Larry T.

Bass down a dB or so, vox up a dB or so, drum elements up 1 to 2db, a little less reverb overall, piano sounds ok, lead guitar sounds nice, really nice song????

Sounds like a great recording and decent mix????

EQ: the bass elements (direct injected?, synths?, guitar?) can all be brought up around 1 to 2dB, the lead guitar riffs can also be eq'ed up around a dB, the percussion elements can also be eq'ed up around a dB. Instrument Levels: bring bass up 1 to 2dB, drum kit elements up 1dB, sounds like there's a couple of string synths that can be about 1 to 2dB louder, all acoustic guitars sound great. Vox Levels: Lead vox sounds great, i just hear your vox....don't hear the girl from SubVibe at all. Great work and collaboration so far????

Excellent. The Gabriel ingrediants are there but you've pretty much created your own spices and the result is quite powerful. Well done ????

Beautiful. The percussion/rhythm elements and the melodic/ musical/sequencer passages combine perfectly. I'm a big fan of Arturia's audio creations as well, this is the first time I've heard Augmented Voices (i have augmented strings and find them useful in the right places) and pretty much agree with you, they add a uniqueness, an extra dimension that's never been done quite like that before, a little goes a long way ????

Classy, intelligent, sonically interesting....the lyrics are simple but the voice is delivering the goods, the singers voice is very recording friendly....the only elements I would adjust are the percussion parts using the snare/hand claps beat which can be used less for more impact. Also a cleaner ending. Overall, great stuff as usual, I'd much rather hear your stuff on the radio than most of the over produced and soulless material that's so popular ????

Beautiful. Enjoyed the double dropped D tuning, Buffalo Springfield's "Bluebird" is in that tuning also????

Beautiful. All the instruments fit perfectly together????

Nice foundation to build on. Could be a great intro. And yes, presets are our friends. I kid you not, they are the single best way to see what a VST can do and also to teach ourselves how the different controls work, separately and together????

Excellent. Writing, arranging, playing, singing (both lead and harmony), mix. Conjures the best moments of Fleetwood Mac, Emmylou Harris, The Eagles, Poco, The Band. Excellent????

Thanks Nigel. The hypnotic Bass and percussion sections were the first parts written, everything else was written to enhance those sounds????

Thanks Rik. After a long, hot day designing the expansion of Egypt Djoser would be well served with his favorite microbrew and few listens of Saqqara played by the Pharaoh's favorite instrumentalists ??? ?

Thanks Bjorn. I agree, it could use some additional elements. This is the first Egyptian music I've tried to write. The research I did revealed that, like Middle Eastern, Egyptian music consists of quarter tones, something that Western music lacks. So, I did a search for Middle Eastern style scales on YouTube and found one I liked and used in the piece. The scale is E, F, G#, A, B, C and D. I also watched a few YT videos of live performances to try to improve my perception and feel????

Agree with above comments????

Thanks so much. Appreciate the listen????

Thanks mark. Appreciate the listen. Also appreciate the helpful comments you wrote about my comment about uploading .mp3's to Bandcamp....the truth is, when I posted the song here yesterday night after spending all day finishing it up my mind and ears were, well, probably in Saqqara buried beneath the sands, as what i wrote was completely wrong. I upload .wav files to Bandcamp so my apologies to Bandcamp for my incorrect information regarding the quality of their streaming????

Thanks jack. Appreciate the listen, glad you enjoyed it????

Thanks so much. Glad you enjoyed it????

Hey Hi. Here is a piece called "Saqqara". This is the first time I've used compression in a mix and it sounded really good as a .wav file on my PC, not as good after uploading to Bandcamp as an .mp3. *EDIT* the truth is, when I posted the song here yesterday night after spending all day finishing it up my mind and ears were, well, probably in Saqqara buried beneath the sands, as what i wrote was completely wrong. I upload .wav files to Bandcamp so my apologies to Bandcamp for my incorrect information regarding the quality of their streaming. After a good nights sleep Saqqara sounds fine on Bandcamp. Anyway, all comments, questions and constructive criticism welcomed???? link: https://larryterrano.bandcamp.com/track/saqqara DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab pc: windows 10, i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40 GHz, 8GB ram, arturia minilab mkII, arturia analog lab 5 lite, SI Drums by CbB effects reference speakers: M-Audio BX3

Nice work. The 12 string lead was really cool. The metronome fits????

I listened to b mix. Everything clear. All instruments volumes are optimal, nothing cutting off another one, nice mixing, for sure????

Not bad. The horns around 0:50 need to be louder. Drums should be louder, work on their EQ settings and maybe add some compression, cut some low end off the bass instruments for clarity????

Nice rocking song, good lyrics, video is cut pretty fast with a lot of different images/scenes.????

Nice work. Your bass heavy production style works well with this heavily melodic piece. Only element I'd work a bit more on is the lead vocal: add some clarity by automating the reverb up/down to taste, remove some of the low end and add some compression????

Hi Jack. It's OK, no need to waste valuable time on this. The problem is I'm trying to write syncopated piano on the piano roll. To me, since i wrote and have been playing this piece for the last 35 years, it all sounds good to me. But, to more discerning listeners, certain instances are being heard as misplayed. So, I'm just going to leave this one alone as I'm not hearing the misaligned drum loops/piano sections at all and therefore can't correct what I can't hear. Cheers!! Thanks so much for the listen. Appreciate the kind words. The problem is I'm trying to write syncopated piano on the piano roll. To me, since i wrote and have been playing this piece for the last 35 years, it all sounds good to me. But, to more discerning listeners, certain instances are being heard as misplayed. So, I'm just going to leave this one alone as I'm not hearing the misaligned drum loops/piano sections at all and therefore can't correct what I can't hear. Cheers!!