Prog track finally done - Doors Hold & Walls Release

[jeebustrain]

I posted an early version of this song sometime last year. I think I've actually been working on it (off and on) for almost a year now. It's changed quite a bit since then. While the drums are live (played and recorded by me), everything else is my synthesizers, with the majority of the sounds coming from the Kronos. I used Sonar as my DAW.

I was originally intending on adding a whole set of vocal tracks, but I just couldn't come up with anything (lyrically) that I was happy with. So I added a bit more melody to some parts so it flowed a bit better.


https://soundcloud.com/thefiltersaturat ... ls-release

Instruments:
Live Drums
Korg Kronos
Kurzweil PC3
Alesis Fusion
Roland V-Synth
Korg Prophecy

a thoroughly pro effort and result. I think this is the best recording and performance I have heard in some time.

wow thanks! I've basically been seriously teaching myself to mix since December or so. I've learned a lot and am amazed with some of the results I've been able to get. I guess I'm lucky to finally be at a place in my life where I can afford some decent recording equipment and have the free time to actually sit down and learn how to use it.

[jeebustrain]

Haha awesome drumkit
Don't often see someone else using Sonar. Nice production!

I've been a Cakewalk user since Pro Audio 7 and through the first couple versions of Sonar. I eventually branched out to Ableton Live (around v3 or so) when I was gigging with an industrial band and started using Reaper as well. But I found that the general Cakewalk workflow (and the score view) was lacking in everything else I used. I made the plunge on getting Sonar X2 Producer over the holidays and have been in heaven ever since. I know there are lots of people who swear by other products, but the Sonar workflow just feels like home to me.

[SanderXpander]

I ran a version of Voyetra (which I think later became Cakewalk) on my DOS machine as a teenager
And used Sonar from v5 and on. After using most popular DAWs for a while and sometimes out of necessity, some workflow things I just really like. On the other hand, some of the editing options and screen layout has drifted more towards Logic and Cubase since the X versions and it took me a while to make the switch from 8 to X2 Studio. I still use and really like Ableton but mostly live. Mainly multi-taking, routing and fx can't really compete with Sonar.

Like with synths though, the "best" DAW is simply the one where you know where all the buttons are

[alanjpearson]

Great stuff and nice use of Mellotron
I agree with your original thought though - nice vocal line would work well

R
Alan