Chimpazilla

Here is a to get you started. It explains what EQ is for and generally how it is used.

This is a totally AWESOME story and I love it so much... (except the part about no time for remixes, haha) Congratulations on becoming a daddy this way!!!

I've got you guys all beat. Married 14 years, 8-year-old son. I guess I'm the "den mother" here. Haha!

Master compression and limiting are ways of adding cohesion to all instruments and drums together while keeping everything in the same-ish volume range. If you have mixed well, you shouldn't need too much master compression to get cohesion. Limiting of course keeps the track from going over 0db at any point. (or less... -0.1 or so). Snappleman is right, you can't do this on the individual tracks only. Keeping in mind... none of this should be considered actual "mastering."

First things first, Joe! At your rate of speed, you'll be here in a month or so.

I like to gently compress my drum bus, and gently compress my bass, if needed and if it adds punchiness to the sound (as desired to taste). On the master, I gently compress again, no more than 5db GR and only on the high peaks (snare, kick, usually snare), tiny bit (2db) makeup gain if needed. Then, soft-knee limiter, only a couple of db (2-4ish) GR and again *only* on the wild peaks, unless I'm looking for that smashed effect (typically NOT haha!). "Eyeblink" is a good descriptor for what I like to see happening in my master compressor and limiter. -6db RMS holy shit dude. *covers ears* I was taught -12 is a good number but I usually end up in the -11 to -10 range, -9 tops and certainly not for the entire track!

It's a good early attempt for sure. Very nice progressions, I can get a flavor of where you are going with it. You have tons to learn about how to produce though, how to arrange and write and mix and how to get it sounding good. I suggest watching some Youtube tutorials on anything you might be interested in learning. I'd also recommend getting a book or two, like the Dance Music Manual (2nd edition by Rick Snoman). Also, practice with your different sounds. You can take a track you like, take one aspect of it and see if you can replicate the sound. Practice, practice, practice!

Thanks Argle!

Oh DAYUM I'm so attracted to you all right now... wow... elderly shut-ins, livestock, and financial parasites... oh whom would I choose, if only I could... if only I were single. *sigh*

I have the world's most awesome 8-year-old son named Tom. He is smart, funny, handsome, and has the biggest heart of any person I've ever met so far in this life. Lucky me (and my husband)!

Thanks Mirby... but... the image has to be on the web somewhere then, not from my machine? Sorry, I feel so dumb about this.

Well I'm just an Old Anyone then. Haha! Well it's new for my son, who is in love with it.

May I then show my ignorance and ask how some are able to post images? And how might I do the same, should I want to? Thanks.

I don't seem to have the ability to post attachments or images. Is this a special privilege, or do I need to request this ability, or what? If so, I hereby request this ability. Thanks!

My son is 8 and he is completely addicted to Minecraft. He can play for hours and he is so creative. When his friends come over, they all bring their devices and they play together. We are just starting to get into mods... which is cool but can't be played together afaik... but for just the straight Minecraft, it is a total winner with this age group.

It's already in the planning stages. Stay tuned.

Well D, I think your voice/vocals/accent are *perfect* for this song! I wouldn't change a thing about them.

Well I'm honored then... they do say imitation is the most sincere form of flattery!

Ok that's weird... what are the odds of two Goron tracks hitting the wip forum on the same day???

Awesome offer T... thanks! Let's see what anterroir thinks about that and we'll let ya know!

They See Me Rolling - Soundcloud by chimpazilla, anterroir, timaeus edit 4-9-13: added glitching by timaeus, and posted for mod review. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hi There! David and I thought it would be fun to take a trip to Goron City and hang out with the big guys for awhile. Turns out they are quite groovy. We are still tweaking this but we consider it 98% finished. We will still be working with the vocals to make sure David can be heard over the backing, while maintaining all those fun effects. At this point in our production, we thought it would be a great idea to get feedback from our fine OCR friends. Listen and comment! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lyrics: All my brothers, they see me rolling All my brothers, they see me rolling The guy in green, he sees me rolling The guy in green, he sees me rolling And I'm watching him, watching them, watching me Rolling round, and round... And they're watching him taking out his bombs, To blow me off the ground! It may be a small place, so many of us in it, Yeah we're pretty big guys, with tutus and shit you name it Still we're easy going, smooth, everyone it's alright... Let's roll around the town tonight. Hi there! You see me floating... well... yeah... Come on man, do it again, bomb me, BOMB ME yeeeaaahhhh... All my brothers, they see me floating The guy in green, he sent me floating And I'm watching him, watching them, watching me Floating round, and round... And they're watching him taking out his hook, To pull me to the ground! It may be a small place, so many of us in it, Yeah we're pretty big guys, with tutus and shit you name it Still we're easy going, smooth, everyone it's alright... Let's roll around the town tonight. Source breakdown: ReMix..........................Source 0:00 - 0:08 8 seconds 0:27 - 0:35 0:08 - 0:15 7 seconds 1:02 - 1:10 0:15 - 0:23 8 seconds 0:27 - 0:35 0:23 - 0:30 7 seconds 1:02 - 1:10 0:30 - 0:35 5 seconds 0:09 - 0:17 (melodic metallic barking) 0:35 - 1:36 original writing and lyrics 1:36 - 1:44 8 seconds 0:27 - 0:35 1:44 - 1:52 8 seconds 1:02 - 1:10 1:55 - 2:26 31 seconds 0:27 - 0:43 2:26 - 3:12 original writing and lyrics 3:12 - 3:20 8 seconds 0:27 - 0:35 3:20 - 3:27 7 seconds 1:02 - 1:10 3:27 - 3:35 8 seconds 0:27 - 0:35 3:35 - 3:43 8 seconds 1:02 - 1:10 3:43 - 3:51 8 seconds 0:27 - 0:35 3:51 - 3:58 7 seconds 1:02 - 1:10 3:58 - 4:07 9 seconds 0:09 - 0:17 (melodic metallic barking) total is 137 seconds - 137/247 = 55.47% source usage

Hope you had a great birthday Meteo!

Thank you for that. We successfully got him Mutant Creatures and he is so happy!!!

Oh Nathan. (and all you super-young dudes) You don't even wanna know how old I was in 1997. Haha! We haven't let him into the deep internet jungle yet. My husband and I are hacking through it ourselves. I'm not really into fighting viruses all afternoon, so I though I'd ask if anyone knew of a better way. Ah, well. And if my kid turns out as nice as you, that's just fine with me.

Hi guys/gals, my son (age eight) is obsessed with Minecraft. He and his friends compare notes about what mods they have for the game. We tried finding these mods for him, but always we are lead to sites with viruses and/or the flashy DL buttons that take you to stupid stuff. Even when we find the actual DL button, they want you to DL iLivid too. Is there a safe place/way to find these mods, and what other advice can you offer on this subject? Thanks!