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  1. Stratomaster

    Today Is Gonna Be My Day

    I think the song is great for the most part, the simplicity of the music highlights a good melody. The blade cuts both ways though, with such a bare background the vocals are really highlighted and to be honest the vocals are pretty shaky. The held notes drift off pitch and when you string a few...
  2. Stratomaster

    MIDI MADNESS for sure......

    Hey Wyked, I'm not a keyboardist but looking at that Nekter you may be out of luck, the usb handles both the power and the midi transfer, so it would be fine for soft synths but i don't think you can control the roland. I recently bought a arturia controller and even though it had the midi out i...
  3. Stratomaster

    So Real

    Thanks all for listening and the excellent comments! I agree with all the criticisms, literally the last thing i did to the mix was brighten up the drums and distort them as a whole... famous beagle, the lyrics...yes i know what you mean, i steered him in that direction early in the process...
  4. Stratomaster

    New Guitar Day

    Nice! I don't even want to say how many guitars i have but the one i reach for and keep around most often is my artcore, the neck is flat and wide, really the optimal neck for my playing, the action is perfect and the tone is truly inspiring, it's even nice to play ampless. Proaudiostar put a...
  5. Stratomaster

    Where do I begin?

    Besides the obvious answer to get the minimum gear you need (daw software, mic, headphones, interface) I would suggest learning to use the clicktrack of whatever software you use so at least you have the starting point of tempo for your song, if the song changes tempo learn to change the tempo...
  6. Stratomaster

    Metal mix practice

    Hey i think you made a good mix, im not used to the genre, but yeah there were times the vocals were getting on my nerves even more than they were designed to i think. I only noticed the high hats when it broke down, the kick really carried the day, adding definition to the guitars and bass. I...
  7. Stratomaster

    Pop / Rock Mix ....

    Nice acoustic sounds! bright and clearly played. Very strong singing, you have both a good voice and good pitch imo. I found the reverb a bit distracting, it sounded great before the drums came in, but gave the vocals a detached feel with the band sound. I would have automated the reverb and...
  8. Stratomaster

    Synth stuff

    NIce! "turn the corner" Really nice groove and nice sounds, the sax sound is pretty realistic. My only thought as the tune went on was it would have been nice to hear a solo section with a different sound, like a jazzy guitar solo..the twinkling delay sounds were really nice Enigma-yeah for...
  9. Stratomaster

    Manslick - She's a dream

    I like the song, nice melody. As far as the mix it sounds like drums guitar and vocals? If there's a bass it needs to come up ALOT. It's nice to hear real drums and i think you captured them well. Seems like alot can still be done arrangement wise to enhance the melody, it's so bare bones...
  10. Stratomaster

    "Hear the Call", updated single (original rock)

    Excellent playing, interesting song! I've heard many of your mixes in the past so i know to expect high quality. The only observations i can add is that i was wanting more guitar and the overall level seems a bit low considering the material, i had to crank it up a good bit past my normal...
  11. Stratomaster

    Locked down again

    Hey Bulls Hit-I think the mix sounds good, though i miss the in your face slamming drums i remember you for. The guitars seem to be driving this one more. I like the guitar tones and the separation between instruments you have. The one part that bothers me is that synth bass part that happens in...
  12. Stratomaster

    So Real

    Here's a weird little song a singer friend and I collaborated on. Just made this mix today, it would be nice to get some fresh clinic ears as i've made so many mixes of this song i've lost perspective. Using studio one, addictive drums, guitars recorded with an hx stomp and bass using a sans amp...
  13. Stratomaster

    Buckethead Cover

    A lady friend of mine sent me the song by buckethead "sketches of Spain" and said "record this for me". Of course i accepted the challenge! Luckily it was one of the few buckethead songs i have the skills to play. I took a long time with this, i had it recorded then got a new rode nt2 and...
  14. Stratomaster

    Lets let it go

    Greetings, here's a mix of a song that's a collaboration between me and my brother, i sent him the music and he wrote the lyrics. The mix sounds pretty good to me, i'm not getting the power i want, but turning up my stereo seems to take care of that. I laid down vocals in the hopes that one of...
  15. Stratomaster

    Words in a Box

    Here's another collaboration effort, just finished yesterday. A very simple tune using nylon string guitar and some string sounds from the ik multimedia miroslav collection. The lyrics were half written by a girl i met playing games online, we became good buddies over a period and she gave me...
  16. Stratomaster

    Sun sets on the Sea

    Greetings all. Been working on this song for the last two weeks or so, i haven't been happy with my vocals or the mix in general. Today i went and laid down a few vocal tracks, and did a quick mix and i think it's sounding pretty good, let me know what you think could be improved. My first...
  17. Stratomaster

    Down

    After a long wait of two years i finally got my singer/collaborator friend to come over and record. The music track was recorded a few months ago, housemate did a nice job on drums which were recorded simultaneously with the bass to try and get a live groove. This is rough mix number 2, there's...
  18. Stratomaster

    Syd Barret Octopus

    With so many projects and collaborations unfinished i decided to do something irrational and record a cover. I always found this song fascinating, a strange arrangement and even stranger lyrics. Recorded quickly and simply, addictive drums played on my yamaha midi kit, guitars recorded using my...
  19. Stratomaster

    Prog Rock

    Greetings-I posted this as an instrumental some time back and recently added vocals. I still hear a few things that need attention and the vocals in general are kind of meh, but i think the basic balance is good. Let me know how it sounds to you, thanks for your time! Lyrics the motion leads...
  20. Stratomaster

    instrumental thing

    Recorded this over the last 2 weeks. I got out the autoharp and and came up with this little tune. I've been struggling to get it sounding right, i've totally scrapped twice and started over with different tempo, guitar tones, arrangement etc. Still not sure if it's working, as of now it's an...
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