mark skinner

Fantastic song and presentation of the lyrics ! I really liked the uplifting energy it had all the way thru. The ending was nice as well. I was wondering how you were going to pull that off. No crits or suggestions .. That was a Nice listen. Loved it .. mark

Barry , I Love your vocals on this! They're nice , clear and have a lot of impact . Nothing is being lost on the trailing end of the phrases. I Think the sense of space in them is Perfect , and I loved the add lib parts late in the song. Great guitar playing and mix! I really liked the suttle differences between the left and right tracks, and the tone and capture of both of them. String squeeks either work or they don't .. They were a little excessive , but I wouldn't edit them out. They worked for me. Probabably a minor EQ cut where they live would tame them a little. Bass didn't work for me. I think a Lot more bottom end would work better. I'm looking forward to hear what you do this weekend. My first thoughts, (before reading any comments).. was the when the drums came in, they were accidentily sitting in the wrong spot in the timeline. They are definetely dragging and pulling the energy out. I'm sure you will find an easy fix. I'd just try to line the snare up with one of your consistant other tracks that are driving the beat. Fantastic song , and I Loved the tonal quality of the guitars and Vox. Enjoyed it .. mark

Great collab guys! I really liked the breakdown after the killer lead break. Another thing that got my attention were the keyboards/organ. Nicely done .. mark

Congrats ! Your work has been top notch for a Long time. Good to see all of the time and effort paying off. I've enjoyed your previews here and haven't heard anything I would change in them. Yes , the videos are icing on the cake. mark

Yeah , I've been talking to the supervisor at the Alabama fish and game dept. Mr. Yakima ..?

Thanks , Yes the cello is real. Not very good on it, but Love playing it when I need some fill parts. mark @steve@baselines.com Thanks for the feedback. I got some help with the Lush part. mark

TC, Killer intro ! It immediately locked me in. Kinda gave me a John Mayer feel.. I'm always in Awe of your processing on the midi guitars. I Really liked her voice, especially in the lower ranges. Great job on the mix and master. Each time I listen, I hear more fantastic parts hiding in plain sight. Another Very Impressive production. Loved it ... mark

Bruce , I think you've outdone yourself on this one! Amazing what you can get out of your Yakima. Everything is light and happy sounding. Great job with keeping the song going with such sparceness instrumentally.. Your vocals are Really Nice with Great delivery. Of course.. I can hear places where a full band mix coming in would take it to another level but, this is Super impressive as it is. Loved it .. mark

Thanks sjoens. Using the advanced option in pref. is working now on my daw pc, (with the "none" workspace). I went thru all of the options 3 times. I never saw the option I was looking for until changing my workspace. ?? I guess I'm going blind or crazy .. mark

I think the catagories listed in preferences available for edit, should be independent of workspace settings. I spent a good bit of time trying to get to a page I saw in a screenshot. I was trying to find an option I was Needing. It took me a while to realize it wasn't available using my "none" workspace. Switched to "advanced" and the settting then showed up in preferences. You should have All options easily available, regardless of your workspace setting. That would be the proper way.. Especially for new users. I am not a new user, and I still had a problem with it. ms

@msmcleod I believe thats the way I'll try doing that part of the edit from now on. I was responding to John ^^ when you posted. Thanks for the responce.. ms

Thanks John

@John Vere I actually went to your channel first, hunting for a tutorial with ripple edit in the title. I got the answer in the link you provided once I found the correct video. All of them were informative. Bringing focus to the "right "side of a split really helped. I've been making this way harder than it is .. @Glenn Stanton , I appreciate the suggestion. I like the insert time/measure advice. I also learned the havoc you can create by accidentely leaving the ripple edit on. (this morning) Thanks .. mark

I'm wanting to repeat a 1 bar section on all 16 tracks, and move everything after it forward in the timeline. This seems to happen all the time on a new song .. I normally find the optimal place to cut each track, copy and move them one at a time. I rarely ever get a pop or click. It's efficient, but time comsuming. I'm sure there is an efficient way using ripple edit, but have had no success in the past. Looked online but have'nt found anthing relevant. Thanks .. mark

As an EX trumpet player , I would like to confirm , you "definetely" used the wrong trumpet vst , or it was mangled to the point of changing the basic sound of the instrument too much. No "air" or proper attack. It Very much sounds "smooth" but not quite the sound to be going for to set the mood of the track to get your attention. I can get a better sound out of TTS . Just another opinion to be dismissed .. respectfully .. mark

Very Nice ! Love the sparsness in this one. Great to take advantage of Real music produced by natural events. I think I would have tried to repitch the wind chimes though .. You've got the "Yes" vibe going in this one. It always brings me back to a time when everything was new and fulfilling. You Really got me with this one. I'm planning forward to recording the cicada insect emergence coming up soon. Don't have a clue what to do with it , but I'll have it. I Loved the song and production .. mark

Killer interaction with the bass and drums. Perfect Punch. I Always Love your Sax work. It seems like the instrument you can Really Feel without thinking about it. I really didn't pick up on the midi guitar. May be a Good thing . You can only feel it reinforcing the keys synth. Great relaxing production that brought me back to a nice familiar feeling. Loved it .. mark

Yes , I was pleasently surprised recieving a new master from Gary. I transferred it to a new project and compaired the new with my old one. I was Blown Away by the clairity and tonal differences of the two using my monitors. Suttle things like reverb panned opposite of the track came thru that were lost on my master. The highs were pristine and brought out the reverb more , but not "too" much to make it washy. The lowes punched more with better seperation of the instruments. He mentiond he kept the low frequencys in mono using mid /side. A little over my head , I've lots of learning to do.. I guess this is one example of being satisfied with a basic Ozone AI master, against one done by a competent audio wizard using his ears. No comparison .. Thanks Gary. mark

76/ 75 ??

I made that assumption based on the statement that, all future releases will come from the new product center. Trying to downloaded it on win7 , point blank you are greeted with a notification stating "your OS is not supported" with no other options. But .. you know how assumptions are .. ms

Thanks Mark for the conformation. I pretty much expected that. I couldn't install the new product center on my Win7 pc. So .. I'm guessing if there ever is a continuing free CbB , it will also have the improved vector graphics and unavailabe with Win7. Thanks .. mark

@Wookiee Thanks , a room correction box is something I could use as well .. @morenoises Thanks Rik , I believe calm is the main thing going for this one. @KSband Appreciate the listen and comment. If you had a choice between an eletric guitar or piano which do you think would work better for a melody instrument ? @jack c. Thanks , I really like working with minor 7ths. I guess you are in agreement about boosting the melody line. I'll see what I can come up with without stepping on everything else. @subvibe Thank You for weighing in. I appreciate the guitar comment. There was more of it , but the song was getting too long and I ended up cutting a section out. I had a little trouble with the transition afterwards. @Lynn Wilson Your comments are always inspiring. ? I usually don't know what to expect myself. They're never written before I start recording. This one started as a vocal song (again).. I'm back on it with completely different backing but the same vocal ideas. Another one with an Indian vibe.. @jwnicholson78 Thanks Jeff . I was typing when you responded. I appreciate the conformation. Maybe you could 3d print me a Sitar .. I once owned one made out of some type of plastic . ? Thanks guys for the comments and suggestions .. mark

Will Sonar run on win7 ? I know it's not the best option for the graphics but "will it run" ms

Hello , here's an instrumental I've just finished up. I'm sharing the melody with a nylon acoustic , cello , and bass guitar. I'm not sure of the genre ?? It's got an Indian feel. I've been on that kick lately. Any suggestions for improvement , crits will be appreciated. Thanks .. mark https://soundclick.com/share.cfm?id=14745974

JonD , I downloaded the new "Sonar" for a quick look around. It opened up with a dark theme that I thought was Very Impressive! It was quite shocking to see the improvement compared to the dark CbB theme. I can easily see the flatness of things like the knobs and the drab looking record button on the individual tracks. I think with some minor tweeks I can easily live with the new UI. This was just a preview on a laptop instead of my large Daw monitor and things will probably look different there . I usually use a lighter mercury theme from "Scook" but I can probably adjust some colors and get close . Good luck to you .. mark ps: I was referring to the same page you posted on , just below yours. ? ms