ScottB55

Hi Paul,

Feel free to use my track for your video. Please give me credit on your video and send me the link when you are finished. I would love to see it and share with friends.

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Scott

Thanks so much, Patricia. Coming from you, that means a lot.

Funny, I'm still in touch with Nancy on facebook after all these miles and all these years.

You mentioned you can hear some vocals. If you think you might be interested in doing some, LMK. I'm not sure if I still have the individual tracks, but I can look.

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Scott

Really glad you found it enjoyable and like the mix. I'm quite anal when it comes to mixing. I do all the drums and mixing for Musicante also, here on LM, so I guess I'm doing something right!

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Scott

Sorry for not replying sooner.

Many thanks for your kind words. Glad it's coming through on your system ok. I actually mix my tracks on a stereo set up, so I know it will be fine for all listeners. When I'm 95% finished, I'll check it on my SS system.

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Scott

Sure; send me the link. I'd like to check it out.

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Scott

Thanks, Mudhoen. Really appreciate your comment.

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Scott

Many thank, TV. Glad you like it and your kind words are greatly appreciated.

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Scott

Hi Steve,

Really glad you like it.

I'll tell you my process and hope I answer your question. I use Sonar X3 Producer for my DAW and do all my tracks as stereo. After I get a sound that I'm fairly happy with, I decide what tracks go where, i.e. vocals on center speaker, strings on rear and so forth and set Sonar accordingly. I, than, bring it into WavePad editor in 96K, 24 bit and visually inspect it and fade in or out as needed then save it to .wav, .flac and mp3. I have to check it on my surround system, since the system I use for mixing is in stereo. I, again, edit the mix from there. I'm still fairly new at this, but I've been happy with the results so far. LMK any other question you may have.

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Scott

Thanks so much Wayne. Your comment really humbles me, sir.

The vocals were in a collection I found a while back. They were broken up in short line, so I just put them together to form the lyrics. I, than, worked the instruments around them.

For my drum tracks I use an Alesis electronic drum kit: http://www.alesis.com/products/legacy/dm10-studio-kit and record my tracks on a Tascam digital recorder. I can get whatever drum sound needed. My acoustic kit these days is for display only!

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Scott

Thanks a lot, James. I'm starting to mix in surround now. It seems to come through nicely on stereo, but sounds great on my surround system.

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Scott

Thanks so much, Ed. Also glad you don't think it's too long. I came very close to shortening it, but the comments changed my mind.

I, too, like acoustic and also don't do as much as I like. I've heard some of your acoustic tracks and enjoy them a lot.

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Scott

Many thanks, Lechina. Glad you like it. I'm never really sure how something like this will go over here. I knew I liked it but wasn't sure here.

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Scott

Thanks so much, Danke. Glad you like it and thanks for letting me know it wasn't too long. I was just about to shorten it, since one thing I hate in many tracks I hear is they tend to get monotonous, so I try to keep my tracks interesting from start to finish, so I decided to keep it as is.

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Scott

Thanks so much, Mudhoen. Glad you like it and took time to comment.

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Scott

Hi Aelmen,

Thank you for the compliment. This may be over some of the younger player's heads, but there are some fine players here that may get into it. It was a toughy, though, but I had played it many times in my younger days.

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Scott

Thanks alot, Pat. Really glad you like it.

Yes, the sax is a VST. It is Cakewalk TTS by Roland. It came with my Sonar X3 Producer, but it is standard with most of the Cakewalk DAWS.

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Scott

Thanks a lot for checking it out and leaving your comment. That's a good sax VST, but nothing compares to the real thing.

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Scott

Glad you like it, Karl. Thanks alot for your comment.

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Scott

Many thanks, Orlando. Really glad you like it and took time to comment.

If you play this in 5.1 surround mode, you will hear the vibes circle around your speakers. I'm going to start using more surround effects on my tracks.

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Scott

Hey Wayne,

Thanks a lot for your kind words. This is a favorite jazz piece, in which I've done this and another big band version done a couple years ago.

The drums are done with my Alesis electronic kit. It's much easier than trying to get a good sound out of my acoustic kit. That would be a nightmare!

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Scott

This will make you a good theme song, since you're from there!

Glad you like it.

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Scott