Larry T.

The second mix is better. Great work. Great production. Great song. One of the best alternative country folk songs I've ever heard. I was getting echoes of The Decemberists (please take that as a compliment ? ) One trick I've learned about violins is to get them to sound as realistic as possible auxiliary track them two or three or more time and adjust the EQ on two or more of them to carve the frequencies you want the end result to sound like ????

I like the song a lot. Steady groove, which is strange because the drums aren't laying a groove beat down, quite the opposite. Your choice of instruments are perfect. The lead vox is good, maybe bring it down a dB, add some harmony vox for more depth. The bass and horns can be brought up a dB or so. Maybe pan the horns to give the song more width. I'd work on balancing all the instruments to get a clearer sonic picture but that's just me. Maybe a tambourine hit here and there....it kind of has a feel similar to The Doors "My Wild Love" which is pretty cool imho. The ending is too abrupt. Really good work Jeff ????

Hi All. Here's the latest creation. Called "Thanks But No Thanks", any comments appreciated ???? link: https://larryterrano.bandcamp.com/track/thanks-but-no-thanks DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab pc: windows 10, i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40 GHz, 8GB ram, acoustic and electric guitars, harmonica, focusrite scarlett solo, arturia minilab mkII, arturia analog lab 5 lite, CbB effects reference speakers: M-Audio BX3

I listened to all of it. Nice work there, interesting throughout. Sounds like something The Future Sound of London would materialize. All mixes are subjective and at the mercy of the YouTube filters. That being said, I think there is room for some sonic carving to bring clarity and depth. Very well done????

I listened to Feel. Very impressive. You have a great voice and know how to deliver with it. The production and mix work. I'd change the ending some, happens too fast. Good Luck????

Yes, the groove is great, similar to Donald Fagen's "I.G.Y.", but different enough to stand on its own. Everyone did a great job on this????

Really enjoyed that. Vox is great. The mix is subjective, all of us would do it in different ways. Your mix isn't bad but could be polished. The percussion work is great ????

I like the second but that's just me....very, very good work on both versions????

Beautiful music and images. Thanks, really enjoyed ????

yep, you got this....well done....guitar solo's at the end rock ?????

Well done ? you might consider maracas, castenets, claves, bongo or conga percussion elements to lend additional depth to the overall sound ????

Thanks Makke???? Thanks Lynn????

Yeah....good song, interesting production, like most songs the numerous choices we make while writing/playing/recording/mixing all contribute to the final result with a few small changes yielding big differences, I like the choices you made on this one????

I too enjoyed the Arabesque feel ????

Excellent as usual. Love it ????

Well done. The music has that sense of stately Russian classical melancholy. The power of music to create and communicate the highs and lows of our existence is staggering ????

Thanks Dave ???? Thanks! ????

Great work. Enjoyed very much. As was said above, if there are a few gaffs there I didn't hear them ?????

Great work mark. The vox are great. The music is like a country soundscape that holds together as a beautiful song. ????

Agree with all the above. You guys rock ????

Thanks! I've been really into jazz guitar the last few years. There's a great YouTube instructor that's been a huge help. Her name is Sandra Sherman: Thanks Tom! Thank You freddy! Thanks Jesse!

Thanks Tom ???

Thanks. You're not the only one who has noticed that, and rightly so. It's not an overtly happy type song and isn't meant to be. It's just not that kind of song. Cheers????

Thanks Steve. I did an image search for "mirror" and this was one of the hits, and it really did hit me as the right fit for the song. The mix is the result of lots of trial and error and some luck/good fortune. The bass is the real thing double mixed, my 4 string Yamaha RBX170 through a Focusrite Scarlett Solo and then the CbB TH3 simulator and also just the bass signal through an auxiliary track without the TH3. There's also one bass passage where I added a Boss Flange pedal. Cheers????

Thanks Nigel ????