Kevin Walsh

Come on, friend, don't be shy. I know there's something on your mind so just spit it out.

Seriously, though, my system is always connected to the internet, is used for software development, and is always having products installed and removed from it.

I also have my machine setup to receive preview releases of Windows 11 updates and features so I'm a pretty good candidate for instability. In spite of all that, sonar runs well on my machine.

It does crash from time to time if I've installed a product that delivers an out-of-date MSVCRT library, in which case a simple reinstall of sonar will fix you up.  

If that won't fix your install, you could try reinstalling your ASIO drivers for your audio interface, and then if that doesn't help, check your machine for malware. 

Failing those things, you might consider trying to narrow down the problem areas you are experiencing and posting them here.  In a lot of cases, many crashes are caused by ill behaved plugins, so if you have a list of the ones that you use, that may help. There's a great many people who participate in this forum who are happy to help you. 

If all you want to do is rant and swear at people, you probably won't get anywhere and you may as well just go buy another product. Best of luck!

It's great to see that you guys are embracing ARM platforms! I was going to pick up a Surface laptop but had to buy a Mac Book Pro M4 for work, which I loathe. I'll pick one up when Snapdragon shows up in desktops. 

I'm happy with this release, really like the look of the theme, but you know, it may not have changed all that much because I liked it before too. Sonar is certainly the best-looking DAW on the market imho. I needed to reinstall anyway because I think my C runtime dll's got overwritten by another install and I was having a lot of crashes. 

It's a pretty great song! I haven't had a chance to watch the video yet, but I really enjoyed the music. Very creative work, I especially enjoyed the choices you made with the drums, using what was essentially a repetitive pattern that seemed to somehow change as the melody evolved. I enjoyed it!

Hey, Bjorn, that was really excellent. The dissonance of the melody with the shifting around of the key was very cool, and the voices added a wonderfully creepy vibe. Enjoyed it!

What a great song! Loved everything about it, it's absolutely perfect. Awesome video too, but the song outshines it. 

On 5/7/2025 at 3:12 AM, jbraner said:

Hi Kevin,

Thanks a lot for listening and for your comments.

So, do you play the bass?

Yes, after a fashion.

I replied to this yesterday but I guess I forgot to hit save. Doh! Just wanted to chime in to say how much I enjoyed this track, great work!

Really nice, love the chord progression. Drums are great. The atmospheric guitars are very nicely done. I use modo bass a lot while I'm writing a song, I just hate having to re-record bass lines when I get an idea when I can just scooch some midi notes around a grid and modo is great for that. 

Good work!

I have to say, that new mix sounds much more polished and spacious to my ear. The strings in particular are really sweet.  It's a lovely composition, very nice work!

There's a whole lot of stuff going on in this guy, iI found it hard to keep track of. It took a few listens to get my arms around it. I love the vocal bit, is that from a synth library? The sounds are great, and I really enjoy the little Abbey Road easter egg reference in there! This is a pretty entertaining piece, and it sounds like it was one heck of a lot of work. Well done!

On 5/2/2025 at 5:34 AM, SUPAREELS said:

Definitely getting to be your biggest fan ... Love the feel of the vocal ..it doesn't need a revisit 'cause it's spot on.

Excellent ...sometimes I wonder how it is guys like you are not mainstream ..really don't get it!😜

Steve (SRM)

You're so awesome to have around Steve thanks lol. It makes something that I would do no matter what a lot more fun.

I didn't start playing guitar or song writing or until I was over 50 years old, now I'm almost 70.  I didn't even know if I could sing until my voice actually started getting too old to do it, so it's great to hear that I'm making progress. 😊 

Anyway, thanks again and keep rocking till you drop!

On 5/1/2025 at 9:49 PM, Larry T. said:

Great stuff.  Agree with all the good observations above. Your vocals really hold this piece together well 🎵 🎶

Thanks for listening, Larry! I really appreciate it. 

4 hours ago, Paul Bush said:

Yep i liked this, some great guitar stuff going on in there , I thought the vocals in the chorus were somehow clearer than in the verses , the hook in the chorus worked really well , from a songwriting point of view  (just my taste) It flew right out from the gate and didn’t take a breather , great song cheers P

Thanks, Paul! Yep, they are clearer, good ear!  My voice comes and goes these days. The choruses and harmonies  were recorded on a good voice day and the verses were done on a poor voice day. 😁 If a a good day rolls around again I may go back and re-record the verses, but since it's just all for the fun of it, I probably won't. 🤪

Thanks for listening and thanks for your feedback!

18 hours ago, MichaelJohn said:

Great song and the lyrics are too good not to post!   You kept a mystery of what exactly happened and that's good.   Pro guitar work and so is vocal.  You can hold those long chorus notes vocally really great!   Nice work.  

Thanks for listening and for the feedback, I'm glad you liked it!

5 hours ago, Bajan Blue said:

Hi Kevin

great track, really enjoyed this - your vocals and guitar playing are excellent

Cool Stuff

Nigel

 

Hey, thanks for giving a listen, Nigel! 

20 hours ago, treesha said:

Love the guitar. I like your phrasing on the lyrics, and expressive singing, (and thank you for posting them. ) It’s a great song, and well done.

Thank you, treesha! I appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment! I was asked to post lyrics once, I think because I sing like I have mashed potatoes in my mouth. 😶

An exceptionally good cover! The instruments were beautifully done and the arrangement was amazing. Your vocal tone is so similar to McCartney that I had to stop and check to see if I hit a wrong link. The mix is lush and pristine. Fantastic job on one of my favorite Beatles songs!

I thought the first mix was perfect, but this one is perfecter.  😁 Your acoustic guitar sounds amazing.

5 hours ago, SUPAREELS said:

Nice job m8 ... taking out some of the reverb was a great idea .. Me like 👋

Steve (SRM)

Thanks for giving it another spin! I've come to believe that if I just do whatever @garybrun tells me to do things will be much better! 😁

Great riffs, hot solos, a mad bass line, cool lyrics, a bouncy melody with words of doom and hope intertwined, and a complete book on how every single religion thinks the world will end. Did I miss anything? 

This was great, Steve, especially liked the guitar solo and the vocal melody.

Great song, Mark, that see-gar box doohicky sounds amazing! Loved the song and I agree with the comment above on the Stills vibe. You nailed the swamp thang for sure. Excellent mix and master to my poor ears. 

15 hours ago, steve@baselines.com said:

Hi Kevin - congrats, this is a really good song.  I enjoyed it thoroughly, particularly the lyrics.  Well done.

Steve

 

Thanks for listening and letting me know what you think, Steve!

15 hours ago, SUPAREELS said:

Like all of your work this one is tight .. I love that you post the lyrics so we can all get the message.

I think Keith may have a point regarding drum fills but I have to say they are needed to be a little high in the mix as an overall blend .. for what it's worth.

My only two crits would be that ..

One ..I never wrote it and

Two I couldn't play it !!... Just don't have the guitar skills  ..

Thanks for the post M8 ..... Great song!

Steve

Steve, thanks for the feedback, it's great to hear that you like it. I'll take those crits any day

19 hours ago, Keith Wilby said:

To me it's part of the tone. If no-one else picks up on it then it's obviously my old ears 😁

Keith, I took some heat out of the lead guitar gain in mix 2 and did some re-work on the drum buss, let me know if you think this an improvement.  Thanks!