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23 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

Yep! Too often I jump on the “next best thing”. When I should just learn the tools I have. (sub “we” for “I” if you like)

Really enjoyed this. Especially Larry, man can he drum!

Hearing the cymbals better now…

Left my like and comment on YouTube…

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Spot on Tom! We're always looking for that "silver bullet" to make things sound better. Yep, I don't know what I would do without Larry!

23 hours ago, Wookiee said:

Not bad    

(I did leave an expanded comment on YouTube.)

Thanks Wookiee!

I'm in the process of remixing my second solo album which was released in 2013. The album was recorded initially using Sonar X3. I opened the project in CBB and none of my third party plugins loaded.

I decided to remix this track but only using the Pro Channel and the the plugins that came with Cakewalk. (Eq, compression, reverb etc) Guitar was recorded the old school way (miced up Marshall) using an MI Audio Crunchbox.

The video was shot in standard definition back then so I tried the upscaling feature in Vegas to HD as a test and then re edited the video as well.

It's come out much better than I expected. It also makes me think that maybe less is more regarding amount of third party plugins installed on my system.

On 3/19/2024 at 11:30 AM, garybrun said:

Hi Pete.
Great tracks and great mixing skills too.
Sounds fantastic on my Focal Trio 6.

Everything is very clear and has its own space... especially the percussion side of things.  (I would struggle with that myself).
Guitar tones are excellent.  (I bought the Kemper for my son and his Sandberg bass... amazing piece of kit).
Reverb is perfect too.
Too be honest I cant find any constructive criticism for this mix.

Regarding video..  you have some skills there too.
What cameras are you using?

I use Premiere.
Had Vegas years ago.. but then beta tested for Adobe for a number of years and stuck to that.

Anyway.. lot of effort has gone into that production and it sounds great.
Well done.

 

Gary

Thanks so much for your comments Gary!

Regarding the video, I use 3 Sony NX30 HD video cameras. I set them up before tracking to show various angles. I therefore end up with about 25 different video tracks of the various instruments which I then edit into a final production. 

Cheers!

On 3/12/2024 at 9:24 PM, Old Joad said:

Beautifully played, love the whole thing.

The one thing that is not in your control, but sucked was the stupid commercial that popped up in the middle of the of the song.?

I left my comments on your YOUTUBE channel.

 

Thanks for your comments!

Yes, I agree about the ads! I don't mind an ad at the beginning of a song but not in the middle.

On 3/12/2024 at 4:11 PM, freddy j said:

Great number  -- both parts one and two --  lead by a great composition and great performances by all involved.  Part one was very pleasant and enjoyable and I also enjoyed the uptempo Latin tinged sounds of part 2.  I also enjoyed the video particularly the immediate introduction with the time piece running fast and the the person in slow motion.  You can always tell when a drummer is having a good time and enjoying themself.  It looked like the drummer in your video was certainly enjoying himself.

Well done!

Thanks for the comments Freddy! Larry loves what he does! As long as he's playing, he's happy!

On 3/10/2024 at 3:39 PM, paulo said:

Sounds great all round (lappy speakers) . No crits here other than that I wouldn't have minded at all if Part 1 had been longer.

Thanks Paulo. I do enjoy longer songs in general and I agree about Part 1 but I think that it would have made it just a bit too long.

Cheers!

On 3/10/2024 at 12:23 PM, AndyB01 said:

Oh yes - great work - love the bossa feel of part two. This has definitely improved my mood this morning.

Great song title btw (private joke - I wrote one a few years ago with the same name - very different groove and feel mind you and most definitely not in this league) ??

Larry stole the show (again)!

Looking forward to the album.

Andy

Thanks Andy! Part 2 is Larry’s favourite feel. He's a big Santana fan.

On 3/4/2024 at 7:54 PM, KSband said:

Nice Santana kinda song. Great playing.

Thanks KS!

On 3/10/2024 at 10:36 AM, Bajan Blue said:

Hi - great playing and I love that Guitar tone

I enjoyed this a lot

Great listen on a bright Cape Town Sunday  morning!!

Nigel

 

Thanks for the comments Nigel!

We're having a heatwave in Joburg!

On 3/4/2024 at 6:59 PM, jack c. said:

beautiful sounds,tones,song.jack c

Thanks for your comment Jack!

My second collaboration with my good friend Alan Petersen. This song will be included on my upcoming fifth solo instrumental album. The song is in two parts with the second being very much in the Latin rock feel.

This production was recorded and mixed with Cakewalk. The sessions were videoed and then edited in Magix Vegas. I used 10 mics to record the drums, bass was recorded directly via the Kemper Rack, guitars were also recorded directly with the Kemper. Piano was played on the Yamaha P45 using the Rhodes patch. Acoustic guitar was an Ibanez Artwood. There were a few VSTs used for the “ambient” synth sounds.

My only regret was that I was unable to film the recording of the percussion tracks.

Look forward to any feedback. Thanks!

On 11/13/2023 at 10:53 PM, Paul Bush said:

Great stuff reminds me a littel of the snow goose  by Camel at first then ..a bit of alan Parsons all in a positive way lovely guitar tones  that les paul came out so smooth with some great licks ..whats not to like .. loved this .cheers P

Thanks so much for your comments Paul! Camel and Alan Parsons are both huge influences so I'll take that as a massive compliment. 

Cheers!

On 11/13/2023 at 4:54 AM, John Vere said:

Great job mixed perfectly and huge in the headphones. Great job on the video as well puts it all together.  

Thanks for the comments John! I'm glad to hear that it sounds good with headphones. I'll have to check it out.

On 11/10/2023 at 12:43 AM, mark skinner said:

You seem to be the "master" of achieving the best cleaner tones from the different guitars you play. I like your crunch stuff , but am super impressed with the cleaner ones you post here. Out of your past 3 albums which do you think is the cleanest.            Thanks ..  mark

Thanks Mark! I've recorded 4 solo instrumental albums (all 4 released on cd) and have now started my 5th. All four albums have had a mixture of clean and higher gain crunchy gtrs. I have found though that as time goes on my productions seem to have less crunch and more clean playing. Not sure why, maybe it's what I prefer to listen to these days.

If there was a song of mine that is a favourite regarding the cleaner gtr tones it would be this one from my third album.

Cheers!

On 11/9/2023 at 1:27 PM, HOOK said:

Ohh...yep.  I'm all in on this one.  Excellent work.

Thanks Hook!

Chhers!

On 11/7/2023 at 4:14 PM, 53mph said:

Nice mellow track -  the vibe is 70s, though I hear a little bit of Beatles around the 1:30 mark.

When do the lyrics come in?  

Thanks 53!

On 11/7/2023 at 4:13 PM, mark skinner said:

Epic Sound and production ! You make it look so easy..         Hats off to all of you ..   Thanks     mark

Thanks Mark!

Much appreciated!

On 11/5/2023 at 5:35 PM, Bajan Blue said:

Hi Peter

Very nice track and some excellent playing - really enjoyed this

Cool

Nigel

 

Thanks for the comments Nigel!

On 11/5/2023 at 4:57 PM, jack c. said:

beautiful.jack c

Thanks for listening and commenting, Jack.

This is the first track for my next album. This song was a collaboration between an old school buddy and myself.

Alan is a good friend from our school days where we played together in a band back in the 70's.

Our old school band had a reunion in March this year where we recorded one of our songs. The song was written in 1973.

After the reunion Alan and I decided to start writing together and this song is the result.

Hope you enjoy.

On 4/21/2023 at 9:02 PM, Bapu said:

Hi Peter, I am so jealous. My High School band was to get together this year for our 50th anniversary. Sadly our lead guitarist/lean vocalist has dementia and that nixed that plan.

What a wonderful job, the song rocks (in a classic rock way), performances were great and production was stellar.

 

Thanks Bapu!

Sorry to hear about your singer. Really sad.

On 4/12/2023 at 10:24 PM, treesha said:

What a great idea and a great project. You young guys wrote a good song and it aged very well. Sorry for the loss of your friend, I just lost one too. Very fun to know the story and watch your reunion version video. Loved the guitar playing, and it all sounds great.

Thanks for the comments treesha! I'm sorry for your loss.

Glad you enjoyed it.

Cheers!

On 4/12/2023 at 8:21 AM, Keith Wilby said:

You were a hell of a sight better than the band I was in at school in 73. You must have had a real blast doing this. Great job.

Thanks Keith! Yes, it was a wonderful experience. It's something that we plan to do again in the future.

On 4/12/2023 at 3:30 AM, burgettmusic said:

Nice Work!  Enjoyed it.  

As others have said.... Nice, Classic feel, but doesn't sound outdated. 

Music has a great feel.   Glad I listened.

-Shawn

Thanks Shawn!

Cheers!

On 3/15/2023 at 7:32 AM, noynekker said:

Super guitar playing, and excellent rhythm section . . . really lovin' the revival of this old nugget, certainly shines now !

Thanks noynekker! Glad you enjoyed it!