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[crashgates]

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[AlanHall]

I hear ya... well, actually at first read it seemed you had some infernal device that could sense my thoughts and "you.. heard me".

I hope you take it as a compliment that at my - barely 3 months - experience with Taxi, I recognize your posts as those of a seasoned veteran. You've expressed yourself through text and music as someone with commitment.
I think your points about improving workflow speed, and improving the critical listening/ analyzing of ref tracks are valid for everybody. They are, at least, for me. I hope that from the insight you've shared over this forum, that I may be able to run with the pack sooner than without.
A sincere thanks

[RobertElse]

Hey Tom, I hear ya too! You were kind enough to give me feedback recently on a dramedy cue, and when I went to Soundcloud to hear your stuff, I was impressed with your composing chops and even your sound. You had perceptive and intelligent comments on my mix, which I appreciate. Your tracks don't sound like beginner stuff to me at all - in fact I'm going to listen to more now... so just hang in there and persist. Write, Submit, Forget, Repeat

As for me, I've been writing and submitting seriously for about 1.5 years, with a bunch of forwards (almost 50%), but no deals yet. I am convinced the only and best way to keep going is just keep writing, keep learning, and keep the faith.

Robert

[shalashaska888]

How were you recording previously without a DAW out of curiosity?

[funsongs]

Seems to me you've already identified the main ingredient - whether you approach this as a hobby or a business (from which you hope/plan to earn income)...
and that is "FUN" (see what I did there?)
As long as you are enjoying the creativity part, learning the crafting part will continue to grow... how can it NOT?
HTH - from the Peanut Gallery Lurker... Cheers.
Peter

[cosmicdolphin]

Tom, I am so glad you are progressing with your DAW..the tracks are definitely sounding better than before.

You still need get a proper ASIO audio interface otherwise you're going to be struggling. I'm not sure what the latency is like with your on-board stuff but it can't be conducive to recording and mixing.

You're competing against folks who already invested in these things - Not that they guarantee any forwards or deals but they are the tools of the trade like a DAW or a decent set of monitors/headphones.

Mark

[cosmicdolphin]

I got a history of using the wrong tools. Need to look into that.

It's like turning up to a running race in flip flops

[superkons]

some talents on here strike 4/4 on a single listing like that, but - hey - I take it!

Anybody you were thinking of, specifically??