Tim Smith

Random. Yes I'm random, how about you?

I bought room/speaker equalization software matched to my headphones and mixes we just ok. Then, in a studio move I stopped using equalization software temporarily and mixed mainly on headphones. To my surprise the mixes translated best without the EQ stuff mixing mainly on headphones. Go figure. I found that if the mix sounded bad it was something I either should have done or didn't do to the mix.

They never tell you when coffee is inorganic.

Yep that's similar to the Aldi brand. Oh wait, you went dark roast.

Let me see if I have this right. I bought their software instruments so I would not need a new keyboard and now they make a keyboard. I should look at the vids before commenting further.

I prefer really coffee tasting coffee. When I made espresso a lot I used Lavazza. It was messing with me, so I went back to brewed coffee usually with a sugar free creamer that looks like milk but isn't. I haven't been roasting my own coffee and eventually ended up making coffee I bought at Aldi. Generally a medium roast arabica. If you knew me, you would know that's stooping pretty low since not too long ago I roasted my own fresh Yirgacheff beans. Now I'm trash.

I heard there ain't no flo no mo.

The ones I played correctly? Which amounts to about 1% or less.

Please don't answer that last one.

Back ground is different. Like when some people talk to me. I could get on with that all day. Sometimes my wife will be talking to me and say "6000 dollars". Then I'll be like what? Up until then I didn't hear a thing she said.

Oh yeah, there is that one.

I didn't know you were Jewish. Sorry I can't understand that. I'm southern.

It all depends I guess. That always makes for a great escapist comment.

Generally free and Behringer go well together. This looks like a nice synth. Not to be associated with that other line of thinking.

That sounds reasonable, who is Fart?

Thumpety bumpety walllladawalo. Wawawawa depo beppo blingedy blong. How did that sound? Can you guess the instrument?

I don't know if I have the attention span to watch that. Can you just tell me what he said?

You know I thought I was having a baby, and I seen something like that yesterday.

If you listen intently all the way though some of it, you have refined listening skills. The interest holds you, I get that. If you listen to 1 hour of classical music intently, you would be a nerd. I say that in the most respectful way possible.

Haven't looked at the definition of curse words. Things we say that add force to our conversations? Like negative verbal art maybe? I dunno. I can't say it's positive. Any happy curse words out there? Never mind.

Two things contribute to the issue IMO- Caffiene and sound byte chunks of data. I like 10 minute YouTube videos. 30 minutes is pushing it. Does that translate to music? Any prog rock fans out there?

After my drink here I want to go lick all over my master.- thinks exhibit a.

Cheese and crackers you guys when is this ever going to end

Rules? You mean there are rules?

In years past I just habitually bought updates to all my DAW software. If it's new it must be better right? SO was no exception, and I would do that not even knowing what was new. I must already have like 10 subscriptions to various services and I'm finding I don't use most of it. We really don't 'own' software in the sense of true ownership. Gone are the days of having that disk there on my desk that felt to me as if I would have it for life, and yes we still have those disks, but many generations of it have followed it. We sort of gave up that "it's mine for life" idea before subscriptions. It was even fun to buy the new stuff. Not a chore. It's fun to build a new computer too, so it all kind of goes together and then you think. I'm going to kill it now lol. I think it's a part of the hobby for those with GAS. But for me, I'm beginning to watch things more closely and sure I'll update still but I am more reluctant to do so if the new features really aren't something I see myself using, and which would not be the same for everyone. I might wait two or three generations of a product now. TBH most of us are loaded to the gills for pretty much anything with what we already have, so I think there is a "shiney new thing" factor in all of this or we would just wait until the next computer OS or major update to consider it. And sure they could miff us all by making the old version unfunctional after two years. That's really where I see subscriptions eventually ending up. It's fun if I WANT it, but if you tell me I am forced because if I don't you'll take my goodies away that's different. We aren't there yet, but getting close. I guess some of that GAS has worn off. I'm like meh. Sorry, but my tude is changing probably because A. New stuff doesn't ever make better music and B. The novelty is wearing off. When has anyone ever said "Oh no, I am still on version 5, I can't make music"? So there it is, what there is of it. Call me passive to the max. There is surely some consideration as to the learning curve coming into or out of anything else. None of that has ever held me back or I wouldn't have like five DAWS. In fact I encourage at least trying demo versions of others to see what fits you. I found one I like, so it's going to take a lot for me to buy an update so I can stare at it and say I updated. Or at my funeral noone is going to say, " Well at least he upgraded to 6.6" If we do it, it's for us, and if you enjoy it I will be the last to try and steal that or suggest anything negative. It really a way of rewarding the devs for their hard work and continuing to help the industry. That's how I sorta seen it. I say that tongue in cheek because I don't think any of us will get thank you letters. Probably not a good reason to buy anything you use on a regular basis. You have to like using it. Maybe similar to my garage which is littered with stuff I thought I might use lol.