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Neumann TLM-102 comes to mind, $699 street; might be able to score one at 10 to 15% off if you play Sweetwater off Musiciansfriend a bit. Or check Reverb.com... Tom

Thank you both for the listen and your kind words. Maybe a case of "more me" by the mix engineer? Mark, this is a stereo recording, but I did have to "balance" the two signals, maybe still a bit stronger on the right. I just threw that "Massive" preset on verb buss, I have lots (too many) of verbs... Tom

Sense of Space This is an exercise in finding the "sweet spot" for recording acoustic guitars in my studio. Like most here I'm working in a small space. I'm fortunate to have a dedicated Studio, but the "vocal booth" is about the size of a small bedroom. And with the walls full of 703, its tight! What I'm trying to do is get a real sense of space in the recording. This a simple composition, 3 guitars, bass, a little percussion. I've been "close" micing my acoustics, with additional gobos behind the mic (the secondary guitars were done this way). But, I much prefer ribbon mics, in a Blumlein Pair, and have moved out into the center of the room and ditched the gobos. This is how I have done it in the past when space permits. All comments, kind or not (I'm thick skinned!) will be much appreciated. Tom

That percussive "snap", its a wood block or maybe claves, yeah probably claves? To my ears its just a little too loud (just a tad; probably doesn't translate well into French, non?) Pull that fader down, but that's just "to my ears". The signal chain you have on the Master is probably just fine. At some point in every project I throw Ozone on the Master Buss and "master" in place so to speak. And notice the small "m" in the word "master"; I'm not a Mastering Engineer, most here are not! I'm also not a "first call" mix engineer who is sending mixes out to be professionally Mastered. Consequently I "small m" master my tracks "in place". I don't print a mix and then pull that 2-track into a new session to "Master" it. But to each his own! Your song, your production, its done when you feel its done. Tom

Hey Martin, Gave a good listen to both versions, I like them both. There was a time when low end was controlled by the stylus. Too much low end and the needle hopped out of the groove! I'm more interested in defining the kick (usually some top end boost to get the beater talking) and keeping the mud out of the kick and bass. But at my age, do I need my teeth rattling? So take my advise there with a grain of salt. I like the "snap", and I was wrong about the 2 & 4, its kind of on every other 4and; right? Still looking for those lyrics. My wife listens to the tune, the melody matters, the lyrics not so much. I've always listened to the story, number 1 because if I covered it, I had to sing it. Number 2, as a songwriter I'm always interested in how the story is told. Solo is your Les Paul, neck pickup, maybe the tone rolled off some? If I'm mixing this, I'd go with the edit+bass, pull that snap down just a tad (keep it subtle), master it up and declare victory! Tom

I just tried it and found I had to drag the clips one at a time to the destination track. As Martin said, hold the shift key to keep everything in time. Then I would "bounce to clip" so its all one clip. Tom

I bring my A-500 controller in via USB. I have a Roland HP-20 that comes in via the midi port 2 on the UFX. I still have a couple of outboard synth's, that rarely get used on midi port 1. As far as response time, when using soft-synth's, that's all down to the ASIO latency of the project. MIDI data on both USB and DIN are, as Robert said, instantaneous. HTH, Tom

Martin, I see you've already posted the new mix, I often wish OP's would leave the original mix available for comparison. The snap was intended to emphasize the 2 and 4; IIRC. Kind of like the percussive "scrape" that's a integral part of Hendrix's cover of Hey Joe, or the constant wood block in All Right Now. The "snap" was "loud" on the original acoustic mix. I don't think I found it distracting in the electric mix. I'm sorry I influenced your final decision. This is your song, your production. I will repeat my request for the lyrics though; With You is about as far as I've gotten. In French would be fine, perhaps preferred. Tom

Rex, I've held off commenting for awhile. It seems you take every suggestion/critique to heart and run off and change the whole tune. Gotta "commit", print it and move on. And remember "do as I say, not as I do"; commitment is hard... All kidding aside, another good tune! Tom

Moving right along Martin, sounding good. Yeah, I think so; it was really loud in the first mix. Maybe Martin will post the lyrics. Tom

Hey Jesse, As always I'm intrigued. Somebody wanted "structure", well there you are! Pull the vocal up a bit will ya, I'd like to catch all the lyrics. Ever a fan, Tom

Being a guitar player, of a certain age shall we say; I get the "time warp" thing!

Ok, genres are "hard" for me to pin down, so thank you for that. This is not in my "roundhouse", but I stayed with it to the end; so well done! Had to google "polymath", guess my "liberal" education is getting a bit "musty" 45 plus years on... Thumbs up on Power dat ***** as well. Maybe its the guitar that comes in at about 1:30? No, you had my attention from the very start; great groove. Among the Dark just popped up as I write this, I like this one too. Please don't take any of my remarks as "flippant" or "condescending", I'm just not a "genre" guy; its either good, or not... Tom ***** I was afraid of that, boy the software is touchy! Its a title for cris sakes!

Three months in? You're doing fine! Got to start working on your "touch". I tend to "push" the note, meaning move the string along the fret for my vibrato. I was "instructed" on the "correct" form by a fiddle player once. The finger is "anchored" and you "rock" the finger tip. Yeah right, that ain't the way I seen BB, Clapton, et al. do it... Actually I tend to play acoustic that way, and some notes I "sting" like that on electric. You have to "find" your voice; not trying to give a "lesson" here. That GR patch is just a bit "wet" for me, I'd pull the verb down just a tad... Tom

Nicely done Paul. The eighties, so Huey Lewis and the News eighties? Catchy chorus, always a good thing. Post some more... Tom

Nice bit of songwriting here! Interesting story line, well told. The vocal effects are fine IMHO; your song, your production. I just need a bit more "realism". The midi guitar solo; I play guitar, 'nuff said. The brass patch, hey I struggle mightily here too so; "let he who has the great brass library throw the first critique"; right? The hats are great, the snare, we need some ghost notes, a "pickup up" here and there; not just the obligatory tom fill every verse>chorus>verse>bridge transition. (run on sentence, I know) I like the tune, this is a great demo, these are the areas I would concentrate on if I'm behind the glass on this one... Tom

These were a "deal" for me, only because a had I few left over reg. codes from my last "six packs". But I would title the EZKeys as West Coast Ballads. Is it just me or do most of the EZKeys libraries seem too "ballady" (balladie? Am I coining a phrase here?)? Tom

Great stuff Bat, so funky! Love that bass! Pull the main guitar up a couple of dB? So the Barber provides the "endless" sustain? The original or the updated "compact"? T

I think it has been established that when Assistant informs you an update is available/necessary, it is just "good practice" to manually install it. That is all for now children...

I think now we can talk about "classic" Kirby! Doug you definitely have a "style". Keep it up my brother. One little niggle, maybe its just my right ear. At about 1:20 and 2:40 there's a little, for want of a better word, "pedal" part on the guitar, panned hard right; probably a one-five thing. Its a bit loud, for me anyway. Tom

Jesse, Here's a link to the Rick Beato video; Can You Hear the Difference. He compares V-30's, Green Back 25's, G12-65's and Fanes. It's all in the context of comparing a Marshall to a Park amp, apples to oranges in the case of your Twin. Also, none of these would work in a 2x12 for this amp though... T

Glad you got it sorted.

Man oh man, Mark is right; that is a top notch performance! Now the niggles, if that's ok. The band is way too loud, put them on a buss named SUBMIX and pull the fader down 3db at least. That vocal is Way Too Pretty (and the Martin as well), to hide in the mix; its not "lost" but, the band is walking all over it. Tom "Pretty" is a term we Baritones use to describe natural Tenors, because we are jealous...

Jesse, That transformer set is a "beast" and will deliver a HUGE clean sine wave. The equivalent Bassman (UL taps) was still "clean" at 120 watts into a 100 watt power soak. The cooling fan on the soak was "screaming" so I "woke" up and backed off; I have no idea how much clean headroom was left! Choose your speakers carefully, that's a lot of power! I'm a "pre-Rola" snob so I can't comment on current production. Although I've had some luck with the Greenback 25's; Vintage 30's not so much. But none of those would would work without a couple of 4x12 boxes, so... Rick Beato has a video up running various heads into several different cabinets. I think one was loaded with G12-75's maybe, and Rick and the gang seemed pretty happy with that speaker set up; you'd be right on the edge with a pair of those. Pull those UL taps and re-wire the output stage and this transformer set is a "bomb". You get a "thumb you in the chest" monster, that's what I did with the Bassman 135. The only "issue" with Fender Master Volume models in the 70's is the pre-amp is so "clean" there is nothing to "Master". I "fixed" that on the re-build as well... Tom

Are you running the Early Release or the final release 2019.12 build 26? As I said above I was having "issues" on both rigs. 2019.12 build 26 is showing no issues. I didn't make it into the studio yesterday, I plan on updating the studio rig today. I wouldn't remove CbB without first updating to 2019.12 build 26. T