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20 hours ago, ChristopherAnn said:

Nice at 2:40ish..reminds of the old days in the 80s.

 

Thanks for the comment!

1 hour ago, Wookiee said:

Nice playing  well captured   applause to you all.

Thanks Wookie!

On 11/13/2022 at 8:29 PM, antler said:

Very nice!

I admit - I was looking at Cakewalk in the background so got a vague idea as to when the big sections were coming up 😁

Excellent playing and production all round!

Thanks Antler! I'm amazed that you could make it out!

On 11/20/2022 at 5:00 PM, paulo said:

Top notch in every way. 👌

Nothing more needs to be said, which is just as well as I need to leave here right now so that I can throw my pc out of the window.

Thanks for the comments, Paulo! Much appreciated!

On 11/20/2022 at 7:23 PM, InstrEd said:

Nice work!

Thank you IntrEd!

23 hours ago, antler said:

Very nice!

I admit - I was looking at Cakewalk in the background so got a vague idea as to when the big sections were coming up 😁

Excellent playing and production all round!

Thanks for the comments!

Cheers!

15 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

As always Peter top shelf in every a way!

👍's 👏

 

one question, I see Larry "whack" those cymbals, but I don't "hear" it.
Is my top end that compromised? Hear the snare and toms just fine...

Thanks Tom! Crashes sound fine here.

Thanks so much for the comments guys!

To answer your question Nigel, I have three Sony HD video cameras which I place around the studio when I know I'm going to record various instruments.

To be perfectly honest, I don't spend as much time as should with the camera placement etc as I'm more concerned with the actual performances of the recordings. 

If only I had another pair of hands to be a kind of "roving" camera that would be great. It is nice to have three views of each instrument though!

Cheers!

I've known David Myers for many years and never knew that he played piano. He mentioned one day that he'd like to record one of his original tracks and asked if I'd produce it.

I was completely blown away by his composition and playing. This has been a most enjoyable project and I hope there'll be more like this from him.

As usual, we filmed the sessions...

8 hours ago, Starship Krupa said:

 

Well, if you are trying to go by what Jacques suggests, render with Elastique Pro.

I did try Elastique Pro and the result was unusable. Audio artifacts everywhere.

I remember when Sonar closed down before Bandlab took over, I tried Samplitude Pro.

I couldn't warm to it but I have to say that the time stretching in Samplitude was excellent.  No artifacts, glitches etc. The funny thing is that it also used the Elastique algorithm. 

Thanks for the replies guys!

I will try the Elastique Efficient.

There are no extra markers in the file so hopefully it'll render out OK!

Cheers!

I'm trying to bounce a piano clip which has had some slight timing tweaks done to it with Audiosnap.

I have to say that the results have been pretty underwhelming. I haven't used Audiosnap for a while and previously I've never been very impressed with Cakewalk's audio time stretching. There has always been artifacts on the final rendered audio.

I thought that by now things should have improved but unfortunately it seems like it's still the same.

I'd just like to know if there's anyone who has been successful using Audiosnap and if so, which rendering algorithm did you use?

Thanks.

Thanks so much for the comments, guys!

Nigel, I'm originally from Cape Town. I hope to go back sometime soon.

Cheers!

I had a visit from a very good friend from my school days way back when. He was the drummer in our school band back in the 70's. He came out from New Zealand to South Africa and to celebrate the visit I put this track together. It's the first time we've played together in over 40 years!

The track is quite a laid back bluesy sort of song..

On 10/3/2022 at 1:25 PM, Wookiee said:

Sounds Ok here mix comes across nice a clean. Is this a rock classic.  

On 10/3/2022 at 4:30 PM, Bajan Blue said:

Hi

this sounds great I think - mix is very good, playing exceptional and a good song

I also like the interplay between guitars and organ

Cool stuff

Nigel

 

Thanks guys! 

Wookie, I wish it was a rock classic!😂

The album revamp is coming along nicely. Only a few songs to go.

On 9/16/2022 at 12:34 AM, hockeyjx said:

I'm thinking of the main riff in the song Empire particularly. Maybe it is just me, but a great brand to be compared to. 

 

I've had a listen and can definitely hear the resemblance. 

Thanks for the link!

On 9/14/2022 at 4:37 PM, hockeyjx said:

That sounds REALLY good from an engineering perspective!

If you threw Deep Purple and Queensryche in blender musically, you may come out with something like this 

Thanks for the comments! Interesting comparison. I'm a huge Purple fan but I've never listened to Queensryche. I think I'll go and check them out.

14 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

The only disappoint here was there is no accompanying video!
You've spoiled me 🙃.

Oh, did I mention 👍's.

I'll second that!

t

Thanks Tom! Yes, the original recordings were done on 2003/2004. I wasn't doing videos back then.

22 hours ago, AndyB01 said:

Particularly if you happen to have a 'Larry' at the other end of the sticks 😃

Sounding great as ever Peter - enjoyed the listen.

Andy

Thanks Andy! Yep, I wouldn't have taken on this remixing job if I didn't have Larry!

Cheers!

22 hours ago, KSband said:

Wow, really good sounding track! Drums are great but I really dig the guitars, super tight. Hooky song too.

Thanks for the comments!

Cheers!

On 9/13/2022 at 4:06 PM, Kevin Perry said:

I like the interplay between the Hammond and the guitar solos.  I was expecting a little more proggy from the intro, but very pleasing to listen to and well recorded and mixed.

Thanks Kevin! I tend to save the proggy stuff for my own albums.

In 2003 my band, Off the Edge recorded our fifth album entitled Site Under Construction. The album was released on cd in 2004.

The album was recorded in my tiny home studio at the time which didn’t allow us to use live drums All the drum sequences were programmed.

Originally the album was recorded in Adobe Audition but I transferred the files into Cakewalk by Bandlab and remixed everything.

Next year will be the 20th anniversary of the recording of this album and I decided to revisit the original multi tracks and replace the drum sequences with live performances. My good friend Larry Rose will be re recording all the drums for the album which will then be remixed and remastered.

The difference has been remarkable. As much as programmed drums have their uses, one just cannot beat the real thing.

The first song entitled “Taking it to Extremes” has been completed.

On 12/16/2021 at 2:24 AM, Old Joad said:

Wow, Thats really cool, nice LP BTW🤘

Thanks!

Cheers!

22 hours ago, Tim Smith said:

Thanks for sharing this. Interesting insights into the music construction. Proof that creativity extends beyond the instruments and into the DAW.

Thanks Tim!

Its all about the way one uses the tools...

20 hours ago, AndyB01 said:

Not that Peter needs me to promote his stuff, but I recommend you give the full album a listen (I found it on Amazon Music). If you like prog-inspired instrumentals, it should be right in your sweet spot.

Andy

Always need promotion Andy, so thanks for that. Much appreciated!

I'm glad you enjoyed the album!

On 12/12/2021 at 1:06 AM, Jesse Screed said:

Dang, where do you find the time?

 

It's a labour of love, Jesse! I enjoy putting this stuff together and if it helps anyone with musical arrangements etc all the better!

On 12/8/2021 at 8:08 PM, mark skinner said:

  Peter , that was Very nice and informative. I Love watching your videos and seeing how Easy you and your bandmates make it look to get that Incredible sound. (with the exception of Larry) he looks like he is always working hard. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for all the hard and tedious work.      mark

Thanks, Mark!

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Believe me, Larry is holding back. I'm constantly having to tell him to keep it fairly straight. When he's finished his parts he always says that he could have done a lot more but I try to keep things as tight and concise as possible. I don't like overplaying, especially when it's a mix with lots of tracks.