Bapu

My Dad (RIP) would have loved this one. Excellent all the way around. Not one crit here.

Tons of fun Steve.

Good cover whilst going for how the song was originally sone. Bass needs to be stronger IMO (says the bass player 😉). 

Vocal was excellent.

John Crewholm - Guitar, Vocals
Dave "bitflipper" Townsend - Keys
Hugo Ribeiro - Drums
Ed "Bapu" Kocol - Bass, Lyrics, Arranger, Producer

Unbroken Oath

(Verse 1)
The winds may howl, the ground may shake,
But we don’t bend, we never break.
The lines were drawn in blood and stone,
This house still stands, we’re not alone.

(Pre-Chorus)
They scream for change, they tear it down,
But we won’t bow, we hold our ground.
A vow was made, a truth so strong,
We’ll stand our post, we’ll right the wrong!

(Chorus)
Unbroken oath, the fire burns,
Through rising tides, the wheel still turns!
We walk the path, the old remains,
Through storm and strife, we hold the chain!

(Verse 2)
The world may twist, the rules may fade,
But honor's debt is never paid.
A thousand voices cry for more,
But we defend the ancient core!

(Pre-Chorus)
They scream for change, they tear it down,
But we won’t bow, we hold our ground.
A vow was made, a truth so strong,
We’ll stand our post, we’ll right the wrong!

(Chorus)
Unbroken oath, the fire burns,
Through rising tides, the wheel still turns!
We walk the path, the old remains,
Through storm and strife, we hold the chain!

(Bridge)
No retreat! No surrender!
Stand as one, forever stronger!
No retreat! No surrender!
Break the weak, we will remember!

(Final Chorus)
Unbroken oath, the fire burns,
Through rising tides, the wheel still turns!
We walk the path, the old remains,
Through storm and strife, we hold the chain!

Happy Day Today Gregy

12 minutes ago, msmcleod said:

Doesn't the Backup/Restore Settings feature in preferences work with these interfaces?

I don't have these exact ones, but the last time I used them to switch between my RME and Focusrite, it worked fine.

TBH I've never used Backup/Restore Settings feature in preferences. I'll give that a try. Thanks.

In two other DAWs (who shall rename nameless) I can do this, bit CbB or Cakewalk Sonar.

I have an Apollo interface ecosystem (an x4, and three x8p Thunderbolt units) and a Presonus USB Audiobox 96 interface (both ASIO) connected to my machine.

Whenever I want, in those two other DAWs, I can decide which interface is to be used for the current session (both are always set to 24/48).

Not so with CbB or Cakewalk Sonar. When I open either one only the Presonus Audiobox 96 is recognized. In order for CbB or Sonar to recognize my UA Apollo Thunderbolt ecosystem I must disconnect the Presonus before opening CbB or Sonar. 

Is there a way to recitify this and operate like my other DAWs?

PM sent

Did hell just freeze over?

I use Sound Radix Autoalign-2 on live drums on all tracks but the "rooms". Somewhere I heard that kind of defeats the purpose for those tracks.

1 hour ago, Old Joad said:

Excellent song, the drumming is really good I love the way he keeps the 4 going.

and the picture is super cool🍺

Hugo is da man for sure. 

On 4/2/2025 at 10:14 AM, 57Gregy said:

Cool. 
Got a hint of DP from the Coverdale/Hughes era and even Rainbow from the Dio period, despite the lack of a heavy organ.
I like it.

Organ shall be coming soon to a Songs forum near you. 😉 

Remix updated on soundcloud. Oooooophed those drums.

I'm going be re-mixing the drums on this one tonight based on my drum results HERE 

Oar DIS ?

Are ewes listening to THIS now?

Tasos Lazaris - Vocals
Jared Harty - Guitars
Dave "Bitflipper" Townsend - Keys
Hugo Ribeiro - Drums
Ed "Bapu" Kocol - Bass, Lyrics, Arranger & Producer

Verse 1:
What has become of the world today
By the ones who think they know best
We gained so much they threw it away
There's nothing left for the rest of us

Chorus:
Animal Instincts rule the day
We have no control over the way
We behave when we fear
Any danger that may appear
Animal  instincts  will always rule the day

Bridge:
If we rise together we can win
And take back what was lost
We don't have to live with all this sin
We'll do what we can no matter the cost

Verse 2:
The world is upside down I see
What was truth replaces with lies 
Virtue has gone extinct slowly
All that's left is the battle cries

Chorus:
Animal Instincts rule the day
We have no control over the way
We behave when we fear
Any danger that may appear
Animal  instincts  will always rule the day

Bridge:
If we rise together we can win
And take back what was lost
We don't have to live with all this sin
We'll do what we can no matter the cost

Chorus:
Animal Instincts rule the day
We have no control over the way
We behave when we fear
Any danger that may appear
Animal  instincts  will always rule the day

On 3/30/2025 at 9:20 AM, craigb said:

Damn Ed!  It's about time you got here!  Is our pizza cold now??? 😁

I spend most of my time makin muzik now. I ent got no pizza.

I leik a Wurli Piano Day Betterer

I Am hear gents.

Every once in a while, I like to get a "pro" opinion on my mixes of original songs I've produced (and played on).

This past Friday on the publicly open Produce Like A Pro Feedback Friday livestream on youtube, Warren Huart gave a review.

https://www.youtube.com/live/KMjmruSLo0I

His review starts at 12:03.

That's the shizz bizz monkey boy. Great mix.

On 3/1/2025 at 9:51 PM, Bajan Blue said:

wow, Heavy on a Sunday Morning!! Good track, playing and mixing is excellent, track Jumps right out at you!

Cool stuff

Nigel

 

By the way, it's my son on guitar.

On 3/1/2025 at 9:51 PM, Bajan Blue said:

wow, Heavy on a Sunday Morning!! Good track, playing and mixing is excellent, track Jumps right out at you!

Cool stuff

Nigel

 

Thanks Nigel