theHumps

That's interesting Pat, too bad you were too young to appreciate Alaska's beauty. Well maybe you will get back there some day. Thanks again!

Thank you very much!

Thanks Scott! I thought the ringing in my ears was bad but hearing drums and percussion in your sleep? damn.

I have a bunch of percussion instruments here and virtual percussion instruments galore but I tried to show some restraint with this one, one of those less is more deals I was thinking. It was tempting to keep adding things though,lol.

Thanks for stopping by, noticed you have a new one, on my way to check it out!

Wayne

I didn't know you used to live in Alaska, cool. We have "hoe downs" here in Daytona Beach but we may be talking about different things though. lol

Thanks for always stopping by!

Wayne

Hey Benham, how ya doing? Thanks for listening. It's just something very simple I put together. Glad you like it! haha, no singing for Wayne on this one.

Take care.

Wayne

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment! The acoustic is real and that's me playing it. I've been working on mic placement for a while, trying to get a good tone. Most of the acoustic playing is done without using the lower E and A strings so there isn't much bass or lower end to the track, maybe that's why it may sound so bright. Even the mando adds that high end tone. Or maybe I could cut some high end out of the final mix, I dunno.

As far as clean goes, there is no noise or hiss reduction done to any of my tracks, Ableton doesn't have those plugins. You are hearing the tracks as I record them with eq and some compression and reverb. I get nice clean recordings with my AKG mics and 32 bit interface.

I do a lot of spaghetti western music and Latin style acoustic music. This one is more of an exercise than a real track. The ending and well, most of the song isn't all that definitive. It was just a very simple idea brewed up quickly in Ableton and felt it sounded good enough to upload, not much thought went into the construction of the song. It's just 2 chords.

I'm more just trying to get feedback on my mixes, having just switched to Ableton. By stripping down songs and making my playing more "vulnerable" by these open sounding mixes, I can critique my mixing and playing better because I'm not that great at either. Sometimes I notice when there is so many instruments and effects and automation and drums going on, a mix can get so big that the small details can be over looked. I feel these little exercise songs can help me learn more about mixing than major 40 track productions.

Appreciate the feedback, it's all welcomed. I will check out that track, thanks for the link. I think this is my longest reply ever, lol!

Wayne

Majestic? Nobody has ever used that word to describe one of my songs, now I'm feeling pretty good about myself, lol!! Thanks for checking it out and using the word majestic. ;) Glad you liked it enough to dl it.

Cheers!

Wayne

You and Bear are on the same page as far as your reaction to the track, that's funny. Can I join you guys, sounds like fun, bring some acoustic instruments and jam in a mine?

I love the ability to create using midi, it has really opened the door to so many of us "real" musicians(i don't like to use that term but...). It has opened the floodgate to creativity to millions of us who home record. I just think of acoustic music being done with more traditional acoustic instruments, not needing amplifiers or using vst plugins but my instrument choices were close to not needing amplification. These days it's hard to tell what isn't a vst.

Thanks for stopping by, cheers!

Wayne

Thanks Domenico! Still lots of learning to do with Ableton but I am finally getting happier with my mixes. I wasn't planning to sing on it but thanks for the nice words of encouragement!

Wayne

Thanks for stopping by and leaving a nice review. Thanks for the fav!

Cheers!

Wayne

Thanks man, glad you liked it, appreciate you stopping by!

Wayne

I did the same thing. folk? acoustic? chillout? country? lol!

Acoustic music has always been my favorite, whether it's Pete Seeger or Aerosmith unplugged, I just love the acoustic guitar!! The story behind writing it and it's name is a good personal humorous story.

Thanks for stopping by Ed and appreciate the nice words!

Wayne

Thanks, I appreciate you listening and leaving a comment. "unusual". I like that!

Cheers!

Wayne

Thanks Danke, glad it had an affect on you, I guess that is what music is supposed to do.

Cheers!

Wayne

You should get a metal detector and find lost gold in all your travels through those old towns and mines like those guys on that Diggers show, lol!

Hi Bear! Glad you liked the track, has a bit of that western feel, guess the electric git has the tremolo and reverb to help with that feel. Thanks for stopping by and commenting on this one.

Wish you allowed comments on your tracks, see you have a new cinematic track, nice dubby, glitchy, cinematic track. Sounds great. So you're on a cinematic fix, can't wait to hear more. I guess I just gave you a review on your track!! I beat the system!!

Wayne

Sorry for missing this one Spiv but I am getting back to you now. Thanks, this is an old one, mix is ok, nothing great but thanks for the nice words!

Wayne

Thanks! I can sing lead sometimes, and there's times when I am not creative or good enough to do it. I can deal with that. Glad you liked it.

Wayne

Thanks for listening in Pat! This one is an early attempt at using loops. I guess the loops speak for themselves but it was fun to put it together.

Cheers!

Thanks man! I recorded all the tracks through the mic input before I owned a digital interface. For an older track it still sounds pretty good. I'm trying to do some recording and learning on Ableton and trying to recapture this type of sound again but with more quality to the recording.

Thanks for stopping by. New songs soon!

Wayne

Hey Bear, Happy Holidays! One of my first attempt at using loops and is one of my most dl'd song.??? haha, oh well.

The beach has been fun and I've made many friends and met a bunch of musicians down here. It was 80 degrees the other day and this morn it's 38. brrrrrr, lol! In the 70's almost every day, not bad for winter weather and no shoveling snow!!

Thanks and take care Grandpa!

This is my interpretation of punk, hope the lyrics made you chuckle,they were supposed to be a little fun. I try to do some different things musically but also try to keep within my sound and ability. This, like a lot of my music is so simply constructed and that formula goes a long way as I'm not the most talented musician here. This one was such fun to put together. Glad you liked it and glad you left a review on my punk track, shows your open mindedness towards music, thanks!

Glad you liked!

Wayne

Sorry for the late reply Allen, been away from music for a while. Thanks for the nice comments. Don't ask me to dance with you, I'm all toes, lol!

Wayne

Hey, thanks for the nice review. Sorry the reply was this late but life gets in the way some times. I love the mandolin, it really adds a nice higher end string sound to the mix.

Cheers!

Wayne