PhonoBrainer

I liked the song, was expecting prog, got prog, all good! Drums particularly. I really enjoyed the musical journey. The video is for me at its best towards the end, with visually ambient and abstract stuff. The beginning with the drag queen guy seemed to introduce a character study of some sort, which went absolutely nowhere. Or did it? Yeah, nowhere. I've made enough "video clip compilation" vids to have experienced the "road to nowhere" issue myself! The song is killer, just wondering if other listeners will feel differently about what they see vs. what they hear. Overall it's a good package, it gets you thinking, but for me the song is well out in front on this one. cheers, -Tom

Thank you for letting go of the hi hat during the drum fill! As one would. Guitar tone is great, and does harken back to 1962 or some such. A cool rendition for sure. cheers, -Tom

It starts very abruptly, you might add some space to the very front. I like your tunes. On this one I'm hearing some interesting percussion adds, some claps and such. I think something to look around for might be a different hi hat, which seems to be predictable and at the same volume every hit. The cymbal also has a mechanical quality. What are you using for drums? Don't get me wrong, these hi-hats and cymbals work in what I think your genre is, and basically are a part of your style. But if you are looking for a different sonic world, you might start experimenting with those. There are more organic possibilities. cheers Kakku, another happy winner! -Tom

Hi Martin, if that be your name! I'd agree the left guitar is a bit too up front or loud, and it's way drier (less reverb) than the right side. Maybe a touch more reverb on the left, and not so hard panned left, might be worth a try. Care to post the lyrics? Curious! Nice vocals, nice melody for sure. Definitely could use more drum fills along the way. Fun to program in SD3! Most important, your performance conveys a real sense of energy. Very cool. cheers, -Tom

In my experience pultecs are hard to judge, are very subjective to the ear. I have both s oftube and waves and would use them in that order. I also had acustica purple, thought it quite good, until it started not playing nicely with other plugins in my daw. Good luck!

I could use an awesome pultec, but the softube ones I use aren't too bad. Hopefully Slate doesn't overpromise, overmarket, overhype, and then we all wait a year.

I have this, and I think it's only going to sound good in a big busy mix. When you use these in any small combo, or God forbid, solo contexts, they to me sound really synthy and fake. The price is cheap, bUT maybe look at Vintage Horns 2, Hollywood Pop Brass, or there used to be one called I think Antique Brass. Another winner is 8dio's Euphonium. Best of luck, brass is the toughest nut to crack.

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yes but do they carry Blind Platypus?

Like a hummingbird feeder for kids.

Lots.

Another cool song. Not surprised! Mix-wise, you might check the bass guitar's interaction with the lowest guitar note. Sounds like they are covering the exact same territory. I'd agree a little raising of a high pass eq on the guitar might be worth a try. Bottom on that might be 400hz or some such, sounds drastic, but maybe try it? Another approach, preferable perhaps, is to change the bass line altogether. If you give the bass something else to play, it won't mimic the guitar strum so much. BGV's are killer, dude. Really nice. Lead vocal is always a pleasure to hear. I liked the sustains at the ending, cool progression of fading parts. Yup, another songwriting winner. cheers, -Tom

They got me. Looks like I'll have to advent more excuses not to buy stuff.

Oh god that was so great. Nice job!

No brainer at this price.

This one sounds very accessible yet kind of post-modern classical? Neat combo. The avant-garde is never too far away. It's lovely, and challenging. We might be listening to more stuff like this in 100 years. Or? This music would also fit underneath the dialogue in a Robert Altman film. Not that there will likely be more of those. cool beans bro. -Tom

I half expected one of those "DWTS" dancers to start slinging their own feces. Sorry, that's what commentary you get when you juxtapose things of that nature. Songwise it's exceptionally pleasant and vibrant. It's a happy listen. Nothing stands out as wonky in the mix, to my ears. Very well done! cheers, -Tom

I took a shower, and still like your song! Thanks for the timing info. Cool stuff dude.

Cool song and video. Best of luck with the project! -Tom

I never said you were "wrong" for using EZ Toontrack, or for any other musical preferences you have selected. Did I? Did the person you called a "snob" actually put you or your EZ Toontrack down? Were they really "questioning your preferences" ? Or did they just offer their opinion of alternatives? Kind of like you might expect someone to do, given the title of your post? I in fact notice a difference between EZ Drums and SD3, and to me it's not a small sonic difference. EZ Drums have a lot of pre-mixed effects baked in. I'm glad you are good with that, and I for one am not attacking you for being a happy camper . . . Especially on Thanksgiving!

The vocal is a little too bright, because he has a "bright voice" which is really friggin good, and there is a bunch of cool chorusy processing which also sounds great . . . but just a few initial transients of some words give a bit of a clipping sound, and that might be a too-hot compressor? Hard to tell. OK, the drums? It never gets kicked into the hard-driving section. Full snare, full kick, . . . cranking bass guitar? Dire Straits redux ? Just me waiting. Oh, no problem . . . Subdued all the way through is also good. I get it. Still, I can dream. This is a really good song and such a cool voice! cheers, -Tom

I'm thankful as all get out. Larry, you are the man. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

The title to your thread is "Are we only as good as our samples" - that's an intriguing notion and could be a very worthy discussion. The content of your responses, however, leans towards calling people "Snobs" who have (arguably) better or more expensive sound sources than you do. wtf? If you just really want to pull the "snob" trigger, then that is class warfare, not a thread about sound source quality. If you want to generally lament about your lack of dinero and the limitations it enforces upon your music, I think that's completely fine here. We all make do with what we've got - everyone makes do with what they've got. By all means, complain about your finances. People might offer suggestions. 1) credit card? 2) political affiliations? I mean, if a politician was offering "Free Kontakt for All Who Want It", or a cool free "$1,000 a month" minimum income, you might vote for them? Beyond that, when people try to be helpful, maybe don't call them names like "snob" Good luck in your endeavors. -Tom