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Love the harmonica! Ok, I got that out of the way... Kind of a poly rhythmic thing going on; yeah! ? t I've talked about using the D'Addario "Flat Tops" on my acoustics and "Half Rounds" on my electrics. They help with the "squeaks"; a bunch! Downside; you do lose a little of that "new strings" brightness. (that doesn't "last" anyway). And the "G" on the acoustics; I buy extra singles 'cause I go right thru them (literally!). You might try a de-eser, with a little automation you can get the track "cleaned" up pretty good. That or just some volume automation, or ? a combination of the two. The wife is a huge Joni Mitchell fan, I'm constantly hearing; "why doesn't Joni get all that squeaking?". (my toughest critic; by far. The wife, not Joni ?) No substitute for good technique...

Interesting; spacey, that's a good description. I don't think so. Only crit, bring that guitar track up so its a bit more in focus (but I'm a guitar player, so its always "more me") ?'s t

You quoted just enough, yet kept it true to yourself; well done that! The only change I make is raise those leads up a bit. Much enjoyed Mark... t

I have no questions, I didn't see nuthin' I ?️ no evil, ? no evil, ? no evil. that is all... t besides, all groupies must bow down another abrupt ending, Jesse, we've discussed this...

?'s always enjoy your Pianobook demos. ? t

You've knocked it out of the park again! ?'s ? t

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Keith, That would be “typical”. RME here (not Focusrite, doesn’t matter), I have several preamps/compressors that I bring in via the RME line ins. Using ASIO drivers (best option), Cake can only “see” one interface. I’ll look at the Penta specs and get back if I’ve given bad advice. t plug the Penta into the Scarlet; you’re good to go! experiment with the gain staging, shouldn’t be much different than what you’ve been doing. HTH

You're never afraid to bare your soul Jack, I respect that! ? t That synth voice in the left can is a bit loud, or my left ear is a bit too sensitive this morning; take your pick...

fair enough, dropped the "like". t

?'s John. There's a couple of spots I'd use We've instead of We have and I'd use We made so long ago instead of We've made... Minor editing really. I'm always impressed by how well you use Trilian, but sometimes I think you get a little too "melodic" (and you know my feelings on the high bass notes). (keep in mind I spent too many years playing over bassists who were actually guitar players playing bass ?) For me, the bass is the "anchor" of a tune, and its getting in the way of the vocal melody (IMHO). Maybe a synth voice for those times when you feel you want some melodic support of the vocal. If I'm sitting in the producers chair, these are the things I would bring up in pre-production. Deal breakers? No, not at all; just my rambling thoughts as I listened to the tune; take 'em with a grain of salt..... ? t

Sometimes life just gets in the way. Worth the wait! Drop a "like", let us know you're out there... ? t

?'s t worst thing a good dog does is get old on ya. and I've had my fair share...

I'll echo all the above. ? t

Nicely done Ron et al! ?'s ? t maybe time for an original?

So, you're MIDI based; right? MAC or PC? Why? If you are running a MAC and doing MIDI based music, get Logic (some will offer other choices). Pro Tools is NOT a MIDI program (some will disagree, but they are WRONG!). If I ran a MAC, Logic; pure and simple. (frankly, if/when SONAR quite working, I probably would have gone MAC. fortunately see below) PC? this IS the CakeWalk forum so DUH! You pays your money, you takes your choice; oh WAIT! Cakewalk is FREE? yup t

Welcome to the forum. Open Preferences. Hit P on the keyboard. This is a Per Project setting so you must have a song open. Cursor down to Project>Record You want to use Sound on Sound (probably). Experiment with the various settings until you get it working like Guitar Tracks. (assuming that's what you are trying to do) HTH, t lots of Toms on the forum, the old man used to call me "little t"

I'll hold the like for the final mix. t

Yep, welcome. Lots of good advice above. Best way to learn to mix? Lather, rinse and repeat... In a word; mix! t

Garage Band or Band in a Box? I'd like to hear one of the country tunes. t

Fat and Sassy Jack, thanks for asking... t

Interesting, not sure what I would do with this if I'm sitting in the producers chair. Would I stick with a kind of spoken word minimalist solo artist, or flesh it out Americana style? t Just a thought/suggestion: not sure you'll get a lot of action with a download. Look into SoundClick maybe, I think its free. Quite a few forum members use it.

Somehow I missed this the first run thru, glad it came back up. ?'s t

You can say that again! Like the breakdowns that bracket the solo (kind of a "middle eight"; that counts 10 was it?) So big ?'s and ? t

Got by me, even with the “heads-up”. ? Jerry ?’s t