Rob[atSound-Rehab]
Beautiful mix, cool synth and guitar work. Like that a lot. Only the quantised drums come across quite lifeless and impassionate. That tune with a real drummer and bass player, that'll be really cool ... anyway, real drummers with superb timing usually don't live next door, so I discovered that working the tempo grid in creative ways can help a lot to make it feel more organic and surprisingly the drum libs cope quite well if you feed them a farily flexible (yet subtle) timing variation

Thanks Rob! The drums were meant to be very mechanical in the beginning and during the first first, then things loosen up. May be that bothers you somewhat.
 
Regards,
Dan

ramscapri
 
Awesome piece Dan ! Loved the smooth yet assertive flow of the track. The lead true to its name, led the track really well. I just thought that a few sounds/fills here and there felt slightly out of tune. But I guess that might have been deliberate for creative variation or probably just my ears 
 

Thanks Ramesh! Or me with the S88's pitch slider. I did a few really slooowww bends in this. There is also a bit where I pulled the whammy bar on my strat...
 
Regards,
Dan

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mgh
great stuff of course. some really cool mixing tricks and the subtle harmonic shifts in  the backing sections are genius. the only thing i would change is aroudn 2'15, when the guitars come in under the lead, i'd pull back some of the verb/delay on the lead then, and beef up the guitar

Thanks Mark! Hmm, I'll have to experiment more with that guitar part as it seems folks want it bigger.
 
Regards,
Dan

Bob Oister
Hi, Dan,
 
Wow, this is truly excellent all the way around!
 
Well written and played, nicely textured synth work with some really cool twists and turns, cool guitar stuff, and a stellar, pro sounding mix!
 
The mix is crisp, wide and full sounding with a nice punch to the bottom end.
 
Fantastic work, Dan, really outstanding!
 
Bob
 

Thanks Bob! I appreciate the kind words!
 
Regards,
Dan

evadianepug
I would expect no less than this fine piece!  I can't tell what is real and what is Memorex.  All so well played and of course the mix is pristine!

Thanks Warren! All but one of the guitars are my strat running though a Digitech GSP1101. The lead, of course, is not a guitar, but plays very guitar-like, if you will.
 
Regards,
Dan

philz
On the plus side the piece is overall excellent, as usual.  I particularly liked the way it built up at the beginning.  As a minor crit, I would agree with Scotty's comment that some more thematic changes would have been nice.

Thanks Phil! The buildup was a lot of fun to do, as was the big break in the middle. As I mentioned to Scotty, I wanted simple for this tune.
 
Regards,
Dan

Ripwolf
Really cool track Dan. Made me break out my Les Paul and play along! 

Thanks Kenneth! Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
 
Regards,
Dan

Hi Dan,
Nice tune,
A whole story in itself.
( if Idare ,I would say it is just a tiny bit over compressed ..sorry,sorry ,just a matter of taste and it has nothing to see with the artitstic over all work)
Cheers.
Olivier.

Vilovilo
Hi Dan,
Nice tune,
A whole story in itself.
( if Idare ,I would say it is just a tiny bit over compressed ..sorry,sorry ,just a matter of taste and it has nothing to see with the artitstic over all work)
Cheers.
Olivier.

Thanks Olivier! For this mix, I had a submix running into Kramer Tape and blended that back into the master. I also pushed the clipper a bit to get some dirt in the overall mix. That might be what you are hearing, but I also wanted it to be LOUD...so there is a cost to that.
 
Regards,
Dan
 

Ok, I'm trying not to cuss here...but I effin love this.  Good changes and I love the space and mood of this.  That build up in the middle was pretty damn great and I wish I was at home so I could have turned that way up.  Nice work.

Vilovilo
Hi Dan,
Nice tune,
A whole story in itself.
( if Idare ,I would say it is just a tiny bit over compressed ..sorry,sorry ,just a matter of taste and it has nothing to see with the artitstic over all work)
Cheers.
Olivier.

Thanks Olivier! It is a little overcompressed. I wanted this one well cooked! Lol...
 
Regards,
Dan

Great as always, Dan.  I think this song works on every level. 
 
At the composition level, it unfolds and engages interest as each section comes into play.  Love the very patient transition between sections.  This is a piece that is easy to imagine as a track for an animation sequence.  The instrumentation choices are excellent. 
 
At the engineering level, the mix is pristine and each instrument has its own space.  That may be lost on the average listener, but the members of this board can easily recognize the wonderful craftsmanship that went into making this.
 
Top drawer stuff all the way around.   

Really good mix in my ATH M50's. The bottom with bass and kick are spot on. Really liked the synth leads. Nice mood. Well done.

Yeah, this sounds really great! Nice arrangement and mix. Actually this could also work well as a foundation for a song with vocals. ...not that there is anything missing like it is now, the lead part is carrying the song perfectly.
Good stuff!
 
Best regards,
Daniel