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Awesome cover! I can imagine how much work went into this. It always amazes me when I break down a song I like and see just how good the musicians are. My only critique is that the kick is somewhat buried and could use a bump to get that beat locked in. Dan

Really like the lyrics on this one...funny and they flow really well. As for the rest, another stellar Staypress production! Love the super clean mix. Dan

Got it!

Thanks Wookie! Dan

You're right about the cymbals, but it isn't just the panning. Normally, I run the cymbals through a room reverb to make them a little less distinct. Been so long I forgot to do this, lol. Thanks for the listen! Dan

What Paul said. Well done! Dan

Totally agree with Tom and Gary...more bottom. Nice tune and the rest of the mix sounds pretty good. Dan

Thank you Andy! Good to see your are still around these parts! Dan

Moss, or M.O.S.S., was a hardware addon for the Triton that provided an alternate synthesis engine. True synth rather than samples. I doubt that Korg included that in the VSTi. If they had, I'm sure it would be listed near the top of the features list. The expansions are additional samples that were sold as addon cards, similar to Roland's JV/XV stuff. Dan

I want this, partly because I used to own a Triton, but also because I'm sure it sounds great. I will probably pick it up at some point and maybe by then the kinks will be worked out. I have the older Korg Collection, and it is pretty nice. I wish I could find a Kawai K4 VSTi, lol. Dan

Thanks Rob! I wasn't sure how the ending would be received so I'm glad to hear you liked it! Dan

Thanks Daryl! Dan

Thank you Allan! I really appreciate it! Dan

I have all of the guitars and couple of the basses. Dan

What Kevin said...you're in offset mode. Dan

Agree with bjorn/gary, and the point about using compression to level the vocal, or, even better, a levelling amp rather than simply compressing it. I'd also like to hear the drums more distinctly, particularly the kick which is pretty buried in the mix. Everything else sounds very good! Dan

Excellent piece Paul! I think your vocals really push the song from "in the style of..." to uniquely your own. Yes, all of those influences are there, but this is still very much an original song. Mixwise, I like the arrangement a lot. Lots of room and everything is clearly audible. Great job on this! Dan

I have several Pettinhouse libraries and use them here and there. I prefer the sound of the OTS libraries, but the Pettinhouse libraries fill a niche when they are needed. Dan

Wookie, I hope that you are recovering well and that you will get your paws back on the keys soon. All the best! Dan

Thanks Andy! Glad to hear you enjoyed the track! Dan

Sounds pretty good to me! I like the way everything meshes together. You've got a really nice bed laid down here, I would just like to hear a real melody to take it from ambient to another level. Really nice job on what you've got! Dan

Thank you very much for the compliments! I'm truly glad that you enjoyed the music! To get your drums to sound like this, I mostly just use the Waves SSL G channel strip. It's magical. Dan

Thanks for the listen and your kind comments! Dan

Building a new house, including a media room/studio. Stocking/setting up said media room (which was a lot of fun!). Finally, I bought a new motorcycle a couple of years ago so I've been spending a lot of time doing that, as well as building and setting up a shop for it. Just a lot of non-music activity, lol. Omni 2, with a bunch of extras, including Trilian and Keyscape. I had to cut the rumble in those toms as they were a little overpowering, but I added back some in the low mids. The real thing that I think would add some heft is another, deeper kick layered on top of the one in the kit, but, to be honest, I'm anxious to move on to the next one, and I'm pretty happy with what's there Thanks a bunch for the feedback!

Nigel, this track is very well done! As they used to say on American Bandstand, "it sounds good and is easy to dance to". Mix is very good, though I heard some distortion on the hats (left ear), but that may be intentional. Thanks for sharing! Dan