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Just whipped up this crazy tune yesterday and today. It’s about not wanting to go into an old folks home. Thanks for any feedback you’re willing to offer! Lyrics: Home away from home Now the sun is setting Happens every day It is so upsetting as As it turns to gray Home away from home Fall...

Looking for any mixing help on this one. It’s always the same thing…getting vocals to sit right. Getting drums punchy. Right volume for guitars. Thanks for any insights! Current mix (Mix 6): Lyrics: TO MY FRIENDS I tried to hear you But my ears are ringing The years of strumming And all...

I wrote and recorded this yesterday. I was messing around with EADABE tuning. I stumbled on it when I was messing around with some chords rooted on the A string. Turns out I didn’t invent it and out lots of people have used it (of course). Super fun, give it a try! A little slower than most of...

I put this one together this morning. I’m liking it but it needs some TLC. I’d love to add some energy to the last chorus. Increase vocal volume there and add a guitar line? I appreciate any feedback! Thanks! Lyrics: So Slowly Tonight It’s true You’ll thank me later And clouds are screaming...

Well my daughter came up with a new melody and wrote some lyrics…so here’s our newest collab: Just My Imagination! Straight from the mind of an 8th grader! Let me know what you think; enjoy!

Wrote and recorded this one over the weekend. I decided to try to write a song backwards (I made it up on the drums first and retrofitted the music). I even pulled out my crybaby for the first time in years. I bought it in 1994, noisy pot but it still works. Still trying to get to vocals to sit...

I was messing around with a couple different fuzz pedals yesterday and put this tune to “tape”. A little hard to understand the lyrics at parts (delay and verbed out). I usually mix the vocals a lot drier, but it kinda fits the feel of the song in my opinion (big guitars and slower tempo). Drums...

Hey, it’s all been done and sung…so here’s some hardcore punk about Asthma. I made it to tease my drummer friend, because that’s what friends do. I humbly present to you…INHALER! Take a deep breath, 2 puffs of Albuterol, and enjoy 2 minutes of noise! And of course, input is appreciated. Dense...

Here’s a tune I wrote years ago and played in my punk band. Then we had to retire it due to eerie circumstances. Basically, the song ended up telling the story of something tragic that ended up really happening to someone close, so we decided we couldn’t play it anymore. In any case, I’ve been...

Here’s a fun instrumental I made a few days ago, right after our cat, Pixie, ambushed a fox on our front porch. I wish it would load the video…it was quite the noisy ruckus! Enjoy, lol! Screenshot from doorbell cam: The little weasel (fox) exploring the back porch: You don’t mess with...

To you punk fans out there: I wrote and recorded this the other day and would love to get your thoughts on the mix. I have a few issues with it but I don’t want to sway your opinions. Thanks!

New original tune my 13 yo daughter came up with: Reaching for the Moon She wrote the song, sang, played bass, and added keys I played drums and guitars. Fun project to do together!

Hey HR folks! I wrote these lyrics in the depths of winter… 29 (Longest February)…’cause leap year made winter EVEN LONGER this year, get it?! Ok, yeah! Anyways… I just got a chance to write and record the music yesterday. It’s the old “long winter, moving into spring” motif. Some familiar...

I wrote and rock-corded this last week. Lyrics are about a recurring nightmare had when I was a little kid, lol! Kind of slower pop punk/alternative. Curious how this one sounds on your end. Feedback is appreciated. Thanks for listening!

I recently (8 months ago) picked up an ADK Area 51 TT tube mic because I read that the Jason Livermore used one on Tim McIlrath’s (Rise Against) vocals. I had ADK do the Z-67 mod (Z-67 has also been used a lot by Jason and Tim). The mod (changed out the circuit board, transformer, capsule...

I got my daughter a Focusrite solo studio pack for her 13th birthday. She loves it and is making all sorts of fun stuff! Now she wants monitors but only has $100…so she can’t get Neumann’s like her dad. I’m looking at a bunch of options with 3.5” drivers for her small desk, but I don’t know...

I bought an Audix USB12 to dictate at work…but the output is really low. The software I use doesn’t allow me access to manually increase the gain. Adjusting it in windows doesn’t affect how it’s heard in the software. I reached out to Audix and they had no solution for me. So, I’m basically...

This was a fun one. My 12 yo daughter wanted to make her own version of Hanging Tree from the new Hunger Games movie. We starting messing with it and I made it this big blues type tune. She did a great job on the vocals. I tried to keep it raw with just guitar and vocals, but big with reverb and...

Well I’ll throw this one out there as a first entry to this forum. I wrote and recorded it in my basement studio today. Like a technical pop punk tune w some alternative rock feel. Mixing is a struggle, especially w such a dense mix. Any advice is welcomed. I’m not the strongest drummer or...