Ross Smithe

TSYM Rik, sincerely appreciate you making time to listen and comment!

Hey Treesha, TSYM for the the listen and comments. Yes indeed, it is fun to use new tools on older stuff to update a bit! It's amazing how far things have come, never could have imagined back in the day! 😁

This is an original "power ballad-ish" song I wrote WAY back around 1990! I recorded it at a friend's studio in Las Vegas around 1998. I remember he had just started using Cakewalk Pro Audio 7 in his studio alongside several ADAT machines (Windows 98 baby!), and I remember how much I was blown away and loved working with it! Anyway, I recently pulled the tune out of the archives and into CbB to remix using some modern tools, to give it a more presence, polish, and punch! I'm on keys and lead vocs, other buddies from way back on guitar, bass, and drums. Duet partner was popular local Christian artist Annie Meadows.

You’re welcome! I will be posting the rest of the tracks from The Wall side 3 in the near future. They're all finished, I just broke them up into 3 parts . If you're interested, here's a previous post from last year for a cover of Breathe:

Thanks so much Nigel, always appreciate the listen and comments!

Hi @timboalogo, thanks so much for the listen and the kind word! Instrumentally, everything on this project was done "in the box". I used a combination of software and hardware synths (Korg Kronos and Yamaha MOXF). Guitars and bass were mostly off of the Kronos (12 string is from an outstanding sample set called Jensen Guitars, nylon string is from a Kronos combination called Celtic Heart). Drums and lead guitars are from the Yamaha MOXF (lead tracks were run through TH3 for some extra bite). Electric piano and Harmochord (sounds like a kind of cross between harmonica and accordion) are from Keyscape. Hammond organ also off Kronos (a killer patch emulating Tom Scholz's Boston Foreplay settings). Background pads and voices are mix and match, mostly Kontakt Analog Dreams (there is a preset called "Floyd", lol), Omnisphere, and Spitfire LABS. There are other odds and ends as well, but these were the big hitters. Vocals are recorded with a WA-47 Jr into a Focusrite Scarlett 4i4. My female singing partner recorded her back up part over my tracks on BandLab. I then downloaded her track and brought it into Cakewalk to mix and master (not sure what mic she sang into, I used the Antares Mic Mod VST to help make it sound good with my lead track). One other secret gem that I use regularly… I apply a free Sonox Inflator alternative called JS Inflator on my master bus before the limiter. Can do wonders to expand and energize your final mix.

Hey Steve, thanks for the listen and kind word! Yes, bass, and really everything on this, was done on synth. I use a mix and match combination of software and hardware, whatever sounds good for the song. Bass in this case is a patch off of my Korg Kronos called Dark Fretless.

Thanks so much, appreciate the listen!

Thanks so much @EnglandBross!

Thanks so much Kevin!

Thanks so much Rik. You have a point on the guitar level, I think I might go in and adjust!

Thanks so much, Larry!!

Hey all, wanted to present to you my latest (and largest!) cover project, an extended remake/rework/remix/reproduction of one of my all time favorite album "sides", Pink Floyd The Wall, Side 3 (Tracks 14-19). This is Part 1 of 3, Hey You and Is there Anybody Out There? A multitude of digital means and methods were used to recreate these iconic tunes (which were originally done in analog, of course!). All vocals are 100% redone. Here's how everything else came together: Hey You- Full reproduction, using some predone MIDI sequences, as well as my own playing and programming. I put flesh on the bones using a variety of synths and samplers. Joined on vocals by my Floydian friend and singing partner Tone Hjelt from Oslo, Norway. Is There Anybody Out There?- Pretty much same as above! Used some predone MIDI sequences, some my own playing/programming, and put a touch of the original instrumental track under the opening drone swell to enhance the sound. Background TV sounds and assorted voices taken from original tracks, of course! Everything I recorded was done via synthesizers, samples, and sequencing. All done in CbB. I know I'm definitely swimming in deep waters here, but this was a very fun and incredibly challenging project! Didn't attempt to reinvent the wheel, just tried to polish up the rims a bit, and create an immersive listening experience for these timeless and iconic tunes! I will plan on posting Part 2 (Nobody Home, Vera, Bring The Boys Back Home) and Part 3 (Comfortably Numb) in the near future.

Beautiful playing, very expressive. Well done! 👍

Fantastic, sweeping soundscape Jerry! Obvious you put a lot of work into this. Well done!