum, and he graciously agreed to sing it.   Most of the vocals including all backing vocals are him.   There are a few parts where I blended in East West Background Singers but the vast majority of the vocals are Tony.   He did a really nice job on this now classic.    

I played guitar and bass but ended up replacing the bass with IK MODO Bass because I couldn't dial in the sound I was looking for.   Drums are Superior Drummer 3 Dry Seventies preset, keyboards are Arturia, Sitar and horns are just from NI Kontakt.   I have heard the song is based from Earth Wind and Fire's "Way of the World"   I guess the chord progression is similar.  

https://soundclick.com/r/s8mc59

Regards

Edit-Used IK Multimedia "The One" and Master Match to self master this track.    First time using it but very impressed by the simplicity and results of Master Match.

Mark and Warren,

Great track, good to see you gents back together with a new song.     The song, performance(s), mix and arrangement are awesome.  The only problem is it should be longer:)

Regards

On 8/3/2022 at 5:29 PM, Johnbee58 said:

Beautiful cover work.  As I was listening I googled Ennio Morricone.  He has quite a repertoire. 

😀John B

John,

Appreciate the listen.   Morricone has quite a long and illustrious career, although maybe most known for the Spaghetti Westerns with Sergio Leone, he also did much more in many genres.   Some of my favs are the music from Once Upon a Time in America and the Untouchables.      He also did the Hateful Eight with Quentin Tarantino in 2015.   That may have been one of his last.

On 8/6/2022 at 7:50 PM, MarkusClinus said:

Hi Mark. This is wonderful - such a rich sound - put me in a really good space. I love this man - hope all is good with you.

Thanks Mark, and good to hear from you.   All good here and happy to see the band is back together.  

Regards

Great chill funk for a Friday afternoon.   Kind of early Kenny G vibe when he was playing with Jeff Lorber.    Super fun song and well executed.

Regards

Great song, definitely not your run of the mill Weather Channel smooth jazz tunes.   Super interesting throughout, great guitar playing and instrumentation,  the mix is good too.   Love it...

Do you have any old hard drives you want to sell?😀

Regards

On 8/1/2022 at 3:18 PM, AndyB01 said:

The symphonic swells on this are breathtakingly good and the light and shade across the instruments is truly superb - what a fabulous piece. On your feed I also happened upon a new version of one of my favourite tracks from a certain @PhonoBrainer (A Bridge To Somewhere) - sounding as good if not better than ever with some added strings, a cool percussion track and - of course - that sax.

Fabulous work 👏👏👏👏👏👏

Andy

Andy,

Thank you very much for the listen and comment.    

Will actually be posting an update of Bridge to Somewhere as I updated the strings and a few other things.    Will leave the current version up as well.    I agree, Phonobrainer came up with a good one in this song.

Regards

Bjorn,

Pictures and videos were breathtaking, and became so focused on them forget I was listening to an original music track:)    Went back an listened to the track without the pics and it is really good.   The combination of the video and music is quite powerful.   Super enjoyable.

Regards