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Paul . . . simply a well crafted song, great lyrics and vocal delivery, well inspired . . . you've got the vocals and mix sounding great in this latest mix version.

Barry . . . I'm relieved to hear it was the "quadruple" bypass surgery . . . those are very thorough . . . means you'll be cranking out these great tunes for many years to come ! You lyrics in this one are a lot of fun to listen to, and cudos to your recording and pronunciation techniques, I can interpret ever word. The mix is pretty balanced sounding . . . though, I'd like to hear a bit more low kick / bass myself to round things out. I like how you just got back on your horse and kept riding . . .

Hi all . . . so, years ago (as the story goes) a local fireworks competition was looking for some music to play behind their fireworks show . . . I wrote and submitted this piece, but it never got much traction. Seems they went with some Beethoven, Jean-Michel Jarre, and Pink Floyd . . . obviously, I could not compete. The mix didn't sound as smashed before I uploaded it (I swear) . . . but let me know your thoughts.

John . . . very catchy, and super smooth mix to listen to . . . you never know what's coming next, you've thrown a lot of interesting things in here ! Goin' in for another hit.

David, this song has some serious vocal and instrumental power to it . . . really enjoyed the listen ! She sings like she really means it. You mention the eagle . . . ha, he didn't bother me at all. Interesting to watch (and listen to) though, there is some low res imagery, but I'm no movie critic, still scrambling to get my first music video together . . . very well done sir !

Keith . . . liked listening to this one a lot, a great piano sound carries it through, and the string instruments you added really top it off. Took a while for the vocals to come in (long intro), and I think you've delivered some great vocals and honest lyrics. So, you've pulled this from your 1995 song vault ? . . . glad you did ! What else have you got in there ?

Skyline_UK . . . Now this is a masterful recording and mix, and a really great song ! The bass guitar and low drums are so tightly integrated, smooth, seems the sound I'm always looking for, but can never get . . . the overall mix is so clear and balanced, I'm very impressed. Also, the video, and the lyrics are bang on . . . well sung . . . yes, I could go on and on, just checkbox me as a fan of what you've done here.

Bob . . . liked listening to this, great and natural acoustic feel to it . . . I should say that the level seems a bit lower than other online tunes I have heard here tonight, might want to address that ? . . . but I adjusted my volume very slightly, and enjoyed it a lot.

Such a great listen ! It's very well produced and recorded . . . got that unpredictability factor. That vocal effect panned right is especially interesting, lot of solid instrument accompaniments throughout.

Paul . . . you've done something special with this one . . . and I find it amazing you turned a Netflix documentary into a great song like this ! The delivery of the vocal melody, and the story in the lyrics really stand out in this one. Verses are so cool. Sounds like you're still in development for this song / mix, so I'll offer . . . bring up the drums in the final choruses, and tame the sibilance of the background vocals a bit. Look forward to that final version !

Well, by definition . . . if you can make your living from using a program, then it is indeed a "Professional" software. If you don't depend on it to make a living, then you will use what you can afford, and what is a comfortable user interface, easy to learn, stable, and what gets the job done. Are there actually any real world statistics about which DAW software the people making money in music recording and creation these days are using ? Are there actually any real world statistics about which OS (Mac or PC) the people making money in music recording and creation these days are using ? I'd like to see those numbers, because it seems to me in recent years the traditional music business model has morphed into something completely different, where a knowledge of many different types of software is essential. Does free software like Cakewalk by BandLab really need a massive marketing campaign ? No need for hype or important exposure in the magazines, full page spreads, social media buzz, advertisements . . . cuz it's free, and it's been around since the beginning of DAWs.

OK, I just noticed it's back . . . glad you put it back here.

John . . . please don't be so worried about "baring my soul a bit too much", it's just your Cakewalk friends, I don't see too much judgement here. I just went and listened to it on that other site where you have it still, it's a great piece, you should be proud of this one . . . personally, I relate to this song very much . . . you've really got your heart out there, just keep it out there.

Hey Mark, wow, might have to make up some new words to describe this piece like brillianceness and interestivity, not to mention the sublimality of all the parts, flowing together so nicely ! Always like your cello playing, and how you've layered it here. Had to look up "cajon box drum", not heard of it . . . but, what you've recorded of it here is very musical, natural feel friendly, and seems to allow a very intricate drum feel that might be harder to capture with standard kit loops and samples, most interesting concept. Great stuff and inspiratorial, as always.

By default ProChannel is collapsed. . . Shift-P is simply a key command that toggles it to appear, so you can adjust parameters. I don’t recall setting this up, think it’s always been a key command when PC was first added . . . way back. ? This is an old thread, quick grouping has been working as expected lately, I always keep Cakewalk by Bandlab up to date, so haven’t had this issue for a while now.

Looks like your Edit Filter is set to display "Clips". You can change the Edit Filter to "Notes" . . . then there becomes a drop down option to view only notes and velocity, and other controllers like Wheel and Modulation can be turned off . . . but, I can't see any way to turn off the Velocity lines there. This also turns on the ability to actually edit midi notes right in Track View (without going to PRV View)

Well done Makke ! . . . it's as close I get to live performances this year (; Now, my only issue is the whammy bar is cut off by the camera in this video . . . but nevertheless, I can hear hear it's the real deal. So well played, and enjoyed the authenticity (a fancy word for realness)

Bjorn . . . this was very fascinating to watch and listen to, feels like I just went on a journey, and the musical ambience you've recorded here is very professional . . . I found it very dream like, with lots of interesting twists and unexpected imagery . . . enjoyed it very much !

Verrr yyy smmoooothh souunnnddiinggggg . . . considering it's 392 time faster than light travels in normal space . . . and I trust no gravity wells were harmed during the recording of this ? (Is that what happened in the middle part ?) Nice one Wookiee man ! Sounds great on my headphones, and on my iLoud speakers.

Creative Sauce . . . I really appreciate your videos ! I have a few songs using SI Drums . . . they sound very well balanced, less digital, more analog in mixes, don't need much EQ, they must have done something right . . . thanks for this video . . . and while you're here . . . THANKS FOR ALL YOUR VIDEOS ! I know, click the bell.

Colin . . . nice to see you here, you usually haunt those other Cakewalk forums . When you mention "Simple Minds" band, I definitely hear that in your vocals, and they are very well done . . . but would like to have the vocals more upfront in places, especially in the beginning . . . by the chorus it's more upfront. It's a great track you've done here, seems Simple Minds may have been ahead of the curve.

Ross . . . nice first post . . . like your sense of melody here. At 1:48 when the guitar part comes in, seems you've totally switched from electronic to acoustic, especially noticeable in the drum kit. Seems almost like 2 separate songs, or maybe you intended that. Mixing is good, and I really like the virtuoso guitar emulation in the second half. Keep em' comin' ! Would like to hear more of what you're doing.

RexRed goes EDM techno dance ? . . . never saw that coming, but you stir it up very nicely here ! Very punchy mix, lots of great melody, and didn't expect to hear that great voice of yours in this one . . . very well done indeed ! (might need to lose the hat and railroad tracks if this continues)

Hi Paul . . . such a great song ! . . . though, as jack c says there are some timing issues still. When I listen, it's like the song and vocals + harmonies have this great feel to them, but the drums just don't. Right from the get go when the drums come in, something is off. And, it seems something between the song sections, because some sections time quite well, then it changes to the next section and something is off. Mostly it sounds like the snare is too quantized in places, so when the next song section changes feel, the snare is too stiff, compared to the rest of things. Do you have a way of replaying in the snare hits ? Like I said . . . cudos for the great songwriting, and love the harmony vocals, the mix is very clean as well . . . just attend to that drum feel. Not intending to be negative, because this song is really worth the extra effort to get that drum feel correct !

Nicely done David, a very mellow piece . . . a nice bit of impressionism to relax my day . . . wait, my Sunday was already relaxing, now I need to go listen to some thrashing rock to get my edge back ! I'll certainly file this one for one of those days when I really need to lay back, like Friday.