AndyB01

Bjorn, you nailed that 'Scottish lament' with your opening lead violin - reminded me somewhat of the Ashokan Farewell (Ungar)

Nicely done.

Andy

Update - regressing the driver to the previous beta has solved the problem - I'll file a Focusrite support ticket

A

+1 one of my piano synths is throwing an ASIO driver cannot be found error - it's a new VST so I thought it was the software, now reconsidering. Perhaps I will have to try regressing the driver for my Gen 1 2i4

Andy

Now that does sound nice. Problem is that (a) I already have too many piano VSTs, (b) I don't have enough time to play them as it is and (c) it won't sound that good when it's me at the business end. 😂

Andy

I reckon these are tricky harmonies to pull off - you did a really good job on this.

Andy

Fifteen tracks? 😳 Where I'm from, we call that 'two albums'. 😂

Nice work this, nicely rescued and restored - great job.

Andy

Thanks, I'll try this I have a Scarlett 2i4 Gen 1 that's been running will on a beta driver they sent me months ago as I was getting endless BSODs.

Hopefully they have baked in the fixes with the update. 🤞

Andy

Agree with @mark skinner, another belter, 'nuff said. 👍

Andy

Each to their own eh @jack c. - all of my songs sound the same, most include singing. I reckon a lot of folks would prefer I stuck to instrumentals. 😉😂

I like this Wookiee - a lot of very clever stuff going on. All those augmented and diminished chords give it a slight prog feel (reminds me of some very early post-Genesis Hackett).

Great chops and an interesting experiment in the use of a whole tone scale.

Andy

I had an EKO Ranger back in the day - my first 'decent' guitar, before I understood the meaning of the word decent 😂, I used to amplify it with a Schaller sound hole pick up - not great.

This however sounds great, some nice chord changes and as Tom says - there's definitely a lyric and song in here if you look for it.

Nicely played

Andy

I'm just working my way through the entire album - and I'm loving it.

Fabulous stuff

Andy

Graham - you will need a dedicated audio interface.

So many to choose from and everyone has their particular favourites. Personally I'm a big fan of Focusrite Scarlett gear - I have a Gen 1 2i4 and it's still going strong - I've had it donkeys' years.

eBay can be a good source if you're not fussed about new. Just do your homework.

Andy

If you're new to MIDI, try this: 

 And check out Mike's other videos while you're at it. John's tutorial videos (post above) are also recommended.

Welcome to Cakewalk and music production - simultaneously both the most frustrating and most satisfying thing you can do with a computer (imho). 😂

Andy

Hard to like this any more than I did already but now it's an absolute country classic.

Steel guitar is soooo sweet.

If I could have one really minor crit - I'd like a touch more variety in the percussion track.

Great work

Andy

Very 'Wind And Wuthering' that cover shot. 😉

I love this, the guitars remind me of Ant Phillips' stuff and yes I can hear the Yes and Genesis vibe Keith references.

Mic sounds pretty good to me - I've got the T.bone SC450 and I'm pretty pleased with it as a studio mic.

Love the sharp ending too.

New fan

(Another) Andy

Nice effort Larry, I'm not quite getting that reggae feel from the strummed guitar, perhaps it needs to be a little more staccato and less resonant - this mix is definitely better to my ears.

I must admit, I am not much of a reggae fan but it is darn difficult to do well, so kudos for taking this on.

Andy

Pretty cool track - everything sounds great. Top work!

Andy

Looks great but at over 400 quid, I think I'll have to pass that one up.

Andy

I'm with @Wookiee - definitely better than the original!

Interesting choice of song to cover - I thought the genre makeover fitted the lyrics perfectly

Andy

Clever lyrics (which I like a lot) and a great groove. I was reminded ever so slightly of Ian Drury & The Blockheads (meant as a compliment).

Great stuff

Andy

Love the guitar work - don't fear the vocals - put the levels up and go for it. We are all our own worst critics.

I'm with Bjorn on wanting a little more variety both in song structure and percussion - the riff feels like the song wants to lift towards the end - maybe a key change (as if anyone does those any more)? 😂

Look forward to hearing more of your stuff

Andy

There is a little-used notes function in Cakewalk, I tend to use that to document key project data (like plugin settings and a few other things).

Has saved me a few times. Bit of a pain to do but really helps if a manual rebuild of a project is required.

Andy

I especially like the percussion and the harmonies - bit of a West Coast feel to it - nicely done

Andy

One of the download files failed at the first attempt (probs due to server loading) but worked second time around. Looks (and sounds) good.

Andy

I have an old Focusrite Scarlett 2i4 which causes absolute havoc if I connect it via USB 3.0 - I get blue screens and crashes all over the place. It took me ages to realise this was the issue. However on USB 2.0 - rock solid.

If and when I upgrade my laptop (five years old), I reckon I'll have to upgrade the interface as well.

Andy