AndyB01

Great song, sounds kind of improvised in places, almost like a jam session. That's meant as a compliment by the way, it has a spontaneous live feel that I really like. Top work all round ??? Andy

Bjorn, you nailed that 'Scottish lament' with your opening lead violin - reminded me somewhat of the Ashokan Farewell (Ungar) Nicely done. Andy

Update - regressing the driver to the previous beta has solved the problem - I'll file a Focusrite support ticket A

+1 one of my piano synths is throwing an ASIO driver cannot be found error - it's a new VST so I thought it was the software, now reconsidering. Perhaps I will have to try regressing the driver for my Gen 1 2i4 Andy

Now that does sound nice. Problem is that (a) I already have too many piano VSTs, (b) I don't have enough time to play them as it is and (c) it won't sound that good when it's me at the business end. ? Andy

I reckon these are tricky harmonies to pull off - you did a really good job on this. Andy

Fifteen tracks? ? Where I'm from, we call that 'two albums'. ? Nice work this, nicely rescued and restored - great job. Andy

Thanks, I'll try this I have a Scarlett 2i4 Gen 1 that's been running will on a beta driver they sent me months ago as I was getting endless BSODs. Hopefully they have baked in the fixes with the update. ? Andy

Agree with @mark skinner, another belter, 'nuff said. ? Andy

Each to their own eh @jack c. - all of my songs sound the same, most include singing. I reckon a lot of folks would prefer I stuck to instrumentals. ?? I like this Wookiee - a lot of very clever stuff going on. All those augmented and diminished chords give it a slight prog feel (reminds me of some very early post-Genesis Hackett). Great chops and an interesting experiment in the use of a whole tone scale. Andy

I had an EKO Ranger back in the day - my first 'decent' guitar, before I understood the meaning of the word decent ?, I used to amplify it with a Schaller sound hole pick up - not great. This however sounds great, some nice chord changes and as Tom says - there's definitely a lyric and song in here if you look for it. Nicely played Andy

I'm just working my way through the entire album - and I'm loving it. Fabulous stuff Andy

Graham - you will need a dedicated audio interface. So many to choose from and everyone has their particular favourites. Personally I'm a big fan of Focusrite Scarlett gear - I have a Gen 1 2i4 and it's still going strong - I've had it donkeys' years. eBay can be a good source if you're not fussed about new. Just do your homework. Andy

If you're new to MIDI, try this: And check out Mike's other videos while you're at it. John's tutorial videos (post above) are also recommended. Welcome to Cakewalk and music production - simultaneously both the most frustrating and most satisfying thing you can do with a computer (imho). ? Andy

Hard to like this any more than I did already but now it's an absolute country classic. Steel guitar is soooo sweet. If I could have one really minor crit - I'd like a touch more variety in the percussion track. Great work Andy

Very 'Wind And Wuthering' that cover shot. ? I love this, the guitars remind me of Ant Phillips' stuff and yes I can hear the Yes and Genesis vibe Keith references. Mic sounds pretty good to me - I've got the T.bone SC450 and I'm pretty pleased with it as a studio mic. Love the sharp ending too. New fan (Another) Andy

Nice effort Larry, I'm not quite getting that reggae feel from the strummed guitar, perhaps it needs to be a little more staccato and less resonant - this mix is definitely better to my ears. I must admit, I am not much of a reggae fan but it is darn difficult to do well, so kudos for taking this on. Andy

Pretty cool track - everything sounds great. Top work! Andy

Looks great but at over 400 quid, I think I'll have to pass that one up. Andy

I'm with @Wookiee - definitely better than the original! Interesting choice of song to cover - I thought the genre makeover fitted the lyrics perfectly Andy

Clever lyrics (which I like a lot) and a great groove. I was reminded ever so slightly of Ian Drury & The Blockheads (meant as a compliment). Great stuff Andy

Love the guitar work - don't fear the vocals - put the levels up and go for it. We are all our own worst critics. I'm with Bjorn on wanting a little more variety both in song structure and percussion - the riff feels like the song wants to lift towards the end - maybe a key change (as if anyone does those any more)? ? Look forward to hearing more of your stuff Andy

There is a little-used notes function in Cakewalk, I tend to use that to document key project data (like plugin settings and a few other things). Has saved me a few times. Bit of a pain to do but really helps if a manual rebuild of a project is required. Andy

I especially like the percussion and the harmonies - bit of a West Coast feel to it - nicely done Andy

One of the download files failed at the first attempt (probs due to server loading) but worked second time around. Looks (and sounds) good. Andy