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Brian posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
MUSIC or LYRICS ?
I was recently vacationing with extended family at a lake house in the Olympic mountains. This debate arose during a game of Kubb (lot of fun BTW). My son-in-law believes that lyrics are more important than music in a song. His brother and I took the other side.
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Great question @Brian For me it is definitely the music – much of the music I love is purely instrumental and I consider that it reaches parts that words cannot reach. However I am also a lover of folk music and in that genre (excluding instrumentals obviously!) the words can be as, or more, important.
It depends on the song. Ideally a song has both. But then, there are so many song great songs with meaningless lyrics that we all love. Songs that have it all are ideal and rare. Songs that have stood the test of time with meaingless lyrics or lyrics about a subject that really is not very meaningful include:
“I Am the Walrus” — it’s…Read More
RE: Stranglehold, Norwegian wood also ends with a bit of arson.
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I’ll also put in that there’s no shortage of songs out there which would be pointless without the lyrics. “Positively 4th Street” and “Sometime Around Midnight” being some good examples.
On the other hand, “Apache” needs no lyrics.
Then of course there are the songs that are only popular because people misunderstand the lyrics like “Every…Read More
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I think most instrument players are going to side with “Music” over lyrics. Good point about the “nonsense lyrics” @Peter– I had not thought of that. In support of lyrics, we agreed that “Rap” is all about lyrics. Same can be said for any novelty song (Weird Al, etc) that is reusing a melody. Many places I have seen the quote to the effect:…Read More
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Kudos to Sweetwater. I only asked for store credit, but they put the 10% back on my card.
Brian replied to the topic Positive Grid Back to School Deals – up to 50% off all products in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
😭 I just ordered a Spark 2 a few days ago and it is supposed to arrive today. Will have to see if Sweetwater offers a price drop coverage. D’oh!
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Free is… FREE so I can’t argue with that, but my favorite gain staging tool is still Hornet VU Meter MK4. It’s on sale for another week (along with everything at Hornet) for 81% off – 1.14 Euro. I think people overlook this cheap plug because, “who needs another VU mater in a DAW?”. The best feature is that multiple instances talk to each ot…Read More
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we are running a massive sale on all Bundles, at up to 50% off, July 26 – August 17, 2025…this brings the per-plugin/app price down crazy low. If you want to add some zynaptiq to your toolbox, now is a great time!
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Thanks for posting this @lamia6 I got the offer too, and I had Waveform Version 9 Pro. IIRC in the recent past they were asking $99 for upgrades from more than 2 versions old. Gotta pass anyway because I have too many DAWs as it is. Anyway, if anyone owns an older Waveform, want the update, and didn’t get the email, you should hit them up.
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On July 15, 2025 at 3:19 pm Kirean said
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This was one of the biggest threads about it, but Internet is also full of other experiences: https://forums.cockos.com/showthread.php?t=239002
Not good. Thank you for the info. Already deleted them. I guess I will d/l the current versions, but I doubt I will ever feel the need to install any of th…Read More
Brian replied to the topic Sonivox End Of LIfe in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
On July 15, 2025 at 9:16 am Kirean said
Did they update the installers so that they won’t completely obliterate Windows 10 machines?It turns out I own more of their stuff than I remembered. I have not had any of it installed for some years. My installer backups are dated December 2016 so I must have gotten a bundle during sale season. I don’…Read More
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So I guess I figured they (Sonuscore) were switching to “The Score”. It seems to me like they are competing with their own products? (The Score and The Orchestra). Not to mention EW Opus MIDI engine which I understand are coded by the same team.
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On July 14, 2025 at 11:17 am Frank said
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LOL- Yeah. I have not bought from PA for quite a while so I decided to take a look, since there should be some “new to me” stuff. Half-way through the “not valid for list”, I moved on.
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Brian started the topic Sonivox End Of LIfe in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
It appears that Sonivox is shutting down. Downloads are available at their site, but you might want to make sure you have purchases archived in case they take them offline in the future.
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Pretty good deal if you want to use FL Studio. Producer edition gives you all the tools you need. The higher tiers add some fun stuff, but Producer is the place to start. “Fruity Edition” is quite limited.
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I am impressed with the Image-Line’s consistent innovation in FL-Studio, considering that updates are free. I just wish the devs would address its anemic MIDI hardware and routing support.
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I probably had $200 into their stuff when they briefly went subscription a couple years ago. I kicked them off my system and ate my loss. Even though they backed off the subscription plan rather quickly, I realized they gave me nothing that wasn’t covered by my numerous alternatives. Always was a hassle anyway when you had old versions and ha…Read More
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oops- there was supposed to be a poll. I guess the link killed it. Newb error!