I Thought I would throw these out there

[LighthouseMusic]

Let's see if these work now.
Thank You
Joel

[Vulconizer]

You're likely to get more response in the long run if you post them as attachments to the site rather than links.

Look down under your post window, box that reads "manage attachments".

44.1k mp3 works the best. The player doesn't do well with 48k encoded mp3s, it seems.

[LighthouseMusic]

I had to delete one of them. I am at work right now and trying to convert them with iTunes. I will go home this evening and try to post a version that will work with the player. LeStrat seemed ok, at least from here.
Thank You
Joel

[Vulconizer]

Yep, working fine.

Cool jam. I like the lead tone.

[fHumble fHingaz]

Very nice sounding stuff, nice playing too. I was waiting for it to break out of the half-time feel into a fully rocking-out faster section, but it never happened! I think that would really make it. I wasn't so fussed on the prominent ride cymbal bell sound during the timing change section - perhaps it could come down a bit in volume...Also, I would suggest panning the repetitive background guitar riff off to the side to add a little bit more stereo interest...Good stuff.

[cakewalkgg]

yep sounds good.. sounds like your playing the guitar in a nice behind the pocket feel, but the drum programming is mr machine and playing ahead of the guitar.
really nice guitar work.. drums maybe could use some attention to get a little of the machine out.

[LighthouseMusic]

Thank you very much for the comments. I wished I could actually PLAY the drums but as a guitar player, I can't. So I am forced to use these crazy programmed drums. I aggree, the bell cymbal is a bit much. I tried to add the "human" feel to the song by playing slightly behind the beat but obviosly, It was a bit much also. I am very interested in collaberating with good drummers out there. In the remote area where I live, there are few drummers. Even fewer that sound better than my programmed drums!
Again, thank you for your comments! They have all been very helpful.
Joel

[ilovminniedriver]

another useful trick for humanizing midi drums is to adjust the velocity of the hihat/ride for each hit, putting in accents and randomizing the hits in between a bit.