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Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:49 am
by connection
darkartois wrote:
My missus hates dub/electro etc with no vocals but lies, rather badly, when hearing my choons and gives the two thumbs up. bless her
Ha ha! This is exactly what mine says "where's all the vocals".
At this point I generally turn up the sub bass and she runs out the room!
She does support my music though, and as she's studying for the next 2 weeks, I'm holed up in the Stu-Dee-I-Oh for the foreseeable!
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:55 am
by miscreant
yup, off all day and totally fucking credit crunched, my mate sells ganj so i got him to give us an 8th last night and he'll sort me out with another 8th next thursday n i'll pay him back when i get paid. means i can sit and finish this epic little number ive been working on without getting all frustrated at being completely sober.
yes i am an addict and no i dont want to do anything about it.
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:00 pm
by darkartois
If music is your undying passion I think its a major deal breaker in long term commitment whether she'll support you etc. My girls the tits when it comes to gigs etc. always getting her big circle of mates to come out even though they hate the music. Pre warned her that my laptop comes first when we started seeing each other, gets jealous everyonce in a while like but Americanized latina's FTW in my book.
Speaking of the ganj too any of you be skint and sober and sit there for hours not going in any direction? I'll sit there sober as a judge with like 15 totally different drum/bass/synth loops and i'm totally puzzled about piecing it together, wee spliff then bam! 20 mins later you've got some quality shiz cooked up.
Maybe just me...
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:46 pm
by gravity
darkartois wrote:Speaking of the ganj too any of you be skint and sober and sit there for hours not going in any direction? I'll sit there sober as a judge with like 15 totally different drum/bass/synth loops and i'm totally puzzled about piecing it together, wee spliff then bam! 20 mins later you've got some quality shiz cooked up.
Maybe just me...
theres a balance though, a little bit of green gets the creative juices flowing better, but too much and i end up tweaking shit forever and getting nothing done.
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 12:48 pm
by miscreant
darkartois wrote:If music is your undying passion I think its a major deal breaker in long term commitment whether she'll support you etc. My girls the tits when it comes to gigs etc. always getting her big circle of mates to come out even though they hate the music. Pre warned her that my laptop comes first when we started seeing each other, gets jealous everyonce in a while like but Americanized latina's FTW in my book.
Speaking of the ganj too any of you be skint and sober and sit there for hours not going in any direction? I'll sit there sober as a judge with like 15 totally different drum/bass/synth loops and i'm totally puzzled about piecing it together, wee spliff then bam! 20 mins later you've got some quality shiz cooked up.
Maybe just me...
nah mate im the exact same, i got back from work last night thinking "right ive got friday off, i can sit and do tunes" loaded up a session ive been working on and just looked at it playing the tune over and over with no inspiration coming to me whatsoever - went for a cheeky joint once i picked up off my pal and as soon as i sat down by my computer i was back on top form. Think you need to be chonged to enjoy sitting moving little blocks around a screen for hours on end giving your spacebar a good workout.
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:02 pm
by darkartois
MiscreanT wrote:
nah mate im the exact same, i got back from work last night thinking "right ive got friday off, i can sit and do tunes" loaded up a session ive been working on and just looked at it playing the tune over and over with no inspiration coming to me whatsoever - went for a cheeky joint once i picked up off my pal and as soon as i sat down by my computer i was back on top form. Think you need to be chonged to enjoy sitting moving little blocks around a screen for hours on end giving your spacebar a good workout.
Somewhat sad its that way. I was great at Tetris as a kid while sober. Whyy not now with the more modern blocks. Sober, I am as creative as an unsharpened HB pencil
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:22 pm
by sambo187
Yes the weekend i am going to finish my first track!
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:41 pm
by serox
darkartois wrote:
Speaking of the ganj too any of you be skint and sober and sit there for hours not going in any direction? I'll sit there sober as a judge with like 15 totally different drum/bass/synth loops and i'm totally puzzled about piecing it together, wee spliff then bam! 20 mins later you've got some quality shiz cooked up.
Maybe just me...
I said something about weed on here and it got to like 20 pages, maybe more.
We are not alone.
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 1:49 pm
by connection
Serox wrote:
I said something about weed on here and it got to like 20 pages, maybe more.
We are not alone.
Think I must be on my own then, as I gave up the weed years back!
Still have the occasional smoke every now and then, and I do miss it when I'm writing tracks, but health comes before the Sensi these days!!!
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 2:16 pm
by djake
im accually getting away from the computer this weekend. been at it for 2 weeks solid appart from when i needed to sleep, eat and go toliet
outlook here i come
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:09 pm
by ninjadog
I too will be trying to finish my first dubstep track this weekend hopefully. I was supposed to go snowboarding since this is closing weekend, but it's fuckin raining. Got me a nice ball of bubble hash, and with any luck the misses will leave the house so I can smoke and crank bass.
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 4:50 pm
by fiziks
Woot!
Well for me it's gonna be: Go to the driving range after work because it's nice as shit out, do some website work, maybe work on some tunes, sleep, work a half a day on Saturday, finish the web work I was doing at home, then it's tunes time. Unless it's super nice Saturday, then I'll probably go skateboard for a few. But THEN it's bassline time.
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:29 pm
by contakt321
Havent made a tune in 2 weeks, hoping to get one out this weekend.
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:02 pm
by koog
Pre warned her that my laptop comes first when we started seeing each other
Haha that's brilliant. Chick's will definitely go, "oh yeah thats fine, its your passion blah blah" but a little while down the line I dont think they are going to like being second to teh w0bble![/quote]
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 10:22 pm
by futures_untold
Is it the weekend???
I feel sorry for all those who are employed by others. Your time and ass is 0WN3D!!!!
Self employment for the win. I get up when I feel ready to be awake, and do work when I'm ready to work (sometimes at 3am haha)!
Every day is a weekend for me, but at the same time, every day is a work day too. The only problem is, all the days roll into one, so I get ready to go to the post office and realise it's a Sunday!
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:16 pm
by ehcsztein
16 minutes left *bite nails*
Then off to a party with a friend I used to perform with.
For the remainder of the weekend I am thinking about loading up the sampler and heading out into the desert to work on some new material for my next gig.
cheers
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:38 pm
by koog
into the desert?
On a side note I just bought a coffee machine this morning and fuck me, this is the beset bit of studio kit I have ever invested in!
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:55 pm
by ehcsztein
So much for off on time... grrrr
Koog wrote:into the desert?
On a side note I just bought a coffee machine this morning and fuck me, this is the beset bit of studio kit I have ever invested in!
Yeah tons of open desert around these parts. Waiting for the woods to thaw a bit before heading out into the forest.
Developed a softspot for working on ideas away from civilization when I got a battery powered sampler. Makes me really want a laptop
Nothing like working on stuff 100 miles from the civilized world
Sitting by a campfire with a head full and just exploring sounds and then realizing the sun is coming up ... joy!:)
Coffee is beyond crucial for my creative process!
Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 11:58 pm
by koog
damn man, that sounds pretty fucking sweet actually.
I can just imagine walking through some desolate area somewhere on a hike and then hearing a massive reece pumping nearby ..
mmm.. what the fuck? hah
Posted: Sat Apr 18, 2009 12:30 am
by ehcsztein
Koog wrote:damn man, that sounds pretty fucking sweet actually.
I can just imagine walking through some desolate area somewhere on a hike and then hearing a massive reece pumping nearby ..
mmm.. what the fuck? hah
yeah that'll be later this summer
Got a generator and decent outdoor PA already (really need more low end tho.) So ima set it up and just rock the fuck out and give random folks like 4 hrs notice. If they show up great! ... if not I'll just work on stuff at full volume lol