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Kurt , That was Very nice ! I really liked the passage coming in around 0:42 Great playing . I Love a fretless with that style of music. Very much Enjoyed it .. mark

Thanks , David and Miguel , I'm glad you approved. @DeeringAmps the reverb was basic Sonitus. I found an EQ preset and with a little tweeking really helped the DI. I didn't try to do anything to the squeaks , and have never even thought to try a deesser . Thanks for mentioning that. Later .. mark

Here's a Very minimal project using only my Godin la patrie classical/ jazz crossover. I wanted to use an additional mic , but I went DI because of the pounding rain from the hurricane ( in my not so soundproof music room). Anything sticking out that needs attention feel free to let me know. I know I've got a few string squeaks but opted to leave them in. It was nice not fooling with a lot of tracks . Thank You .. mark

PJH , another Top Notch production and performance! You sure surround yourself with some talented mates. I believe my favorite part was the blue Tele. I don't think I've ever heard such a silky tone come out of one . I really liked the way you adjusted your playing style in the Tele section using the longer slides bringing that tone out. The acoustic was icing on the cake. Awesome job .. mark

Larry , Nice guitar and bass work. I hope you get an interface and monitors soon. You are going to be amazed with the sound you can get using a daw and its tools. I went a Lot of years without a midi keyboard. There's a lot you can do in piano roll view with just a mouse. Check out the videos by "creative sauce" . I've used Sonar/Cakewalk forever and he's still a big help. Looking forward to your progress. mark

Bjorn , Simply Beautiful .. I Really liked the piano , I do hear some spots where nylon guitar backing would be real nice , but not replacing the piano. The mix was perfect , I'm also a fan of Raum reverb . Loved it .. mark

Larry , No band , I'm the only one left .. With the exception of Ozone for basic mastering , Addictive drums 2 (free) , valhalla massive reverb (free), Everything else is basic Cakewalk. I used my midi controller for SI bass , and SI electric piano. The remaining tracks are real instruments. As far as audio clarity , just watch the low freq. in everything , as far as production quality , a "Lot" of editing and listening to suggestions from forum members. Good luck and welcome to the forum .. mark

Jesse , Very well written and performed. You got the point across nicely . Enjoyed it .. mark

Ewoof , I Liked it , and I liked the vocal treatment in the first half of the song. I think as the song progresses you could use more of an up front vocal processing and heavier on the kick and bass transitioning it to a "heavy hitting" dance club type sound. It's got a Really cool vibe . Building it up it to Big in my opinion would make this one shine even brighter. Once you get there , bringing the last phrase of the vocals completely up to root would make it Killer. This one is worth the effort .. Fantastic job .. mark

Jack , Real Nice and clean. I really liked the bass as well. I was wanting to hear some quiet harmony in the improv vocal parts , maybe next time. Very good song and performance. Well done .. mark

Treesha , You've hit the spot. I think the vocals were "great" and by far my favorite of all of your songs. The high backing vocals were fantastic. I also liked the way one of the lead vocals was a little dry , It seemed to make it more personal like you were in my ear. With vocals like this I think you could also add a whispering track. Great job ! Loved it .. mark

Yeah , I used to keep one high strung but never tried tried it with an alternate tuning . New ball game. ms

I just pulled the silk and steel strings off of an old Aria Pro II acoustic that can no longer handle the tension of regular strings. I restrung it with a Nashville set (high strung) put a capo on the 2nd fret and a partial capo on the 4th fret (shub covers a,d,g strings) creating a raised dadgad tuning without having to lower these slinky strings. The sound and voicings are "FANTASTIC". Hope to record with it soon.. mark

Supported or not , I updated CbB on my win7 pc last week . No Problem .

Nice one. I think you're getting pretty close. My only real crits are the short intro , and the backing vocals coming in at 0:48. I think the intro could be 4 bars longer and built up more. It was just too quiet and rushed leading in to the full vocals. The backing at 48 seemed to be pushed too far back in the mix. Maybe blend in more of the held out backing vocals you used in most of the song in that section. The main vocals and harmony were Very nice. They could be smoothed out and glued to the mix a little better with some further compression. Great song with a fantastic chorus. I Very much enjoyed it .. mark

Colin , I am Totally Amazed at your talent and this production. That was the best 45 minutes I've spent listening to music in years. There was a nice CSN feel to a lot of this that really grabbed me. That was a beautiful tone on the classical guitar as well. Awesome .. mark

Steev , That sounded like "everybody" had a Great time. Very cool collaboration. I'm missing a lot by not having internet in my barn studio. Enjoyed it .. mark

Hey Tom , this was solid. Great job on the vocals and especially the guitars and bass. I loved the breakdown and lead break. I think you nailed it. No overuse of the verbs. Great job .. mark

You've Definitely captured that Honky tonk feel , that took me back. I thought the slide was Real nice , don't hear that much slide from you. I did feel the fluttering effect coming in around 1:46 slammed me away from the live bar feel you had going . It took me a couple of bars to get it back. Anyway that's just my opinion . FANTASTIC playing .. mark

@eric chevrier Thanks my friend , You were actually on top of the list when I said I envy lead guitar players. Your approval means a lot.. mark

John , Nothing but a Giant Feel Good vibe coming from this. You set it up well with the long build up in the beginning , I wouldn't have had that much patience. That was a Beautiful immersive airy mix and I loved the way you build it up the broke it back down. Fantastic synth work. 10+ Thanks .. mark - edit - ps. I try not to read previous comments before posting mine , and didn't here. When the build up ended , I too thought it was worth the wait. ms

Hello again , I did some EQ work and some cut and paste on the beginning of a few of the the cello notes. I think I got back a good bit of the bow attacks. @Barry Seymour Thanks a lot for the comment , I was uploading the remix as you posted. I hope I made some improvement. Thanks .. mark

That was awe inspiring and Very relaxing. You just lowered my blood pressure. Thanks .. mark

That was hauntingly beautiful. Very immersive and stirring. You got some Great tones on the bowed instruments. The simple zooming in video worked Fantastic. I Really enjoyed listening to this one . Very Nice .. mark

@noynekker That's the first time I've been accused of being too smooth , but I Totally agree. I chopped up the tracks quite a bit moving notes and lost a lot of bow attack using fades. I baked them in bouncing to clips and got too far ahead to start undoing. Big lesson learned. Thank You . @garybrun The middle section I used some pretty big fade ins , and It Really sounded more like a volume pedal used on a pedal steel. I thought the same thing . I may try and go for that sound in the future. Thank you for evaluating and your time. @Wookiee I'm researching to grasp the concept of using formants. Thank You for your comments and opinion. I Really appreciate you guys and your help. Thanks .. mark