First completed song in Sonar

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I'll try again.
https://youtu.be/buL3ESdX1pA

Thanks, yes I added too much compression on the drums, I hear clipping occasionally.

Thank you, I really look forward to learning more. I'm a novice in recording and I'm trying to learn so much at once. I am right now watching a sonar x2 video on Lynda tutorials online and also at the same time watching videos about audio engineering and mic placements etc. One thing I wish I had is SMPTE on my DSLR camera that way I could align the bass and electric. I use Adobe premiere pro for video editing and I was able to synchronize the audio from the camera mic with Sonar audio, but with electric and bass creating little sound I had to try to align it by guess work which didn't work out that well. I may try a clapboard and do a count on each track and for each track hit the clapboard at the same time. Unless someone else has a better idea, and not too expensive.

Welcome to the forum Nathaniel!
 
For being a novice in recording, you've done an excellent job on this track. All instruments were cleanly recorded, especially the vocals and acoustic were tracked very well. I agree with Bill on the bass.......also, possibly easing up on the compression and/or EQing might help reduce that muffled snare.....needs a little more sparkle.  
 
Very good thing you got going here Nathaniel and would love to hear more your stuff.  

Welcome - nicely performed.

Even though it's far for polished I like this best of what I've listened to today because it sound live and real. You are totally on the right track with your recordings. Good vocals. 
I can tell your not a stellar bass player or drummer but so what, it all comes out with a good vibe which is what counts to my ears. 
Great old Dylan song, I used to play that myself. Look up the Blue Dogs version and the way they build the drums slowly from ballad to full on rocker.   I see they took the u Tube down :( 

very good voice indeed. i wish i had that vocal quality, not necessarily the style, but the quality is top notch.
 
unfortunately my voice is horrid, when i listen to it it engenders feelings of root canal surgery without anesthetic, and sounds somewhere between the anal excretions of an elephant and that annoying sound produced by scratching ones fingernails down a blackboard. although when i was younger i could do a pretty good impersonation of the late doc neeson from the angels (known as 'angel city' outside australia i believe) . . . oh the memories
 
excellent voice there nathaniel

nathanielleemaloney
I'll try again.
https://youtu.be/buL3ESdX1pA

Welcome, this sounds quite good for a first attempt, sound advice given above on the mix, look forward to hearing more from you, thanks for sharing.

The main thing to remember about playing bass is less is best. A simple bass part played in time goes way further than a busy bass line not quite in time. 
Even though I have many years live experience playing a real bass I often prefer to use midi for some songs because I can then fine tune the part. Not that my playing is out, but for simple bass parts it's just as easy for me to play it on the keyboard because for more than 10 years that was the only option I had for live performance. So I got better at it. You will to. That's one of the best things about this hobby, you get to play everything, good or bad. But if you keep at it all will get better.  I have become not bad on a keyboard even though it's not an instrument I'd ever play in a band. But I had to get better if I was to use midi.