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Writing lyrics...ambigious question/discussion of 2013. Some people on here write really dreamy lyrics. And I have to admit that I love dreamy lyrics. But when I try to do the romantic/dreamy take on something it sounds ridiculous and even I lose track of what I'm trying to say. I also like...

Which (What?) song that you've written/played on/mixed, is your favourite, and why? This is not for feedback about recording, just put up whatever song of yours you fancy the most. My favourite part of this forum is the mixing clinic because I really enjoy hearing other people's tunes. I...

This tune has taken ages. It was 3 songs for a while and I dumped it God knows how many times...only to come back to it. Finally it came together as one song. Hope it was worth it. Let me know if anything sounds really bad, or a bit bad...I did a bit more playing around with the EQ and such, so...

I purchased this USB interface when I first started recording, I wanted an Maudio one but my mate told me this would be fine. Once I got the right drivers for it it seemed to be OK, I don't have problems with latency or anything. I occasionally have to restart Reaper and refresh the drivers...

I was just wondering about what (or who) it was that inspired you to start playing the instrument you chose to play? Just being nosey of course... I was quite old when I picked up the guitar (25). The people I was hanging out with at the time could play really well, and I loved how it could...

I don't really know so much about vsts and midi, but I'm looking for a vsti that will simulate a bell - a Big Ben kind of bell - not sleigh bells. I'm using Lazy snake at the moment, but his bells sounds like sleigh bells. I can't get the sound big or deep enough, if that makes sense. Maybe I'm...

I'm sorry, I know this has probably been asked a billion times before....don't hesitate to point me to the thread. I couldn't find a recent one. The time has come for a new computer, my laptop freaks out when my mouse even gets close to launching Reaper. It records OK but it can't handle the...

I feel like I'm inundating the clinic with my stuff...sorry. I was just thinking how it's a bit of a bummer I'm not as productive with everything else in my life. :D I 'learned' the midi function for this, and got myself a mellotron plug in. It's a bit of a corny, warbly sound, but I kind of...

I guess I understand strings and wind the best. LOL...wind. I think it makes sense too, to try pad what I do out a bit with those instruments for now. I did a bit with the harmonica a while back so maybe I'll go back to those ideas and play around with them a bit more. I might become one of...

Hi, I was just thinking about how I'd like to make my songs a bit longer and more interesting musically. Just with a nice bridge or an instrumental. Thing is, I seem to get locked into a certain pattern really quickly. Like I'll go with a G, D, A whatever, and a couple of lines that fit, and...

LOL, kidding. I'm just trying to get into the spirit of things. :o This tune was inspired by folksy guitar chicks. I know what you're thinking... But if you fancy, have a listen. I don't expect a lot of feedback. Just 'cool', or nothing will suffice. I'm still processing the last lot of great...

Thanks heaps for checking it out Mr Clean, cool you enjoyed it. Kimya Dawson is really awesome. I didn't even know her. Look at her egg cartons. :D

This song came out like a jumped up school yard chant. Ex refers to the fact that I play the E7 shape for the ENTIRE song and the 'something' is that I clearly don't have a clue. I think my main objective was to get the timing and tracking better, hopefully there's an improvement in those two...

When I started on this recording thing a while ago I impressed myself quite a lot by getting a driver to work with my usb interface. Never mind about levels & timing and all that. Then I posted my first thing to the mp3 clinic and nothing has been the same since. :D It's impossible for me to...

I tried out 'Addictive Drums', it's cool. I just used it as a metronome during the trial period. Now the time is coming to hand out money to use it, I'm reckoning it's excessive to my requirements. :D I just want a decent, reliable kick drum that works easy with the metronome in Reaper. I'm...

If you have the time, please can you listen to this short sample of me playing and offer me some advice. https://soundcloud.com/fritsthegirl-1/axe-test My fingers hitting the strings is ruining the sound. I recently got my first electric guitar and a vamp. I've been playing acoustic til now...

So....been toying with this song for a week or two, took ages to record and get right. And still it's super short and simple. I badly wanted an electric because I can hear this in my head. But since I don't have one, I stuck with the acoustic. And the vocals, how do you stop from recording all...

This is a bit ambiguous, but I somehow managed to lose the play/rec and BPM tool bar that normally floats in-between the windows of my tracks and mixers. It was just under the scroll bar. I'm sure I could live without it and I don't really need the play or record buttons. But the BPM field was...

Hi there, I don't have complete drum kit, don't need one, because I've got this really insanely loud tambourine. It consumes all of my ears and song when I record and listen back to it. I've already silenced some of the jangly bits with cork but it's still too loud. What's the best method to...

I've got a decent acoustic guitar, pretty OK mic, and say £300 burning in my pocket. I like my guitar, its my favourite instrument, but it's semi-acoustic. I'd love to have an electric to get a more smooth, drawn out, mellow sound. Equally, I'd like to get better at recording and think my...