Hey guys,
 
The name pretty much says it all. The link below goes to my first real project using the program. I'd appreciate anyone giving it a listen. It's a hard rock/metal instrumental. If you listen to it, stick around for the end...the last riff, and solos are one of my favorite things I've ever written. Add a "www" to the beginning. I'm having issues posting links.
 
youtube.com/watch?v=78rZ104gXFw
 
 
 
Opinions welcome, either here or on the comment page.
Thank you!
The Metal One
 
 

Hello!
You need to post 5 times before you can use links in a post. So just comment 5 times or make new threads 5 times.
Kakku

whoops. wasn't aware of that rule.
 
anyway, here it is again.
 
youtube.com/watch?v=78rZ104gXFw
 
just add a www to the beginning...even after making 5 posts, if still won't let me put the full link in there.

I believe it's 20 posts that you need (before you can post links)..........visit the coffee house and join in for some casual time (while piling up the post count).
 
Metal one, I was able to check out your Youtube link and listened to it. The song itself is very good and excellent chops you got there, however, the quality on Youtube or recording seemed extremely thin (listening on decent H-Phones). It certainly doesn't do any justice to the excellent performance.
What was the general recording/mixing process you did here? 
 
Also, the song just cuts off at the end of the video during the solo......
   

I liked the rhythm guitar playing a lot. The lead guitar playing while flashy gets maybe a bit boring after a while. To please me I think you need to play more melodically more often. You don't have to try to impress people with fast solos all the time. But that's just my opinion others may quite like it. I must say though that this kind of music is not my cup of tea anymore so that's why I may be a bit too critical.
kakku

Ryan, as stated above, your performances are terrific.  The mix, however, needs a little attention.  As far as stereo panning, everything is quite narrow and panned too close to the center.  It almost sounds mono.  Spread out the guitar and drums-not all solos have to be centered.  Put the hihat on one side or the other and make those drums wide.  The overall level of the song is relatively low, but there's not much in the way of dynamics.  Some highs and lows would help this song breathe.  All in all, this is a fine song that would shine with a few tweaks.

Agree with every thing above. it also came across incredible quite, I even check the volume against some other stuff.
 
Thanks for sharing.

I loved it.

Thank you, guys. I appreciate the tips, and the compliments.
I'm still pretty new to the program, so I'm kinda learning as I go. I'll put those tips into action when I do my next song.
I've done some recording with other programs and equipment, but nothing as...expansive as Sonar.

Aside from the overall sound and mix, there were some good ideas and playing in there. For an instrumental though, I felt it needed more in the way of arrangement ideas and changes to sustain it for that length of time. Couldn't detect a bass.