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  1. I do think sometimes, the "rules" can box some folks in ...in other words, very rigidly trained musicians tend to be more beholden to rules than people who don't know any better.

    I am thinking of someone like Tori Amos, who had chops very early on; her heart led her away from classical training as she wanted to do her own thing.
     

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  2. 11 hours ago, dumbquestions said:


    Thanks for all the inspiration, everyone. Please keep the conversation going! 

    In diving further into the topic , I might even try going the route of making up my own language like Sigur Ros guy? We’ll see. 

    It sounds silly but Jónsi from SR talked about his writing process in various interviews. He mentioned that he often begins by creating melodies and vocal lines without any specific words or meaning. He focuses on the emotional qualities of the music and tries to convey those feelings through singing. Described his approach as more intuitive and instinctive rather than following a specific method or structure.

    He has also mentioned that the use of his made up Hopelandic/Volenska language allows him to experiment with different sounds and textures without being bound by the constraints of a specific existing language. He stated once that he wants listeners to have their own interpretations of the music and lyrics, and by using a made-up language, he allows the songs to be open to individual meanings and emotions. 

    I mean hey, whatever it takes to overcome writer’s block. At least in my case as someone who primarily does instrumental tracks, i’m used to writing melodies first, so shoehorning a made up language into my compositions to enhance the emotional impact might be the path of least resistance for me here. As much as I want to establish a single standard process/order of operations that applies to every project, it does seem way more nuanced than that I think. Hence why i started the topic, can’t consider all of the different perspectives out there without asking first

    Hence my example above! EXACTLY what Cocteau Twins did!

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  3. Cocteau Twins are a perfect example of good(IMO) melodies with absolute jibberish in terms of words. I was enthralled by their album Four-Calendar Café because the melodies were haunting, but I could not disseminate words.

     

     

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  4. I start with a riff and a melody and then get a word concept based on the mood of those.

    While I agree that it is harder to shoehorn words in to a melody;  a good melody can carry average lyrics ...but great lyrics can't carry a bad melody.

    YMMV

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  5. On 3/2/2024 at 11:31 PM, Rain said:

    Not so far. This is one of those songs which I'd originally planned of having my now ex-wife sing. I'll either have to reach out to another friend who's always willing to help or to sing it myself (meh). 

     

     

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  6. Windows 10 doesn't even sunset until October of 2025, so I wouldn't be concerned about Windows 11 for probably 2-3 years AFTER that. In the meantime, just make music!

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  7. 1 hour ago, John Vere said:

    I just posted a song in the song forum that is about 8 tracks. And I didn’t use Melodyne. It totally could have been done on a 8 track and midi sync to an Atari. Vocals and guitar tracks all one complete takes. It’s not my best work for sure but it was done this way on purpose.

    With so much of the music today being squashed dynamically, it is refreshing(and real) to get some dynamics and slightly imperfect takes or sound.

    In terms of this thread, I think some people will focus on making a recording "clean" and high fidelity vs a good song done well enough, but unique. That, to me, is a downside to digital.

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  8. I think if someone is disciplined, that now is the best time ever to record. I get the argument, and I do think for some "analysis paralysis" is a thing.


    I just got a digital copy of my old band's last demo done "traditionally", and while it sounds really good and I like it, it still is missing things that if we had more time, we could have fixed. It was all post-recording, so if I had a copy of it in a DAW, I could have played with it until I was happy.

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  9. For your specs, I'd say to go a little higher on the power supply. I don't think they cost that much more and it just makes life easier should you add a video card.

    I'd say 64GB of memory. If that isn't possible, just get 2 16GBs now, and 2 later.

    NO on win11 HOME. Home additions are much more restrictive. Get PRO!

    Also, do you have current generation nvme drives? They are cheap and give you plenty of overhead..

     

     

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  10. 31 minutes ago, John Templeton said:

    Happy New Year all.

    I spent many years and a small fortune on all things Sonar. During the Bandlab detour my account, username and posts were all vapourized and I moved on. I used to be Ampfixer and now I'm just John. 

    I decided to start the new year with a visit to the Cakewalk forum just to have a look. Well, some things never change. Cakewalk is again changing the product and rules of ownership, Bapu still has the largest post count and many of you from years back are still hanging in, trying to make it all work.

    The only thing I miss about this doomed product is my interaction with some really great people in the forums. I really miss it. You were always a good group and very supportive. 

    I hope this latest change works out for you.

    Ampfixer

    Doomed product? Geez, that's dark. 

    Even if it goes down the drain, I've gotten many of use out of the paid and free versions. There is always Reaper or S1 around the corner.

    To your point, this forum is really good all around.

  11. 10 hours ago, craigb said:

    Not sure what filters you're referring to, but I think lighting is the most important when filming certain older folks.  For example, if there's no lights on at all, you won't have to see how old they look, right? 😁

    I'm talking cell phone pictures with the cheesy filters they use. The basic complaint I have is the people start to look like cartoon characters, when I know they are old looking in person ....no offense to them 😁

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