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Re: Sometimes
2017/09/23 13:57:55
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kzmaierI like the ending??
Ending came too soon Ken!!! Seriously, though, I enjoyed the listen... Nicely done  cheers andy
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Re: Sometimes
2017/09/23 17:40:24
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Nice enough groove going with this and the mix sounds reasonable, I do wonder if perhaps a little more presence in the lead voice would not go a miss or dare I suggest perhaps a vocal.
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Re: Sometimes
2017/10/09 17:40:38
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Very good mix well played -- perhaps you'll add a vocal? 
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Re: Sometimes
2017/10/09 22:03:34
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Nice. Balanced mix to my ears.
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Re: Sometimes
2017/10/09 23:05:26
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I liked it. Nice one. :-)
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Re: Sometimes
2017/10/10 00:39:02
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Can't call it prog - too well-structured and not even a little self-indulgent. But you can call it pleasant, that's for sure. To me the mix sounds a bit muffled, but that may be my HF-challenged old-man ears. Part of that's due to a lot of frequency overlap between the bass, rhythm and lead guitars, so I'd start with some surgical EQ to help separate them. You might also want to experiment with a harmonic exciter, which can add a little sparkle on top. If you don't have anything fancy (e.g. FabFilter Saturn or iZotope Harmonic Exciter) on hand, try the free Roth-AIR. Try it on drum overheads to start, then maybe on the lead guitar.
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Re: Sometimes
2017/10/10 11:41:51
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Pleasant instrumental music. I liked the tune and arrangement. Nice sounds
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Re: Sometimes
2017/10/10 11:41:54
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Sorry for the double post
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Re: Sometimes
2017/10/10 19:40:46
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I really liked this. It reminded a little bit of Altered Images (from way way back), without the singer. Nice guitar work and everything else held it all together really well.
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Re: Sometimes
2017/10/10 22:24:50
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I like the chord progression in this; it carries the melody in a way. The mix sounds warm and not overly digital. However, as others have pointed out, it could use something to tie everything together like a vocal or lead instrument. As it is now, I give it an imcomplete, but with the right addition, it's a gem waiting to happen.
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Re: Sometimes
2017/10/12 23:32:59
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Very good instrumental. I think I'd pick up the tempo a little bit.
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Re: Sometimes
2017/10/13 01:22:41
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Good chord progressions, and I agree it ended too soon. I also agree with Bit that it needs more obscenely self-indulgent excess in the soloing department to help its prog cred.
The tones are fine but I also thought a bit more punch out of the kick/bass, and a bit more "air" up around 5-10k hz would be in order.
Vocals might spoil it?
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Re: Sometimes
2017/10/13 02:56:39
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A very pleasant song indeed. You did a really good job on the mix and playing. It reminded me a lot of the theme and background music for a great Canadian TV show called Due South, which played for a while in the US. It used a similar style of a nice crisp (and sometimes jangly) guitar lead over a bass prominent background instrumentation. I bought the DVD's not just for the show but also for the music.
I'd love to hear more like this.
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