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LinkedMusicians posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)Pinned Post
Every one of us has an origin story about how we ended up as a musician/composer/producer/audio engineer, whether you’re a pro, semi-pro, former pro, or a hobbyist. Do you remember the first time you thought, “I want to be a musician, songwriter, or composer?” How old were you? Where were you, and what were you doing? I’d love to hear your “…Read More
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Back in college, I actually took a course based on Sagan’s Cosmos and it was one of my favorite college courses of all. How old were you when this happened? Where you already playing the keyboards? Did you have any lessons or were you self taught? What happened from there?
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The VHS collection was a birthday gift from my grandmother. I was 15 years old 🙂
Later in the same year, me and my brothers received an yamaha PSR-78 as Christmas gift and then we started to take keyboard lessons. 😀
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I must have been between eight and ten when I first listened ‘The Wall’ by Pink Floyd. That was the sparkle. As a young kid, after listening to the original tape (from an older friend) non stop for a couple of weeks I decided that I wanted to make music like that. At the age of ten I was introduced to music theory at school and begun learning the…Read More
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My love for music was born thanks to two people: my father and Stevie Wonder.
I started with a Casiotone MT-540 when I was 7 years old, a Christmas gift from my father. The first song I ever learned in my life was I Just Called to Say I Love You.
My father turned our basement into a studio, and it became my second home. Over time, it also became…Read More
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I grew up in a family that appreciated music, but none were musicians. Somewhere around age 12 I decided I wanted to MAKE some music. I wanted to play drums, but learned enough to know that a cheap set would just fall apart, so I asked for a guitar. MOST cheap guitars are good enough to learn on. I took lessons for a few months. There was a…Read More
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I started in the early 70’s with one of the simplest instruments of all – tin (penny) whistles in various keys. It was hard to fine one that was in tune throughout the range but i was probably not paying enough. I also played the recorder which I had hated in my earlier music lessons in school. My one and only live performance was playing the tin…Read More
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Apologies for the typos !
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Oh come on, no one (okay, no one worth knowing) cares! It’s great to learn more about your story. Thanks for sharing, Joe!
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LinkedMusicians replied to the topic Should this reaction emoticon replace the standard thumbs-up at OPEN MIC? in the forum LM Announcements / Site Discussion
I’ve completed replacing the original emoji reactions in OPEN MIC with the new ones (above). I can replace them with the same ones for the forum too. What do you think?
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PETER’S TAKE: I’ve consulted to OTS and Greg is a friend, so you can write off my opinion as too close to this developer, but I’ve advised more than 3 dozen sample and plugin developers, and I rarely chime in on their products. Why? I primarily write about what I love. The Famous E immediately became a superstar sample library after it was…Read More
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LinkedMusicians posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
Just a simple FYI.
I realize that our members haven’t spent much time in OPEN MIC. It works like Facebook Groups, reddit, and other social media platforms when it comes to making posts, created threads, and commenting. When you want to comment on a thread (technically, it’s called a status update) just look at the bottom of the original post that…Read More -
LinkedMusicians posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
NEW! Custom reaction emojis for OPEN MIC (yes, these are custom made for LinkedMusicians). We won’t be using all of them here, just some. I’d love to get your thoughts. I realize that our community has music producers and composers from all areas of music, but I thought the rock and roll spirit would be fun to represent for the attitude and spirit…Read More
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LinkedMusicians replied to the topic Should this reaction emoticon replace the standard thumbs-up at OPEN MIC? in the forum LM Announcements / Site Discussion
@lamia6 Like me, you have a pretty diverse musical background — but in the end, I think you might also find this amusing. What do you think? My daughter is pretty candid when I show her designs, and she really liked this one a lot. So, we have the youth vote in — and it’s favorable!
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LinkedMusicians replied to the topic Should this reaction emoticon replace the standard thumbs-up at OPEN MIC? in the forum LM Announcements / Site Discussion
I had too much fun making these. I had input from my daughter, a HS student who loves graphic design and has taken a couple of courses. My objective was to make these emojis fun and rock and roll. I’d love your thoughts.
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LinkedMusicians replied to the topic Should this reaction emoticon replace the standard thumbs-up at OPEN MIC? in the forum LM Announcements / Site Discussion
After trial and error, I replaced the LIKE reaction for OPEN MIC with a hand doing the sign of horns. The emojis are really small and it was difficult to make anything out. So, after trying some variations, I found one that worked best (the emoji you see above this text).
What do you think?
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Fracture Sounds is a top notch indie sample developer that makes sample libraries as Kontakt Player instruments. You don’t need to own the full version of Kontakt to use their…Read More
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LinkedMusicians started the topic Rhodes World Piano Day Sale – Up to 50% Off +Addtl 10% Off +FREE Plugin in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
Piano Day is officially March 29, 2026, the 88th day of the year, but Rhodes World Piano Day Sale is on now. While the sale is being carried at Rhodes various retail partners, Audio Deluxe has the best deals I’ve seen as (1) you can use their coupon code SPRING10 to take an additional 10 percent off sale prices, (2) you earn/can use DeluxeBucks…Read More
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LinkedMusicians started the topic 🔥🆓 Singularis by Sampletekk reg. $49 FREE (plugin version) 🔥 in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
PETER’S TAKE: I own the Kontakt version of this piano and find that it’s definitely worth picking up as a freebie. Don’t sleep on this one.
There is a specific, unmistakable character found in recordings from the late 1950s and early 1960s a period when tape saturation, limited microphone counts, and…
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Carl Sagan’s Cosmos series with lots of Vangelis music.
Vangelis – Alpha is the music that changed my life 😀