PhonoBrainer

Perhaps they were just . . . forgetful???

Interesting thread, getting to know some of your life situations. After I retire, the log jam of time will break, and the output of songs will be like so many dangerous logs bobbing and roaring down the river, hundreds of logs, and videos, and a dangerously coherent website, and if it ends up that this is all a delusional view of my future then I will be very disappointed. 59 is near, and it could be three years or 10. Does anyone happen to know what inflation and the world economy will be doing in three years or 10?

That was very nice, had an organic feel, kind of wistful. I'd also vote for a delay or short reverb increase for the flute, or somehow get some of the "breathy" off of it, it's a bit in your face for the mood of the piece, and that is a big YMMV on that one! A fine shanty-esque instrumental! So that's make the flute a little wetter, and while you're at it, make the lighthouse a little drier cheers, -Tom

Certainly a cool, thoughtful song. I happened to have the volume up a bit on the monitors when I listened, and I felt that the mix here might work well when listened to quieter, but I'd agree with the vocal getting buried a bit by the bass guitar's upper frequencies and/or the heavier bass in the piano part. I could be all wet, it's a very subjective thing, you might try notching a bit on those and cranking your volume on the whole thing for a check. You could automate this carve-out for only when the vocals are doing their thing. Otherwise, its a nice uncluttered mix that lets the song and the excellent vocal come through. I envy your vocal range! Nice and strong up there!!! Another winner in my book. cheers, -Tom

Fantastic choice! Well done, I thought the vocals just needed some delay or reverb, then I heard version 3, got it. I'd vote for a bit more reverb, have you tried a plate? It might smear those vocals into 60's shiny aluminum goodness! I think a spot of de-essing might ssssuit the vocals as well, just a couple of spits really, shouldn't need much at all. I really enjoyed this, thanks! cheers, -Tom

I totally have enough libraries, many of them excellent OTS. Certainly easy to skip it this year! Super satisfied with my current tools, making the most out of what they offer. So I just scored banjo, jumbo 12, and mandolin. That is all.

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Fascinating.

Best wishes for a speedy recovery , and good luck!

So by "end of life", do they essentially mean that one day a new Kontakt version (like a Kontakt 9) may break the library? Any other end-of-life scenarios to be aware of?

Nobody's clapping for that price.

I'd say, nope. Unless you are a completist with bottomless disposable income. ?

Thanks for that, many good points about the context of the times. I liked the part about that bumper sticker! That's pretty LA. So a prodigy, then? Whoever figured out the harmonies on the hits certainly knew what they were doing. I never got into the breadth of the catalog but as the average listener, my fav song of theirs was "God Only Knows" . . .and even as good as those moving parts are, awesome melody over the changes, there's that part that has always struck me as a compositional wtf, the failure to resolve, at 0:42. I probably need to check out more of their stuff, to be fair. But as the Beatles continually come up as a point of comparison, really that's a bit of a reach, isn't it? And as I grew up Californian in the 60s and 70s, are we really so sure that particular slice of zeitgeist is so culturally critical? Let's see, cars, beach, fun, surfing, chicks. Got it. Are there any cultural fruit that hang lower? No disrespect to my friends in Australia! Anyway it's all just opinion without much basis, as I said I'm working off the hits I've heard on the AM radio. Maybe Wolfman Jack should have ventured off-catalog more.

Where to start? Any standouts or recommendations?

Cool faded guitar at the very end. Vocals were great, guitars sounded way better than I remember Guitar Rig being capable of, so very nicely done mixing those guitars! I suppose this is baked into an album format already? But if not, you might get a bit more drum programming variety going during the sung verses, that pattern became quite static. I also agree, that AKG C214 is a keeper, your vocals sounded great! cheers, -Tom

Fun song, I bet the original band was a good time as well. I liked this, it's a novelty song but also quite catchy. Good job on the vocals! Much to praise here, hope I didn't forget anything.

I watched the new doc and for me, I don't see as much genius as apparently everybody else on the planet does. I feel like I'm missing something. I am impressed with how he's survived the multitude of tragedies and trauma, and keeps being creative. But when I set just the music aside and examine it on what I think may be it's merits, I dunno. A lot of his compositions are certainly good, but not much of it really sticks the landing. For me at least. For my next trick, I'll tell you what a hack Shakespeare was from a point of view of no credibility whatsoever.

Wonderful. The spacey ear candy (and then the birds!) all fitting into that nice chord progression and a clean mix. And it wasn't overly long - a great 3:30 that didn't overstay its welcome . . . a pleasure to listen to, well done! cheers, -Tom

Not at all, Craig! I half expected my snarky little remark to generate a full-throated defense, and yours was well put. I agree about the quality! But do you find they have the room baked in? Nine pianos later, once I got Garritan CFX (on sale!) I was done looking. Cheers!

Apparently , 30% off of overpriced is about $400. Looking at you, Synchron.

I just appreciate how far you have come sonically from a few years back. It's friggin night and day. This is such an awesomely presented mix, super clean and clear. Loved the wiggly ear bits. The ending deserved more than a mic drop, but who's to say? cheers, -Tom

Breeze is brilliant. But this is an ill wind.

Is this a reboot? Clint's lookin' rough.

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