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  1. mark skinner

    A song about Ice Cold Beer (*UPDATED*) (upbeat acoustic groove)

    Cool song , I loved the vibe especially in the chorus. The vox was smooth and captured Nicely. I think you can get the mix sounding better though. my 2 cents .. I Think the instruments are panned too wide. Left one needs some bass rolled off. Right one needs raised a db or so. Could use a...
  2. mark skinner

    Cakewalk looking Themes ?

    Thanks , I'll look at the 5.xx theme. FWIW , Cakewalk by Bandlab was built off of the old Sonar Platinum and It's been around forever. ..
  3. mark skinner

    Cakewalk looking Themes ?

    Has anyone ever seen a Reaper theme that is anywhere close to the UI of Cakewalk by Bandlab ? It seems as if all the daw's now are using very "flat" looking graphics , even the New Cakewalk Sonar is heading in that direction. I just downloaded Reaper this morning and was wanting to get a little...
  4. mark skinner

    Rock track - "Shade Fails"

    Wonderful Song ! Very nice guitar work and melody . I thought the "Beatleish" change around the 2:15 mark was very creative. Enjoyed it , congrats on a well done project. ms
  5. mark skinner

    Natural Forces * Lyle Lovett cover * Final mix/Master

    "Thanks" guys for the listens , Great comments and suggestions. I'm surrendering this one and calling it done. ? The link now reflects my last mix and a final mastering thanks to "Gary Brun" , a good friend in Norway. He is the sound engineer for a band called "Hobo Train" if you want to check...
  6. mark skinner

    Natural Forces * Lyle Lovett cover * Final mix/Master

    Yep . well-defined is the "perfect" description. Besides my mixing skills , I for sure need some fresh strings on my bass. Especially in this dropped D tuning . I never use reference tracks , but am going look up the A/B song you mentioned .. Thanks .. mark
  7. mark skinner

    Natural Forces * Lyle Lovett cover * Final mix/Master

    @dobro , Thanks for the suggestion and multiple listens. ? I'm now in the middle of close up editing . I had faded the acapella notes before bouncing clips. I'm into volume automation on the lead vox and boosted that part back up. Sounds better , I just was unsure about it. Good call...
  8. mark skinner

    Natural Forces * Lyle Lovett cover * Final mix/Master

    @BTStudio , Thanx for the listen and comment. I like doing L/R guitars mainly because "I dont know how" to treat a single guitar. Hardly ever recorded Takamine LTD used on this one. Fairly easy to get a decent tone , but I'm not crazy about the neck profile.. @RFR , after a few listens , I for...
  9. mark skinner

    Natural Forces * Lyle Lovett cover * Final mix/Master

    @PorterhouseMusic , Thanx for the quick reply , I always wonder how the first one will be ? @RFR , I appreciate that but you know I'll have to change "something" @keith.rogers , Thanx , I too think LOvett ?is a Fantastic writer. There are a few more I would like to do if I had time ...
  10. mark skinner

    Natural Forces * Lyle Lovett cover * Final mix/Master

    Hello , I finished this one up a couple of weeks ago , but just now getting around to posting it. I think it's pretty close but not quite sure about the low end and vocal levels. I always have a hard time getting the vox right on my own songs. Thanks for the listen and any crits or suggestions...
  11. mark skinner

    Huge sound from two copies of a single take ??

    Tim , you are exactly right .. That's why I was sent the track to reproduce. I could still appreciate the unusual way it was mixed , ignoring all the mistakes. ms
  12. mark skinner

    Huge sound from two copies of a single take ??

    I agree , but even if two mic's were used on a single performance , I'd never seen the attack and tails of notes being manipulated in this fasion . When one side faded the other side carried on. It really didn't sound like it was sweeping L/R but swelling from different sides. Besides manually...
  13. mark skinner

    Huge sound from two copies of a single take ??

    Hello , I was just wondering if anyone ever uses this process. I recieved a stereo track of a nylon acoustic guitar to learn for a collaboration. Timing , tuning and overall quality was pretty poor but it had a Huge sound and covered All of the stereo field. I couldn't really figure out what was...
  14. mark skinner

    New Song - Any Critiques Welcome (Reupload)

    Nola , Sorry about they long delay before responding. I kinda lost track of this one. My first listen I thought phrases like at 1:44 on the word "resolution" the lead vox should stay low and let the harmony pick up the real high note. After a few more listens it's not as obvious as I thought...
  15. mark skinner

    New Song - Any Critiques Welcome (Reupload)

    I Love the laid back groove you got here. I really liked the lyrics and the way that they were presented. There were a few spots where I thought some harmony might work nicely , but it sounds very intimate as is. Enjoyed it .. mark
  16. mark skinner

    As promised…my 13yo daughter’s newest song: Just My Imagination

    This is a Very Cool song and Well produced. She sure has a very mature sounding voice with Nice delevery. I think she will have a bright future in music if she sticks with it. I'll bet that these are some times that will stick in her memory forever. Enjoyed it .. mark
  17. mark skinner

    For us poor guys out there recording and mixing

    Very Cool song ! You voice is perfect for this. I especially like she short chorus sections when all the vox comes in. As far as the guitar panning mentioned above , I've found I can get a more immersive and wider sounding mix by Not using hard panning. There is something about it that doesn't...
  18. mark skinner

    Isn't it lonely final mix. critique

    Great Powerful song ! I have to agree with the above comments about the vox volume , although [n the last chorus the vocals seemed to come up better. ?? Enjoyed the guitat work with the breakdowns .. mark
  19. mark skinner

    Backspace Guitar - Vanhaye

    VeryNice ! I Really liked the guitar tones and tastefull use of the tremolo bar. As dobro stated the smooth genre shifting was impressive. Enjoted it .. mark
  20. mark skinner

    Dark Spanish Night -Remix 3-

    @TripleM , Yes the original link reflects the remix. That's one reason I like SoundClick , you can replace the original wav file without losing any other settings. @Papanate , I used an AT 3035 on the left guitar playing the main chord progression. The other 3 guitar tracks were DI using the...
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