Moving quickly and not stopping for tweaking can be beneficial if you want to focus on melodies and song structure imo. But if the track you're making is very much dependent on a particular sound/vibe I think it works better to stop and tweak whenever you need to. Once you've tweaked one sound to s...

For the record, I'm not a mouth breather, but I thought that first point was hilariously ingenious. I struggle with the other four points though; especially the bit about being too much of an obsessive engineer or "scientist" as he calls it.

These are some pretty good points that are outside the box.

They've got a little bit of everything though and a nice way of adding a touch of this or that into a track. Maybe I'm going about it the wrong way looking for core ideas when I should be using it as a compliment. I still have a few weeks. I must add the Output sounds are a PITA to mix for me inclu...

I don't think Output Arcade is for me. Limited selection of scraps in each kit. Interface is way too much. The modifiers (modulation) aren't very amusing. Setting the key can be misleading because I have a loop that is clearly not in the specified key according to my ears. Ain't nobody got time for ...

People tend to simplify things until they are actually in the mix of said things and realize how complicated those things are.

Molotovbeatz wrote: ↑

21 Aug 2019

w1pl0c wrote: ↑

20 Aug 2019

Pitch Bend automation is a great way to maintain control

Hi w1pl0c, can you please illustrate that with a screenshot or a tutorial from YT? How does that look like in the sequencer?

Yeah, Prime is a necessary evil. We have it because we're constantly using Amazon and it's just too cost effective for delivery of necessary items. I activate my Prime membership whenever I order some things otherwise it is dormant for around eight months out of the year. I try to make good use of ...

Nice vibe.

I'm glad you're doing well. You might not remember me but I remember you. My name is Peter Lansford also known as Ace back in my high school hip hop days. Not that you knew me back in high school but that is my obligatory tagline to inhabitants of the lost desert. I liked the sound you were coming u...

reggie1979 wrote: ↑

20 Aug 2019

BTW, I liked your other avatar better

Spellcasting and chameleonism are cut from the same cloth.

Chordbot . Decent way to get a song structure going. A bit limited and clunky, but a good song starter, with MIDI export. Now that was a good recommendation and I just bought it. I've never played a minor 13 chord WTF and now I can walk through the halls at work with a new theme song every day feel...

Downloading Output Arcade right now to see what that is all about. First month is free. I'm already a fan of Output though after buying Exhale.

It's a means of performing & getting ideas down that plenty of people find useful. I am not one of those people, but I don't see the point in getting annoyed by something that has zero impact on me or my preferred method of writing. I'm not annoyed but there are valid reasons to not put too many eg...

Also, I find the vitriol surrounding mobile music making to be kind of funny - sort of like a more rubbish version of the tired old "analog v digital" debates. More rubbish?! A lot of electronic music producers engineer their mixes as they compose music. This is one good reason why mobile music mak...

Mobile apps make me think of sick pigeons on a dirty street corner.

My point of view doesn't come from being a pessimistic person, though. I just want to be independant. A long time goal/dream of mine is my own solar house with a bit of land and a few chickens for free protein every day (eggs). This is a bit far stretched but just transfer that lifestyle/mindset to...

Just imagine, suddenly, one day, you're out of your job. Money is super tight, no emergency fund, and you gotta cancel ALL those things. You know, because crippling credit card debt is even worse. While some allow cancellation by the end of the month, others charge you at the end of the year/term a...

Ah I see. I was recently having a private discussion about people like you with another RT member actually. Have you by chance ever taken somebody's food home by accident? No, but if the diner is not home, the food ends up in the trash or in my belly! 😀 :o A blatant confession! I once had an appeti...

Why do some people hold subscription services in such low regard? Is it because you feel like you are getting a bad deal or is it more of a nuisance? I can see how it would be less favorable to certain individuals who don't use such services very often but otherwise I don't understand the negativity...

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17 Aug 2019

4g unlimited data plan. I deliver food for a living.

Does car insurance count too? : )

Ah I see. I was recently having a private discussion about people like you with another RT member actually. Have you by chance ever taken somebody's food home by accident?

BRIGGS wrote: ↑

17 Aug 2019

I dropped all my unimportant subscriptions to keep my bills lows. Now I have a nice little nest egg in case of a rainy day.

Now a rainy month came, and my quality of life has not changed.

Hard asset investing is good for you, and your family.

So what are the important subscriptions?

Is Audible, audio books? I've been curious about trying some of those if you recommend the service? Yes. I listen to an audio book when I'm working like Jackjackdaw said to keep me sane. It is a straightforward service and you can download the audio books. However it would be nice to close the YouT...

None - I think the only one on the list that causes me a headache from time to time though is Spotify. Not having (even a free account) subscription to Spotify means sometimes I can't hear people's music. It's something I don't think I would do personally, posting a link to a sign-up page instead o...

None. The reason all of these companies are keen to sucker users into subscriptions is because they know they will earn more money from you in the long run. Splice - I'm buying any sound I want for 8 cents vs buying a bloated sample pack. Big sucker here. The service makes the production process mo...