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Is the Duet running on USB power or are you using a power adapter plugged into the wall?

Yes, you have no chance of using that mic with that interface. However, you are well on the way now to a much better setup. You just need a mic with XLR connector and a cable. J

^^^What these guys said^^^ I think you've glommed on to a solution to a problem you probably don't have, or at least can mitigate with proper tracking.

I burned a CD and listened to it in the car on the way to/from work. The sonic journey made my commute bearable, so thanks for that. It is really very, very good. It's not a style of music I would normally seek out, but I appreciate the excellent musicianship and production. I hope you sell...

Pharrell Williams, for one. "Happy" is almost entirely looped/copied and pasted, with slight addition or variation in lead vocal in I think one of the choruses. I'm not familiar with other artists he produces, but I wouldn't be surprised if that is his typical production technique.

In addition to the placebo effect and confirmation bias, there is a human tendency that has been labeled the backfire effect that describes how people confronted with evidence contrary to their belief tend to hold to their original position even more strongly. Or they just call other people deaf.

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Nice job. The guitar sounds better and more like the lead instrument in the youtube version, but it could come up/out front a little more. Cleaning up the low end might help with that. J

The guitar in that part sounded out of the tune; I was going to replace it but when I I had it muted it sounded good that way (with the keyboard level up) and I thought let's just give the guitar a little break. I did add the pad, even with the fader pulled almost all the way down it still...

OK, given this a listen: https://www.dropbox.com/s/uefjo7dq8jyr01u/Shdowmyst%20-%20Untitled.mp3?dl=0 I'll save my caveats,excuses, etc until after your review. Maybe I won't need them. :D

If I understand your question correctly, you just need to configure your computer to make the 2i2 the audio output (playback) device, then audio will be routed to the 2i2 and you will hear it on the headphone jack. It sounds like your friend doesn't have monitors; if that's the case, he will...

A MIDI controller doesn't produce sounds on it's own - it needs to be connected to a computer running a software instrument/VSTi. It usually is, but doesn't have to be, a keyboard. It may provide have other things like knobs and pads that can be mapped to functions in the VSTi or DAW. When I...

shdowmyst, do have any reference tracks to suggest? I wasn't familiar with Sophie Ellis-Bextor so I listened to couple of tracks last night. Your sister's voice is similar. I agree with pmilani on the vocals - I will probably use the delay much more sparingly, you know, feature the voice and...

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That's cool, the amp sims are fine - I just wanted the tracks without reverb, delay etc. I'll use your mix and the wet tracks for an idea of what you were thinking along those lines. I will PM you with any questions or ideas. Thanks for the opportunity!

I'll give it a shot. Can you post the tracks without VST effects? I won't be able to download them until later tonight, then I'll need a few days. I might have some alternate arrangement ideas, but it's got a cool vibe as is. J

You should bounce/render your MIDI tracks to audio at this point.

You don't want them lined up exactly in time. One track needs to be delayed a bit relative to the other. Depending on how you placed your mics, you may already have it. Otherwise use a delay. It doesn't take much. Then you can study up on comb-filtering and phase issues... J

Is the tempo setting in Cubase the same tempo as the recorded audio?

You might be able to reduce the editing chore somewhat with a noise gate. The challenge is that if you set the threshold high enough that a lip-smack won't open the gate, you will likely also gate the initial attack of the actual vocals. But you can play around with the settings and see if it...