ORIGINAL: metaprog
Wow, Mike, you have just described me to a T. Only, I can tell from your recording that my problem is a much greater affliction than yours - you don't seem to have any problem with timing!

Tim
I think I just need to learn to pay attention and listen to what's happening with the drums in others songs. I'm still hoping that people with our condition can be cured. :-)

Oh, and my timing is good because I clicked the notes on the red lines in the piano roll. :-)

Troy
It took me a little bit, but I can sort of here the Cars in the verse with the stuttery vocal timing; I can't even picture the Cars guitar sound; I mostly remember synth patterns.

Fork out the big bucks for the pro plugs...? I don't know how to use what I've got; you have the UAD Pack right? If I got that, would it make me a pro? :-)

Mike, This is an ambitious project. The vocal harmonies and processing are a nice touch. I liked to hear the mix sound bigger. I scanned through the comments, and I think Rod (nprime) and Michael covered the mix and drum issues the best.

It's cool to put together a composition like this, interesting work.

bigger

Yeah, that's evasive.

So, the vocal effect has a nice spead, as does the bass break (1:00) and the break at 1:26.

The sections of interest are the rockin' parts - the bass could use some compression to beaf it up. The guitars could be doubled with a little more crunch and wider panned. The vox could also be pushed a little more (not louder, just roughed up with a vintage compressor) and have some short delays to give it more presence. And the drums, the kit could be spread a little, say the toms and the hat, and definitely pushed with a compressor; but are real drum would make are remarkable difference. Things like that. hth.