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Groove is solid! Arrangement is built well! Funky understated guitar! Well supported by pads! Bass holds it down! Very cool! She has a very emotive vocal and sings with passion, which is awesome! I'd say in this mix her vocal is sibilant which is a bit distracting. Plenty of punch in her vocals, which might be a bit overcompressed? Her initial transients cut deep! So there might be room to dial back the compression a bit, or drop compression's eq away from the upper sibilant registers. Sibilance can definitely be in the ear of the beholder. I beheld it! Others may not. Still this tune is a great jam, and she has a very likeable voice for sure. cheers, -Tom

Very cool! Great guitar work and tones! I didn't really get full-blown EDM out of it, but the fusion/lights out jazz side is super strong. With the modern whooshy touches! I did wonder if some of the risery-whooshes might sit better in the mix, and not encroach on the guitar or other elements, if the high eq was trimmed a bit from the whoosh. 1:25 area? at :026 maybe double check that kick rhythm? very creative, good writing and playing! cheers, -Tom

It was an awesome tool in the toolkit! In 2014.

Ok @craigb correct, seems like many passengers jumped and ran and lived! I got Mandela rolled.

62 survivors? That's a gas. So, @craigb, where did you get that quote about the "survivors" from? This thread IS on topic, it's an analogy for Bit's band . . . 😁

Technically, just a bit before that, when they opted for hydrogen instead of helium in the Hindenburg:

Wow! I caught both mixes, second one does seem cleaner, very nice! The vocal delay on her? voice is amazing. Your vocals and guitar work just shine. Love this. SubVibe is female? I wasn't completely sure, it doesn't matter but the vocals hit that sweetspot of upper register male / sultry female. It's got me wondering! Great song, great mix. cheers, -Tom

That groove pops for sure! The bass especially, it's like I can hear the fingers on the tapewound strings!!! Kudos. The funk guitar that comes in around :40 is mixed very bright, I dunno, might be worth rolling a bit more upper end eq away from it? Or drop it .5 db? Just a thought. How can a mix be funky as hades and still have gobs of clarity! Very very niiiice. cheers, -Tom

Sounds like you may have had an issue with this advice? Tom Waits and Warren Zevon combo? Very fun project, loved the rhythmic changes, kept up the interest, particularly in the second half/less busy section. I very much appreciate your songwriting style which speaks from within and is not dictated from external pop peer pressure. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm late for my afternoon nap. cheers, -Tom

Got a Joe Walsh feeling from this, a good summer chill vibe! Guitars, harmonica, keys all come along nicely balanced. Plenty of very cool parts and musical ideas!!! Kudos! The drums were either 1) recorded live? then we must accept some limiting mix environment expectations . . . or 2) using a sample instrument like EZDrums or similar? Then I think more could be done to the kick (more bassy? less muffly and less compressed?) and the snare (more beef? more snap?) and I'd suggest to achieve that, I'd recommend doing the "reference mix check" checking your mix alongside, A to B comparison, a pro-level mix, Like for instance a Joe Walsh tune https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hD5lmf2LLE This kick-***** plugin goes on sale a lot, you just put it at the very end of your Main Out master channel, load a bunch of mixes you like to check your mixes against, and A-B compare your way to greatness! Don't be put off by the $199, it hits much much lower quite frequently https://www.plugin-alliance.com/en/products/adptr_metricab.html Sorry to get all linky but I think your cool song deserves it. cheers, -Tom

If that's how he got his cancer, I'm doomed. RIP to a great character. Now he can spend eternity with Large Marge.

Short review, very cool indeed! But they suffer from poor preset management, and nothing is "bread and butter" . . . niche and novel is the specialty here. As an effect, Movement is pretty useful! But it doesn't appear to be part of this sale! Signal is great for adding weird cool parts to your songs. I don't get on with Analog Strings, they sound much more synthetic than analog to me. Rev is a bunch of stuff reversed, can make some cool risers. Exhale could be great but I found it has a learning curve and takes more time than I think it needs to to get something useful. Overall, I'm glad I have them for the sparkle and sprinkle, but honestly I don't use them as often as I could, or should. The GUI's give me a bit more clutter than bread and butter.

This was my first string library, loved it! it's very usable indeed.

Thanks, Pragi! Love the down 18% in the top 5 performers! Note to Finviz: And that's why we don't smoke the mugwort.

Very very pro. The bgv's and lead vocal have a wonderful delay treatment and interplay, so so good. the video was killer, edited wonderfully, was it a crapton of After Effects templates? Honestly, to serve the song, the video might pull back a little on the wizardry. But as it's a learning excercise, holy cow, nice editing chops for sure. Kudos to your team! The audio is top notch in all respects. cheers, -Tom

Madness!!! Cool groove and fun with bluesiness as usual. What did you use for the drums? I think the drum mix could be a spot for improvement here? The snare dominates, and it has a constant presence in the middle of the spectrum where the vocal is, a bit of masking is going on. And the drum fills have more than a bit of compression leading to crunchy artifacts. If it's something like EZ Drums you might not add any further processing, as it becomes too much baking on an already baked cake. If that makes any sense. Loved the groove and the sentiments - I like your laid back vocal style! cheers, -Tom

cool! I liked the pitched vocal effect! Did you edit all those with processing, or is there a plugin you used to kick that human vocal around??? That beat is hella catchy. cheers, -Tom

One of my favorites from you I think. Super chill, clarity in all sources, drums maybe could do with more reverb? Didn't mind the length, you just have to let yourself go in it. And I did. Should have checked blood pressure before and after - bet it dropped 20pts cheers, -Tom

<investing in mugwort securities> I believe it is mined by children. It requires small hands. Meanwhile, considering how Emerson ended up, you might want to grab a seat, as befits your stature: Or the old standby, feel better soon!

You forgot to mention how much you got paid. "So, it was another soul-sucking crapfest, but at least I made $300!" . . . That kind of adds context to your experience . . . Been there, done that, moved it through the service elevator in the back of the kitchen while my truck is double-parked in the alleyway.

Chops! It comes off great. Well done and your time was well spent! Ever hear of "Temptation Rag"? That's one of my favorites, I bet you might like that one. cheers, -Tom

To answer the OP: yes, slowed way down. Feeling the boa constrictor of inflation. It seems the common path to buy literally hundreds of effects, on sale of course, just to figure out the 12 you like to use. To that end, wish I had just gone with Fabfilter first, instead of later on. So that's effects. A different story are the instruments and sound sources. I can justify a new color in the palette. What??? Wave-o-matic has faithfully recreated the vuvuzuela bagpipe of East Borneo? In 9GB Kontakt instrument? Gotta have it. On sale, of course.