Lynn Wilson

Nice one, Daryl!  It has all the elements of a classic pop/love song, and is so expertly mixed.  It sounds like you had a lot of fun with this.  Keep 'em coming!

Outstanding!  An upbeat song with a twist.  I like the jazzy trumpet and arrangement.  All in all, a very clever and toe-tapping song that brings a smile to my face.

Kevin, this is fabulous!  Count me as one of your biggest fans!

Yowza!  Loosey-goosey, dirty, blues from the master!  It riles me up!

Fabulous!  This makes my feet move and my head happy.  You really have a way with words!  Keep up the good work.

This is up to your usual, impeccable standards.  I like everything about this song, as I'm sentimental about my mother... and you seem to know so much about her!  Songs like this haunt me

Now here's a voice with hair!  I love this, Jesse!  The way you panned this fills my monitors with a hypnotic groove that holds my attention from beginning to end.  Your lyrics are right on.  Next!

I'm so glad that I caught up with this song!  It's awesome from beginning to end.  This is a style of music that I would like to explore, but after this song, I'd be smart to leave it to the experts

Your production skills have grown immensely since I've been listening to you!  This sounds huge on my speakers.  You're off to a good start.

Wow!  This is the song that I've been waiting for, Barry.  I can hear every road trip in your voice.  The mix is great!  Your voice sounds fabulous in this song, and it conveys the lyrics perfectly.  Major league!

Sometimes I'll hear a cover of a song that I know well, and it's like the first time I ever heard the song.  That's the case here.  You nailed this song, and in spite of it being close to the original, it's fresh!  I, too, look forward to your next song.

This is one of my all time favorite songs, and you did it justice.  It has a retro vibe that fits with this song, including the recreation of an 80's beat box.  Elizabeth's voice never sounded better!  May the force be with you!!

This is a terrific song!  You played and produced it very well - it deserves a big audience.  I like your style of songwriting, and look forward to hearing your next song!

In many audio converters, you can mute the outputs to the speakers in the UI; this shouldn't affect the headphone output in most converters.  ASIO has nothing to do with this, as I use ASIO.  Also, if your computer is plugged into any kind of mixer, this can be done manually on the mixer, typically.

What a sad song - I don't know how Eric pulled it off.  This version is a success!  I could feel and hear the ethos in your voice, which is the key to this song.  A+

From the atmospheric piano at the beginning to the end, this was a joyride!  As usual, your lyrics evoke images in my mind, and I feel like I know this person.  Your reverb is very nice and makes your voice sound very spacious.  Well done, mate!  Can't wait for the next song

Fantastic song, John!  The arrangement is very sophisticated, and your vocal was right there on the money.  Yes, your bass track is way cool, though I wonder if some of your lines could be an octave lower for great frequency range.  It might ruin the vibe, but I'm just curious.  Anyway, chalk another hit up.

On 5/24/2023 at 8:16 PM, Barry Seymour said:

I have to agree about the vocal treatment. Should be a touch more spacey at the start, maybe a bit more reverb to match the music.

On 5/25/2023 at 5:52 AM, Ross Smithe said:

Hey Lynn, absolutely fantastic work you’ve done here! Very creative songwriting, and your (and Mark’s) performance are top notch. Production really fits too, well executed, as has been said sounds quite “Beatle-esque “.  Kind of reminds me of Cheap Trick’s Heaven Tonight also (and that one reminds me of the Beatles, lol!). The only comment I might make is the vocals struck me as sitting too forward in the mix. Could be you were trying to make them more in your face, it just struck me with the kind of trippy, psychedelic mix you have going on that the more stark vocal kind of stood out too much. You do have the cool delay effect going on, maybe a reverb effect to push it back and blend it in a bit? Just a thought. Again, great work!

Barry and Ross, I'll address  your comments together, as they both are related to my vocal treatment.  You both may be on to something.  My goal was to not do the obvious:  after experimenting with various reverbs and delays, I thought that a drier vox on the verses would lift the lyrics better.  The vocal does get wetter as the song goes along, but it is fairly dry in the beginning.  This is one of those artistic decisions that I never know is correct or not until somebody listens and comments.  I appreciate your time and detailed comments!  I may wake up tomorrow and fully agree with you both.

23 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

Always enjoy hearing forum collaborations. 
So a big  👍s and 👏 to you both!

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Tom, thank you for your encouraging words!  I can't tell you how much a pleasure it is when someone as talented as Markno reaches out to me and offers  his help!  A big thumbs up to you et al.

The subject of this song and video are dear to my heart.  I can't think of a better song to deliver the message!  Everything if top notch all the way which shows that you have some very talented friends and a lot of skill and patience.  Hope to hear more from you!

Btw, there used to be a guy named Mark Andes that played bass in Spirit - coincidence? 

God, I want to book this choir!  You tell your lovely wife that her voice continues to get better, like fine wine.  This is one of the most entertaining productions I've heard in a while.  You're a terrific producer, Daryl!

Nice cover!  I like it when one reinvents a song and makes it their own.  The mix sounds very smooth and warm on my KRK's - a true, vintage vibe.  Keep 'em coming!

11 hours ago, Makke said:

Nice song. I liked the melody and soundscape. Well done arrangement.

Good performance and recording job. 👍

Thank you so much for your encouraging words!  Keep up the good work, Makke!

As I said in another post, you are a versatile songwriter, and this tune shows you are a songwriter for all seasons.  This is a seriously cool song!  Encore!!

This is fabulous!  The two of you know how to do a cover song, and you chose well.  This song is not easy to play or sing, but you did more than just pull it off, you excelled.  The mix is terrific, and the master is better.  Congrats, Mark!

Fascinating!  Thanks for your detailed answer, Rex!  I'll be watching your videos when I can get to them, I've already bookmarked the site.  I, too, master from the get-go.  I thing that's the way of the world these days.  Take care and keep up the good work!