mark skinner

When Jeff Beck passed , my wife asked me if I thought Keith Richards might be next. I said I didn't know , but I would be devastated when David Crosby laid his body down.. By far my favorite of all the harmony geniuses. RIP ..

The whale visions were intense in the intro. Cool .. mark

Cool song Jack. I've wondered myself where they're all going , or where do the live , what do they do. I Like the way you compose entire songs from fleeting memories , like a snapshot from an old camera .. Nice mix , no crits or suggestions. Enjoyed it .. mark

First off .. I Love this genre and style of music. Your lead guitar sounds Real Nice , you captured it Well .. If you are looking for any mix suggestions , I'd look at the EQ on the left rhythm guitar. It seems to me to be heavy on the low mids' and could use some highs. I'd also look at using the pro channel (low) saturation knob on the sax. I've found it to be Real useful. It may work or not .. Last , I think you've got a timing glitch at 4:19 on the left rhythm guitar. Great Playing .. Enjoyed it mark

Ctrl+ V ??

Killer arrangement /mix and Really great lead guitar . I knew I would love it from the first bass runs. I thought the bass was Real Nice. Amazing .. mark

Jesse , I'd Love it .. I'm in N Alabama not far from Mississippi. The cover photo was taken from my pasture fence. I might as well be in the Delta. @Jim Fogle I appreciate it. I can't take credit for the double fade out , as it was in the original. I think I will adjust it later though. I caught a response from @Lord Tim about how to create an S type fade that it really needs. Already a long song and the fades put it past the 6 min mark , but I couldn't stop. @steve@baselines.com Thanks for commenting. Yeah , I pretty much had to rebuild the old banjo just to use it.. @PhonoBrainer "Thanks" for the suggestion. When I redo the fade's , I'll take a Close look at the bass and Vox levels. Thank You . If I make any changes I won't bump it up but will include Mix "D" on the post . mark

Jesse , that was Awesome and mastered So Well ! It was very trippy but I "got" All of it. Just wasn't long enough. I've been suspecting that you were a bot .. I also believe Tom has a Bright Future in web and song artwork design. Enjoyed it .. mark

Fantastic writing and performance Paul ! That was sure a fun one to listen to. You got Very creative on the vocals and I thought that was a Great lead break. I believe you've out done yourself on this one .. Really enjoyed it ! mark

Try right clicking the "record" button next to your transport controls and change it there. ??

That was simply awesome.. I can't even begin to describe the feelings you invoked while listening. I'm glad I've never written anything like this , if I had I would think that there would be nothing else to accomplish. Beautiful and stirring .. mark

Thank You , I'm Glad you enjoyed it. But .. (of course) after a few listens I had to go back in and make a few minor changes and do a little more work on the dobro. I posted another link for mix "C". @DeeringAmps Thanks Tom for the listen and comment on Soundcloud. I Really appreciate it. @SuperFreq Thanks for taking time to listen and comment. I like fooling with a lot of instruments I can't really play. There's even a dulcimer in there somewhere. I haven't seen the Songcatcher movie but it sounds like something I would enjoy. I'm gonna try and stream it. @KSband Thanks , I've had a banjo for a few years but never play it. I've used it once on another song. My hillbilly brother suggested this song for me. @Jesse Screed I don't think they would let me "comp" everything live and on tour. @noynekker Thank You Bruce , If it's got a string on it , I'll at least try to make something of it. My fishing rod's next .. Thank again Everybody ! mark

Hello , this was a fun one for me. I got out my cello and bluegrass instruments. Whitt Townsend , a friend of mine did the upright bass and let me use his dobro to finish the song up. I really enjoyed trying to play it .. Any suggestions for improvement will be Greatly appreciated. Thanks for the listen .. mark " Mix C"

i fell off the wagon

Very Clear mix. I agree with Bajan Blue about the intro. I thought it was a little thin until the rest of the instruments came in then realized it was Perfect. I also appreciated the zydeco feel it's got going in spots. Nice vocals as well. Bass spot ?? Enjoyed it .. mark

Jerry , go to your C drive and find Cakewalk Content. Click the ">" arrow and you'll see your "projects folder". Open the folder , right click the project and choose delete from the dropdown list. It's handy to have a shortcut to this folder on your desktop. mark

Phillip , Very Nice chilled vibe on this. I really liked the atmosphere of everything in it. I thought it had a little bit of an abrupt start but not excessive. Hey , Thanks for turning me on to Sufjan Stevens. That'll be some nice cruising music. I Really enjoyed the song and all your treatment on it. Good luck with the album and your dog .. mark

Wonderful playing ! That was a Killer bass track. This is a head nodder for sure. Loved it ! .. mark

I Liked it. Loved the reverse strings and boingy things.

Are you are opening up the TH3 interface and selecting different amps , FX . etc ?

Andrew , Nice start on a killer song ! I also agree with Tom. You've a smooth mix here , but I think you are being a little conservitive and I think it needs to be a little more "edgy". I really like the "loose skins" snare but think a little crack in them would help also. For me , besides the kick/bass I think it would be improved with some gain and highs. Just my 2 cents on this one. Enjoyed it .. mark

Beautiful song Rex. It flows amazingly well for one with this slow of a bpm. If you are looking for any suggestions .. I believe I would back off one of the doubled vocal tracks on the word "forever" . I would also bring the vocals in a little louder after the horn break. Loved it .. mark

Delete the broken project and carry on .. This has happened to me a couple of times and not worth the effort to keep fighting it. Especially one with very little recording done. If it happens again take a close look at all your vst's and amp sims I've found problematic projects always come back and bite you again later ..

Paul , I Like it ! Grab some highs and boost them .. mark

I always just export out the audio of the entire mix (without the fade) and import it into a separate project. I can then do a fade in or out on the stereo mix . Super easy and if you don't like the fade you can easily change it on the one stereo track.