[Mixing Philosophy]

As I stated earlier, whatever works for you is personal, and it may not be what works for others. Everyone has their own path and I for one don't wish to push anything down anyones throats.

 

[Mixing Philosophy]

I believe that it's OK for a person to find out the way to their own spirit in whatever way they can. 

 

I believe in the teachings of Jesus but I also believe that we have had many great teachers in our history that can lead us to a path of righteousness. Once you tell someone that your way is the only way you are on stoney ground.

I did not intend this to develope into a religious discussion, I was just relating my personal experience of where I believe my lyrics emanate from. In any case, there is a paragraph in the rules of this website that discourage religious discussion.

[Where To Draw The Line?]

My understanding is that music is music if there is somebody who appreciates listening to it.

 

Not everybody likes to listen to all genres and some only stick to listening to one genre of music. Taste is God given and we shouldn't be complaining if a particular music genre isn't our particular taste.

[Don't wait too long]

1 hour ago, Pahchisme Plaid said:

That's awesome, Ray!  I can see why, you've got some great lines in there!  Lots of sentiment!  Not sure how familiar you are over there with Faith Hill, but she's a pretty big name in country music over here.  You most certainly have my hopes for your lyrics  to be selected!

 

Hi, It's not just a lyric, it's a song. Look in your messages inbox in a couple of minutes A little gift for your private ears since you were the first person to comment and wish me well. Enjoy 

[Retire]

Welcome to the next stage of your life Rudi, It may take a little time to adjust to the changes but it's a wonderful thing to have more time to spend doing the things you love.

[I Feel I'm In The 'midi' Of Everything (Frustration No. 139)]

I have been looking for a surface control for my setup and have found it to be a bit of a minefield.

 

I use protools and Logic pro on Mac OSX so require something that would work seamlessly.

 

I have looked at the SSL Nucleus

Avid S3

Icon Qcon pro X

Mackie Universal

and a few others but none according to the music equipment forums I have read are without problems.

 

I am so disappointed with the manufacturers because they state in their sales literature that they are compatible but most are lying through their teeth to the customer.

 

If anyone here uses Mac OSX and is using a surface daw controller with motorised faders that they are happy with I would appreciate you letting me know what you are using.

 

My studio is small with a vocal booth adjacent so I can't fit anything larger than a Nucleus sized unit on my desktop.

[Everything I Do Melody Coming Along.]

Asking for advice is not cheating, it's the sensible thing to do.

[fragile]

Congrats on completing your project Rudi, 40 years must be a record lol. I have a country song that I started 4 years ago (I'm not a country writer) and although I have made a lot of progress with it I am stuck on one section of lyric that would tie everything together. I'll lay it down for awhile and come back to it in a couple of months to see if anything comes to me. I know I'll get there in the end, it's just a matter of knowing that inspiration will come when it comes and there's nothing that we can do to rush it. There's no chance that I will beat your 40 record because I'm 67 and I can't see myself still writing at103, I'll need to retire a little before then.

 

 

[Mixing Philosophy]

I always give credit for my lyrics to God because I believe that when you are connected to God you are connected to your spirit where all creativity emanates from. I couldn't tell you who or what God is but to me it is a deep connection to oneself and the sum of your life experience and to make that connection you need to be able to look yourself in the eye and face the emotions that many prefer to avoid.

I learned early on in life that their is no gain without pain and that by suppressing and avoiding pain it also deprives the soul of joy. When we open our soul and trust that all will be OK, we open the window to creativity.