Esperado

totally cool! there'll always be more rounds

when the new deadline then?

Excuses do not make for success, but Im totally not gonna be able to sub what I've got, the holiday got a bit more in the way than I thought.

crikey, an extension? perhaps there is still time for a turkey fueled remix!

count me in, last year was fun!

As long as it's economical to have to tack on more cash to an interface that's already pricey

At least you're not a victim of gear lust. That's super dumb that you have to pay to get more i/o out of a peice of pricey gear neblix. In app purchases for gear I guess haha

Why so many inputs and outputs for such a small room? Could be real useful if you decide to do any drum mic stuff I guess. Seems like overkill for general production though.

Couldnt handle the winters?

So I think I've got a remix here thats worth fixing up into a proper ReMix. Its a downtempo remix of Water Goddess Mitula from the Shining force OST. I made it for the previous MNP compo round, and ended up submitting it to Shining Force II 20th Anniversary Mix Drive over on Radiosega as well. anyways, heres the goodies! https://soundcloud.com/jesse-mitchell-3/chilly-droplets-1

This might be interesting in 3/4 or 6/8 . Just in case I don't have time to enter, it's an idea for people.

Let's talk tuned drums! What, if anything do you guys do in relation to pitch shifting percussion samples to fit them in a mix better? Why do I ask? Well, I once read that sometimes it works well to tune your kick to your basslines. I'm curious as to how tuning relates to snares, hats or other percussion. I'm particularly curious if this is relevant to layering as well. for example: you could layer two snares and either try to tune them to the same note or perhaps tune them an octave apart. Both would sound different.

is there anything that we can do to help out? I'm thinking of volunteering at the event itself, but if theres more i can do on top of that?

Whew I'm glad I can still vote!

Excited to submit something this week! This source is quite a bit of fun to work with. maybe with all the love for it lately, ill play shining force too.

sweet extension! i should be able to submit something halfway nice this time!

i think the idea of comparing yourself to what is right is akin to learning the basics of something. You have to learn the basics before you can break the rules. A good example is picasso, he knew fully well how to make art according to "what is universally right" and then was able to break the rules in a manner that worked well. Thanks for all the great advice! this is such a supportive community ,which in itself makes me feel less discouraged. It turns out i just need to have more patience with myself and the things i make. If i give up now, ill never really know what i could have done.

So I've been working with music production for more than two years now, and while i can sometimes produce pleasing results, it seems the majority of the things i make either never reach completion, or still sound horribly amateur ( to me ). Lately ive felt quite discouraged whenever i sit down to make a mix. I'm curious what other people do when theyre feeling like theyre totally stuck. One thing i really struggle with is creating dynamic and interesting arrangements.

Woooo hoo! OCR in my city!

I HAVEN'T been gigging with ableton for 10 years, BUT, Ill weight in my two cents. Investing in Ableton is a good idea in my opinion, its very versatile in terms of live performance and controllerism. If i understand you correctly, what youre trying to do, is pretty much just that. I dont think FL studio is quite as well equipped for live performance as ableton, or at the very least, not as user freindly. I would also suggest that you plan out your sets in some manner. Im not saying prearrange the whole thing beforehand, but perhaps choose the samples and synths you'd like to use, keep in mind some compelling melodies you'd like and mix it in a manner that sounds pleasing so that it sounds good when you go up on stage. In my mind, the more prep and practice you do, the better its going to sound in the end. as for the equipment, you have everything you need to do a live show already. Any further equipment would complicate your setup. while thats fine, you should learn what you have and be comfortable with your setup and workflow before buying new equipment that may not even fit with your style of live performance.