Fantastic, Ryan and Lauren!!
 
I agree with Konrad and others; I think the drums are great! I suppose it comes down to production values. 
 
While I'm a HUGE fan of real drums, the truth is if you hadn't mentioned that they were programmed, I wouldn't have guessed!! A drummer might be able to tell the difference, but most of your listeners will be none the wiser. The fact is - they work with the song and THAT to me is what counts!

Badass!

Ryan, I'd like to hear the tune but my audio interface is broken at the moment so my computer's silent. Do you have it posted somewhere like SoundClick or SoundCloud where I can download it?

Hi Bitflipper, if you PM me your email, I'll send you an mp3. It's not up anywhere just yet.

Dan Gonzalez [Cakewalk]
Badass!

 
+1    An impressive piece of work in all aspects. Congrats, Ryan, and thanks for sharing.

 

I'm really glad you all like it. I'm feeling like a real rockstar now that I know the mighty Dan Gonzalez thinks it's "Badass".
 
Thanks again guys,
 
Ryan

Nicely done!

It is awesome! The drum sits in there perfectly. Again, like Konrad said, I can't tell the the drum is programmed if you haven't mention it.

He Ryan,
 
It's not my sort of music really, but I think the quality of the recording and the production is absolutely fantastic. I've been seriously producing music now for 3 years with Sonar and before that, just playing for quite a time. However ,your production has made me think. I can certainly learn from you. Would you have time to post some of the 'vitals' on your production used in the song.
 
What vocal chain did you use ?
Pre-amp
What plugins
Outboard
Processing ?
Reverb/delay application
What about the mastering.
 
I know its (and can hea ) its not about just the kit used but the methods and skill you used also, so just hints really on how you got that superb sound ?
 
Really Appreciated.
 
Chris in a flooded UK.

Congrats!