Larry T.

Thanks Bjorn. I trained my listening to hear as a mixing engineer instead of a musician. I realized that I knew all the notes in the song but that all the notes weren't clearly presented for a listener to easily hear them. Thanks Nigel. Thanks Wookiee. Thanks John. If anyone doubts the importance of a good mix this comparison shows how much improvement can be done. Thanks Lynn.

Great work. Nice, steady groove. Great vox. Nice melodic flourishes throughout.

Sounds great. The opening is wide and really pulls the listener in. Nice gradual entrance of the flute and then percussion. I love Middle Eastern scales. They remind me of the deserts there, huge and mysterious yet sparse and clear.

Thanks jack. Cheers????

Thanks Kevin. Yes, step by step is 100% the only way to do a decent mix. There are no shortcuts. I can say that two years ago I didn't have the ability to hear music as a mixing engineer does. Then, it was all emotion based as most musicians approach music in that way. To mix a song requires experience and discipline, so, I've got only two years of that but looking forward to developing further. Thanks again for listening and the kind words????

Hi All. Here's a comparison showing the difference two years can make (or maybe not lol). The first song is a remix called a' Reggae Music. The second is the original mix I did a little over two years ago. All done in CbB. Looking back at the way I did things two yeas ago is a real eye opener. The old mix has no buses. A bit of saturation on all the lead guitar parts. And the list goes on. Any comments or questions welcomed. 2024 remix: https://larryterrano.bandcamp.com/track/a-reggae-music 2022 original mix: *file removed* DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab pc: windows 10, i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40 GHz, 8GB ram, electric and acoustic guitars, DI bass, arturia minilab mkII, arturia analog lab 5 lite, SI Drums by CbB effects reference speakers: M-Audio BX3

Thanks Jack. Cheers????

Thanks Nigel. The delay effects have really gotten my interest piqued. They really expand the possibilities of percussion as well????

Thanks so much. This one did lend itself to some interesting turns and surprises that keep it moving and, hopefully, interesting and enjoyable????

Hi All. Hope you are all well. This is Sapphire (alternative instrumental). All observations welcomed. Cheers!!???? link: https://larryterrano.bandcamp.com/track/sapphire DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab pc: windows 10, i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40 GHz, 8GB ram, electric and acoustic guitars, DI bass, arturia minilab mkII, arturia analog lab 5 lite, SI Drums by CbB effects reference speakers: M-Audio BX3

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Great overview. At this point a must watch for sure.

Thanks so much. I'm running 4GB of RAM also. It really encourages creativity ?

What are the minimum Windows PC requirements to run Cakewalk Sonar? I looked around but haven't seen them.

Subscribed. Mike's videos are hugely important pieces of DAW information. His teaching ability is unarguably superior to most others doing the same thing.

Thanks Nigel. The guitars on that piece, and on virtually all the songs I do, are on their own individual tracks. This gives me the ability to optimize EQ, delay, reverb, flanger, chorus, compression, etc. for each rhythm or lead/solo section based on what other instruments are happening with it and the guitar parts unique sonic signature as it was recorded. The delay effects and methods on the lead guitars are: 1. using the reverb from the amp as it was recorded. 2. making a copy of the guitar part and pasting it on another track about .35 to .7 seconds off the original. this is usually a process of trial and error as each part is unique. this can give a really sweet echo/delay effect 3. the TH3 delay in CW. 4. the Sonitus Delay in CW. 5. the Sonitus Reverb in CW. 6. any and all combinations of above. Cheers!????

Thanks Mark. I tried to widen those parts by panning but lost volume, balance and clarity by doing so. I will try to download the Infected Mushroom Wider tool and give it a go.

Thanks! Appreciate the listen.

Had not heard of, watching a You Tube video on it now. Thanks!

Thanks Wookiee. I tried to get more wideness on the whole song but I placed the priority on clarity and correct sound levels/balance of all the instruments on those parts that are a bit narrow. If I had more than 8GB of ram I could have probably done it. Cheers????

Just downloaded CW Product Center. I'm running latest update (2024.02). If i choose to update my Cakewalk Studio Instruments will I lose the TH3 VST plug in?

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Greetings All. Hope you are all doing fine. Here's "Times Long Past". A rock instrumental whose ending is a homage to The Beatles "The End", specifically the dueling guitar solo's. Nits and crits appreciated. Cheers???? link: https://larryterrano.bandcamp.com/track/times-long-past DAW: Cakewalk by Bandlab pc: windows 10, i7-4770 CPU @ 3.40 GHz, 8GB ram, electric and acoustic DI guitars, DI bass, arturia minilab mkII, arturia analog lab 5 lite, SI Drums by CbB effects reference speakers: M-Audio BX3