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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 started the topic Bela D Media Stage Series Libraries for Kontakt are 60% Off in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
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Intro Price…Read More
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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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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.
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LinkedMusicians replied to the topic This World Is Made Of Love And Peace in the forum Share Your Music
That’s awesome. I love it! Great job.
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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 just tried it. The problem is that with the layout, it was so tiny you couldn’t make out what it was. I even licensed the image! Well, back to the drawing board. I’m going to look for emojis that are cool and music-related that can be reduced to a very small size and still be easily identified.
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LinkedMusicians started the topic ❤️🔥📢 NOW IN OPEN MIC: What's Your Origin Story? ❤️🔥 in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
OPEN MIC has a great thread asking the question, “What is your musical origin story?”
It’s shaping up to be one of my all-time favorite threads at LM. I have a couple of PMs from people calling it “beautiful” and “meaningful.” I’m posting a plug for it here, because this is the place where most of our community spends their time. Please, give it…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
I love it for the fun factor. My only concern is that some people might think we’re a metal community when we’re really an everything music community.
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LinkedMusicians replied to the topic Bloom Ensemble Strings Lite now 1usd/eur on PB with Coupon – updated in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
On March 26, 2026 at 6:29 am Vst0nE said
when applied coupon its £0.66 to pay….not freejust tried USA address same $0.66 to pay so not free exactly
should it be free or not?
I just tried it, clearly the offer was modified since the post, that’s happened before with the PIB free with code deals.
But the fact is, now that it’s a measly $.…Read More
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LinkedMusicians replied to the topic Bloom Ensemble Strings Lite now 1usd/eur on PB with Coupon – updated in the forum Virtual & Physical Music Gear Deals
While I wish this was playable with single notes, instead of being loop-based, it’s cool enough that I really want to play around with it.
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LinkedMusicians posted in the group Open Mic (Open Discussion)
We’re enhancing Member Profiles. The goal is to have your member profile feature SoundCloud, Spotify, and BandCamp players so you can easily embed a playlist of your/your band’s/your clients’ music. Right now you can do that by making posts on your wall, but it’s a clunky user experience.
There is a tutorial on how to do everything on the…Read More
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LinkedMusicians started the topic Should this reaction emoticon replace the standard thumbs-up at OPEN MIC? in the forum LM Announcements / Site Discussion
I realize this is really small stuff, but I thought it would be fun.
What do you think: Should we keep the standard thumbs up we have or change it to something a little more fun and rock and roll (I realize that our members produce many different styles of music, but I’m thinking of rock and roll in the sense of attitude, fun, and non-conformity).
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Carl Sagan’s Cosmos series with lots of Vangelis music.
Vangelis – Alpha is the music that changed my life 😀