mark skinner

Rick , After 2 laptops and a flash drive , I loaded you song in my main daw located in my barn. Set it to loop , and grilled out . I let it echo off the bottom swamp land , and bounce off the bluff located behind my property . I'm sure everyone enjoyed it ! I hope your medical problem resolves .. I'm recovering from a blown eardrum from an infection , I know how an intrusion like this feels.. Thanks for the lesson ... mark

Simply Awesome .. How do I find your Soundcloud page ? Thanks .. mark

Very well done . Nice ... I think the gaming industry has done a great job of raising the bar on music quality for people who only listen to music in a lossy format , or in a noisy car. Enjoyed it .. mark

Douglas, Now knowing you comp everything yourself is even more impressive. Not just playing the parts , but having it sound like a "live performance" by seasoned band. Great job ... mark

Rex, +1 for the second mix. I also totally agree with @DeeringAmps in his above reply. Why else would would Daws include so many loops to use ? A friend of mine doesn't want to use his "Band in a box" for a few parts , but he'll use Me... I don't see any difference. I'd get it myself if I had room to spare on my ssd. Much Respect .. mark

Don't know how you managed to create something so close to the edge ... and so smooth at the same time . I really liked the synth voices and especially the pitch wheel sections. This one really stirred up a lot of different emotions . Loved it mark

Rex , I thought the vocals were very intimate and very well done. I did feel the high guitar coming in at 1:12 sounded real dry compared to the main guitar track , and they didn't blend together as well as they could. Maybe a little less effect on the main and more on the fill guitar. It made it sound as if it were a little out of tune. Very well written , as usual I enjoyed another one of your songs .. mark

Enjoyed that. Are you using a full band and recording all at once ?

Strange , I've used it on quite a few binaural projects with "no" issues . I've used it in conjunction with Izotopes Ozone imager . A free widening plugin that works well without coloring the L,R stuff you just want to widen. (I was responding as you last posted) Glad you got it. mark

I use a free Reaper plugin called Reafir in subtract mode for noise removal. It is included in a free bundle of 4 or 5 plugins. Videos at Reaper.fm for using it. Works great.

I would turn the snap to grid "on" set the snap to 1/16 or 1/32. drag the "Edge" of the clip until it hits a snap point. Drag it up or down to your new track. I often work on songs that I don't know the bpm or it varies a lot . I often end up cutting parts and moving them , always using snap to grid. I know this doesn't answer your "shift" problem , but it is a workaround until you get it solved. mark

I usually zoom in a little bit on the start of the clip and just drag it with no problem , and I'm not using the shift key. Is your "snap to grid" turned off ?

Dr. Steve , he is running 64 bit win 7 that came with his pc. The plugins hes' trying to install , he wants to use in a 32bit old Sonar 8.5 daw. Looks like my CbB uses the Vst3 files from the Izotope download , but it uses the dll files , in my old 32 bit Sonar Daws. We do a lot of file sharing so were trying have all the same Daws and effects on our computers. Thanks for asking , I guess that could have been the case . Really don't know for sure what all has been done to his machine.. When he gets a new one, I'm bringing his old one home and going thru it. Not that we'll ever use it , but I'm really curious why he couldn't install CbB. mark

That also threw me off until I realized he was referring to a 32 bit OS , rather than a 32 bit daw. I guess I failed to mention the pc with the problem is 64 bit win 7 . I found his files , put them directly in the scan path, scanned , and they still won't show up even in excluded. Everything installed from a disk works fine. Everything downloaded "always" gives us a problem. No running virus protection, firewall turned off , running as administrator. He's been trying to load and install CbB using the right steps with no luck for months. I've installed all the same software on 3 of "my" computers with no problems. He has a slow processor , low ram , registry problems and low internet download speed . He's now finally buying a new pc.! W'ell deal with internet later . You guys have been Great , Thanks for the help . I'm sure I'll be back soon ... mark

Thanks Scook , I will Always have basic questions. I got my first recorder at age 14 , I'm now 66 and still asking .... mark

Thank you Jonathan for the info and your time. I found the Izotope .dll files in my x86\Cakewalk\common files\vst3 folder. I guess I was overlooking the dll files hunting for vst3. Since the \common files weren't directly listed in my scan path , are they being scanned because it is a sub folder of \Cakewalk? If yes , if \Cakewalk was the "last" folder in the scan path chain would it check all of it's sub folders during a scan ? I wasn't given a choice for locations during the install. Clicking custom install did nothing. Thanks again ... mark

Thank you Craig for responding. I'll try and check it out today. PS .. one of the main reasons I downloaded Ozone was because of your evaluation video of Ozone for mastering. Thanks again .. mark

I'm trying to help a friend install and authorize some free plugins in (32 bit) Sonar Le 8.5 from Izotope. Installed but couldn't find the plugins while trying to load them inside the daw. I assumed they weren't in his scan path but , I didn't have time to check his files. I later checked "my" pc and found the files in my c\common files\vst3 folder. All the Izotope software loads flawlessly on my pc in the same Sonar daw. The main confusion I have right now , is that the common files\vst3 folder doesn't show up in my scan path. Only the x86 folders. Are common files automatically scanned without adding them in the plugin mgnr. or vst options ? Could it have anything to do with also having CbB installed. I've had more than a few problems in the past with plugins and I'm finding I'm not really sure how Cakewalk/Sonar even finds these vst(s) etc. Thanks for any help ... mark

This song flows very well. You have a Great singing voice. Good luck in the contest. mark

Well played ! Really liked the sustain. It was all very smooth and captivating. Loved it ... mark

Fantastic ! sounds like it was written for guitar players.

Very nice. I liked the low vocals and harmony. pretty cool how you dropped to a whisper near the end. Kinda got a Chris Issac feel. Well done. mark

Izotope is giving away the basic mastering program "ozone 8 elements" for free this week only. eq, comp, limiting, leveling, widening, auto mastering. They're giving away this $100. download as they roll out Ozone 9.

Sometimes I copy a midi track and send it to a different synth , playing the same notes , but with a different type instrument. You can duplicate a midi track and send it anywhere you want .

Breverb 2 has a really good plate and decent hall reverb that's hard to simulate with Sonitus. There's also a good convolution reverb with a lot of presets in pro channel . I'm still working back and forth between CbB and older 32bit Sonar programs (to use some old legacy effects) , so Sonitus is usually the go to reverb for me. ms