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Thanks for the replies guys!

I will try the Elastique Efficient.

There are no extra markers in the file so hopefully it'll render out OK!

Cheers!

I'm trying to bounce a piano clip which has had some slight timing tweaks done to it with Audiosnap.

I have to say that the results have been pretty underwhelming. I haven't used Audiosnap for a while and previously I've never been very impressed with Cakewalk's audio time stretching. There has always been artifacts on the final rendered audio.

I thought that by now things should have improved but unfortunately it seems like it's still the same.

I'd just like to know if there's anyone who has been successful using Audiosnap and if so, which rendering algorithm did you use?

Thanks.

Thanks so much for the comments, guys!

Nigel, I'm originally from Cape Town. I hope to go back sometime soon.

Cheers!

I had a visit from a very good friend from my school days way back when. He was the drummer in our school band back in the 70's. He came out from New Zealand to South Africa and to celebrate the visit I put this track together. It's the first time we've played together in over 40 years!

The track is quite a laid back bluesy sort of song..

On 10/3/2022 at 1:25 PM, Wookiee said:

Sounds Ok here mix comes across nice a clean. Is this a rock classic.  

On 10/3/2022 at 4:30 PM, Bajan Blue said:

Hi

this sounds great I think - mix is very good, playing exceptional and a good song

I also like the interplay between guitars and organ

Cool stuff

Nigel

 

Thanks guys! 

Wookie, I wish it was a rock classic!?

The album revamp is coming along nicely. Only a few songs to go.

On 9/16/2022 at 12:34 AM, hockeyjx said:

I'm thinking of the main riff in the song Empire particularly. Maybe it is just me, but a great brand to be compared to. 

 

I've had a listen and can definitely hear the resemblance. 

Thanks for the link!

On 9/14/2022 at 4:37 PM, hockeyjx said:

That sounds REALLY good from an engineering perspective!

If you threw Deep Purple and Queensryche in blender musically, you may come out with something like this 

Thanks for the comments! Interesting comparison. I'm a huge Purple fan but I've never listened to Queensryche. I think I'll go and check them out.

14 hours ago, DeeringAmps said:

The only disappoint here was there is no accompanying video!
You've spoiled me ?.

Oh, did I mention ?'s.

I'll second that!

t

Thanks Tom! Yes, the original recordings were done on 2003/2004. I wasn't doing videos back then.

22 hours ago, AndyB01 said:

Particularly if you happen to have a 'Larry' at the other end of the sticks ?

Sounding great as ever Peter - enjoyed the listen.

Andy

Thanks Andy! Yep, I wouldn't have taken on this remixing job if I didn't have Larry!

Cheers!

22 hours ago, KSband said:

Wow, really good sounding track! Drums are great but I really dig the guitars, super tight. Hooky song too.

Thanks for the comments!

Cheers!

On 9/13/2022 at 4:06 PM, Kevin Perry said:

I like the interplay between the Hammond and the guitar solos.  I was expecting a little more proggy from the intro, but very pleasing to listen to and well recorded and mixed.

Thanks Kevin! I tend to save the proggy stuff for my own albums.

In 2003 my band, Off the Edge recorded our fifth album entitled Site Under Construction. The album was released on cd in 2004.

The album was recorded in my tiny home studio at the time which didn’t allow us to use live drums All the drum sequences were programmed.

Originally the album was recorded in Adobe Audition but I transferred the files into Cakewalk by Bandlab and remixed everything.

Next year will be the 20th anniversary of the recording of this album and I decided to revisit the original multi tracks and replace the drum sequences with live performances. My good friend Larry Rose will be re recording all the drums for the album which will then be remixed and remastered.

The difference has been remarkable. As much as programmed drums have their uses, one just cannot beat the real thing.

The first song entitled “Taking it to Extremes” has been completed.

On 12/16/2021 at 2:24 AM, Old Joad said:

Wow, Thats really cool, nice LP BTW?

Thanks!

Cheers!

22 hours ago, Tim Smith said:

Thanks for sharing this. Interesting insights into the music construction. Proof that creativity extends beyond the instruments and into the DAW.

Thanks Tim!

Its all about the way one uses the tools...

20 hours ago, AndyB01 said:

Not that Peter needs me to promote his stuff, but I recommend you give the full album a listen (I found it on Amazon Music). If you like prog-inspired instrumentals, it should be right in your sweet spot.

Andy

Always need promotion Andy, so thanks for that. Much appreciated!

I'm glad you enjoyed the album!

On 12/12/2021 at 1:06 AM, Jesse Screed said:

Dang, where do you find the time?

 

It's a labour of love, Jesse! I enjoy putting this stuff together and if it helps anyone with musical arrangements etc all the better!

On 12/8/2021 at 8:08 PM, mark skinner said:

  Peter , that was Very nice and informative. I Love watching your videos and seeing how Easy you and your bandmates make it look to get that Incredible sound. (with the exception of Larry) he looks like he is always working hard. I really enjoyed it. Thanks for all the hard and tedious work.      mark

Thanks, Mark!

I'm glad you enjoyed it! Believe me, Larry is holding back. I'm constantly having to tell him to keep it fairly straight. When he's finished his parts he always says that he could have done a lot more but I try to keep things as tight and concise as possible. I don't like overplaying, especially when it's a mix with lots of tracks.

On 12/8/2021 at 5:35 PM, KurtS said:

Thanks for sharing your process. Always good stuff.

Thanks Kurt!

On 12/7/2021 at 10:47 PM, AndyB01 said:

Peter, thanks for this fabulous insight into the creative process. You know that Larry is the star in this - right? He's always going to steal the show. ?

Really enjoyed the watch and the listen and - as Gary says above - hat's off to you, because we all know just how much work goes into something like this.

Great stuff!

Andy

Thanks so much for the comments Andy. I'm glad you enjoyed it! I'm going to have to tell Larry that he has a fan!

Really interesting track Mark! Nice groove!

The bass seems to be a bit soft on my system. I like the guitar tone!

Well done!

22 hours ago, garybrun said:

Very well done.
As a video editor I know how much time this has taken you.

Thanks so much for the comments Gary!

Yes, the edit took a long long time. I had to go back and find the necessary footage from a couple of years back and then decided what to use.

Cheers!

I thought that this might interest those with home studios like myself. I recorded my fourth solo instrumental album over the past few years and decided to film as many of the sessions as I could. I've have uploaded videos from my album over the past few years and have received many kind comments from everyone on this great forum. The album is finally finished and was released last week. I was lucky enough to get sponsorship from a high end audio/visual company who covered the costs of making a limited run of cds and Blu Ray discs as well.

Having all this video footage available has enabled me to put together a “making of” video using a lot of the footage that I captured during the recordings.

This video gives an in depth analysis of three of the tracks and how these songs are constructed in terms of the instruments, parts, arrangement, production etc. Certain instrument parts are highlighted to provide the viewer/listener with an insight into how they fit into the final mix. As you'll see, the entire album was recorded, mixed and mastered in Cakewalk.

All the guitars parts were recorded with the Kemper Profiler directly into the DAW using my own profiles from my pedals and a Marshall JCM2000 combo.

The Hammond organ was recorded at the keyboard player’s home studio.

This has been a massive job to put together and I'm really happy with the results. I hope that you enjoy this as well!

On 11/22/2021 at 11:17 PM, whoisp said:

You guys a feeling it for sure, loving it... 

 

Thanks for your comment!

Cheers!

On 11/16/2021 at 5:56 PM, Kevin Perry said:

Very enjoyable - it's got a bit of a 90's video game vibe to it (in a good way, mind) mixed with some instrumental prog.  I was waiting a bit long for it to move into the groove, but then I'm guilty of very long intros too so I shouldn't complain (just being impatient I think).

Thanks, Kevin.

I've always liked longer pieces of music. I don't subscribe to the norms that dictate that music should be a certain time length.

On 11/13/2021 at 8:40 PM, Paul Bush said:

yeah loved this great guitar tone , i loved the drums  ..now he could save a hours and hours in ezdrums great track

Thanks Paul! 

Yes, I can't remember when last I had to do any drum programming!