Hello!
I’m going to share with you the latest song I recorded. I created it on Linux with Ardour and some Windows plugins running in Yabridge (for example, the ML drum kit).
I hope you like it. Any comments are welcome.
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Please excuse the long setup (with a slight sidetrack) to the story.
You are not going to believe me.
My daughter loves music and languages, especially “endangered” languages. A few days ago, she’d been telling me a few things about the Irish language. I happen to be reading a biography of Phil Lynott & Thin Lizzy. Just this morning I relayed a story of how his record label, Decca, wouldn’t let him use a swear word in a song. Also, he wrote a song in Irish (Gaeilge or Irish Gaelic), but they wouldn’t let him use that either as “the kids wouldn’t understand it”. My daughter found that obnoxious and we both agreed how much we enjoy listening to singers in native languages whether we understand the lyrics or not. It captures beauty and emotion far easier than singing in a second language.
Moving on, I told her about Ardour and its global user base, of this forum, and how people sometimes post their songs. I told her about a guy here a few years ago who did a stunning version of “The Wind Cries Mary” translated into Spanish (my second language), and how I thought it hit much harder than if he had sung it in English like Hendrix. And, of course, that was you!
Beautifully done again!
-Manuel
PS-In response to Decca, Lynott wrote the song Ṡitamoia, which apparently is not a word, but he figured the English would assume it was Irish. The letter “Ṡ” with the dot above the S is pronounced “sh”, so the song was actually Shitamoia. 
Can any Irish Ardour users confirm?
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Thaks for your words. 
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Nice. I think the raspier vocals fit the song even better than those of Pappo’s original, really
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It’s well performed and, overall, the mix is good. I just found the extreme panning a little disconcerting, especially at the beginning – maybe not panning quite so hard, or having a delay (or Haas delay) panned to the opposite side for each guitar, might have been better.
The panning of the two guitar lead parts in the same part of the stereo field also struck me as a little odd. I would have panned them to different parts of the stereo spectrum.
Thanks for sharing 
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Thanks for your comment. Learning to mix music requires ear training and learning many techniques and ideas. I appreciate any constructive criticism that helps me correct my mistakes.