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thanks Aaron, i have had lots of help from our community and always try to give back, im a fan of everyone that shares with us as you know, even if im not a fan of a particular style or genre, i will give you a listen and comment if i can add value or just my own opinion on how it made me feel.
i listen to music differently now i produce and sing, we all know good when we here it, irrelevant of genre, that's really for the anoraks. your ears are the best tool to gauge a track.
this community is good but could and should be better, there's some tremendous talent here, i don't consider myself to be one of them bytheway, ive got something to offer because of my enthusiasm, i will always encouraging. we need more though, more collabs, more comments, competitions, challenges, freshen the place up, admin give us a good platform but it needs improving, i might start a thread about fresh stimulus :))

thanks for the listen bro, always trying to spread happy :))

hi T,
i will do some research into cadence practise'
although it doesn't come natural to me, i have an understanding of what your saying. my music theory is limited, i don't read music, but have researched minor 3rds, flat fifths, 7th, 8th notes, diminished chords, triads and triplets, chord progressions etc its still all Chinese to me tbf, but at least i know about these things now, i never even knew they existed till 3 months ago :)) with help from the likes of you and others in our community i will improve, comments like this are so important mate, helping me build knowledge, it makes me want to research more too, keep sending the gold nuggets bro

bro thankyou for the great comment, practise and practise and my engineering is improving routing differently now, that's were the magic happens :))

thanks so much Wayne, ive been doing far more on the production side.
had 3 vocal cuts on this in three different keys and i side chained my fx's in and routed everything through bus channels. you know the proper way, i now feel i understand what im doing and trying to achieve. less of me just winging it,
when i first started it was a couple of tracks, music on one, vocal on one, and fx on side slots, there was 22 layers on this :))
thanks again for your support as always mate

thanks for the back up stop Modnex and the confirmation about the adjustments, this was my first attempt using buses on my mixer and side-chaining fx, still got lots to learn, but its a start :))

thankyou bro, appreciate the kind words and its encouraging to read the positive comments regarding my progression,

thanks for the encouraging comments bro, really appreciated. i like most are never happy and keep messing, i went back and increased the reverb on your advice, but i tweaked the delay too, that was the problem, i couldn't see it. i opened it slightly so the echo sits in the pocket now, i think its warmer, but is the delay now to much :))

cheers bro, starting to learn more about routing and side chaining, its opened up a whole new world :))

Rita your continued support is always encouraging, you are a great friend to have here, i sang 3 different cuts on this, one in C one in D and one in F, there's a little more variation to the first upload, that was all C, but getting from A to F, i might struggle :))
i want more variation in my vocal, tone charges but practise takes time, i can hear improvement, especially in the timing, and like you, i never dreamed of singing until about ten months ago, i was shit scared to be fair, but the engineering is what makes the difference. with reference to your reply about bus tracks, its worth investing some time into it to improve your production, you tube tutorials on creating bus tracks is a big help
you are one of my longest friends here on the loop, im always there for you, you are also one of my inspirations here too, remember 'shout out to the producers' boomboom Rita Bonzeonmars, keep dreaming big guys, raising stars,
i thought you were fire 3 years ago when i joined, now i just love you

thanks Mark, i still have alot to learn about music production but feel im ticking along just fine. this was my first effort at side-chaining the fx in, i would normally just use the side slots on the mixer, but was finding i needed more :)) i use patcher which is a fantastic plugin that gives you much more expansion on one slot with lots of control and it gives you a good understanding of how to build the fx, but side-chaining them in from their own mixer track gives you far more control to make things much tighter being able to isolate everything individually and get the levels just right, not bad for a first effort, i intend to improve though now i have a clearer understanding

thanks for the compliment Ian, i really felt this one, Matthias' music was great. its nice to see you around, hope all's well and we get something fresh from yourself soon, although time seems to be a factor for lots of us of late, me included, haven't done anything for a month

hi Micky i fully understand time issues, im finding it difficult to give music as much time of late, the new job isn't the job i was sold at interview, im away from home far too much, sometimes i leave home Monday morning and dont go home till Thursday, but another laboratory are interested in me joining them, they been trying to poach me, i would have more choices with them, working and training new staff in the laboratory, but with the option to go out on site too. they are based 20 mins away from my home as apposed to being 2 1/2 hrs away like my present one, im hoping to tie something up with them in the next couple of weeks.
thanks for checking me out and showing support my friend, your time is always appreciated

sorry it made you more depressed, its not a party track bro, maybe YOU should open up if this depressed you more, thanks for checking it out though

i'll drop you a comment bro

thanks for putting a smile on my face doudei, being an awesome grandad is the greatest achievement i will ever have, becoming a dad was the greatest but when you become a grandparent, its a new level, its a magical level, its like stepping out the wardrobe in Narnia, kept pinching myself is this real.
and i'll take this opportunity to say nice chillout track bro, i listened the other day and again earlier, i would have commented but they are switched off

thanks for the detailed comment doudei, its appreciated, bro.
loss and grief affect everyone differently, many have suffered loss and yes we come to terms with it eventually.
when its unexpected though, now that's a different thing. the strength of the love you have lost is the big impact, for example a spouse parent child or a sibling has a much larger affect. and how that loss came about affects your thoughts. most here are aware of my loss, i was 15 and my mom was murdered, she was 33. im 56 so have lived double my moms life, and i still have the same questions i had as a kid, they'll never be answered, i will go to my grave with the question why? its the suddenness that does the damage, i ache for my mom, she missed everything, i have 2 children one of each i have 4 grandchildren both gave me one of each, im blessed and a have a life worth living but they've all missed out on a nan, although i do have a step mom who i love dearly, but she's not my mom
it affected my life immensely, as a youngster you wanna be brave and not cry in front of your mates, so i hid it, and continued that for 40 years, all though im sure some may have had an idea something wasn't right but they not gonna say nothing unless you do, it was early '80's, mental health and the stigma around it is not the same now, its far more talked about, sharing your problems is a massive help though, it doesn't take the pain away but it lightens the load your carrying. doctors just wanna give you anti-depressants, no thanks. i opened up, that was my medicine, i consider myself a survivor, ive not beat it, ive learnt to live with it.
and yes that is me singing, Matthias produced the music he lost his younger brother last year mid 30's, so you got 2 looper colleagues and good friends too, put real heart and soul into this piece.
please don't feel sorry for us, it wont change anything, just be happy for the short time time we had with them, im proud of my scars and happy to show the
thanks for the time you gave us here, its appreciated, bro.

thanks mate, when songs are from the heart the emotion is always there, i know i bring the fun ones and the community tracks too but when you have personally experience of a subject the words just seem to come, but i still need to improve my vocal well at least engineering it better:))

thanks Bou, nice to see you around. ive been checking your YouTube, great work mate, keep it up.
it would have been a waste not to bring it, i tried Matthias' vocal too couldn't get that to work either, but its been recieved ok, so im pleased

thanks for your kind words Alex, i think we are all improving as we grow and build our friendships, its a nice feeling for me personally when another tells me im growing thankyou bro

cheers for the listen Mike, unexpected loss is something that you never really get over, tragic loss always leaves questions, bottling it up is the worst thing tho, be open it is less of a burden, others become more open then, yes of course you have to move on, you carry the scars, be proud of them , dont hide

thanks for the time bro, sorted that tad out too thanks Cinco

yeah its tough, thanks for the listen and comment bro, its appreciated greatly

thanks for the listen Mark, and your thoughts on loss. grief can affect you in ways you never imagine and in the case of tragic loss, you never get the answers no matter how deep you look, now im older and have learnt so much on mental health, i now understand my own problems better, i dont hide the fact that my life was seriously affected by it, if you saw me or spoke to me in person you would never know, i hid it for years, i was afraid of it. now im proud to share that i consider myself a survivor, thanks again, i appreciate your time bro

thankyou Rita, its heartfelt we both have felt that pain, so it was from inside us. i was happy with the result and Matthias also likes it.