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If all else fails, straight up clipping will help ya out.

I've been taking a break from weights and rings and stuff, and working on yoga and simple bodyweight exercises lately. It's kinda fun totally switching up a routine and trying something completely new.

I'm going to Disney world end of February, so I have that to look forward to. cold I can deal with, snow I can deal with, it's the constant grey days that get me down.

Work on freestanding handstand and get that down. Travel at least 2 places. Lose some extra weight I've put on from bad eating, shouldn't be very hard with my metabolism. Won't make any music resolutions cuz I don't really have time for it anymore....

edit: wrong thread

I'm becoming more and more convinced I need a stretching routine, a lot more than strength training. I wake up in the morning and I'm all stiff and stuff. And my joints. Bleh. I may dial back the strength work to focus on stretching and flexibility.

I dunno where else you advertised it, but your only explanation here was a terse post in the Kickstarter thread that people are prolly kinda burned out on, and some a couple of threads in the Workshop that aren't known for a lot of comments. Like Brandon said, if you don't have a following you can't really expect people to show up out of nowhere to back you.

Chrono Trigger - Morning Sunlight I like something easy and gentle to wake me up.

I discovered something rather obvious about deadlifts that will prolly help me avoid throwing out my back again: hold the weight against your body as you pick it up, don't hold it away from you.

holy shit I am so behind on everything

Did you just sample the source for the intro? Either that or you did an exceptional job recreating those lo-fi strings. I think it would be more fun to create your own version of it. Don't think it would result in an instant rejection cuz Yoshi's Island is not Square Enix. But still it feels superfluous. So let's start at 0:39. There is something overall about the arrangement that feels plodding. Partially the beat which feels a bit plain Jane. But also I would say the sustained bass part saps any potential energy from the arrangement. For a downtempo song that wants to groove the bassline needs to groovify more. The drums almost feel like they want to be dubstep but the pads and lack of an sharp aggressive bass don't follow through with that feeling. Source usage wise everything seems to be in order, even when you don't use the melody outright you seem to be following the chord progression. For a 4-minute song (let's discount the intro) the pacing and energy is pretty samey and it kinda had me looking at my metaphorical watch. There weren't any surprises for me, things that made me sit up and say "Oh!", and the groove wasn't so strong that I was dancing in my chair. I definitely love downtempo arrangements, too, this track just needs more melodic and rhythmic hooks to draw the listener in. I'm not a huge fan of the use of the source string part in the main body of the song. I just don't like the sound of them. Try replacing them with a different string patch or something different entirely and see how that sounds! Also, fadeout ending, you'll definitely get shit from the judges for that. So yeah: overall I would try for a more groovin' arrangement with more rhythmic elements and some ear candy, things that grab the listener's attention. The mixing could be a bit cleaner and sharper but I think the writing and arrangement is a better place to focus your energy first. And maybe do something about those strings. Hope this helps! /mod review

Don't bother, at this point it's two entrenched sides dedicated to fighting each other for the sake of fighting.

That and the lead up to Thanksgiving week was prolly busy for some peeps... it was for me. Anyone reading this thread, feel free to PM a workshop mod to link them to your mod review thread if you think it's been lost in the shuffle. I don't mind at all, and in fact appreciate the heads up.

Wow, right off the bat your version is exciting and interesting... you got that electronic-infused cinematic sound down well! You've definitely run with the ball on the arrangement, really made it your own. A straightforward source with plenty of usage in the arrangement. Honestly, I'm having a hard time finding things to be critical of in this arrangement. Perhaps the orchestra could sound fuller? That's not really a serious complaint, but I'm trying to find an area for you to improve. I feel sometimes perhaps the arrangement feels VERY full, to the point of crowded, although I am not sure it crosses that line. Perhaps tweaking the mixing could clarify the busiest parts. Parts could sparkle and punch more, and in a very dense hybrid cinematic song it's good to have a killer mix. Maybe some more reverb on various instruments? Hard to say. All in all, good job with this! I kinda feel like I'm not doing my job by not finding more wrong with it. /mod review

oh good, finally someone requests a mod review.

Well, the thing I was worried about when I started deadlifts happened this morning... I threw out my back doing them. I normally don't exercise in the morning, I skipped my last day though and was trying to make it up quickly before work. Big mistake. Not the worst bad back I've had, but this is the first time this has happened.

nah, it really started thousands of years ago when some people found out they could acquire more imaginary currency then their neighbors and transform it into power over others.

It needs to be something alliterative. This thread is a stealth request for track titles, really. @Timeaus: There are a few bits and bobs that I'm not happy about, but I haven't touched this project in so long I would rather move forward and start on a new orchestral track. Once I mentally close the book on a mix it's very hard for me to want to revisit it. If the trumpet triplet is what I think you're referring to, yeah, that makes me cringe a bit. Needed to be more connected.

Did this well over a year ago, it was supposed to be for the apparently-dead DK64 project. It's finished, I just don't have a name, because SOMEONE took the obvious name already. Once I learned that a part of me died. It's a genre that I want to do much more: orchestral. If I ever get off my lazy ass and do anything... Yet unnamed DK Isle remix

Happy past birthday dude.

Must I? Must I?

Some things that stand out to me, without reading the judges thread. - String attacks are quite slow and fall behind the beat. - Horns sound kinda fake, I think it's the sharp attacks or something. - Mixing overall could be sharper and cleaner. Drum kit is a little muddy. - A single rhythm guitar part panned centered doesn't sound nearly as good as double-tracked parts panned L and R. It sounds like your guitar is doing both lead and rhythm duty. It's ok to have the lead part center, consider making a doubletracked rhythm part. - The rock elements don't feel as energetic as they should. Getting fuller rhythm guitars would definitely help. - Some parts of the sequenced guitar sound cool and fairly realistic, other parts seem choppy and unrealistic.

The guitar sounds ok to me, and the bass sound might be a little off but it's not the worst. The drums sound extremely muffled though, practically no top end in the mix at all. There's nothing providing sizzle or sparkle. Yeah, the drum sound makes or breaks a rock mix.

I started with weighted pullups this week, only 5 lbs to start with. This is one of the things that did me in last year and set me way back, but I feel stronger and more conditioned this time around, with a steady progressive routine that I didn't have last time.

I get sore when I start a completely new movement, but adding weights or reps from week to week usually doesn't make me sore.