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You could just ask someone for their project file for a particular track, they might oblige. But yea, the real problem is not having the same plugins or DAW.

Ok. I've gotten kinda lazy with that.

Ok. I'm getting back into deadlifts and pullups after getting bored with my current routine. I'm definitely down with the weighted pullups. It's putting the focus on the lats that's always tricky for me.

What did you do to bulk up your lats? I can do pull ups and stuff pretty good but my lats seem timid and hesitant to grow.

wow, great job man. Looks like you've cut a lot. I would like to tend to this belly fat but I just can't be arsed to watch my diet that much. I'm too weak willed.

I hate you so much

I pay projects to write music for them.

The stomach fat pouch. I hate it. Granted I've been indulging in fattening foods like chorizo lately. It doesn't help that it is so delicious. I'm ok with my current body weight (5'9, 161 lbs), though I could definitely lose some of it. But that stomach fat... even when I was 10 lbs lighter I still had it. Very annoying.

Most are NFR

I'll be buying it. If only I could get the money back for my plugins that Omnisphere put out of commission. lol

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.