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Well, it goes along like a kind of serious piece, then there's that chipmunk vocal section . . . didn't see that coming. The chord progression has a lot of parallel or semitone movement, but yet somehow modulated into an obvious chorus . . . I found that very interesting while listening. There's a lot of things happening panned left and right, and It remains a very clear mix throughout. Great guitars, great vocal and lyrics . . . it checks so many boxes for me. Enjoyed it very much !

Extremely well done. Love the song and your vocal, a very smooth and emotional delivery. The part where the instruments build around the vocal is very effective, and adds to the overall emotion of the piece. So great.

Freddy . . . had a listen to your Santa song. Loving the way you sing it with a Santa laugh. Very groovy jazzy guitar playing, with just the right hint of festivity !

Thanks for your comments Tom . . . and glad you found it amusing. I did have fun making this. Only Joe Jackson song I remember is Stepping Out.

bjornpdx . . . you've described it so clinically, and named all the instruments . . . yet it sounds so amazingly organic when I listen to it. You have brought the samples to life with your creativity, and musicality. Really enjoyed this !

Tapsa . . . thanks for sharing this here. Like the power, creativity, and dynamics of your piece.

It's short . . . but packed with fun I think ! Well done.

Hi Jerry . . . always a great listen, especially on this rainy Friday eve, after a long week . . . by the fireplace, enjoyed this a lot. When first listening, I was thinking the main melodic instrument should sound like an oboe, but it didn't sound intense enough for an oboe, then I saw you described it as an English horn ? . . a smoother sound I guess. There are some beautiful moments in this adagio . . . thanks for sharing it here on the forum. Sounds like you're still busy writing this . . . a work in motion , I look forward to hearing the final piece !

Such a great compliment Sabby ! Thank you so very much.

Great to hear Douglas . . . thanks for stopping by my song, much appreciated.

Very well done here ! The acoustic guitar intro is well played (maybe a bit boxy sounding mix wise ?) . . . but wow, I love it when the drums and electric guitar first come in . . . it's kind of a very cool swish sound, and then the whole band is right there, very effective. That solo guitar stands out, and I'm appreciating how it was mixed kind of raw, and not over produced with smoothness and tons of delay etc . . . There's a lot of talent here, hope you guys do well, best of luck out there !

Wookiee . . . it's simply cosmic, and planets are flying by like birds, into a paper cup, across the universe. I really appreciate the recording and mix here . . . how you managed to get digital noise based sounds to sound so smoothly blended, and yes, furry to my ears. When the bass picks up the tempo, seems an illusion, because I think the tempo stays the same ? In the end, all filters seem to blend to oneness, but maybe that's just me. It's a great listen, thanks Wookiee.

TracingArcs . . . a very interesting and wordly piece. I like the slow evolving motion this has to it. Keeps my interest throughout. If only Miles Davis was still here to enjoy this . . . like I enjoyed it. Great work ! (though, sounds more like a labour of love)

Thanks for the listen Tom ! (and the basement rescue) . . . glad you liked it.

Hi Douglas . . . had another listen or two on a Friday night to this one, and it really is something special. It has a great old analog warmth in the recording. The guitar playing is simply masterful. The vocal is no slouch either. I hope you know how good this is . . . so, I'll tell you. It's good. Hope you get the recognition you deserve.

Great movie music . . . and ! . . . you're a comedian. Now, I found this quite hilarious . . . THANK YOU ! . . . and ! Some hilarious is what we all needed right now.

Great work Douglas ! Nicely mixed, very relaxed vocal, and yes, those guitars are stars.

Allan . . . some great country fun here, and it shines throughout the whole production, beginning to end ! I hear a very clear and balanced mix . . . and yes the vocals are superbly performed and recorded. Now, just don't delete it like you usually do here . . . I want to come by again in a bit and have another listen:)

Mark, glad to see you brought that cello out of the case again ! Really a great listen, as always. Mix wise . . . the drums, you start with a sidestick, but when that snare drum starts up, it's nice . . . but as it goes along, later in the piece I find it's too loud, too prevalent, taking attention away from those guitar and cello tasty licks. I especially like the way you played your cello near the end, kind of dragging the bow across, really nice.

Nicely done Bjorn . . . tumbleweeds and fence posts, a very strong American western piece. I like the instruments you've used here, thanks for listing them, it helps to understand how it was created. I've always been a fan of the Indiginus sample library, and especially like how you've used it here. Reminiscences of my many long road trips from Vancouver to Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan.

bjorn . . . thanks for listening, and your input ! . . . ha!, and best of luck in your next relaxing cat life . . . wouldn't it be appropriate for cats to come back as people ?

The newest version of Nectar (3) is brilliant because of the reverb and delay frequency roll off controls. The compressor and de-esser visual displays are also great and intuitive to use. Though, I must agree with others here . . . it seems the AI wants to always boost the speech recognition ranges far too much. Sure, it stands out in the mix . . . but unless you have a really high quality mic, it's over the top, too much . . . especially if you are the mix engineer of your own recorded voice, and have a budget mic . . . ouch ! AI machines are programmed to seek out and eliminate mud . . . they are not yet sensitive enough to appreciate or recognize warmth.

Jerry . . . both are great vocal takes . . . but for me #2 is a more punctuated performance , and has slightly better pronunciation. Some moments of the song are performed in a more commanding way with #2. Best of luck with this piece ! Hope it gets the recognition it deserves.

Hi Strantrickt . . . WHY DID CAKEWALK GET FREE ? . . . here's the story Father acquired wealth through palm oils . . . Son decides to invest some wealth in online music endeavors. Some music store chains in Asia, an online collaboration software. He also astutely noticed a major established Digital Audio Workstation software was floating adrift due to the Gibson Corp's need for downsizing, and thought it would make a great compliment to his online music collaboration effort, for those who needed something more. The idea to make it free was a modern online technology business model decision to attract attention to the brand, making it stand out from the competitors. The actual cost to develop and improve this DAW software further was minimal compared to the notable benefits of making the overall brand more omnipresent on the current online music technology scene., especially with the inevitable changes in how music is now delivered and created, and then passed along to the consumer / listener, with consideration to the demise of the established music industry practices of the past 5 decades, due to shifting music economics as the result of technology advancement, and the shift to a social media dominance, and global widespread use of the personal computer, and mobility advancements.

David . . . now that you mentioned it . . . I do hear a bit of cackling around 1'10" emanating from the lower orchestra left, 3rd row . . . oops, sorry, you said crackling . . . nope didn't hear any of that. Well, just my crude attempt to throw some humor your way, despite it all. But seriously, as always David, an insightful piece of composition. I was trying to picture how you come up with this type of thing. It's not like "jamming" like many here might do. Whatever you do to develop it, it certainly sounds out well by the end product. The violin sampling is very realistic (assuming you don't actually play violin he says to himself). Myself, I'm always in search of that realistic cello sound, any tips ? (other than learning to play one myself)