I have always been a Waits fan and play a few of his songs in our live set. I wanted to test the limits of what I could achieve in Sonar, this song has 38 tracks, 4 buses and many, many processors and effects. I run a 32 bit system and I'm sure I could push it further if I had to. We are thinking of adding this to our next album, hope you guys like it. Let me know if there is something that needs attention, I have had too many listens for any objectivity.
 
https://soundcloud.com/rebel007/rain-dogs-080114a

That's terrific! Hate to make comments on a mix I've only heard squished by Soundcloud, but I like the balance of piano, bass and percussion. The piano is forward where it needs to be. And a couple of nice little FX wafting about the stereo field.
 
I've been a Tom Waits fan since Nighthawks At The Dinner. What a live set that was!
 
Your performance reminded me of a guy I heard in Germany about 13 years ago, when I was working in Bonn. His name is Adrian Ils. At the time, his band, based out of Köln I think, was called Ballhaus Nuevo. He's also recorded under his own name and Ballhaus. In the interest of sharing, and not to hijack this thread, here are a couple of his songs: 1) The World Is Beautiful (but he makes himself invisible; no one can see him), and 2) Dance With Me Before You Go (another nice example of recording an accordian).
 

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Let me know if there is something that needs attention, I have had too many listens for any objectivity.

 
All sounds good to me Wayne.
 
I know who Tom Waits is, but not that familiar with his songs.
 
Taken on its own merits, this is a fine song you have here
 
cheers
 
andy

Thanks John, always interested in other's takes on Waite's songs, and thanks also for the mix comments.
Hi Andy, not everyone is a Waite's fan, he is often an acquired taste, but thank you very much for the listen.

Not familiar with the original, but in the main this works quite well here, perhaps the vocal is a little dry but...
 
Thanks for sharing.

Wayne, you did a fantastic job on this song.  I love the way it's panned with sounds coming from both sides of my speakers.  Many forget the importance of panning nowdays.  The vocals are processed nicely, and you've managed to make this your own song.  Can't wait to hear it again.

Thanks Wookie, I think I'll revisit the vocals at some stage, I find reverb the most difficult of all processes to master so it's good to have someone else confirm that I still have a ways to go in that regard.
Thanks for the listen Lynn, I try not to follow a song's original feel and try to add some of my own.

Noice. Very Noice.

I'm not familiar with the song, but I liked this very much!   Everything is locked in, and the vocals in particular are fittingly nice.    And the sound effects were great.  

Love the arrangement. Very nice performances and production.