mark skinner

That was Very inspiring. It would have been awesome with the fireworks. You could always do your own video .. Enjoyed it . mark

Thanks Bjorn , I really like 808's in the right context. The loops were "smart" and changed key without me resetting the default groove pitch. By time I got to the guitar tracks I didn't even know what key I was in , but I liked the way it sounded. Tuned my guitar up a half step to be comfortable with it. My hat's off to all the synth players. I'll be back asap , no deleting this afternoon. I'm 4 bars in ! Later .. mark

Barry , Your playing skills and especially the vocals and lyrics "really" shined thru on this one. I hope you recover quickly. It sure hasn't effected your musical talent. Enjoyed it .. mark

Thanks to all of you for the Great comments! I've been deleting vocal tracks for a week now just trying to get the right feel and to get it to sit in the mix. I finally made some progress this morning. Hopefully I won't have to start deleting this afternoon. I can't sing like Bowie but I think I can get close to his feel. Later .. mark

Until you figure it out .. you should be able to grab and realign the frozen track .

Nice "vintage" feel. The sax tone was very nice and warm. I Loved the title. Great job .. mark

Vert nice and plenty of power. I really liked the slowdown and holding the vocals longer at the chorus. Great job on the vocals .. mark

Yeah , David , I thought the lyrics would be easier than it's been. I'm glad you confirmed it could go with a Bowie feel. I was wondering if it was just me. Thanks Jack. I spent a good bit of time on the 808 kick this morning. It wasn't lining up well enough. Amazing how it got louder when it got lined up perfectly. I'll repost later .. Thanks mark

I took a little different approach on this one and it's still in it's beginning stages. A few loops from Sonar 7 , Roland synth from 8.5 for 808 stuff , bounced and finished in CbB. TTS , Tyrell synth and dirty guitars (unusual for me) I've been toying with vocals , but not there yet , looking for a deep Bowie feel. It's a little short but this is the main body. Looking for crits and suggestions before I take it further. Thank You .. mark https://soundcloud.com/user-810058643/mars

Paul , this version seemed to have Way more power , especially on the chorus. I agree with Bjorn it could have ended a little quicker , I was listening while he posted and felt it before hand. I also thought the keys track (other than piano) could be lowered a little. You've got quite a "wide" vocal range and used it all Very well. Nice improvement from the last mix that I also enjoyed ... mark

Keith , Wonderfully haunting. You did a fantastic job on the piano and vocals. The intro does feel Long. You did a great job of keeping it flowing with such a minimally tracked song. I Really liked it .. mark

Steve , I just listened on a better system. It's much more balanced than I thought. I think it's mainly the voice that really cuts thru on the word "Blue" that is prominent thru out. Again .. Great job , You sure pick some great songs to do .. mark

Fantastic Job! I do think the low voices could come up a little as some of the highs are a bit prominent. Extremely nice vocals . mark

Great song and performance. I'm going to have to look up the documentary. I'm actually from Flint. I recently downloaded a free plugin for DeEssing called "lisp". Seems to work pretty well for me . mark

Great guitar and e piano tones. I liked the way you carried the Great vocal harmony to the guitar tracks. Very enjoyable . mark

How about a decent bass envelope filter for jazz ??

Cool ! I Very much enjoyed it. Maybe the addition of an 60's old style keyboard track would be my only suggestion . mark

Really good one. I like it. That was some "unusual" panning , putting the kick on the far right and the bass on the far left , but it sure carved out a big hole for the great vocals . mark

God , I hope our Alabama governor doesn't see this. She'll never sign the new medical marijuana bill. Great one .. mark

@bjornpdx I Appreciate the comment about the extras in the background. I did a remix to bring them forward some but lost something in the process , so I deleted and didn't use it. I also love a mournful sound of a low cello. Maybe I'll find a better one some day. @Bajan Blue Great violin story. I traded mine for something .. Also gave up on bagpipes but they look cool on the wall. I've been wondering if I could extract midi from a cello audio track , pitch it up and send it to a violin virtual instrument ?? Thanks .. mark

Bob , Very nice and relaxing song , I really Enjoyed it . Personally I wouldn't "release" one without sending it here first . I've made some pretty drastic improvements from the comments and suggestions from the pros here on the forum. mark

Freddy and Lynn , That was utterly Fantastic! That was quite an intro .. I always liked playing with someone who could work a crowd and this sounds like a Real "live" bar performance. My wife was a managing partner at a boat harbor restaurant/bar that had live music on the weekends. Closing my eyes and listening I almost felt like I was in the room. I think if you Really want to go with the "live" feel , the guitar panning should be a little more conservative. There's just not that much separation on a stage. I think some high mids on the vocals would also be helpful and a few timing tweeks on the left guitar. I hope you don't think I'm getting too picky , but I think you can get a Stellar song out of this . Very impressive ! I believe you guys Really got it together on this one.. mark

Thank You Douglas. I'm a big jazz fan and it's about All I listen to in my car. I've always liked the way jazz drummers do circles around the main beat , so this comment really hit home for me . Thanks .. mark

Very nice light and airy "feel good" song and mix. You hit the spot with this one. Enjoyed it , Thanks .. mark

Thanks Tom. I never feel like I'm done with one until You've weighed in on it. I enjoyed playing the drum and learned some things about recording it that I'll change next time. As far as the cello , I've had it probably 3 or 4 years. The only time I play it is when I'm recording a song. I still can't hold it like a real cello player and have to look at the markers I've painted on the side of the neck , but it is an instrument I can truly "feel" while playing it. I tried my best on a violin for about a year before giving up. Maybe a viola someday .. mark