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Cool collaboration guys ! Very much enjoyed this one (and a few others while I was there) . . . "We actually finished this one a couple years ago but forgot about it" LOL, got any other forgotten treasures ? BTW, the pug picture on Soundclick is kinda' clown scary, pug with an attitude, maybe he don't like the hair extension.

John, this is a super rockin' kick butt tune you've recorded here ! Enjoyed it a lot. The song obviously has some history, and this is an excellent contribution to that history. Also, respect for the audio recording here.

Hi quattj . . . have you tried slip editing the ends of the tracks, rather than splitting an deleting ? I've seen quite a few things that cause the extended Midi track endings. The tracks may have sustains on them. If you edit or add new stuff to a track, and bounce to clips, those sustains may return, and also sometimes it's needed to right click a clip and "apply trimming" to shorten the clip back to it's original length (the last Midi note) Also, I get this a lot when freezing midi tracks to audio . . . when I unfreeze them, the clip lengths get extended, so I often have to slip edit them back to the project end . . . I've never seen a workaround for that. Sometimes to create a definite end to a project I will use a combination of ripple edit, and edit-delete special. Lots of things can happen to extend the length of Midi clip, maybe some others will have more ideas, hope this was helpful.

Hey Mark . . . another great piece, and I enjoyed the super cool usage of Acoustic classical vs. Electro ! The opening musical theme on the electric is totally amazing, super catchy, then you turn it in to an up tempo jazzy jam . . . such a great listen :0 Now, I just found myself just wanting more of that opening catchy riff, because you move on to variations of it . . . maybe get back to it somehow, end with it ? Who knows, just a fan, keep on doing it the way you do it !

Hi David . . . I found it a bit of a mind bender, in that good way:) . . . so, did you derive this tune from a ringtone ? . . . like the main theme ? Anyways, very cool, big distortion guitars, boom smack beat, and lots of good melody and general uneasiness all through . . . very good use of semitones to get the feeling across. Yes, very different, enjoyed it very much !

Well done John ! . . . it does unfold a story most effectively, and the detuned piano helps portray a life out of tune. I did find your voice a bit too friendly for this desperado character you introduced, as you tell it from a first person point of view. They haven't made a plugin for that (yet), but maybe early morning vocal recording after lots of whiskey or yelling the night before ? I listened once on headphones, and then on bigger speakers. You might add some low sustained synth bass after the first stanza, and again around 2:44, really helps build tension. Love that big piano chord you strike at :50 sec. . . . let's you know a change is coming. There is so much great work done on those drums, and that really supports the ever changing flow of the composition. I puzzled at the spoken lyric you interjected near the end "(Really. Which is worse?)" . . . unexpected comedy amongst the drama ? . . . maybe it's intended, but certainly takes you outside the story for that moment. Lots of interesting sections, journeys in the storyline, and your piano playing and chords are always interesting to my ear, especially the outro / end part. Great piece John.

Steve, the mix really seems like you're hiding those powerful vocals and lyrics away . . . and I really love the song ! Dip the 200 hz instruments ? Usual great stuff otherwise

Another superb piece here Mark ! Interesting percussion choices, instead of the traditional drum kit . . . I think this works really well, as it totally stays out of the low mid range where all the interesting guitar polyphony is happening. The percussion has a kind of water droplet sound that I didn't hear in the first version of the mix, and bringing up the volume of the electric guitar worked well, now it's more featured melody wise. The electric squeal thing around 2:40 is exquisite. High end guitar tech, and high end creative playing . . . always like to tune in here to hear what you're up to next . . . Regards, Bruce

David . . . nice bit of synth bass bop, particularly liking that cat splat synth at the end . . . yes, that's where my stocks went as well . . .

Nice one Jesse, you've done something interesting here with the vocals and the melody that catches my ear, and some sonically interesting effects along the way . . . perhaps you could have expanded the song format a bit longer, but you may be on to the next one already. I'm not sure how to interpret the lyric . . . dark, or optimistic, so maybe that's the thing I like about it.

Hi Lee . . . another good one, yes, those lyrics really hit home . . . and lyrically could be written anywhere in the last 5 decades, same news reports over and over. It's a very thick mix, but you've got the message and those great vocals very clear throughout. Always like your stuff posted here !

Wookiee thread with vocals ! . . . now, I just had to click on that. Nice mix, super clarity, and you sing pretty good for a wookiee . . . singing through your paws I think, this track totally works for me, like the melody, the piano thing, and your backup singers are awesome. Just think the drums could have rocked or swang a bit more ?

Jerry . . . do you have a startup template for every project that has some things preloaded ? . . . ie. what happens if you start a brand new blank project, from the Normal template, type in a few midi notes, and close Cakewalk right away, does it still do it ? You could also do the same test, and record a bit of audio. (if you even use audio) Just to narrow down the causes. Or, does this only happen on your larger projects ?

OK got it now . . . the trick is to not actually click the play button ? (just spins), click on the name of the song. Great sounding jazz piece, perhaps the streaming volume a bit low, I did turn it up a lot it seems, compared to others, but like this one a lot. "Test with jazz stems from internet- headphone mix v1+testing plugins...freq & balance check..." ?? what are we / you testing ?

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Bats Brew . . . this sounds majestic and powerful, very anthemic . . . bring on the spring, blow out the cobwebs ! You have amazing control of those guitars and effects, the harmony and bending of the electric lead parts sounds incredible. Just great stuff (as per always) . . . thanks for continuing to post it here for us all.

Really well done Bjorn . . . instruments blend together perfectly, like you knew what you were doing. Now, with a name like Bjorn you're probably not from Scotland, but you have so captured that sound with authenticity, very admirable composition skills . . . and yes, I enjoyed it very much, relaxing at the end of the day. I hope the O'Groats family gets to hear this .

Thank you Douglas, I am still in awe of the guitar parts Mark came up with for this one . . . he is a fine player with a super creative approach. Glad you enjoyed it.

Appreciate the listen and comment Andy . . . and very interesting it sounded live to you, I think most recordings I do are meant to sound like a band is playing it, though, many of the newer ones don't have a live band actually playing it.

David, this really takes me back to my music college days, a time when life was much simpler . . . I just don't listen to classical orchestrations enough these days, and I enjoyed this piece a lot . . . yes, I wanted it to be longer . . . but that's all Torroba wrote I guess. Your mix and rendition are excellent here.

David . . . such a nice comment, wow . . . thank you so much !

Nice input Tom, glad you liked it . . . I think I hear what you're alluding to in the first verse, very subtle, but I'll monkey with the timing there a bit. Mucho Rubato, just channeling my inner Sinatra ? I did add some 500hz to Mark's bass part, but I think you're suggesting more volume or more lows ? Thanks for the mix suggestions.

Thanks Bjorn for having a listen . . . and your positive comment !

Smoothly strummed, upbeat, interesting FX . . . so cool when old projects get rescued from the past . . . if this is the last from "Regeneration", hope you have another one in the works ?

Outstanding track Glenn . . . very interesting, unique and different, like how you laid down a rhythm without the traditional drum kit, and that middle solo section really bends the mind, with the panned efx, especially on my headphone listen. Great stuff, liked the lyrics a lot as well.