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I believe the end justifies the means. If the music sounds authentic and sincere, does it really matter how the sounds were conceived? Well if you're a multi instrumentalist--yes, I get that. But if you're limited in a number of ways (except in the imagination department) it should be ok...

Excellent points, all around. First--yes you're absolutely right re: my misuse of the term midi. I guess I generalized a bit. I've gotten used to people around me calling sampled instruments midi instruments. My experiences with sampled instruments are similar to yours. Strings generally...

That pretty much goes without saying. A signal is a signal, regardless of the source. Where I was going with this was the hope of getting a discussion going about examples of specific mixes that have worked out well for us. I always enjoy a good discussion!

I've been writing and recording mostly blues based rock and pop songs at home for several years, but every so often I get myself into concept music projects. My ideas and tastes are pretty old school; I'm not into Hip-hop or Beats or anything like that. I don't have much in the way of...

Is your name Phil Spector, by any chance? Ha! I am just kidding! Mr. Spector built a whole career with his "wall of sound" productions, but I'm assuming that is not the kind of sound you are trying to achieve. And that's just as well because...well it's not 1963! Without hearing your mix...

I have not the conscience to do either.

I once had the "song in a dream" thing backfire. I was in a local gigging band at the time and I dreamed I had composed a new song for that band and was running through it with them. When I woke up I was able to recall most of it, lyrics and melody. I was pretty excited about it until I...

I have to agree here 100%. The way I go about it varies depending on the style of song I'm writing, and where I'm at (physically and mentally) when the inspiration for the song hits me. Most of the time a melody will pop into my head and I will begin to think of words and phrases that...

It would be hard to narrow down 10 particular albums that influence me, so I'm going to be a bit general with my list. Some of these artists mainly inspire my writing, others influence my arranging and engineering: Pink Floyd, mainly in the 1970's. Pet Sounds/Smile-era Beach Boys 1960's Moody...

Gotta disagree to some extent. I believe (as do some of my fellow music peeps) that anyone can learn to sing, even sing well. It's just that a certain percentage of the population happen to have a natural born talent to sing. Those that don't, just have to work harder at it. There are a...

Well I gotta chime in on this one because this very subject has been heavily on my mind lately. I'm a home recording "one-man band" so to speak, who has retired somewhat from doing live shows. I quit gigging because trying to keep a band together for any length of time was getting near...

Hello everyone! My name's Karl and I've been home recording since the mid-1980s. I've done some gigging with minor local bands over the years (I play bass, some keys, and sing), but not so much any more. Currently I've devoted my full music time to writing tunes and recording them, holed up...