apb's 100 Most Recent Comments

mishy moshy boppy whoppy by Lapskin 1 month ago

Awesome! Really enjoyed this .. there's a synth coming in about
half way that's a bit loud in the mix .. and if you add some more "Flat Eric" -esque glitchy-ness too .. it would make it perfeck.
A Whiter Shade Of Pale (Ckrome on beautiful Hammond) by RosaLinda 1 month ago

Excellent cover. Very well sung. I too have always liked this Procol Harem song... and to have it played so excellently on an authentic Hammond is excellent. I only have 2 small nits: 1) the vocal recording is clipping a fair bit 2) a little filter on the organ recording would remove that hum/buzz.. cleaned it up a little.

Thanks for sharing.
Dancing Barefoot (patti smith cover) by michael2 2 months ago

Excellent cover and sound Michael. On the vocals, I find a "quick" way at the end, to gain some headroom for vocals in an otherwise "I'm happy" mix is to use "ducking". This is easy done in GB ..and converts to something (I forget which) in Logic. It basically "ducks down", "leaves alone" or "ducks up" some tracks relative to others when they are 'active'... by a db amount you specify. Grouping tracks in Logic and re-adjusting the entire bed (as a group) or sub groups in the bed (eg. all drums) to give the vocals (another group I suspect with lead and backing etc) more room (fairly easy too) is another equally good alternative.
One drawback with the "ducking" is that 'active' means when the track has ANY playback recording, even "dead space" .. so some trimming of the lead-ins, outs etc on the vocals might be required.
The Keening Spell (UF) by becwil 4 months ago
Very cinematic/soundtrack .. evokes many images .. all creepy .. would suit a ghost or Halloween outing equally well. Enjoyed it, thanks for sharing.
SUGAR SUGAR by MickD 4 months ago

Does have a fair smattering overall of Peter Gabriel to this to my ears too .. excellent guitar work. Lyrics do get a little repetitive- though I'm glad you didn't sing Hermesetas ;o)- mix is very good .. but sounded a bit cluttered in the beginning (after the intro)- I would guess the backing vox are a little loud at that point for my tastes. Enjoyed this.
Strawberry Fields Forever (Beatle Cover) by Lavalamp 4 months ago

Nice take .. modernised .. but at the same time faithful. I like the beats (in particular as a bit of a twist on Ringo).. and the outro. Well sung, the extra graveliness in your delivery suits this very well I thought. Well done Dave.
IF IT'S NOT SCOTTISH... by chuckk1 4 months ago

Asch, ye cannae wack it ..

/Alan

(Scottish)
We Better Have It Now by UncletupeloFan 11 months ago
4


Marvelous song. Bleak but heartfelt and gripping. While I enjoy lo-fi for feel .. I think the song is so good, it could have a bit better production: every just a bit less muddy and clearer .. nice up front intimate vocal recording etc.. and perhaps the addition of some strings (not much).
Always with Me Always with You (Satriani Cover) by Nick_W 1 year ago

nifty fingers. Impressive. Cutting edge tone.

Enjoyed it. Not so familiar with the original I must confess.
Parting Gift by Rusticalia 1 year ago

.. a sad and thoughtful farewell, parting is such sweet sorrow eh?.

Delivery on the vocals is perfect imo.. works extremely well as an acoustic number... and your style and uniqueness makes it work.

Excellent.
Fires Light The Way by thenownows 1 year ago

I thought the singing and el. piano carried this, excellently done.. and at times I just found the extra wash of spacier sounds in the background innappropriate and irritating to be honest. I'd remove them .. or lower them a fair bit in the mix.
In Kerosene Light by Xolv 1 year ago

overall very nice music... with nice percussion. I agree with the laid back feel - I could picture it in a movie: romantic dinner scene, between some middle-aged couple, in a nice hot country.

My only nit was .. since I was in this space .. that very warbly drawbar organ sound that came in around the 3/4 mark sounded like .. er.. indigestion. smiley
ma tripin senses by yogeshsoundrecords 1 year ago

Short and sweet. I wanted more .. but I liked what I heard... full of eastern promise smiley
Guitar Test 1 by HeadCheese 1 year ago

Desipte recognising that pretty prominent GB library stock "Edgy rock bass 1" loop, speeded up, I really liked what you built up around it.

The vocals are well delivered and effected.. it does have an overall RHCP kinda sound to the bed as has been mentioned but the more 'death' metal vocal makes it quite unique combination. I also liked the rather comical use of the classic "Crazy Train" percussion. The finger tapped guitar was interesting .. suitably energetic.... I'm guessing that was played?
Lies Lies (w/Lunatrick) by MickD 1 year ago

Excellent collaboration. Production is great (solo could have come up a smidge imo).. catchy, superb performances all round. An interesting mix of styles too .. kinda Bon Jovi acoustic meets 80s "sister's of mercy" with some Bowie thrown in for good measure. Structure wise, I thought it perhaps needed some more verses/narration parts, as the balance is swayed heavily in the refrain repetitions, without losing any of the catchyness.
Electronic Storm by vegetal 1 year ago

.. this is thumping! Awesome .. nice variations throughout, never gets tiring. Excellent job. Clipping? Not here with me MSP3s .. heavy and pumping, yes.

I would have liked just the occassional guitar power chord (on the shift up changes) at some point, would just have given it the edge .. and the odd sexy french female sample wouldn't have gone amiss either.
Footnote by Browntones 1 year ago

Excellent singing/harmonies .. reminded me a little of Ivan Dando and the Lemonheads.

Sounds like there is a little clipping on the chorus'... otherwise excellent mix.

Thanks for sharing.
Clam Bay Pier Dance by Xolv 1 year ago
like the bass in particular.. screams sunshine, dance and fun .. and guitar ..kinda Martin Knoffler-ish solo .. nice ethnic touches with the percussion and accordian instrumentation choices.

Well done, fine good feeling/swing yer hips vibe. smiley
Enceladus Encounter by feenixx 1 year ago

spacey, martial arty, shades of 70s cop show tension and even Twin Peaks in spots .. quite a mix. I was more enthrawled up to and including the spacey sample in the middle .. before these other bits seemed to repeat... I liked the free form flow of the earlier section prior to the spacey breakdown.
hiphop project by irok 1 year ago

this is very cool .. I would have loved some heavily vocoded vocal phrases .. saying .. well something .. I dunno .. I get that 'cos some of the synth sounds are so close to 'talking speech' .. like they are saying something .. it seems a natural thing to consider adding.

Good quality.. nice groove, laid back and easily appealing.
Try - Deep inside by jack1972 1 year ago

reminds me of the band "Live" quite a bit. S'good all round... was this mastered?
No Friend Of The Night by Abstractvision 1 year ago

Excellent guitar playing and tone, well recorded too. Vocals are also excellent. Fairly standard kinda 12 bar tune .. to me the mix would most benefit from getting rid of the midi drums and bass .. replacing them with real instruments if possible. Just my thoughts.

Not sure rating makes any difference here... so I left that blank... but I wanted to give you 3 3 5 4 if that helps ..
The Carnival Starts Today by 8MonthMalfunction 1 year ago

very nice. Singing and harmonies very lush, nice simple catchy melodies .. fond of the mandolin myself .. nice to hear it. Simple percussion: claps and tambourine works well .. I'd like to hear it build in the arrangement so drums and bass would come in.. as it's a really good song... love the folkiness.
Pharaoh Redeux by MontgomeryCalifornia 2 years ago
5

Indeed - not only is this the standard by which all GB4 recordings in this genre should be compared to for recording quality and mix .. all the performances are even more impressive. A true epic.

It's just the drums that are DoD loops? Or did you get a real
drummer in for this version Allen? The "Loop use" confused me...though they too are mixed so well .. it's hard to tell...
love the gong/deep cymbal? near the end

To my ears I hear a brilliant novel blend reminiscent of Alice in Chains "what the hell have I" with some Metallica inspired elements too.... I really love the acoustic break too..
all more than ready for radio, CD, download and stage.

Fantastic collaboration.
You're not big boned, you're just fat by MartinDunn 2 years ago
5

Funny and well done - I like bit of tongue in cheek, or face in pie smiley
Pop ... poppoppoppop by Slupper 2 years ago

Nice .. but the opening progression (returned to later) reminds me alot of the verses of "Beautiful" by Christina Aguilera .. fine guitar playing throughout...great little commercial solo- enjoyed it. Fine mix too... perhaps a little long .. would need
to hear it with vocals really.
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