I use Studio One v5 which is also integral with my Studiolive 32 console and its an all around well supported product! I am also learning on this DAW and it seems to have every feature that is thrown at me in the Mastering.com learning format! I have learned a ton! I'm also using a Mac OS Monterey v12 from 2019 and UAD 2 Satellite Quad Core interface for plug in processing.

StudioOne over 10 years!

@Chris Hutton Hi Chris, I have no problem if you would like to have a go at it, It would be great! In reading your comments, I would like to mention that I have not learned how to use reference tracks yet, how to actually obtain them and how to drop them in my daw during mastering, and I believe that would have made a huge difference for me, I'm really excited to learn how to do it and how to use references. I have a long way to go with EQ! do you need me to drag a copy of the song again? Thanks, Bruce

Wow, I really like it! The vocal did appear a little more forward and an over improvement I feel. I think that these are some of the things that will come to me with time. I also felt the Bass was improved slightly. When you spend a year with something like this one (Me) becomes a little fatigued as it drags on especially the second guessing and the stuff that comes with producing a song! Thank you so much for your interest in helping me with this. So, feedback wise, am I moving in the right direction with my abilities?

@Toby McMillan Hey Toby, yes, I did everything with exception to the B3 which I had my friend Gregg Dye from San Jose, Ca lay down for me! I arranged the Drums on Toontracks EZ Drummer and played, sang, produced and mastered on Studio one 5 everything else. Thank you for your comments and thanks for listening! One day at a time!

@Toby McMillan Hi Toby, I used a universal Audio Oxbox through my Divided by 13 FTR37 Amplifier Head direct into my Studiolive 32 console in stereo for preamp and then to the DAW. I arranged the drums in Toontracks EZ Drummer and the Bass direct through a DI. Thank you for the compliment on my vocals. It's been a long journey and roadblock for me to come to terms with my recorded voice, never liked my voice, but I'm starting to find myself, I don't consider myself a vocalist by any means, I need to sing and deal with it if I want to get my songs out of my head and become a songwriter. Same with producing and recording, I generally build my songs around the guitar and then go from there. I'm really new to this in the digital domain and I put this aside for years as I'm just going to retire and pursue this again. I have learned most of what I know so far in the free Mastering classes and hope enroll this coming year in the Mastering Reverse engineering course. Don't know if you're on Facebook, but I'm on Facebook in Salinas, Ca. Perhaps when I have a bit of spare time we can do something, I'm actually quite embarrassed about how I got to where I did with this song technically. I'm hoping for better with my next!

looking Forward to listening in!

Thank you Andy, I did find that Joe Gilder video and also am now using Melodyne to correct pitch and timing issues! Got a new song in the hopper and my editing skills are much improved! I can’t wait to finish up vocals and a few more layers of guitar and keys so I can see how my third try at producing, engineering and performance sound when I master the song! Thanks for your reply! Bruce