Sounds great to me! Nice one!

Sounds great all! Happy New Year!

Sounds great Rob, Happy new year to you as well :-)

marjolein - Your vocals are lovely! So much has been added with your contribution! Thank you so much!!

@CyberBass: Thank you so much :) It was my pleasure to duet with you!

Great add Marj! Sounds great!

@brijamcam: thank you so much! :)

Thanks! And technical problems aren't funny - good luck with this. Btw: could you please remove or at least mute this track 2 (isolated keyboards) as this track IS actually in correct tuning (440 Hz) but sounds horrible together with the backing track and my organ track. I already downloaded it, so I'll be able to listen to it for "piano training".

I'll get to it tonight, Rick. Thanks.

Thanks, Rick. I'll check it out. I'm away until Thursday. I gave my laptop with me but no headphones and only a crappy in frame speaker, but I should be able to publish if that's what you want me to do. It's my old Win 7 laptop and it doesn't really like big collabs. It hangs up in DAW if they get too big. I'll give it a try though. Otherwise it'll have to wait until I get back.

^have not gave

I can tell you were really straining on this one, Rick. The back up leads sound pretty good, but being in that range through the whole song takes a toll. Why not try splitting it into three tracks? Also, I can hear your early start. I'll hold off on publishing for now.

@Bob : yeah, agreed! Let me try it again. Thanks!

Hello Byrdlander, thanks for your interest in singing this lovely song, please, go ahead. By the way, I'm 65 yo too, but this song wasn't known by me in Brazil when I was a kid, but it's never late. Regards!

Sounds good but can you double? It's a bit tinny. Just curious if you listened to the track on Custom Backing Tracks

@stubass: Wow! Thought u were playing a 6 string. Why does it sound so tinny; or is it only me ?

In any case, I enjoy your videos. You always look like you're having a great time!

@stubass: Stu...I duplicated the track time stamped .66 and duplicated it with a second track time at .56. I EQ'd the .56 track to take out some of those "tiny" highs and added some reverb. I do think it has a better sound. There is a slight delay in the tracks with the timing change, so if you leave both it sounds really full to me. So you have 24 strings ! Anyway Im sure CC has some tricks as well. And for me BH is all about having some fun and be a better player. I can always redo, but taking off for a three week vacation to see my kids in Washington and maybe do a collab or two with my son "Drumrford"

@stubass: Stu...I duplicated the track time stamped .66 and duplicated it with a second track time at .56. I EQ'd the .56 track to take out some of those "tiny" highs and added some reverb. I do think it has a better sound. There is a slight delay in the tracks with the timing change, so if you leave both it sounds really full to me. So you have 24 strings ! Anyway Im sure CC has some tricks as well. And for me BH is all about having some fun and be a better player. I can always redo, but taking off for a three week vacation to see my kids in Washington and maybe do a collab or two with my son "Drumrford"

@Rick : Thx, friend. Enjoy your vaction!

I NEVER argue with the engineer. Thx for all your help :-)

@stubass: It's a pleasure. BTW, I never knew you had such a beautiful singing voice! ;-)

@CopyCat : I wish :-) New DAW published. Thx :-)

It's great ! I published it

@Serena Sable: Awesome! Hopefully Robert can cover up some of my BV mistakes. : )

Sounding very good, thank you very much

yes, I sent you an invitation

You are a smooth cat Rob G! It's sounds very cool! Thanks for joining!

@joeykaraoke : Aww Thanks Joe! Hey I adjusted Donny's sync as well - we are in the pocket now. Check my new mix please

I also brought up your volume

@CyberBass: Thanks a lot Rob. Alway appreciate the help mixing. I will re-publish later today when I get home from work.

Thanks Don! I will publish tonight when i get home!

Couldn't hit the very high notes!

Nice work, Tony. Would you mind redoing to address the hiccup in the second verse? I could potentially cut and paste from the 1st verse if you want to move on to something else. Would you also be able to do the intro and outro synth parts?

@Daniel Ramos (@dan00075): yes, will redo, I only noticed it after I was listening back with BT in DAW! Yes, should be able to do the synth parts

Without BT I mean

@Tony Hearn: Great! Thanks Tony! Looking forward to it!

@Daniel Ramos (@dan00075): 2nd take E Pano in

@Daniel Ramos (@dan00075): 2nd take E Piano in

@Tony Hearn: Thanks Tony. Sounds great!

Thanks John. Great work! I will work on the fade out in the next few days. I might merge both your video tracks also, if you don't mind?

@Daniel Ramos (@dan00075): Fine by me Daniel

@Bdajaysus: Hi John. It's done. I hope you are OK with the end product. I transitioned the video. Kept the original sync'ed audio. Lined everything up and faded out both audio and video. This resulted in a single audio/video track that I uploaded to BH. Then I trimmed off the negative sync on the new track to avoid audio/video sync issues. The new track is sync'ed exactly as the old tracks, but it shows up at zero in Studio/DAW after trimming. If you don't like it, please do let me know and I will move the original tracks back in (currently in DRAFT). Cheers!

@Daniel Ramos (@dan00075): Looks and sounds super to me Daniel, good job and makes sense would love to have that skill

Thanks for the track and the feedback, John. Sounding good so far. Looking forward to the rest. I think it lines up fine! Cheers!

Excellent! Thanks John. I will record the bass in the next couple of days.

Thanks Frank. It's the first harpsichord song I do. Kinda cool. Well done yourself! Cool bluesy guitar riff eh? There's such good chemistry IMO.

Good luck ! :D

pcderic - No Luck ! Skill ! Good Skill !

@thx1138: Thanks for wishing me skill (as if there's no chance of that LOL). I just submitted a prelim track before dodo. I'll resubmit something tighter hopefully tomorrow. No need to publish.

YvesC - FYI, I'm not practicing/recording it like Ray M. would play it (left hand sounding like bass), to leave the room for the bass (which will definitely come out tighter with you playing it).

Agreed and appreciated Eric.

an old fight when playing in a band ...

https://www.talkbass.com/attac....hments/49015719_1016

@YvesC: To be clear, I'm still playing lower keys as comping with the right hand without overtaking the bass line (with a thin harpsichord, as opposed to a split keyboard with a bass sound). Theoretically, the end mix should be fine but I'm ok to re-record after you if it doesn't work.

@YvesC: I actually decided to split the keyboard and keep playing the left hand harpsichord sound with a much lower volume than the right (and much less busy than the bass). Not playing something with the left is like a hockey player trying to skate w/o a stick. :-D

haha, yeah, and looks better :)

@YvesC thx1138 : Submitted my track for today. Let me know if there's something I need to adjust (playing/sounds). You may publish if you want.

I didn't adjust the mixing. Leaving that to you.

First of all, awesome work Eric! 1000x thanks!

Will publish a first attempt at mixing and wait for feedbacks from all involved.

@YvesC: Thanks! That's another fun one. Can't wait for your icing on the cake.

mmm bass (backibng track) is rushing, will fix that

@YvesC: No need IMO. You'll be replacing this. It may not help having replaced the original BT when you align your bass later though.

I think Frank would day indubitably. :)

cbgb YvesC - LOL !

ellervis Hi, just noticed you raised your hand on this one but that you haven't signed-in to BH for a while. Frank and I did a few Doors collabs recently. I was wondering if you'll really do it or if you decided to stop using BH? I don't want to jump ahead of you if you'll do it soon enough?

SingingWomble - Oh yeah ! Excellent ! Thanks man ! The LIZARD KING has arrived !

@thx1138: ...I can do anything. ... how it sounds is another matter, lol ;oD

Thank you very much @arejay222 much appreciated!

@backbone I'm so sorry I completely missed this comment! You are more than welcome to add a track! :)

@pcderic thank you for the compliment!!

Thank you Jon! Nice to see you too again :)

Oh no.....Hope it works out..No hurries no worries..Thanks in advance..

ksam - Absolutely fantastic my friend ! You rock ! Spotlights are a nice touch too ! Sorry about the delay...I musta overlooked the notice...You shoulda knocked on my door and yelled 'Come On Let's Go !' and I woulda pubbed sooner ! Thanks a bunch man ! I just rewatched the movie after several years and felt like covering this. Honoured that you have joined me !

@thx1138: No problem Frank, forget it, it can happen to everyone, I'm glad you like it, thank you for publishing, I saw the film a few years ago, I loved it, very moving at the end when on the radio he announces the plane crash I still remember it I almost cried Lol

Muchas Gracias !

Thanks, Man. Bass is spot on too.

Absolutely

Indeed, and thank you!

CC and Rob guys sweet sweet tracks !!!

CyberBass - Perfect!! No issues whatsoever. Thanks for nailing it.

@Bdajaysus: Back atcha, Bud! Good stuff!

@Bdajaysus: thank you John! Great track yourself!

@CopyCat : thanks buddy. Awesome tune

Welcome Michmuch !!

@CopyCat : Thanks for thinking of me for this collab :-)

Just had a listen CC great job @Eric must not have got the notification

Thanks so much CC. Published. Sound awesome!

Looking forward to it CC

Thank you! Sounds great and tight. It certainly fills a void. It's perfect. Published!

On my end, it's the chord progressions G-D-C and G-C-D in verses that I keep mixing up.

@Eric : Thank you Eric. Did you try my mix? Bass is full volume in the published mix. Way too loud imo

@CyberBass: Ah, just noticed the Saved Mix feature. My problem right now is that I just redid my piano/organ track so I think I cannot reuse your mix. I'll try to adjust the mix properly and republish and let you review in a jiffy...

@Eric : You are correct, the saved mixes also save the tracks themselves. I saved a new mix if you want to listen.

@CyberBass: We're working at the same time on the same stuff so I'll back-off a bit for now. I just published my own mix (not knowing you were doing it too) but don't hesitate to let me know if what's there isn't as good as your mix? I also removed the BT to remove that crutch for our listening. Might have to put it back in for the guitarist...

Actually, I'm still not happy with my latest recording. I'll redo again. :-)

@Eric : Our own worst enemy eh? lol I thought it sounded good but you know best.

@Eric : The lowest level is the keys. The rest of the levels need to be dropped to balance it all out evenly.

@CyberBass: Correct. Especially with this song, there's some numbing effect going on. I think it's the singing that takes away my focus somehow (that's a compliment).

@Eric : Agreed. In my mix I dropped everything but the keys. Vocals too.

@CyberBass: Awesome background with the horses.

@Eric : They're silver bullet horses!

@CyberBass: I didn't even know that's where the band name came from. Just learned something.

@Eric : Lol - sorry didn't mean to mislead, I was just being stupid. I wanted running horses like Seger's album covers.

@Eric : Sorry about that - I tend to tweak the audio until it sounds right. But I have no ability to publish your collab. Anyway, my hands are off! The BT should prob stay until the last recording is in. Just lower the volume completely to remove it from the mix beforehand.

@CyberBass: Agreed, you wouldn't havenoticed it but I published after muting the BT, then I restored the BT volume for the next contrib w/o republishing. So I just wanted to hear how good it sounded w/o crutches. :-)

@Eric : yes the true collab is laid bare with the bt at zero!

Thanks so much, that's great! Very solid and pretty quick. Thanks for putting in the time to practice this one. It's not as common as other songs.... FYI, I trimmed your track by -0.090 to make it line up as closely as a could (looking in DAW in max. zoom). Let me know if you're OK with my operation. Your first hit is a snare and the song's is the bass drum so that threw me off a bit :-).

Listening to it, there's some timings that are off. I'm not sure yet where. I think it's the keys that need adjustment (or a retake)...

@Eric : yep happy with the changes , I know you can add your own count in which would have helped. CopyCat can add a count in if you ask and I can redo , it's never a problem. Bandhug count in is just default.

Love it John! we're sounding right in the pocket!

@CyberBass: Agreed !!!

@Bdajaysus: I’ve been recording offline lately and using my own count-in with reaper. It’s just quicker to get started

@CyberBass: In the pocket, right on! Solid rhythm section.

@Eric : To add a count-in (would have to adjust all tracks afterward in DAW), add a track from YouTube - Artist: BandHug ,Song : Count In and choose from there

@CyberBass: That's a PITA! :-) I guess I prefer accepting imperfect beginnings and endings (to lots of UI refresh wait times). But for the endings (in future collabs), come to think of it, maybe I'll start including ending instructions from the get-go in the comments?

@Eric : haha - yes it is a pain for sure! I think we’re limited with endings on hug. Offline you can taper but not everyone works offline

@Eric : YvesC always edits his collabs with a count-in and count-out. They really sound polished

@Bdajaysus: Ok, Just to be clear, are you asking me to do this here or for our future collabs?

How does count out work? Asking cuz I normally prefer avoiding fade outs be finding a clean ending (although I haven't done enough of that on Hug)

@YvesC don't hesitate to enlighten me (or John)

You have a Collab I should check out?

@Eric : for the future Eric this sounds too good even with the few flaws I introduced deliberately (NOT)

The count in and out are embedded in backing track and it's a simple count of 4 for both. YvesC did it for one of my collabs I'll send you the link after I sort it on my pc as Collab is completed

@Bdajaysus: LOL, let's blame the green beer. Joking aside, I haven't heard any flaw but maybe it's because mine bother me more

Hey, thanks a lot! :-)

Byrdlander - Oh Man, that Byrdland. Such a sweet sound. I love that crunchy distortion on it. Another outstanding track from James, thank you! Can't wait to hear what else you have coming.

@CopyCat : That is my 59 Les Paul Standard re-issue. It's an awesome Les Paul. I don't think I've played the Byrdland on Bandhug, but I did ona couple of tunz on the Hub. Doing taxes tonight (I owe), so maybe some late night madness or tomorrow. Did I see that Dennis said uploades were allowed now?

Thanks for the comments on my tone. I used a 55 Fender tweed deluxe amp pedal from Universal Audio, which is the company that produces the Apollo interfaces I use. This system has Sharc processing in the interface, so that you can use plugins such as compression and effects in real time when you record, so I don't have to worry about applying that Bandhug even though I don't have access to the tools. It's a great system, and it's a long way from where I started on Bandhub when it was new.

@Byrdlander : Yes, I did read the contest rule change about uploads. That is great news, and that is also why I have decided to take advantage of it. I'm currently (as you may see) consolidating some tracks to reduce our total number of tracks in the collab. This helps pages load faster, and makes recording easier for everyone. Gotta get back to it now...

It's unfortunate we have to consolidate because of performance. It's like working with an old 4 track machine, having to bounce down tracks and never being able to change the mix within that bounce, or adding a bunch of work to do it, and then you still have the limitation of having to raise and lower an individual track within the "bounced" track, and it does reduce fidelity of each individual track. But then I'm an old fart who just wants it to work without all this fuss! Forgive me.

@Byrdlander : Haha, You're forgiven. I get what you're saying. Rest assured, these changes don't have to be permanent, because I'm not deleting any of the original tracks. Just gonna store them in Drafts. Mix changes will still be possible, no worries.

@CopyCat : Thanks for getting it! Yeah, for example, I might want to solo my two acoustic tracks to get tone and relative balance, same with my electrics. So anyway, we can work together if I need a change. Thanks, man.

@Byrdlander : Absolutely, I plan to work with everyone that way.

@Byrdlander : In Drafts, your electric guitar track with your head cut out of the frame.. That was in there. Did you plan to use that one, or can we delete it? I prefer not to save anything in Drafts that we're not using in the collab. If it's scrap, lets delete it, OK?

@CopyCat : That can go, it's clammy

Wow! You sound terrific @airedale. Thanks for stepping up on this one. Your playing takes this to a whole ‘nother level of bluesy goodness.. You rock!

Thank you thank you thank you RicBass! I'm away from my computer this weekend. Will have a listen on my phone - sometimes can successfully publish from phone. Home Sunday. I really appreciate your contribution!

Yoshi Perfecto!!! Thank you my friend :-)))

I'll be here in a few days Hal and CC this has Hal written all over it, we already covered this on Bandhub and it was Hal introduced me to Doyle Bramhall

ftele - I don't want the vocals. I don't even know the song. Just want to hear you sing it. I can imagine, you probably sing as soulfully as you play.