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These are excellent suggestions, and exactly what I was hoping for...I'm glad I asked :) I especially like the idea of separate parts, tracks, and patches for cello, viola, violin, etc - all properly arranged. I was about ready to just scrap the strings idea for this song altogether, but that...

Absolutely! It seems like it should be a no-brainer, because they are so pre-packaged and perfect sounding when you play a string patch on most samplers, etc. But man... Miroslav, I think you are right - they are just too hyped and too perfect or something. I have a simple song I'm playing...

Hey All, Does anyone have any super cool secret tips and tricks for recording keyboard-generated string parts that sound really nice? I'm not necessarily talking about particular samples or patches that are preferred, but more about techniques. For example, I read somewhere on this forum at...

Thanks, Jan!!! I'm working on the stems now :) Best, Dave

1000% agree. That's what I should have been doing all along, and that's going to be my plan for moving forward. I guess I won't know for sure how much of the issue is purely performance related until I give him the benefit of trying to record the drums the way you described. Best, Dave

Thanks again, guys....I very much appreciate the feedback and suggestions! PDP, I think I need to check out that book you are reading. One thing I will say about that though is that Jan is pretty darn awesome to work with...he's been patient and very forgiving with my bumbling attempts at...

Thanks, Greg. BigRed360 - thanks for the listen and the comments - two very good points :) Here's the mix with no compression on the stereo output, and the exciter removed from the lead vocal track. This is what I'm sending to Jan in stem format. Thanks, everyone, for the input and...

Hey Mel, yes definitely! I am sending Jan stems with no stereo processing at all, so no compression there :) Best, Dave

Hey Brad, thanks for checking it out. I think you are onto something regarding the Rhodes keys. That right side Rhodes part is definitely syncopated differently than the guitar on the left. So...maybe that is part of what's causing the pumping sound. I think that's going to be the first...

Thanks very much Jan, and toad_uk, I really appreciate the comments! Ok, well, I think I'm going to start working on the stems for this and hopefully the issues that folks are hearing are mainly related to the ham-fisted stereo bus settings that I applied :) Best, Dave

Steenamaroo, thanks for taking the time to listen. I just went out to your website and had some fun looking around for a bit...you have some great sounding tracks there! Best, Dave

Ok, that definitely makes sense (damn you, Greg, for making sense!). In this mix, I just threw a generic compression setting on the stereo bus, mainly to get the volume up, so it's definitely not an optimized setting. I'll be removing those settings and sending the dry stems over to Jan...

Hey Guys, Thanks for listening! I'm scratching my head a little bit on my end, because I'm not hearing any of the things you are describing. I have some compression on the stereo mix, but not really that much, and honestly, when I'm listening here it's sounding like the best mix I've ever done...

Sounds great to me. I think the width and depth of the mix is very nice. If anything stands out to me, it's something about the snare sound...I'm not exactly sure what I'd change, and I'm not a drummer, so I don't really know the best way to describe what I'd rather hear, but to me, the snare...

Thanks, Xelly...I appreciate the kind feedback - very glad you liked it! Dave

Thanks, Pete! These are great times to be a home recording hobbyist, huh? It blows my mind what is possible now with a home recording setup :) Very Best, Dave

Thanks, suprstar! I appreciate the listen, and I'm glad you liked it :) I checked out your website - it looks like you are doing just fine at this ;) Dave

Hello All, It's been awhile since I posted a new tune, but I just finished one last night that I think turned out pretty well, and I'm hoping to get feedback. It's called "Last Straw", and you can find it here: SoundClick artist: Dave DeWhitt - page with MP3 music downloads Lyrics are on the...

Congrats, man! That's great news. I'm heading to the site to check it out now. Did you do the album artwork yourself? Also, are you doing any online distribution other than the bandcamp site? Best, Dave davedewhitt's sounds on SoundCloud - Create, record and share your sounds for free

Hey Joe, I love your voice man, and you've got such nice technique and control. Those first vocal lines around 00:53 where you start low and then jump up a huge interval and land on that higher note are so difficult, and you make it sound easy. That's seriously impressive! Recording-wise...