Byron Dickens

 Wrong thread 

Ya know, some of y'all have a real talent for misreading things out of context.  (Yeah, I  know what I said.)

The "skill and talent " comment in the last paragraph of my previous post was an aside, a by-the-way, and the main focus of that post is an explanation  (paraphrased from Harrison themselves)  of the design philosophy behind their software. 

I see a lot of criticism directed at Mixbus for not being good at things it really isn't  intended to do and I was hoping to offer some clarity.  If you do a whole lot of MIDI, then it probably isn't for you. If you want to record real-time performances and/ or mix audio tracks using an analog-like workflow,  it just might be the ticket.

Nowhere did I "look down on people who edit MIDI and compose music."  In fact,  nowhere did I even address that. What I did is point out how Mixbus is designed for recording and mixing live (as in real-time) performances.  

I have some small idea of what kind of skill - and work - is involved in creating a MIDI recording that displays a fair amount of realism.  I've done it. I've even posted such up here. But I suppose since I'm not a member of the mutually masturbatory clique in the songs forum, it never got much traction or comment.  I  got more response from a guitar forum on orchestral music.

Some of these responses seem to me to be indicative  of a much broader issue endemic in today's society: that of a pandemic of back injuries suffered by people carrying enormous chips on their shoulders; people ever-ready to take offense where none is intended. Quick on the draw to level accusations of malicious intent where there is merely misunderstanding.  

Maybe more people - more often - should seek clarification and understanding before they draw their guns - or their lawyers.

Bread Kills!

1.       More than 98 percent of convicted felons are bread users.

2.       Fully half of all children who grow up in bread-consuming households score below average on standardized tests.

3.       In the 18th century, when virtually all bread was baked in the home, the average life expectancy was less than 50 years; infant mortality rates were unacceptably high; many women died in childbirth; and diseases such as typhoid, yellow fever, and influenza ravaged whole nations.

4.       Every piece of bread you eat brings you nearer to death.

5.       Bread is associated with all the major diseases of the body. For example, nearly all sick people have eaten bread. The effects are obviously cumulative:

q       99.9% of all people who die from cancer have eaten bread.

q       100% of all soldiers have eaten bread.

q       96.9% of all Communist sympathizers have eaten bread.

q       99.7% of the people involved in air and auto accidents ate bread within 6 months preceding the accident.

q       93.1% of juvenile delinquents came from homes where bread is served frequently.

6.       Evidence points to the long-term effects of bread eating: Of all the people born since 1839 who later dined on bread, there has been a 100% mortality rate.

7.       Bread is made from a substance called “dough.” It has been proven that as little as a teaspoon of dough can be used to suffocate a lab rat. The average American eats more bread than that in one day!

8.       Primitive tribal societies that have no bread exhibit a low incidence of cancer, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease, and osteoporosis.

9.       Bread has been proven to be addictive. Subjects deprived of bread and given only water to eat begged for bread after as little as two days.

10.   Bread is often a “gateway” food item, leading the user to “harder” items such as butter, jelly, peanut butter, and even cold cuts.

11.   Bread has been proven to absorb water. Since the human body is more than 90 percent water, it follows that eating bread could lead to your body being taken over by this absorptive food product, turning you into a soggy, gooey bread-pudding person.

12.   Newborn babies can choke on bread.

13.   Bread is baked at temperatures as high as 400 degrees Fahrenheit! That kind of heat can kill an adult in less than one minute.

14.   Most bread eaters are utterly unable to distinguish between significant scientific fact and meaningless statistical babbling.

15.   In light of these frightening statistics, we propose the following bread restrictions:

q       No sale of bread to minors.

q       A nationwide “Just Say No To Toast” campaign, complete celebrity TV spots and bumper stickers.

q       A 300 percent federal tax on all bread to pay for all the societal ills we might associate with bread.

q       No animal or human images, nor any primary colors (which may appeal to children) may be used to promote bread usage.

q       The establishment of “Bread-free” zones around schools.

I have the Symphonic Choirs and it is fantastic.  Still haven't completely figured out that votox thing yet.

Mixbus is intended to be an emulation of Harrison's analog consoles and a tape  deck.  

When you understand THAT'S  the paradigm,  I think some of the "limitations" make a whole lot more sense; it's like we're back in 1982 and sitting behind a Harrison 32c recording and mixing onto tape.

You know, back when musicians with actual skill and talent played actual performances that got captured for posterity. 

Looking towards the house from the front corner:

6 hours ago, Notes_Norton said:

I unplugged the cable in 1990, took the antenna mast down, and haven't watched a bit of TV since. Actually I haven't watched TV since 1986, we were gigging on cruise ships, and there was no TV on them at that time. When I got off, I was so used to not watching, that I found myself bored, so instead I learned how to write styles for Band-in-a-Box, how to run a mail order business that turned internet order, learned to make web pages, learned wind synthesizer, and learned lead guitar. Much more rewarding.

I know it's not for everyone, but I'd rather live my life by doing things than to live my live vicariously by watching actors pretending to do things.

Many years ago when I was quite young, we played in a bar that had a country music clientele in the daytime, and we were hired for rock and roll night. While setting up to play, this guy almost endlessly played "Together Again" by Buck Owens on the juke box. I got to hate that song. Year's later it's not my favorite, but it's OK.

There are only two kinds of songs, good songs (the ones I like) and songs written for somebody else's ears.

Here's one we had to play a few years ago that I don't like, "Cupid Shuffle"

Notes

TV is the devil. 

I remember when MTV played music videos.  (Showing my age here.)

I'm in Hockley,  TX.   Well, not exactly in Hockley proper but out in the suburbs. 

CBB would be overkill, but since you already have it & know how to use it I think it would make sense to just use that. 

If you didn't get a number for your support ticket, then it didn't go through. 

Those who live on the cutting edge often end up bleeding to death. 

You can't unbake a cake.

I thought Gibson had pretty much destroyed ALL their guitars....

Good to know. 

Or lost their minds, more like.

While we're on the topic,  how did Heart  go from  the ferocious "Barracuda " to the atrocious,  sappy "What about Love?"

How did Scorpions get from "Virgin Killer"  to "Winds of Change?"

Or

How did Foreigner go from "Dirty White Boy" to the horrid "I Want to Know What Love Is?"

It's  "spell check," not "usage check."

And I've found more than one instance of spell check misspelling a word.

If you learn how to do it right yourself,  then you needn't try to rely on imperfect tools to do it for you.

45 minutes ago, Resonant Serpent said:

It sounds like rocket science compared to the last two decades of top ten in America.

No kidding. 

At least there's more than four different words in the lyrics....

13 hours ago, Zo said:

Don't know how i end up taking a virtual tour of Sweetwater , but i swear it makes you wanna work there lol !!

I wouldn't even need a paycheck,  just let me take stuff home!

More is always better!  😁

I've gotten good results with the full version.  

FYI:  In pro studios,  they don't tend to feel the urge to constantly update everything. 

How did people manage to make all those records before pitch correction?

I'm  not trying to be an ***** here. If you practice until you can get it right going into the microphone instead of relying on technology to fix it later,  you ultimately end up with a much better product.  And in less time.

Singing in tune is not something reserved for the special few.  Go to church one Sunday. Anyone can do it.

People sing out of tune b/c they either push too hard or they run out of breath. Or b/c they try to go outside their range. Like a baritone trying to sing the same notes as Geddy Lee.

Practice?