PhonoBrainer

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.

You must first convert them to Orange Slices, which gives you Orange Jam Slices. Then place those slices into Audio Plugin Deals Rewards wallet. That's how you earn enough Gear Credits to buy the Audio Deluxebucks . . . . . . which, of course, you exchange for real money, which you use to buy the thing.

If someone can't spend on Kontakt, will they drop 4 or 5 hundred on this? Whomever players were sampled must have been union. Still I'd give it a listen.

What do punk musicians think of their work now being referred to as "classic" ?

Focusing on the hate, after you play "You May Be Right" by Billie Joel 10,000 times, it gets a little stale after that. That song invited everybody with an overbite to come dancing. Which, of course, was the entire point, playing casuals in the '90's. This Boomer is not going to complain.

I've been preyemtid.

I don't like the direction this thread is taking.

It's always about you, isn't it???? All seriousness aside, what you have shared is a total win! One that I will share in, if only vicariously. I too bought into the Komplete ecosystem a couple of years ago, but I have no recollection if it was Ultimate 12 or Penultimate 11 or Deluxe Penultimate 13 Lite SE. All I know is, I have a crapton of NI instruments and effects now, some of which are killer, and 80% are bloatware that never get used. If you are just starting out in the game, Komplete is awesome! Especially Kontakt now at 199, that's a no brainer methinks.

As for that Top 8, I have six of them, sadly. So much $$$ and hard drive space wasted. Also sadly, I don't have the Ravenscroft, which obviously is highly regarded. One thing in the piano conundrum that gets overlooked is, how much room/reverb is already baked in to the samples? It's a bugger to mix sometimes if you can't start at dry. So that eliminates the EastWest and probably the Synchron. Run like Hades away from Ivory II. I can't believe that old dog is even on that list. Gross! Pianoteq, awesome to play, just meh to mix, but sooooooo easy on resources. Doesn't sound as authentic as they say, but in a mix, on a laptop, perfect. Keyscape is very very good, offers a lot of instruments, and will make you quite satisfied. Probably! The Addictive pianos are more two dimensional sounding but believe it or not, in a good way. And that program is so easy to use and light on resources. But on that list, the piano I would take with me to the desert island is beyond doubt the Garritan. Wish I had bought that one first, instead of last. There is electricity on that desert island, right?!?

This is so calming and wonderful, I really like your instrument choices and how the leads come and go, and blend in spots. Mix is very clear. My one crit might be I left the tune after having listened to it twice, without being able to recall any particular specific melody line. Do your leads just kind of improv meander without a central theme they are playing off of? Or did I just miss the main hook? either way it's pretty wonderful. cheers, -Tom

Wow. Great tune and mix, and guitars, and vocals, especially the vocals. Stellar. that said, I found the bass guitar a bit thin in the mix, FWIW, a litle more bassal support might be worth a shot. And the lead vocal is rubato as hell, very emotional, very very good, but in spots the vocal leads the groove just a hair. I'm thinking maybe check the first verse, if the vocal were slid backwards in time, back straight into that lovely pocket that everything else is in. Nothing like a strong waltz pocket to make a groove like no other. I really only noticed this vocal-ahead-of-pocket thing in the first verse. This song is and the performances are crazy good. cheers, -Tom

This quarky little plugin looks like it has a lot of little quarks.

Resistance is Feudal.

Cool! I prefer an aisle seat, or Business Class would certainly be acceptable. Is it tux formal, or more Zuckerberg hoodie formal?

Pretty sure all the devs should be BUYING you dinner.

This thread makes me feel bad for inventing the internet. Apologies, everyone.

Isn't your question, an answer?

Excellent vocal, which might be brought forward, or a bit louder in the mix. I think the vocals should be a little louder than the guitars hitting the same cadence - are they? pretty close to even, I think? Bass guitar could have a bit more low-end in this mix, for my tastes. But ymmv, it's a very cool arrangement and has a ton of life in it. Well done! cheers, -Tom