mark skinner

Beautiful mix. I honestly don't know how this could be improved at all. Nice .. mark

Very nice performance and mix ! I personally don't hear anything that needs any further attention. I Love the "air" in the vocals. Enjoyed it .. mark

Keith, Really nice changes in this version. Enjoyed the lead guitar as well. mark

I think you are now singing With confidence , and that makes a Big difference..

Another Great vocal job! I loved the note choice at 1:46. You've for sure done some Fantastic stuff this year. Powerful drum track , didn't sound like a typical waltz. I'd like to hear you belt out some blues sometime .. Enjoyed it .. mark

Is it recording your voice "and" what's coming from your speakers or are you just using headphones ?

Beautiful arrangement and melody. Loved it ! mark

Tim , I Really liked the feel of this. The right guitar is a little off timing wise in a couple of spots and I think it could use some fast compression to ease the attacks a little. The flute was "fantastic" I loved the note drops and bends. Great job! mark

Great Job on this one Keith. I Really liked your vocals and the quality of them on this song. Nice mix. I do think your vocal is getting covered up a little , Especially on the 1st verse. Enjoyed it .. mark

You have a great Heavy feel to this one. I especially liked the driving handclaps all the way thru. Great creativity! I Really liked the song and performance. mark

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@jwnicholson78 and @Wookiee Thanks guys for the listen and comments. @KSband I agree with you. After uploading this to Soundcloud the first time , I took it down and re-panned the guitars. In the process I backed off the lead guitar a little. I was wondering myself if I overdid it. Appreciate the suggestion and will address it later. Thanks .. mark

Hello , I Finally got this one ready to submit. My main objective was to learn about acoustic IR's to record my "go to" thin bodied Washburn Monterey Studio acoustic using the piezo pickup. It's panned to the left and the IR made a Huge difference. My nylon Godin Hybrid is panned to the right. I bought the basic version of Bias FX and used it on my G&L ASAT. After profiling my neck pickup I used a PRS guitar match setting. After finding and modifying a lead preset I got sounds and sustain that I've never heard from this guitar. Awesome software Any crits and suggestions for improvement are welcomed. This is a New mix with added MT Power drum tracks. Thanks .. mark https://soundcloud.com/user-810058643/biased?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing

Great Job ! This was nice and smooth. You do a Great job with cover songs but this is even better. Enjoyed it .. mark

Very Nice .. A lot of cool stuff going on . Loved it .. mark

Very Nice ! I Love the chorus melody and you did a Very good job on the vocals. My mix suggestion would be to tame the vocal reverb a little (with more pre delay). It's a little hollow sounding. I would also boost it up a little. Enjoyed it .. Great job .. mark

Very well done Barry. I Really liked the way you carved out the space for the bass and drums. I thought it was Very well written and you sang it with conviction. No crits or suggestions .. mark

Great job ! I thought you did a Very nice job on the vocals. You should do more guitar , great tone and playing. I really enjoyed it .. mark

Justin , Very Nice job. She has a Beautiful voice with a Really nice quality and overtones. I do think the quick passages had a little too much pitch correction , taking a little bit away from the performance. It sounded like it was auto tune as opposed to melodyne. The piano was Very well played. My biggest pet peave is not including a couple seconds of silence before a song begins. All that being said , I think it was a beautiful song and well done. Really looking forward to hearing more from you and your daughter. Welcome to the forum .. Enjoyed it .. mark

Thanks for searching. I just did a google search of the song title and Cakewalk. Went straight to it. Posted in 2019. Everybody seems to know him. @RikF . I'll check further.. Thanks .. mark

Does anybody know if "Rick F " is still around ? I'm Finally thinking about posting a song that He did just noodling around on a slow traditional blues song titled "Blind Boy Blues". I learned his licks and after 3 months of recording , I got it done. He gave me his blessing and permission to repost it and said , "He thought it wasn't really a structured song but just playing around". I felt funny about it , and never did. I've recently revisited the mix and think it would be a nice tribute to his playing. I can't find a way to contact him. I know he was having Major vision problems when he posted it. Thanks .. mark

Keith , you've sure been on a roll lately. I thought this was Great ! and a Powerful performance. I Especially liked the bridge. Very creative. Enjoyed it .. mark

Sisi , Yes , personally I would replace the organ like patch at 0:30. To me it sounds like it has no depth and almost like the tuning is drifting around. This is just a personal preference as I think a different patch would fit the song better. Yes All the synth parts sounded like they needed some air. Maybe send them all to a bus and put a "little" airy verb there. Yes the section at 1:15 should be "at least" 16 bars for some lead coming in whenever it feel right. As far as your track volumes go start by opening the console view and check all of your meters for anything too loud and make adjustments. Afterwards change your "master" output bus to mono. (it's going to sound bad) and use your ears and the faders until it sounds balanced. Switch back to stereo on the master and take a Long break. You'll probably find everything sounding much better and needing just minor tweeking when you come back. Good luck .. mark

Sisi , Here's my honest opinion after 3 listens. The first intro synth sounds Good but "dry". I think it needs a little "airy" reverb. Maybe fast and clean from rematrix solo in the pro channel. The second synth coming in at 0:15 is Way too hot and needs a lot of the bass EQ'd out of it. I would EQ it drop the fader to 0 and ease it up until you like it. The synth patch coming in at 0:30 is Hot and just plain Bad. I'd Definitely find another patch. It's also taking All the attention away from everything else including the drums. I'm not hearing a kick. The patch coming in at 1:05 is very cool. I'd try a Slow automated pan sweeping from left to right. At 1:15 Everything is coming in nicely but the arp patch is also a little dry. This section needs to be repeated and have a synth lead come in. This would be a Good spot for a lead instead of repeating everything again. Anyway , here's a start. If I don't like the way things are sounding in my stuff I often make radical changes including deleting days of recording and mixing. Best of luck to you ... mark

Bjorn , I Really enjoyed that. Great job on the grace notes on the violin. You nicely captured the "bagpipe" feel using them. I also thought the voice you used from Heavyocity was perfect. She sounded like another well fitting instrument at the start of her passages. Wonderful performance .. mark