"This Mystery" My latest Original

This is as good as the rest of your fantastic recordings, and it's original.  You are putting us to shame.  I've already got you bookmarked!

Very well done Mark. Sounded almost live to me!

Good as it get for live home recording. Great sound, instrumentation and all the other stuff that goes with it. Nice work.
 
Peace and Blessings, John

Thanks Bapu!...as for the bass it's Scarbee bass neck p/u. I pretty much use it on every mix. What bass tone would you suggest? I midi almost everything so it wouldn't take much to swap out. I don't have the extensive library that you do but I've got some variety! Take care.
Mark

ClintMartin Thanks for the compliment!
 
I have Guitar Rig, Amplitube, Line6 AmpFarm 2 (and the Pod HD500 for live) as well as a few others.
S-Gear is my go to every time. On occasion I will use Guitar Rig and Amp Farm 2 for some specialty effect (they are both great BTW). But S-Gear just keeps adding new, highly usable features with every update.
 
Plus if you delve into the settings for each patch, there is a free lesson in how to create a myriad of classic guitar tones.
 
Easily the best software I own.

Sounds like a cool tune to me! Nice work especially three days.
I've done that a few times myself!
Markmusicman

What a fine piece of work Mark. You have a good vocal and guitar playing skills, for sure. All well tracked and mixed. Care to share what you did to "master?"
 
Regarding your amp sims... I have GR 5 and TH2. I use TH2 for the subtler effects and GR 5 for the not so subtle, but that's probably because I don't tweak with the presets much.
 
I've just had a look at S-Gear and I put off a little by their licensing options. Have you gone for the USB key or machine locked option? Just curious 

Totally pro. Great job!

Sorry I've been away from the PC for a few days...thanks again for your compliments and suggestions! They are much appreciated!
 
synkotron - I'm not sure what the difference is between GR4 and 5. But before S-Gear, GR4 was my main amp sim. I've never tried TH2. Guess I'll have to check it out.
 
My S-Gear is a few years old and I just had to register it online. I update it now and then because they always add a new amp or effect. I guess the licensing has some new options. I don't iLok so I'm glad I didn't have to deal with that.
 
As for the mastering, I bounced the final mix to stereo and opened a new Sonar Project. I used T-Racks S3...I loaded it with a Classic Compressor (set to slow compress) then the EQ1 (using the Vintage Mix Preset) then the Classic Compressor again (Set to Fast Compress) and then the Classic Clipper to keep it from distorting.
 
I usually have to go back and turn certain things up or down in the mix after mastering, so I probably get it after 3 or 4 tries.
 
Occasionally I'll use a little reverb on the mix if it's too dry or brittle...and I might use different EQ's that come with Sonar if I can't get what I want with the T-Racks....While I try to stick with a basic setup for mixing and mastering, it never fails, every mix is different even if all the parts are similar.
 
Hope this helps!

I had, used and loved Sound Forge for years until the version I had wouldn't work with the next OS. Then last year I saw it for sale (alerted by cclary and others in this forum) by Sony as part of a Suite...Vegas 12, CD Architect, DVD Architect and a few others for some insanely cheap price...the sad thing is I got so used to Mastering in Sonar that I forgot how to use SF! I use CD Architect all the time. I need to get back into SF plus they added some new plugs I would like to try out.
 
Synkotron my laptop has so few USB ports I couldn't spare one for iLok! I have used up all the USB on my main studio PC.

Awesome tune and performances. Great sounding production.

Thank you dcumpian, stevec & ohgrant! Glad you like it!
Dan, I'm actually working on some more originals....I have managed to squeeze in a few more covers as well that I will post soon. Now that I have a lot more time to devote to the music I'm getting a little more productive.