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Presonus Sphere. Like Bandlab collab? The Sphere thing appears to be subscription, but you can still opt for the traditional buy it without subscription.

Been teaching myself guitar for a few months now. I can solo the easier pieces but it's really hard to play along with a backing track. I don't know why, just feel rushed or something. But I pushed myself to record something decent enough to post on the forum so here it is (there are a few timing issues I know). Also I don't use a pick - just can't get the hang of them. And I really appreciate now what it takes to play guitar like so many of you can do so well! Fairly simple 12 bar blues in good old E7-A7-B7. I changed the usual blues lyric subjects to stuff I found online from a current fix-your-relationship type book. So I call it Psychobabble Blues. I'm going to regret posting this I know. ? Lyrics can be found at Sound Cloud.

Daryl, thanks for listening and commenting. Doug, yes the Vocalise library just about steals the show. Tom, thanks for listening and commenting Bapu, seemed like most of the "new age" stuff I listened to back in the 80s always had whale songs in there somewhere. Hmm not a bad idea...

Jesse I want to hear more of the 3rd song in the medley!

Certainly sounds lament-ish and a bit direction-less too. Could use more of a theme but that's just my expectation. I can relate to the mood though - nearly every morning the past few weeks.

Great lyrics and performance. Could be mixed better to be bring out more presence of the instruments.

Made some notes while listening: Love the guitar dissonance (reminds me of the Doors' This is the End) Echo-ey drums very good. Sounds like being in a chamber Sudden quiet part surprised me but effective. The abrupt complete silent part seemed gimmicky to me. It's a tad too long but just my opinion. In some previous songs of yours I've heard one about pond scum and then something about frogs and then ergotism and now the Giza pyramids. Looking forward to what you'll come up with next!

I like the upbeat feel of the song and the positive lyrics. Much needed nowadays. A couple of nits. There's a bit too much reverb on the voc and I think disco needs more thumping bass drum.

Beautiful song, Nigel. Really like it.

This is part 1 of a "space" music project I'm working on. This part is more somber and moody than part 2 which will get more into the spacey stuff. After listening to this you'll either be in a reflective mood or you'll be asleep ? u-He Ace NI Razor Air Loom Arturia CS 80 Arturia OB-Xa Heavyocity Vocalise

Lee I made some notes while listening: Love the piano in the intro, not only the playing but the melody. Voc reverb seems just about right Wonderful lyrics and not just because I agree with the sentiment. crashes/Fascists, Trump/dumped. You have a good feel for words. That guitar solo is great. Maybe could have had it come in earlier? The song is arranged really well. I'd put it at a professional level. Overall I'm pretty impressed with your musicianship. I really hope 2020 part 3 will be way more upbeat!

I found some soundbanks at sysexdb.com under Kawai I'd post the link but apparently the forum s/w won't let me.

I downloaded some soundbanks from here http://www.sysexdb.com/synth_detail.aspx?dv=39 There were error messages but they loaded fine anyway.

Daryl, I recognize that Staypress sound. Mrs Daryl has a wonderful very distinctive voice. Cool idea to use the old cartoon in the video, an idea I'm going to steal. Almost looks like the girl kitty was lip synching there at the beginning of the cartoon. Nice job!

Odd to hear Billie Jean sung by someone other than MJ. I'd rather hear an interpretation of a song rather than a near exact copy and your cover works very well. And is Betty Boop even wearing anything on top?

Very competent, almost radio ready song. The snare is kinda slappy sounding or something which is my only crit.

Terrific work. Really sets the scene for the subject matter.

Another excellent rautalanka version of a Finnish folk song. Melody almost sounds familiar but goes off in unexpected places here and there. Well done!

David, I like the overall inventiveness of the piece and all the unexpected elements like the swoopy synths. Nice job!

Takes me back to the mid-80s. Really like the vocoder (?) at the beginning. Listening to it again. The mix is really good. Professional production throughout. A+

Treesha, I like all the interacting arp bits that make the whole thing sound so playful. Nice job!

Great deal! Thank you! I just upgraded from Win10 Home to Pro quickly and smoothly. So I think I understand how this works but just want to run it by more knowledgeable people: I'll probably buy or build a new computer sometime next year and from what I've read I can transfer this license to the new computer since the license is a retail version and not OEM. But you'd have to remove the license from the old computer first and there's some process for doing that. Does that sound right?

Good orchestration Nice build up to ~2:00 I like the strings coming in ~1:10 Classical music dynamic range tends to be high but I thought overall the music was too quiet I'm not sure if the music brings to mind a pandemic but I don't know what that would sound like anyway. ?

Christian music always sounds too "nice" to me so I really like the harder edge you do. Vocal cuts through the mix very well so the lyrics are understandable. Love the guitar solo and accompaniment and the synthy part right after the solo. Very professional job!

Probably the best composition I've heard from you - melody, chord changes and build up to the chorus. Really like the chorus. Guitars always sound so good. Thumbs up!