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Thanks, @Old Joad. Art work was done by Marcelo and I agree-very cool! @Wookiee Thank you Wookiee. My friend Marcelo was the originator of this cover project, and he asked me to do the lead guitar and vocals. After accepting to do it I came to realize I could no longer sing this in the original key, and I asked him if he could drop the key, which he managed to do somehow. Like you, I also wanted more bottom and a beat, but Marcelo, who I rely upon to handle the drums and bass in some of original work, seemed reluctant to do it. The best I could manage to do is convince him to let me add the tambourine during the lead and ending. He seemed very attached to the unplugged acoustic blues concept and I didn't push it any further. I seen PF numerous times through the years and they always put on amazing shows for the followers (legendary). What a cool effect you described. Having also seen this done live I don't remember experiencing a low frequency shock wave. But then I could never remember very much after a PF concert. :0 You stay safe my friend and try your best to avoid the shock waves. Dean

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Hello one and all. A recent & previously published work now featuring my long time friend and collaborator Homestudio Kurumin (Marcelo) on drums. Download a free copy if you like. Dean.

I like it. Worts and all. Certainly a PF vibe, which is an easy sell for me. You do have a lot of singing potential, and I'm very happy to see you explore it more. For me the hardest part is finding the right lyrics to sing. They have to mean something that resonates with me. Once I have them established as such the rest seems to come natural. To be clear, I never considered myself a top notch vocalist by any stretch of the imagination, but most of us are not a Steve Perry and never will be. Its all about adding an extra dimension to the work and to lead the audience into the emotion message of the music. Anger, sadness, joy, love, etc. Even though some didn't understand the lyrics they can certainly pick up the emotional tones of your voice. Ex: Great Gig In The Sky. It takes a lot of nerve to sing, because it requires one to expose them self a bit more. Don't be nervous about such things. You sing it the way you feel it, brother, and let the rest of the world spin. Oh, by the way. How the hell have you been doing, my furry friend? Stay well!!! Dean

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Ooh I like the mood in this. Yeah this is nice. I had to turn it down a bit though to clear it up. But when I did it really came through very nice and balanced on my end. Love it! The witch put her spell on me!

Thanks Treesha! Drums & bass are not my strong points. I generally farm them out to a old friend and collaborator, but he's been very busy bringing new life into the world. When he gets some time he'll do a much better job than I can do in those areas. When that happens I'll repost. Plus I have another surprise version of this. Sort of a hybrid original and cover tune I put together for the fun of it. For now I'm trying to work on the sound quality issues and tones and needed some feedback. Glad you liked the poem & imagery. Enjoy the holidays! Merry Xmas!

Gobs of thanks. Supa ! A very merry xmas too!

Hello Treesha! How have you been? I hear you are feeling a bit fragile? Don't you worry about that. You have a lot of friends here. I got to say you are getting better at this music thing. Aside of all the instruments you used in this project, the one you used the best was your heart. That one came through loud and clear-No remix required. Yeah, I can relate to the song and the statement you made concerning judgement issue after listening to a song too much. I hate when that happens to me, and that is why I post here. Its always nice the have a bunch of fresh ears to clear the fog. There is one spot I want you to have a look at. It happens at 1:15. Sounds like you missed a beat. No big thing and an easy fix, I imagine. But, everything else sounded great, and as I said your work is improving a great deal and the song writing is, well, look at the comments. Like me, seems everyone likes this too. So glad I was able to catch up with you and enjoy this. Loved it! Merry Xmas!

You put together some really fine work. Music. Video. Message. All top shelf. Yeah. The YT conundrum. I have mixed feelings. Free speech is paramount, but so too private property. I don't need the hassle, so I don't post my private property on their private property. Problem solved for me. The world is a complicated place, and it becomes even more complicated when emotions are high. But history has show us that in order to defeat a monster one has to become a bigger monster. Hence the monster is never really defeated. It just passes the baton to the next runner up in humanities relay race to hell. Seems almost like a cosmic game of whack a mole. The gods are laughing at us all, brother. I don't have any answers that are appealing other than try not to get run over by it all. Best wishes Nigel. Peace!

Really nice tones. Vocals have a strong Ozzy influence. So much so, I really think you are Ozzy hiding behind the name Bats Brew ;-). Kidding of course. Yeah, the 1:30 drum thing through me off too. Perhaps a key change at that spot would clean it up and also add a surprise dimension to explore? I'm sort of imagining the guitars dropping out and you have something in a lower key going on between the bass and drum. Sort of like taking a breath/rest before charging in again. Along the lines of what the band Rush did 3:00 in to the song La Villa Strangiato. Even if you don't use a key change, I think backing off the guitars and letting the bass and drum play it though would accomplish what I think you were trying to do in that area. All the above aside, I like your tune, Ozzy!

Hi. I think the arrangement is well done. Cool storyline. I can agree with Ks Band-a lot of details. And everything meshes in its own space. It has a little tension built into it in the right spots that sets up for the relief areas. Nice performance throughout. And while I was at SClick I got a chance to hear one of your other tunes titled "Behind Enemy Lines". Nice progressive rock guitar work in that project. Cool lyrics too. "Spell bound" is also right up there too. Cool vocal treatment and harmonies, and again, nice guitar work. You have a lot of nice songs and talent for writing, Lynn. Much enjoyed. Thanks.

Hello Lynn! Good to hear from you, brother. Its been awhile. Hope all is well. You are very kind. Thanks! I have some catching up to do here. I will be visiting your recent work shortly to see what musical mischief you've been up to. ;-) All these wonderful musical gifts are everywhere. It feels like Xmas. Oh wait! It is Xmas!

Nice and smooth. Can't really add anything that hasn't already been said here. Well done!

Hey Jack! Last I remember you were having a bit of trouble getting you vocals to cut through. Sounds like you solved the issue. Everything is sounding much better. Merry Xmas

Thanks KSband. Apparently so. Had a look and forgot to set the LUFS input gain in my mastering plugin. It automatically runs way above the standard streaming limits for some dumb reason. Thing was set at -8.5. I bumped it down. My headphones don't seem to mind hot and my ears are no longer sensitive to loud noises. Fixed and a new link. Thanks!

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Hello one and all. A recent & previously published work now featuring my long time friend and collaborator Homestudio Kurumin (Marcelo) on drums. Download a free copy if you like. Dean. Thank you

No it does not. And I just checked it again to make sure I am not wrong. I have specified where the global Audio is located using the DAW preferences. Preference/Audio Data-"Global Audio Folder" option. After doing so, I attempted to load a project that has no per project audio file. The DAW immediately informed me it could not find the audio data and asked me if I wanted to create one. I answered no. At which point the DAW asked be to find the audio rather than look in the global audio file specified in preferences. I already told the DAW where to find it in the preferences. Therefore, it isn't automatically looking at the location I told the DAW in my preferences/Audio Data-Global audio option. If it had looked in the location I set in my preferences it would have found the audio and never prompted me for a location. That is what I'm talking about. If the file was saved per project the DAW is going to look for a per project file. If it doesn't see a per project file it will prompt the user and never look at the Global Audio File indicated in preferences. It will prompt the user creating a bunch of unnecessary steps. The DAW already knows where the Global Audio file is. It simply will not look there after discovering there is no per project audio. It will ask the user to direct it rather than chance the possibility the audio may be located in a global audio folder.

Hello Jam Pro. I think I know what you want to do, but I'm afraid it is not possible. The DAW is going to look for the audio at the last location the project was saved. In preferences you can specify where the global audio file is stored on your computer, but the DAW will not look there or save files there unless the last time you saved the project you "unselected" the per project option. You don't have to change the files name, but you will have to open every project file you have and resave it according to your preference (i.e. per project or global audio) Unfortunately, I moved all my audio to a global audio file before realizing this. Now every time I open a file that was saved per project the DAW cannot locate the audio file, and I have to direct it to where the global audio file is and then resave it. Again. You don't have to rename the project file. You just have to tell the "Project" where the files can be found the "Next" time you open it. Apparently, the last location where the files are saved is also saved with the "project". The DAW doesn't have a clue where the files are. IMO it would have been a good idea to program the DAW to look in the global audio location specified in preference if the audio cannot be located in the per project location before asking the user where the files are. If they are also not found in the global audio file, then ask the user where the files are, saving the user a step. But it is what it is. I hope this clears up the confusion.

Hi Wookiee! Very nice stuff. Very Floyd-ish. Can't tell you how much I like this one. Again, didn't seem like 6 + min. Pulled me in immediately and didn't let go. Really nice atmosphere that seems to resonate with me. Could use some Gilmour guitar and Floyd-ish lyrics and vocals. ;-)

Interesting keys. You have the vocals out front in this one and I can understand them just fine now. Maybe take a stab at some harmonies in your next project. I agree with Bajan about the hissy cymbals . Good work otherwise.

Pretty cool song and video. 70% unemployment-wow! You have a big heart helping these youngsters out. Awesome work upfront and behind the scene! Kudos!

I heard this before. I liked it on soundcloud a while back. Its a very good cover for sure. Well done!

Ha! Damn Jesse! You are turning me into a big fan. This is so absolutely crazy out of the box stuff and I love it! I double dipped again-Oh dear!