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peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
If anyone wants to connect on Facebook, you can find me (okay, my pseudonym from my musician days) here. I am contemplating building up the social media channels for LinkedMusicians in the future:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/859652520856500/user/61576318105878
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LinkedMusicians posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Do we have any Rush fans here? I’m certainly one.
Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson have decided to give it another go. The surviving members of Rush are going on tour next year. You can see the dates in the attached graphic.
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Single kick, I like her already. Her playing on the song sounds like she’s listened to some Neil for sure, and probably really digs Steve Gadd.
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A great observation, @superrabbit. Okay, maybe I’m biased saying , great observation, because I too, was super impressed by the fact that she’s only using one bass drum pedal — I assumed that she was using a double bass pedal when I first heard her. Nope. She just has a super quick foot and great technique — and great technique all around. She’s…Read More
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Geddy Lee and Alex Lifeson’s video announcement.
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peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Well, one thing I’ve seen this week, as website traffic has more than doubled over the last week, registrations are starting to pick up and SPAMMERS are registering at a rate of around 5-7 per day. I have been impressed at how well our software has been doing at catching them. Only one got through and made a SPAM topic, which I deleted within 30…Read More
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LinkedMusicians posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Looking over the latest website stats, we grew by 65.4% over the last 28 days, which is an increase from our previous growth rate over the past few months, which has stayed around 51-53 percent per month. Our registrations are picking up a little. They’re always higher during periods when people are posting on the site. That remains our greatest…Read More
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peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Finish this sentence using a song lyric:
“Love is…”
I’ll start:
…the answer
…like oxygen
…in the air
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What song is that from? I don’t recognize it.
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And I’m from Chicago and a Wilco fan. Shame on me! Evidence that I’m a fan (of course, you might say, “If you’re a fan, how could you do that to their music! ” Hahaha):
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I remember that one! My wife — during her first pregnancy — saw Annie Lennox, I think with Sting, long ago. Great show.
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“…stronger than death.” The The.
(A variation on a Song of Solomon verse.)
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lamia6 posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
What’s your Franks Red Hot in plugin form, you know, the “I Put That SH*T On Everything” one that just seems to fit in everywhere?
For me it’s Overloud’s Gem Mod for whatever width everything needs. Does the job perfectly, and so efficiently too. (yes the one that was a freebie at some point, can’t remember where though).
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You mean on every track or in every project?
There’s nothing that I use on every track, as close as I’d get to that would be MCompressor and MEqualizer.
On every project, my go to bus reverb is MTurboReverb. My output meter is Mastering the Mix LEVELS. Those are the only plug-ins that are in all of my templates.
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peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
I was recently talking to an indie developer about the market overall and the extreme deep discounting and how it puts pressure for developers to do very significant deep discounts to get attention in this market. Here we are months ahead of Black Friday and we have unbelievable discounts from developers big (NI, UAD, UJAM, IK, UVI…) and small.…Read More
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Some time ago when Klevgrand released “Revolv”, I absolutely didn’t need another reverb but I though it was so cool that I wanted to take advantage of the “introductory price” so I bought it, then, if I remember correct, it was just a couple of weeks after the introductory price offer ended, the company started a huge sale that made the plugin…Read More
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Not surprisingly for those who know my taste in plug-in houses, I like the way MeldaProduction handles it. It’s never a big mystery when the sales are going to be and how much they are going to discount. They have their Eternal Madness Sale, in which every week 4 of their products are chosen (seemingly by some sort of weighted randomization…Read More
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You’re the person who turned me on to MeldaProduction. To be really candid, I had remembered long ago when the developer did sock puppet accounts on KVR hyping up his stuff and I wrote him off as a scammer. Now, I can share that story, because he recently acknowledged it himself in a podcast. But he’s an incredible developer. Okay, 20 years from…Read More
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Bloco wow posted in the group Music That Inspires You / What You’re Listening to
I’m really digging some artists posted here that I didn’t knew about!
Here’s my contribution, I really like Mark Lanegan and this album is truly great to my ears: -
Brian posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
If you are not familiar with 404 Media, check them out. Tech journalists extraordinaire. This should be a free read to non-subscribers. I recommend the free newsletter if the sub it out of your budget. They cover ALL tech, but I thought this story might be of interest to LM.
EDIT == Sorry- this story is now paywalled…Read More
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Paywall’d, unfortunately.
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Sorry about that @Superabbit I put a note in the OP. I am not a paid subscibeer but I get the newsletter which always has a “free” story. I didn’t realize that they were time limited. I got the paywall myself when I just tried to bring it back up.
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LinkedMusicians posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
My wife was just showing me how this musician who goes by the name Plumes doesn’t just sing to audiences of people, but performs for wild animals. So far, I’ve seen videos of rhinos, a tortoise, and this sealion. The animals seemed soothed by his music.
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LinkedMusicians posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
What was responsible for you deciding to learn a musical instrument? Did your parent/guardian enroll you in music lessons or did you decide on your own?
How old were you? And, if you chose to learn on your own, what inspired you to want to learn?
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13 years old. Christmas 1970 I received a $30 Tiesco electric guitar that I asked for. I took lessons for about three months and just kept playing. Started giving lessons myself a few years later. Memorable year because that Christmas morning Jupiter, Venus and Mars were all near each other (in conjunction) in the pre-dawn sky. My Dad’s love of…Read More
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LinkedMusicians posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
RIP Rick Davies of Supertramp. I’ve been a fan since I was a kid.
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peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Perhaps the greatest rock band of all time weighs in on Ozzy, Autotune, reverb, and other important topics. A must watch from the rock GOATs.
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For anyone who is going on the road to tour with a band, this is a must-watch for lots of useful tips.
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peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
I used to run a Facebook Group called “Kindness” years ago. I suppose I was very motivated to do that when my kids were young and I wanted to impress upon them the imporrtance of kindness and caring for others. I would post inspiring stories and quotes about people doing acts of kindness in the group. While I stopped posting in it, I thought this…Read More
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peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
So, I was compiling lists of the best free audio production videos for the NEW Audio Production FORUM, using videos that I’ve saved in playlists over the years. Please join in these lists and add your own recommendations — and in my feed on YouTube was a video that seemed like it knew me. It was titled, “How to Mix Your Sh*tty Vocals.” I cracked…Read More
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I love Ben Folds Five — his stuff without them is nice, but man, these three guys are great together, a perfect fit.
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MagicRuss posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
What have you actually learned from your influences?
We can all list the artists we’ve been influenced by, but I think it’s more interesting to list the things you’ve actually taken from them.
For example, I would say that I’ve learned how to do bends from Jimmy Page.
Melody from David Gilmour.
I don’t play bass that much, but most of what I…Read More
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This is such a great question. But it’s one that takes time to respond to. (I did respond earlier, but somehow, it was deleted).
I have so many influences that taught me various things. For songwriters, I’ve learned from everyone that’s moved me. Because I grew up with a musician and music teacher mother, and my mother’s education was classic…Read More
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peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
This just appeared in my YouTube feed and I really like it! AI did a damn good job with this, but slipped up with the background vocals.
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Another one.
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LOL!!!
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My daughter — who is in HS and sings in the school choir — and has an appreciation for much of the rock music I love, except for Zeppelin, sadly — had a very negative reaction to me playing this AI song for her yesterday. She responded, “I’d rather hear real human beings cover the song in that style than AI. No thanks.” I still had her…Read More
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peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
The guys over at Production Expert made a post about the demise of software subscriptions. I think it’s a little hopeful. But if we keep the discussion focused the DAW-related software industry, it’s pretty clear that most of the Millennials and older buyers LOATHE subscriptions. I’m careful to make a clear distinction between what I’d like to…Read More
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The only sub I have ATM is EW Composer Cloud that was $88 a couple months ago (1 year). I already own a few of theirs and it gives me chance to spend a year with everything I don’t have. I think the “fairest” option for DAW licensing (as a user) is the Bitwig / Studio One model. Pay for a year of updates and everything stays working as is…Read More
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bapu posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Anybody else got AYAIC’s M3 product? It’s a pretty impressive tool for the mix stage of a project.
If the author’s science is correct (all based on the concept of universal laws of level planes) it makes a mix rather quick and more accurate compared to this amateur’s mixing skills.
I took a project where I had applied all the EQ, compression…Read More
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peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Your pick for the song with the worst lyrics ever written
Share as many songs as you like. Quote the lyrics, and, even better, include a link to the song on YouTube so that we can hear it for ourselves.
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One of my son’s college roommates is studying etymology, and for some reason, this song came to mind and I told him, if he wants to amuse his classmates, play it before a class. Michael Jackson wrote this and sang background vocals for his sister. You need to see all of the lyrics for this one, but here’s just some of it:
“But when the centipede…Read More
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My vote (tongue in cheek) is Mah Na Mah Na. Really the BEST lyrics because I had the whole song memorized since I heard it for the first time in 1969. It still worms around up there and spills into my consciousness every once in a while. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nc760ioVf0A
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This version was on a playlist I made for my kids when they were little. Don’t tell me you haven’t sung along with it!
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I have multiple submissions for worst song lyrics. One of the Hall of Shame worthy lyrics is certainly Meatloaf’s Anything for Love:
“Will you cater to every fantasy I got?
Will you hose me down with holy water, if I get too hot?”Not to be outdone is Justin Beiber’s song Yummy:
“Yeah, you got that yummy-yum/that yummy-yum, that…Read More
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I have no idea who it is or song name,but I was flippin through the radio one day and all I heard was “hey batter batter batter hey batter batter”, so annoying, supposed to country.
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Kesha, Timber:
It’s goin’ down, I’m yellin’, “Timber”
You better move, you better dance
Let’s make a night you won’t remember
I’ll be the one you won’t forgetthe verses aren’t much better
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Nitrate Audio posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
I am a big Robbie Robertson fan and I finally got around to watching the doc about The Band. Sharing in case anyone interested. The doc is good. A lot of stuff I already knew from before. Some stuff I didn’t. I didn’t know Dylan lived in pink house with them for 6 months and thats when they made basement tapes for instance.
I am also a Band fan,…Read More
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Robertson was huge to me in my working musician days. I was a devout Christian– that’s why I turned down Veruca Salt. Roberson, like Bruce Cockburn, seemed very authentic artists who didn’t exploit their faith for marketing purposes, but were legitimately talented artists that were great storytellers.
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peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Man, what a tough day. I have way too much going on today and tomorrow and spent this morning troubleshooting the site. Everything should now be working fine. I believe I located the plugin / script that was causing the problem (which brought the site down).
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peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
As I bought tickets for my son and I to see a Chicago Cubs game before he goes back to college and there’s now a 100 percent chance of thunderstorms, I started singing this song. I had to play the video so my son would know it.
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jude77 posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Good darn question. In no particular order:
Paul McCartney
John Lennon
Freddie Mercury
Roger Daltrey
Paul Rogers
Except for the first two, this list will change in one hour.
In the FWIW category I saw a chart once comparing Freddie Mercury’s highest sung note (not a scream, but a sung note) and Paul McCartney’s. Both covered FOUR FULL…Read More -
peter posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Your picks for the 5 greatest rock singers of all time.
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Freddie Mercury
Paul Rodgers
Robert Plant
Steve Wash
Steve PerryThere are a lot more I would include, but they aren’t so well known or didn’t have much output, such as Jeff Buckley.
HONORABLE MENTIONS – not all technically great, but these singers have tremendous character in their voices.
Chris Cornell
Ann WIlson
Steven Tyler
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I’m not really a rock guy so my picks would probably the standard icons. However, there is this one guy in the deathcore genre (you know, just screams and grunts, no clean ‘allowed’), Will Ramos from the band Lorna Shore. The things he does with his voice are out of this world.
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He had a great voice. I was just talking about his voice the other day when I was out with my family and a Boston song came on. Of course, Tom Scholz guitar and organ playing was also excellent. Foreplay/Longtime was a staple of my childhood and everything about that was perfect, IMO.
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Freddy Mercury
Brad Delp
Steve Perry
Robert Plant
Ian Anderson (prior to voice issues, circa 1970 and before)
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Anika Nilles, a killer drummer out of Germany, will be taking over Neil Peart’s drum duties. If you haven’t heard her, I think she’s going to do a great job.