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Hi. Not much chance to come in here much recently with focus being more on playing with the band than recording, as well as some other rather less fun stuff to deal with. I'll try and catch up on recent offerings. Anyway, here's something I pulled together over a few evenings last week in an...

Yeah, this is really cool BH. Your family know nothing! :D I don't have anything in terms of critique but your synth and drums are really full and powerful as usual and I enjoyed them soundtracking the bees around your garden.

I'm glad you posted an update of this Bubba. The performance is good, all the instruments have their own space and the mix has room to breathe. I'd like to hear the mix dried up a bit though - I think the textures particularly on the drums and the vocals would come through more with less...

Been meaning to get to this for forever Nola. I think it was kinda fun hearing the song in this kind of strung out vein, but I feel the mix overall is lacking the intensity and energy of the original. I agree that the sims probably aren't helping as they seem to kill the dynamics - I don't...

Yeah, I know man - I'm reluctant to part with £100+ for a power block too. He's buggered off to Texas for the next couple of weeks, but I'll report back once I've had chance to give them both a try.

I've been looking at these recently too. There are loads of different models on Amazon that all look pretty similar barring the company name, so I'm guessing there's a factory somewhere in China that makes all these generics that get rebadged by whichever company. The Spartan Music one looks...

I remember this one from last time around. I listened to mix 3 last week, but didn't get chance to comment. Everything well played, arranged and good separation. The only comment I had on mix 3 was that the mix could do with a little air and a touch less of the cloudiness you mentioned (for...

I loved this one first time round with your original vocal Robus. It's an excellent tune, well played by all and the mix is nicely balanced and arranged throughout. Nick's vocals on the new are great - he's got a great tone to his voice. I think his voice is strong enough to carry the vocals...

I really like the drums on the new mix Bulls - they give the piece much more power and energy than previously. You know about the noise floor, so if there's nothing you can do about it then no point worrying about it. Sounds great :)

Hey, just listening to the new mix now. Sounds much clearer than the previous versions, less squashed and bass is at a better level. The drums and vocals are way back in the mix though with the piano being the loudest instrument - bring the first two up!! The vocals have a bit of a phasey...

I think it's because in my head I can hear the drums having that DJ Shadow/Beastie Boys type beat where it's really dirtied up and the kick and snare hit you hard. It's clean in comparison with that, but of course none of you are privy to the things I think, but don't type... I'd figured the...

Mix 3 is the best of the three I think. Sounds fuller than the second one. I feel that there are a few mixing areas that need attention before you think about the 'mastering' though. Firstly, the bass is really dominating and can come down quite a bit. Secondly, the drums don't have any real...

Yeah,Up the Junction is the song I have in mind. A lot of Squeeze leaves me cold, but that's just an excellent tune. Great melody, great lyrics and really evocative of the era I think.

Listening as I type. Love the tone on the synths - they have a slight graininess to them which is really beautiful. Arrangement and composition are great as usual. A little more of that slow piano that comes in around 2.20 would be nice. The only thing a little off to me is the drums. Like...

Awesome, I'll give it a listen :D I've got about 14 songs to learn in the next couple of months for a band we've put together for a wedding, so I need to get on a roll too... Great, thanks for listening back Ray. I think all the issues with the first mix were interlinked. A few more tweaks...

Ha, now you know how Alec Guinness felt when everyone kept asking him about Star Wars ;) For what it's worth I think you have made a good job of it. Simple melodies that work well and a good capture on those ukes. Don't know that there's much to add other than that, it's just a nice piece.

Cool, thanks Tad – that was a helpful spot from you, though I can’t understand why I didn’t hear it myself first time around. Comments noted on BV levels, I’ll take a look. I’m sure we both like a lot of the same early 2000s bands, so I’ll take that compliment. Thanks man! Great to hear...

Thanks a lot for coming back in Bubba. I think I've probably over-compensated on the bottom end of the drums on the update. I'm still trying to find a balance I like with the software, but I think the gating made a big difference - particularly on the tail of the snare where I focused it. The...

Hey, I listened a couple of times over the last week, but didn't get chance to comment. I've nothing much to add beyond what's been said above about the drums needing to come up relative to the synth. The tones are really nice on both though - that synth sounds so full and fat. Big monster...

Hey Bubba, cool cover choice. I didn't know this particular song - have considered some other Ween tunes in the past as covers (The Mollusc and Bananas & Blow are particularly great songs of theirs), but haven't as I'm not sure I could pull them off. I think you've done a good job so far and...