mark skinner

I've never tried it but it might be worth a shot , sending the guitar audio (from what ever you're using) to th3 and see what happens in something like the Randall "clean" amp.

Gary , I have absolutely No suggestions for any improvements. I was blown away by this performance.. mark

Great timing for releasing this one ... Enjoyed it. mark

Keith , I thought the vocals were Superb as well as the guitar work. That was a very Scary song. mark

Yeah , I think you created some real sounding space without leaning hard on reverbs. It did sound like a small room but not like a padded up room you're recording in. I agree with Douglas on the center guitar volume , I believe I would pan it slightly to the right and lengthen the reverb tail . I did feel like I was in the room with you , it's hard for me to get that much realism. Enjoyed it Thanks .. mark

Sounds like you're on your way to becoming a guitarist. I loved the spoken instead of sung vocals , Very smooth. I ran the light .. mark

AZSlow , Thanks a lot for your reply's and help. Looks like I've got a lot to learn about midi and mapping in general. I work better under pressure .. mark

I think I'll get some training on the act controller first then try out the AZSlow options. Looks like there is a lot of helpful stuff at AZ. One thing that is confusing me about the Act set up is touching a button first while doing midi learn then moving the hardware knob button or slider. If I wanted to map an "undo" function , what would I touch without a dedicated undo button in CbB ? If I knew a way to build one I would have done the first day I downloaded CbB. Thanks mark

I recently picked up a M-Audio oxygen 61 in a trade. It's an older one without the drum pads or the Auto mapping button. I would like to use the transport , record , and especially Un-Do functions from the controller when I'm recording with it. I've watched some conflicting videos but nothing pertaining directly to CbB. If someone would point me in the right direction , I would appreciate it. Thanks .. mark

You can right click on an empty spot in your main tool bar section. In the "options" drop down , you can choose Open or Collapse modules on start up. I don't remember it effecting anything except the help section on my screen .

One of the earlier threads on "updating the assistant" recommended uninstalling it from the control panel before even trying to update it. I have had 0 problems since doing it that way. mark

Valerie , sounds like a tremendous amount of work went into this one , I especially liked the bowed sounding instrument coming in just before the half way point. Sounds like a killer track for a vr game or video. I really liked this , it was quite a change from what I usually listen to. Very Impressive ... mark

Mike , I recently sped up every track on a new song after I tried recording a vocal track. It was easy for me because I knew my bpm. First thing is slip edit the beginning of your song until it goes to all the way to the beginning of your time line on the left (if it doesn't already) Second go to the very end of your song. Note where it ends on the time line , slip edit it to an even number if you want to. Right click your "edit" tool and choose "stretching" . Change your bpm to a faster one. Now grab the very end of your clip and slide it back to the same spot you ended on before changing the bpm. The slip tool changes to a different looking one when you choose "stretching" If you don't know your bpm , I guess anything would work if you increase it and use your ears. Minor changes aren't even noticeable with the new elastique pro stretching in CbB. Good luck ... mark

Very Dreamy arrangement , The bass guitar and the interweaving instrument harmonies Made the song for me .. Great feel and groove , I really enjoyed it . mark

GFive , I just wanted to say "Welcome" to the forum , You'll be glad you moved over here ... mark

Hello Anders , You did a Fantastic job of recording and mixing the acoustic , that was the best I've heard in a long time. Your vocals are Very nice an well polished , and the video itself was well done. The only glitch was your vocal became buried when the drums came in. They came back in when you kicked in the harmony then fell back out again. Hard to tell on this laptop but it had the sound of being over compressed in the quiet parts .. If I couldn't get it fixed with vocal automation or lowering the drums , This is one I would try sidechaining a comp. to the drums triggered by the vocals , (mainly for the sheer fun of editing for hours on end). Great job , Very impressive. mark

I really liked the slow groove on this one. The acoustic guitars came across nicely , and far off electric was a nice touch. Good job ! mark

Thanks for all the great comments and suggestions. I guess I'm getting past the "It's too bassy" comments I usually get. I've been leaning on Izotope a little harder. To Spak .. have a go at some lyrics. To Tom Deering .. Yes I'm playing the cello , I'm starting to get the feel of it. I've got probably about 40 hrs. total playing one and enjoyed every second of it. Thanks again ..You guys are great... mark

Great guitar work and tone . I think some of the tasty licks around the 3 minute mark could also go into the section just before the outro .. Really enjoyed it . mark

Hey , I really enjoyed both versions , I don't own one but I'm a big fan of a Jag , you had the tone dialed in great for this one . It was even better actually seeing you play instead of just trying to imagine it. Very nice .. mark

David , I usually go to the main TTS synth page and click the preview button at the bottom under one of the instrument channels. They will all be set on piano by default. Click on "piano" in one of them and presets will come up. Select a new preset and click the preview button again to hear it. You'll be hearing a short midi performance of each preset instead of just one note. This is probably a 2 click way of previewing. mark

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 ...