mark skinner

Could this be used just to tighten up a sloppy track recorded in a project using the project metronome ? mark

Bjorn , I think the vocal Mangle and the remix Definitely worked . It backed everything out of my face and made me listen a little harder to the lyrics . Glad you didn't give up on the first "carp over night" version... mark

That was So smooth and relaxing. Sounded like a perfect mix to me. Thank you .. mark

Very light hearted and fun song. I think you nailed the guitar tones you were going for. It sounded like you used my old "Audition" electric I got back in the 60s' This sounded like a soundtrack from an old "B" movie. Great job , I really enjoyed it. mark

Steve , Incredible job on this cover. Darren nailed the falsetto parts , sounded like the original vocals. Great job on the guitar work also. I guess this is what Bandlab was made for , I think you guys took it to a different level... mark

Well done ! I think this is a great song in every aspect. I especially liked the intro groove. mark

I am Really gray headed and I got it .. mark

I did some work on the final track , I think the vocals are standing out a lot better than they were , also tried to get the kick up some , bass came up a little with it but not bad. I'm still searching for the main project file , this may be a lost one. Great comments and suggestions from everyone. Let me know if I messed up this remix. Thank You .. mark https://soundcloud.com/user-810058643/bama-coast-2

"ReaFir" included in a free Reaper plugin bundle from Reaper.fm Plenty of videos for how to us it in "subtract" mode for noise removal. Works well .. mark

Those were pretty dreamy backing tracks , I really liked the low end and verbs . It sure was trippy .. I wouldn't bring the guitars up much at all , I did think the keys could be lowered a little near the end before the outro. Cool song ! mark

Thanks guys , Paul yes this is a simple one with only a few chords and one of the few I could pull off live. Bjorn , I use add2 and suspended chords everywhere I can , but I don't have a clue what I was doing on the Tele. Gary , I did bring the vocals up some with eq , would you use a multi band on this ? Freq ? Thanks .. mark

This is one I co wrote with a friend , pushed it down the list to redo, lost it in a crash and forgot about it. I woke myself up this morning singing it. I found a copy of it on an old flash drive , ran it thru ozone and now surrendering it. Pretty sloppy but here it is. I wanted to wait until my last song was off the page but I feel compelled to post it now. I guess this cold front has made me feel like going further south. mark " Link Removed " New link posted further down page.

Still good subject matter. The musicians have always been tasked with bringing these type songs forward , to get every ones attention . Enjoyed it ... mark

I remember when a fade wasn't reflected in the waveform. It helped getting a visual .

Paul , for several reasons I like it too.. You've definitely got a Dire Straits guitar tone going on . I Really liked the piano at the start , it Immediately took me back to a 70s song by Traffic that I haven't thought of in years. "Low spark of high heeled boys" That was a great song with a great feel that took me back to a really good time. Thanks .. mark

The reality and quality of the instruments and vocals were Incredible! That was a great and great sounding composition. I've been playing with tablas a lot lately , I love the busy but relaxing sound they bring. Enjoyed it .. mark pm time?

Hey Willie , I ran into an add yesterday in my local towns Craigslist from someone wanting to give Cakewalk /Sonar daw lessons (for a fee of course). You might could post in the musicians blog in your local Craigslist , or put up a flyer in your favorite music store and find someone willing to give hands on help. It just might be possible to find someone who doesn't kill and eat you.. mark

I use an old Art Tube mp preamp on quieter instruments , but still have use my interface preamp to get a decent sound and levels , even though the Art output is pretty high . Seems kinda pointless using it but mine is valved and I can get clean or warm tones from the Art. mark

Very cool suggestion about the "whisper" tracks. I'm almost ready to start vocals on a new one , definitely going to try that . Thanks .. mark

Thanks David for that info. I just used it to find the bpm on an imported drum clip. mark

Great work on the keys , loved the chord structure and especially the breakdown when the muted trumpet comes in. Vocal harmony was fantastic. You hit me with Steele Dan several times in this one. Nice and uplifting , Great job .. mark

Tom , Thanks for posting this. I'm starting a new one that really needs some better sounding natural sounding acoustics. I really need to Stop and spend some time on experimenting with the sound , instead of feeling rushed and just jumping in and start recording. You made me exhale a little slowly and start thinking again. mark

Hey , Thanks for the input so far. To Tom , yeah the cello didn't come in until that point . I guess I should have just said featuring Mandolin. The cello was added as an after thought after everything else was done. Seems like everything I've been posting (that I think is worthy) has cello in it . I guess I really need to spend more quality time with it. To Gary , 2 of the 4 Sonar 7 drum loops I used , had a really sub sounding kick , the bass guitar was pretty thin , so that's probably where the deeep stuff came from. As far as the bass sucking sound , if it was mainly from the short break it may have been from the reversed reverb on the acoustic. If not , Iv'e been told several times that my bass sucks .. mark

Keith , For me this was a major improvement over the already great last version. The backing vox made a big difference . Although I liked the phased lead vocal in the last version this one sounds much better and a little more up front. I thought the midi guitar sounded good and the right tone for this song. There were a few spots like right at 3.03 where the faster triplets could use some individual volume adjustments to make it sound more convincing , but I don't know if it would be worth the trouble . It sounded good playing back thru the bandlab site . You didn't use the bandlab app to record this did you ? Enjoyed it again. mark

Here's another instrumental featuring mandolin and cello. Although it's buried pretty deep the slapped acoustic was my favorite part to mix. There was a lot of bouncing and reversing to get the backwards reverb on the slaps the way I wanted. All suggestions welcomed especially concerning the mastering stage. Thanks .. mark