Jwlickliter

hahaha ;)

Thanks, man. I really appreciate both the feedback and your honesty.

I actually relate to what you said. I've never been comfortable accepting something as truth simply because it's written in a book. To me, truth has to be experienced, not just read. The real question is, what does it mean to know the truth?

For most of my life, I resisted the idea of faith for that very reason. But after facing many challenges and having physical and spiritual encounters I couldn't explain, I felt I had no choice but to seek the answers for myself. That journey led me to the conclusion that no one should believe anything about Jesus if they've never encountered Him personally. I think He knows that too, which is why He reveals Himself to each of us in ways we can understand.

I see it like this. If we were lost in a desert and decided to split up in the hope that one of us might find help, and I came across an oasis with fresh water and a tree bearing good fruit, I'd taste it and discover that it was good. The first thing I'd do is mark the path and go looking for my friends to tell them what I'd found.

I wouldn't force anyone to drink the water or eat the fruit, though, because that's a choice they have to make for themselves. All I can do is tell them where the oasis is, describe what I experienced, and invite them to come and see. Some of my friends might choose to keep wandering under the scorching sun rather than believe me, especially if they had known me as someone who wasn't trustworthy before I found the oasis, and I'd understand that. Trust has to be earned. Others might even think I'd mistaken a mirage for an oasis and come back with a foolish story. I'd understand that too.

But even then, I could never keep the oasis to myself once I'd found it.

The interesting thing is that, from my own experience, once you truly encounter Him, the questions don't necessarily disappear because everything suddenly makes perfect sense. They disappear because the answer outweighs the questions. It's like the scale tips so heavily in one direction that the doubts no longer carry the same weight. They don't feel suppressed or ignored. They simply lose their grip in the light of what you've experienced.

If anything, I completely understand when someone says, "It's a lie," after hearing something like this. If you were anything like me, someone who carried a heavy stone tablet engraved with questions about God and life from the very beginning, and you climbed the mountain determined to challenge everything, only to come back because what you encountered not only melted the stone in your hands without harming you but also shattered every doubt you carried, then you'll understand.

You'll also understand why the people still down in the valley, holding nothing but ink, paper, and questions, might laugh when you return and say, "There truly is heaven and hell."

I don't blame them. I was once standing beside them.

Interesting advice, so I usually cut the dB about -3 to gain dynamics. I hate over-compression (Loudness wars), and I listen in many different types of environments to understand how it sounds on the worst and best equipment. Also sending it out to people whom I trust will tell me if it's good or not. I do know from the monitors that it is not clipping at all, as well as the Izotope Ozone indicators. On the best (Bose 12 speakers in a high-end car system, and a high-end Paradigm system), it's amazing; even on a mono track on a basic phone, it's just fine and very clear. So it's very fascinating to me what you are listening to it on. As I am always open to feedback, I do have that question. Also taking a cue from the Bryan Ferry world of mixing, there are quite a lot of tracks going on and sometimes subtly. I hate basic dance tracks that literally use only 8 to 10 tracks on the mix as they really lack depth. I usually tend to end up with 40- 80, sometimes. Curious why you make that statement and if anyone else hears that. look forward to that feedback @all

Thanks man, this was fun to do. A version with lyrics is coming

Okay bro thanks listening and for the feedback really appreciate it! Will try some of this stuff out for the transitions. Cheers!!

Hello Jwlickliter, I thank you for the listen and comment my friend....it means a lot......that is a nice visual

Lion King was in my mind with Ladysmith Manzambo when I wrote this one ;)

Yeah we are a real mix up of genres and emotions - I write all of our songs around a particular emotion and Oli works on building up the vibe musically and Kate Bush is my all time fave - saw her live back in 1979 and it was magical ;)

Thank you ;)

This was our very first song, so we'll take it lol.

That touches our hearts - thank you!

Bro, you're absolutely right, there are no rules in art. I just do what I feel =) Music genres keep evolving precisely because some people take risks and do things in their own style

Yeah, sure, my work is free to use however you want, all I ask is that you credit me :) And yeah, I'd love to hear the story!

Thanks!

Thanks so much for your honest insight, JW. I really appreciate your kind words. Your feedback means a lot to me, and Im truly grateful you took the time to listen and share your thoughts.

I'm trying to understand how to improve my mixing and mastering. I'm self-taught, now and forever, haha. I learn by watching YouTube videos and experimenting, but I have a bad ear for this; I struggle to notice differences.

I just listened to "I'm a Boss," and I think it's a great composition. For me, creating something like that is very complexso many sounds, so many effects, percussion... ugh, I'm not capable of doing something like that. Besides, the sounds are incredibly clear. And I've seen that you have more great tracks; I'll listen to more when I have some time.

At 48, you have half your life ahead of you to keep learning. I'm turning 62, I started at Christmas, and I see that I'm not making much progress; it's very difficult for me. But it was something I always wanted to do: create music. I decided to learn, but only for myself, for my own satisfaction. I wouldn't have signed up here or anywhere else if I hadn't realized it was the right thing to do to thank Odarka for letting me download her voice. But I'm embarrassed to share what I do without knowing anything about music; I use a Circle of Fifths to help me with the chords, haha.

Best regards, Juan Carlos

Thank you so much, I'm glad you liked it. But there's still a lot of room for improvement.

Best regards