mark skinner

I wanted to get an 'Indian' feel on this instrumental without using the typical midi sitar type instruments. I ended up playing a cello an acoustic , a classical , a Tele and a dulcimer. Any feedback will be greatly appreciated . Thanks ... mark https://soundcloud.com/user-810058643/brahma

Hello , is there an option in CbB to enhance (zoom) the area around the mouse pointer icon. I'm trying to set up a monitor with pretty small objects. Thanks .. mark

I've got "two guitars" there must be something wrong with mine .. That was incredible .

Just make sure you have a vst or vst2 available ...

Astral , If it's not real busy you can always copy the entire clip , then use the little keyboard to select a note and erase all of them at once ( in the copied track) , repeating until you only have the bass notes left. This actually is pretty quick. You can then use the little keyboard and select the bass notes and drop them an octave if you want. Anyway .. this is a pretty easy work around Iv'e done in the past. mark

I think this was very well written and arranged . The style of the vocalist is perfect for this one. When your schedule allows you should definitely do a remake. This one could be made into a timeless recording that everyone thinks they've heard before from a movie soundtrack or a broadway play. Enjoyed it .. mark

@emeraldsoul , I had so much low end stuff going on in the first mix , I kept the bass guitar eq closer to a slap bass sound. I guess I should have re eq'd it. I thought it sounded thin myself during the remix , but I'm not really trusting my ears right now. @David Sprouse I sometimes use a drum or synth loop but have started using a midi controller. I play everything else myself. Guitar is my main instrument , I only play the other stuff when I'm recording. I really Thank everyone for their comments. mark

I think it's even cooler to get quick feedback from someone half way around the planet. Takk skal du ha

I don't have internet in my studio , so I'm having to listen to these uploads from a laptop with cheap headphones. I think I'm going to start leaning on Izotope more for eq settings for anything I post. I guess I need to export a copy at 128 mp3 and listen closer thru my monitors. The suggestions are a Great help ! After listening to a song so many times , the bad mixing decisions start sounding normal .. mark

I revisited the mix and started over. Pulled out some lows especially on the offending drum track. The cello itself was booming in a few places. The original link now is the remix. Thanks for all the comments and suggestions. mark

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Gary , The bass guitar sounds good to me soloed , there is a good bit of sub coming thru on one of the busy drum clips . I'll take a closer look at it , it sounds a little boomy to me also after the file conversion. Thanks ... good call. mark

This is another funk jazz fusion instrumental using my neglected cello . Thanks for the listen and comments. mark

Very nice production and mix. I really liked the eq on the dobro and mandolin. I like the way the video followed the lyrics. The video itself was truly a work of art.

Most of the instruments you can also find in the Cakewalk TTS synth. A lot of them are a lot more convincing but I normally end up tweeking just about everything . As far as notes cutting off abruptly you can usually fix most of that in your midi controller settings. If you are mouse clicking in piano roll view , adding a reverb to the Synth with a long pre delay helps with the abrupt cut offs. There are also a lot of free stuff you can find in the "free instruments" thread if need something different. mark

Great song. I really liked the sparse mix. This is a direction I'm trying to go myself , I really like playing a lot of instruments on my recordings but sometimes simpler is better .

Is this behavior the same if you split and slip edit a clip? I'm not on the latest build yet but a playing partner of mine just installed CbB for the first time yesterday .. Thanks

CJ , Why don't you just try using some volume automation on a master stereo track. You can do a minor boost on the song beginning and slope it off more at the ending. With you levels a little more even your compressor can do a better job of taming the really loud parts without squashing everything . Even Izotope will set its' comp/limiter to one spot to give you an overall loudness for the whole song. The beginning would still be quieter. I do this all the time for really quiet intros that have only a few instruments playing.

Thanks for the suggestions. I've only got the basic Kontakt player and free instruments on a laptop . and trying to keep the Big programs off of my studio ssd. I've downloaded a couple of freebys that are more convincing than TTS or Soundcenter. When I decide on one I'll post a link to the "instruments" thread. I'll check and see if I have dim pro on an old pc. I'm really liking the "Ample Sound" bass from the videos ... I may end up getting it later. Thanks .. mark

Does anyone know of a free upright bass instrument ? I looked thru the free instrument thread but couldn't find anything. I'm using TTS and Sound Center but not satisfied . Thanks ... mark

Scook , I found another .dll file in my x86 scan path. I wrongly assumed there was only one .dll per application. Telling me vst3 was not supported in this daw made me look further. I found the plugin in the plugin manager , clicked it and it showed me the file location. Are there different .dll files for vst , vst2 , vst3.? or are they copies of the same file ? Thanks.. mark

I am opening Ozone in a 32bit Sonar LE8.5 program. My .dll files and documentation are in showing up in x86 / Common files /vst3. I have No x86 /common files/ listed in my scan path. There are other x86 files listed , like vst, stienburg, etc.. How is this daw finding this vst?? I can't get it to load on a different pc and unsure of the scan path issue. We've been around the block with this one on an earlier post , but it was never resolved . I don't like to move on until I really understand something. Thanks for any help. mark

@mettelusand anyone else, By close to the edge I meant even the main control bar. Mouse clicks did nothing to transport controls like play , stop etc. I'm running Win7 pro. I had to increase the make objects larger to 150% to get everything looking good . This is when the mouse quit working. Seems like if you can see something you should be able to manipulate it. Searched everything I could find online with no good results. mark

My 27" monitor "Fried and Died" a while back. I picked up a cheap small wide screen at a garage sale. Screen is beautiful but everything too small. After playing with it I got it looking perfect , but lost mouse control on everything close to the edges , including transport. Is this what @mettelus was referring to? mark

Great song! Hard not to tap to this one. Had that StrayCats feel to it but more down to earth. Hard to forget a bus ride. Great job ... mark