I pulled up the most current project file I have for this and got some details off of it.

Started in 8.5, finished in X1b
21 Tracks
96kHz/24bit
Session Drummer 3 - Snare & Kick
Guitar Rig Pro 4 - Mutes
Dimension Pro - Piano
SI - Strings
Fender San Miguel Acoustic
Fender Squire Precision Bass
Fender Stratocaster
Peavey Celebrity Series Mic
No V-Vocal

I played the piano and strings on keyboard and tightened them up manually, but very little, in PRV. The strings are doubled with distortion on one layer and heavy compression on another. The drums are a combo of Step Sequencer and live playing using my Alesis SR-16 as a drum trigger. The vocals are a combo of takes 1 and 2. I used a ton of plug-in's, too many to list. EQ's, Comp's, Channel Tools ... etc etc.

I played everything on this, in other words, I didn't download a midi off an oldies site. :) I started it from scratch with an acoustic and I followed the metronome, then layered it from there.

I spent more time on this than probably all my other songs combined. There are 8 masters but this is the one I like best. Hope you all enjoy it and thanks again for all the great feedback so far.

Updated 9/5/2011

In Dreams - Roy Orbison cover by Bub.

Ahhh Blue Velvet :-) I have to tell you Bub, I can't post much? Or I'll be banned... I have to say, this is one of my favorite songs?   Roy Orbison was such a rare and special talent... You did a decent job on this, which is actually speaking very highly... Because, well? It's Roy Orbison? Good job!

edit, I'm sorry, Blue Velvet was, "The candy colored clown they call the sandman... Tiptoes through my room every night?" Still though, Roy? He was a unique and special genius... Good job doing a Roy cover. I enjoyed it.

 
Excellent cover Bub.
 
Mix is perfect, I can't even tell when the Pro-Channel turns itself off
 
Great job mate.

Fantastic.

I may need a Heineken.

5 Woofs!!!!!

Great cover, you did the vocal fine.  Alot of people can't pull off a good Orbison
because he had a killer baritone vocal.
I think this is your best vocal that I have listen too, Kudos !

Roy was a great person to know, I went to school with his son Wesley. The man had a hard life
losing his wife and two of his children to bad accidents.    But he still had a big heart.
Sorry for going on.....but he was a great man.

Tim

Hi Bub, wow that's some voice you got there, excellent cover. Good job. Not quite sure about the harmony vocal at the end though.

Rik

I agree with Rik...great voice!  Can't really comment on the mix, but it sounds good to me. 

@bandontherun: Thanks! (Forgot to include you in my original reply so I edited it. Sorry about that.)

@Steve: Thanks! IIRC I didn't use the PC on this. ;)

@Mike: Thanks! Heineken!? ... Pabst Blue Ribbon!

@Scoobie: Thanks! I've been trying to push my abilities and I think this is about as hard as one can push. Roy's life story is a bit of a tragedy. It's cool you went to school with his son!

@morenoise: Thanks! I went back and forth on the harmony at the end. It didn't feel like the song built up enough at the end when I left it out.

@Janet: Thank! Thanks!

Great job on this, Bub.  I would not even attempt to cover most of Roy Orbison's tunes, but I think you nailed this one.

It takes a lot of courage to take on any Roy Orbison song, and doggone if you didn't do one terrific job.
Excellent cover.
 
Freddy J