Shane_B.

Ozone 9 Advanced (which includes a lot of plugins actually) Melodyne ... Studio or Editor? I got an upgrade deal one time to upgrade to their top VST for almost nothing, so whatever that is. Guitar Rig 4 (I don't have a need to upgrade). And well, that's pretty much it other than the stock stuff that comes with Studio One. I only use the stock samples and synths that come with CbB and S1P. And to this day Session Drummer 3 is still my goto drums. That's all I use. O9A changed my life. Seriously. I did my last 4 mixes and masters using it and they turned out to be the best mixes and masters I've even done, and in the shortest amount of time. It sure is a resource hog though. OMG.

Here's the full video version: Here's the audio only version: I swear there's a difference but maybe it's just me.

Yep. BenTechMusic or something like that. He was very gifted at mixing and mastering. One of his threads that sticks out in my mind is his argument for paper speaker cones vs. other materials.

I just realized there are 2 versions of this on youtube. The Official Audio version and the Official Music Video version. I've been listening to the Audio version and didn't like the song until I just saw the Video version of it. Now I can't stop listening to it. I don't know if it's my imagination or the fact that the Video version triggers all the nostalgia in me seeing them all together, but the mix seems better in it to me. I forced myself to watch Rick Beato's 'reaction' to it (sorry but I can't stomach the guy), and I do have to agree with him on one thing. He commented on it being overcompressed or something along those lines. I got the impression he didn't care for it but was kissing ***** in hopes of getting an interview with Paul and Ringo.

Give it a couple years. AI will be able to emulate any voice. Then we'll be hearing brand new songs sung by Elvis that he never heard.

You should be able to get some nice tight rimshots with that bad boy.

I found this one of Ed a few days ago. Clearly someone photoshopped Hulk Hogan's head on the pic.

The sign says "World's largest amps". "Technically" the amps in this picture are pretty small ... just sayin' ...

Somewhere there's got to be a photoshopped pic of your head on a gophers body peaking out a golfball hole. I just know there is.

We're all flawed and wrong in a lot of ways. I made up a saying one time as kind of a joke. I was talking to someone about another person we knew and the condition of the place they were living in. This person started busting on them. Off the top of my head I just blurted out, ... well, when my halo and water walking sandals show up from Amazon Prime then I'll judge them. It's shut down a lot of conversations I didnt want to be part of since. Lol. It's always funnier when it's true.

And they are leftyphobes to boot! Not a single left handed guitar, keyboard, or mic icon anywhere!

I was thinking more along the lines of it being a 3 dollar bill. (Old joke in not allowed to say anymore) ?

Yeah, a lot of greats aren't on there. Another one is Kenny Vaughn. I think he started out in punk, but now he does cointry. But he's another one who can play anything. He's one of The Fabulous Superlatives. Marty Stuart's band. Stuart can play too. Their claim to game is they just play straight through the amps. No pedals. There's an interview out there about when they played on one of the late night talk shows and the band and crew were freaking out because they just showed up with their amps and no other gear. Just found the show ... https://youtu.be/Cx_l9kLxycw?si=0n2_fcOxHW9hb8Os

Saying these bands sucked on my part was a bit overboard. The long version of my point of view is, while I can appreciate these people as musicians and their talent, I personally can't connect with their music. I guess that's a more PC way to put it. As I get older I appreciate a wider variety of music based on how well it was recorded rather than the actual music itself. Hope I'm explaining that clear enough. I'm getting more in to the ear candy part of it rather than the actual musical aspect of it. That's why I pick up old LPs of people I've never even heard of, just because I know that the label they are on took great Carr to make a great recording. I picked up a mint condition box set of Liberace last year. It was pressed on heavy vinyl and was released as a high quality recording. They went in to detail where it was recorded and how. It was from the late 50s early 60s. Do I like his music? Some of it, but it "sounds" amazing. I don't normally have those experiences with hard rock or metal. I can listen to that and get the same feeling from an MP3 or beat up old cassette. But back to my point, I have to connect with the music in that case and a lot of these bands that have truly great musicians I just can't connect with. Apologies for typos. On my cell in the car waiting for someone and I forgot my glasses. lol

I said almost the exact same thing to someone the other day. Almost word for word about The Who. One of their "hits" came on the radio and the topic came up. There's several bands I feel that way about. The Who, T-Rex, Steely Dan, The Doors. Even Rush. You have to respect the musicians in Rush, but I just don't get how all these bands got so big. Edited for PhonoBrainer: Yeah, I forgot The Stones. ?

Did I miss John 5 on the list. I read it a few times and didn't see him. He is what I would call a great guitar player. He can play any genre of music. I saw an interview with him one time. He said he grew up watching Hee Haw with his dad and thought the Tele was the only guitar there was, or something along those lines. That's why he plays a Tele now. As much as I don't care for his image, I really think he is a one of the greats. I don't see Roy Clark on there either. The man was amazing on guitar. He played everything from classical to rock to jazz to country.

Two people in the top 6 shouldn't be that far up there. Were they innovators and pioneers, absolutely, but were they "great guitar players", I dont think so at all. And the first line of #6's story tells you all you need to know about why they are even considered. At that point I knew the article really wasn't about music. Hendrix was amazing at manipulating his guitar, making noise, and playing around in the studio, but that doesnt make you a great guitar player. And definately not #1. And after seeing a lot of concert footage of Page I still don't believe that's the same person on their studio recordings. To me, the true greats are people like from The Wrecking Crew. People like Campbell who have been on so many recordings in almost every genre. But those days are gone now so how do you even approach this subject anymore? I see 25 year olds sitting in their living room in front of a mic playing live on YouTube and Twitch that can play better and sing better than 3/4 of the people on that list. Maybe the list should be called best known guitar players?

Pro Auduo 9 was when I first jumped in IIRC. I have some pics of my old recording room. Term used loosely. Hah. Back when I lived in Iowa 23 - 24 years ago. The view from my window was amazing. I miss Iowa. I really miss S8.5PE. It was the last truly customizable version of Cakewalk. I wish they would bring it back with the modern features.

I know my installs usually go better when I'm unzipped. ? Hey ol'pal. It's me, Bub. *jumping up and down and waving*

I've got nothing to say, but it's ok.

Same here. There always seems to be one tiny little spec buried in the details that's greatly lacking in AMD chips that have a profound effect on their performance. I always had the best performance and stability from Intel CPU's paired with Intel motherboards and Kingston RAM. Can't seem to buy Intel boards anymore so I switched to Asus. The last DAW I built with an ASUS mobo has given me zero trouble and is still faster than I'll ever need for DAW work. I do need to upgrade if I want to get back in to gaming due to my CPU not being 100% compatible with newer video cards thus not being able to fully open them up. Maybe when I win the powerball.

Oh great. Another leftophobe. Lefties unite (Actually I'm cursed. I'm right handed but I play guitar lefty.)

You mean that wasn't really a 'Merica On line help center 800 number!? Son of a !!! I'd be more inclined to think AI had something to do with the cleansing than humans. But I've been known to be wrong before I guess.

? Sometimes you have to think out side of the box Kenny. Come up with a plan. Expand your horizons. Pump up the volume, like the song says!

I regret my reflection too.