mark skinner

Jack , You hit the right spot on the vocals. Beautiful tones and Well sung. I found the song Very relaxing. Great job to @DeeringAmps for the finishing touches. It didn't sound crushed at all to me with still plenty of headroom. To @jack c. , my only recommendation would be to start putting a couple seconds of silence , and a "slight" fade into the start of "all" of your future songs. Excellent job on this one. I Really enjoyed it .. mark

Steve, Extremely Nice Song ! I too am picking up that great Paul Simon feel. I think you have your Fantastic vocals mixed in Perfectly. The mix sounds Real good . (getting picky) the one thing I was wanting was to hear was that almost reversed sounding filtered drum part to be spread out more or sweeping more to the right side of the mix . Wondering if it was just my imagination , I swapped my headphones around backwards , and thought it sounded Way better sitting static but on the right side. ?? Something to consider if you do a remix. I Loved it .. mark

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Great job on this one ! It's a rocker for sure. You did a Fantastic job on All of the guitars , I especially liked the bass and the different treatment on the guitar breaks. No crits . The drums sounded live , but I also thought there were a few places that need a little TLC. Very powerful chorus sections and Great job on All of the vocals. Very impressive song with your "signature" sound. Enjoyed it .. mark

Very good video with Amazing results. Why would anyone even think to try that ? For sure going to check out his channel. Maybe this should also be in the tutorials section .. Thanks for posting this .. mark

Tim , I thought this was a Cool song and Loved the title. I agree with Tom about the drums , sounds like you already know what the main problems are with the mix. 2 seconds of silence and a fade in from 0 to just past the start of the audio works wonders for abrupt starts. I've found on the endings , it's much better to watch the "master" vu meter and let it drop all the way past silent before letting the song end. I (now) do the final fades outside of the main project . I can then adjust them further if needed. I've messed up a Lot of songs with the outro , especially bad where I've lost the project or no longer have access to it but only have a single stereo mix. Looking forward to hearing a remix. Enjoyed it .. mark

Nice synth work , I thought it had just the right amount of guitar work. I really liked the panning backing vox and especially the powerful drum track. Another Great production .. mark

Wow , some Great comments and suggestions . Thanks to Everyone for your input. The link now reflects a remix per your suggestions. @DeeringAmps @garybrun The vocals have been boosted by1.5 db. I think they're standing out a lot better. @PhonoBrainer I did some additional automation (mainly on the lead guitar) getting it away from the vocals a little more. Carving a hole for the vocals has been a job on this one. @David Sprouse There is an additional kick on the 1 beat that got turned up a little before the last mix. I re EQd it and lowered it. I don't think it's conflicting now. I "try" to be conservative on remixes , please let me know if I over or underdid it. All further suggestions are welcomed. Get as picky as you want. Thank You .. mark

Great guitar work Tom ! I Knew I was going to like it the first 3 seconds in. Very catchy lyrics. Nice rowdy party song. I think the "never enough" line could be boosted a little. Great job to Both of you. Really enjoyed it .. mark

Happy New Year ! I'm starting it out with a collaboration with @noynekker Bruce did a Great job writing and singing lyrics to the instrumental "Winding Down" that I recently posted. I also had some additional help from Gary Brun . Any comments , mix and master suggestions are welcomed. Thanks .. Us

Beautiful chilly way to start the new year. Awesome .. Great job on the video , the opening set up and credits was Very impressive.. Loved it , Thanks .. mark

Wookie , this composition sounded "alive". NASA TV could use your expertise. They seem to be using music written for "Get smart" or "Batman" with 808 drums mixed in .. Nice .. mark

I agree with Paul , you did an Excellent job of capturing the Yamaha. This is a Very nice relaxing instrumental. The only thing I would do it is , fade the very last guitar part out a Lot longer. It goes out a little too abruptly to let it exhale and rest. Great Job ! mark

Make sure your Master track isn't set to mono. First try going to "file" / Export /Audio /Mp3 as file type. Make sure "mono" is not chosen in the export dialogue.

All around Fantastic production ! I Loved the violin parts. The video had a Lot of cool stuff in it. I believe I could watch the solitary tree with the flowing grass and clouds "all day". If I ever figure out audio I would like to try some video work. Looks fun .. mark

Very nice clean mix. The repeating dissident chord change was cool. Great song .. mark

Powerful and immersive synth work. I also loved the percussive elements. Very nice ! mark

Great recording job and mix ! I Loved the video ! I think Buster would have had fun on TikTok. mark

Asato, that was quite a journey! There' s a Tremendous amount of cool stuff going on thru out the entire song. If I would have done anything different it would be letting the low throat singing bleed into all of the next passages. I thought some of the stops were a little abrupt. Fantastic production ! I Really enjoyed this .. mark

@Lynn Wilson Thanks for that reply. I'll try that. Like Vincent , this has always bothered me when I'm just Hunting the right bpm. I always record about 12 bars of Nothing just to get the metronome working. Thanks Vincent for the post.

Where is your send going ? Are you adjusting your send level after turning it on ?

Congratulations ! I hope it does well. Another labor of love finished .. mark

I always had a tuner in front of me for the drones. Plugged them then did the chanter. These were the days before melodyne. Running them from an air tank was not successful ..

I have a set of bagpipes hanging on my wall. These were By Far the Hardest instrument I've ever tried to learn. The drones always sound nice , the chanter can get piercing. I did use them once on Copperhead road, but had to re pitch them . Still Love them . mark

Marcel , I think a single guitar can sound Very nice using a pair of mics. A "matched" pair is even better. Each going to its own panned track. Way more control over everything this way. Then bus them how you like. As far as recording and fixing sections , Sound on Sound is the "only" way I'll record. If I don't like a performance "undo" . Putting an "undo" button in the control bar was the first thing I did in CbB. Want to redo a section later , cut "them" and slip edit it out. Back up and re-record the tracks (like you did the first time) , then slip edit the dead space out . I always mark my mic stands and chair position with tape , just for retakes sometimes done days apart. Everyone has their own process , this is the only one for me .. mark