Ross Smithe

Thanks so much, appreciate the listen and the feedback!!

Thanks Corey, appreciate the listen and feedback!

Thanks Jack, always appreciate the listens and feedback!

I definitely "put my back" into this one! I don't really know how to categorize this. Basically started with a beat and some ambient synth and vocal textures (all vocs except the really high voice are my voice, not synth/samples), and took off from there. Kind of ambient-beat-rock, I guess? Anyway, I really enjoyed putting this together, and I hope you enjoy listening as well! Be sure to listen through to the end to catch a fun little mash-up, "Who" might it be?? ? What we need is love indeed...

Fabulous work as always Nigel! Good luck with the release.

Hey Bjorn, thanks so much for tuning in and for the kind comment!

Hey Lynn, great to hear from you. Thanks for the listen, and glad you enjoyed! Appreciate you man, thanks!

Hey Steve, thanks so much for the listen and for the kind comments. Really means a lot!

What John said above is the right answer. Send your Midi data to the PC thru USB. Run L/R audio outs from the keyboard to a stereo pair on the interface, and use direct/zero latency monitoring from your interface to hear the midi that you're working on. Edit in CW until you're happy, then record the audio thru your audio interface. I do this all the time with a number of external synths, including a Korg Kronos.

Really cool soundscape Dave, and I'm sure great exercise for your hand as well! Keep on pushing, I'm sure you can get your plane back where you want it to be. Great work! Followed you on SC as well.

Really fabulous work on this Steve! Amazing performance, really enjoyed the listen ?????

Cool groove and sound textures, really nice guitar work. Great job, enjoyed the listen! ????

Outstanding collaboration guys! Very cool from the opening riff and throughout. Great solid groove and guitar work, and engaging vocs as well. Great work!

Bravo Nigel, outstanding job as always!

Hey Nigel, thanks a lot! Always appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment on my music.

Thanks for the kind comment. Glad it represented well, I was a bit nervous that it wouldn't! I didn't want to try to reproduce the original, since that we clearly be impossible. Instead, tried to preserve it's original character and dignity, while putting my own vibe to it. Glad it came across well, really means a lot coming from a true Deadhead!

Thanks Larry!

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I've wanted to cover this Grateful Dead tune for some time. Composed in 1970, the wonderful, timeless lyrics were penned by Robert Hunter, with music by Jerry Garcia. A bit of a departure from the band's early psychedelic music, it really hearkens back to Garcia's early roots in folk music. I tried to preserve the intimate character of the original song, while putting a bit of a different rhythmic vibe to it.

Hi Treesha, very cool and creative composition, well conceived and performed! Nice production work overall, great sound selection, good balance and use of panning effects. Happy vibe, cool chord changes, and like the synth leads and flourishes thru out. Great work!

Wow Peter, this is really fabulous! If you hadn't said anything, I would've thought the instrumentation was originally done together with the rap! Your arrangement and instrument choices are all very tasty and fit well. Honestly, nothing jumped out that needs dramatic adjustment. Seemed very spontaneous with the improvisational feel, and having some imperfections seems to fit well also. Looks like you have a future as a hip hop producer, my friend!

Really like this track, strong composition and performance. Mix wise, I agree with Treesha, biggest thing I hear is the guitar is kind of hogging the center of the mix. Seems like it should be moved back and spread out, and the vocals should be more forward and present. You could even set a side chain compressor to duck the guitars when the vocals come in and then they could go back up again when vocs stop. Overall great job though, keep at it!

Hey, great job on this Keith! Really well composed, produced and performed. Excellent guitar work, overall sound is good, but seems like the lead section could perhaps be a little more upfront. Maybe cut the reverb a bit or make it less roomy sounding. Really loved the backwards piano at the beginning!

Hey Keith, thanks so much for the listen and the feedback! And haha, you win the booby prize!! You're the first one to catch the synth programming nod to Welcome to the Machine, or at least to mention it ?