Inthorns

On 8/30/2021 at 3:44 AM, bjornpdx said:

Great song! I especially like the bassline which is mostly heard during the quieter parts (which could be due to my listening environment).
-Bjorn

On 8/28/2021 at 6:44 AM, Wookiee said:

I agree you need to add a little suspense to the intro, just a few tweaks and there is a good song here to be had.

On 8/27/2021 at 9:56 PM, Old Joad said:

Me too👍

On 8/27/2021 at 8:52 PM, DeeringAmps said:

I'll just add "ditto" to all the above.

and add 👍's

t

On 8/25/2021 at 11:34 PM, PhonoBrainer said:

Nice one, and I agree the intro needs more length, and the bgv's could take one step forward.

Great lead vocal!!! So that's 90% of the game all set!

Maybe the drums a bit more prominent? A bit more snap on the snare? Kudos to the bass player/programmer, those lines are perfect for this song!

cool tune!

cheers,

-Tom

On 8/25/2021 at 4:33 PM, timboalogo said:

Nice job with the backing vocals - I always have trouble with them. 

I also like the arrangement, the bit at 2 minutes or so fit perfectly. The song builds beautifully from there.

Timbo

On 8/25/2021 at 2:31 PM, Lynn Wilson said:

Great song and arrangement!  Yeah, a longer intro would be nice, other than that, this is a gem.

On 8/25/2021 at 12:06 PM, jack c. said:

job well done.jack c.

On 8/25/2021 at 11:02 AM, KurtS said:

Sounds really good on my cans, great song.

On 8/25/2021 at 9:08 AM, mark skinner said:

 Nice one. I think you're getting pretty close. My only real crits are the short intro , and the backing vocals coming in at 0:48. I think the intro could be 4 bars longer and built up more. It was just too quiet and rushed leading in to the full vocals. The backing at 48 seemed to be pushed too far back in the mix. Maybe blend in more of the held out backing vocals you used in most of the song in that section. The main vocals and harmony were Very nice. They could be smoothed out and glued to the mix a little better with some further compression.  Great song with a fantastic chorus.  I Very much enjoyed it  ..

mark

'eyyyyy everyone,

Sorry so long getting back guys. They're trying to slowly murder us at work with OT. I pulled 56hrs OT last week and 48 this week and I am BEAT 🥱

 Thank you all very much for the spin and the wonderful ideas in bettering this bastich. I am quite happy that you enjoyed it!

We have begun to implement quite a few of your suggestions and to good result

Funny, we initially had a 4 bar intro, but cut it down (likely to pander to the poor attention spans of the day).

The bit at 48 seconds was supposed to come off as 'the guys on the couch', so I wanted it a bit distant. It does sound like the guys are on the couch butttt, it also sounds like the couch is in another room! Might have knocked them back a bit far -Lolz

Can't thank you guys enough for your time and thoughts.

                   My gratitude,

                                             - Ronnov

PS- Apologies for the double bang, but wasn't sure if you'd see my replies without the 'quote' deal(?).

This is a snazzy little dude, right here! Talk about some uplifting lyrics!! Way to spread the love mate   🖤

I'm really liking the space you left in the 'in-betweens'. Totally gives and drives that -adrift- feeling you were after...and does feel nice.

Good show : )

Sounds like a great backdrop for magic to-be! Once you're geared up and knuckle busted from getting familiar...sky's the limit!

Well, that was enjoyable   : )

(and quite jiggy)

'eyyyyy everyone,

Sorry so long getting back guys. They're trying to slowly murder us at work with OT. I pulled 56hrs OT last week and 48 this week and I am BEAT 🥱

 Thank you all very much for the spin and the wonderful ideas in bettering this bastich. I am quite happy that you enjoyed it!

We have begun to implement quite a few of your suggestions and to good result

Funny; we initially had a 4 bar intro, but cut it down (likely to pander to the poor attention spans of the day).

The bit at 48 seconds was supposed to come off as 'the guys on the couch', so I wanted it a bit distant. It does sound like the guys are on the couch butttt, it also sounds like the couch is in another room! Might have knocked them back a bit far -Lolz

Can't thank you guys enough for your time and thoughts.

                   My gratitude,

                                             - Ronnov

'ello all,

It's amazing how long I've been at this AND how much I still have no idea what I'm doing half the time -Lolz!

I'm hoping to get some ears on this and some ideas regarding final tweaks before 'mastering'.

Any and all are welcome and will be considered, I'd very much appreciate your time.

Thanks and be well,

                                         Ron

T'was a fun listen as well!

Kudos mate .

Solid ✊

Next time out, try to inject some contrast into your back beat. It'll add more energy and excitement to your already intense spit game, and in doing so will nudge your work further toward BANGER!

Hiya',

I thoroughly enjoyed the heck out of this piece. Very nice work!

On 3/5/2021 at 3:49 PM, Danny Yell said:

Hi, I tried to mix my own (old school rock and roll) music but I cannot make the depth I hear in most productions.

I wonder if someone could mix it and send it back in cakewalk so I can see what I did wrong or could be better. So just with the tools in Cakewalk but if some reverb plug in is much better I like to hear that too.

Thanks for reading and I hope to hear from you.

https://youtu.be/75lzzIx7Zsc

'Eyyy Danny,

Thought I'd take a stab at achieving that depth you were after.

I don't have the time right now to do a full remix in Cakewalk, but I've been 'mastering' an album's worth of tunes for a local fella, and figured while I'm in stereo mixdown mode.

Worst case... I get some free practice -Lolz

Had to throw it in my Dropbox due to the size of the mp3.

- Corona Blues -

If you can get ears on it and hit me with some crits, it'd be appreciated.

Lovely day to you guys (and gals),

                                                    Ron

2 hours ago, bdickens said:

NEVER update in the middle of a project.

Too late for that! Not to worry though, I enjoy the hurdles. They make me a better 'runner'. -Lolz

13 hours ago, Inthorns said:

Good call. Somehow, that hadn't dawned on me.

Trying it now (fingers crossed).

Grazie!

Driver/firmware update didn't help anything.  Probably didn't hurt though either.

I cracked the code after my shift last night!

It was the silliest thing 😆 . . .

I had recently checked out a MAGIX Samplitude demo, and during install it added a 'Magix generic low latency ASIO driver' that it seemed to default to when choosing ASIO as my driver mode. In the selection window it was checked, and all of my Antelope I/Os were greyed out (generally meaning they are not an option, in the old X3 anyway), so it appeared that I couldn't check the Antelope I/Os,  which of course I tried, to no event.  Eventually, I simply unchecked the Magix driver, and then my Antelopes became an option. In X3 you could select several different I/O sources, which I guess you cannot do in its newer iteration(?). Annnnnd that's where they threw me

Fortunately (for now), that's a wrap!

Thanks for the chimes fellas,

                                                            Ron            

8 hours ago, Bruno de Souza Lino said:

Update your Antelope drivers?

Good call. Somehow, that hadn't dawned on me.

Trying it now (fingers crossed).

Grazie!

'ello everyone, I'm new(ish) in these parts. 

As far as all things Cakewalk go, I'm a bit of a 'legacy act' -Lolz

I've just switched from Sonar X3 to the bandLab outfit, which seems real nice in comparison, but as fate would have it (always), I'm 'busting my knuckles' already.

Everything seems good and well, other than the driver config/settings. When I set it to ASIO, which is the proper mode for my get up, I don't see the proper inputs. The input selection window doesn't look right, I don't have the same 64 i/o's as before, and only show only 3. When I pick a 'lesser' driver mode, I see my input options as I'm supposed to, and can attempt to track, but pops and clicks abound (even with a buffer/latency increase).

I'm running a Win 8.1 x64, i7 Quad 3.4, 8g

Antelope Orion Studio HD

I was tracking just fine in Sonar X3, fyi.

Any help you fine folks can offer is MUCH appreciated!

You know how it goes... of course I'm at the tail end of a tune.

And if I can re-track the scratch bass line minus the crotchety clicks, she just might be a banger !!

Thank you kindly good people,

                                                    Ron