[IamEvil]

Originally Posted by meisenhower

Evil, you are certainly living up to your name.

My name is Marc , IamEvil was something off the TV as I was joining this and another forum one night. You didn't think my real name was Evil did you? - I do ask this semi seriously due to your previous post history

I don't wish to mince words with a wanker with an inferiority complex about their lack of skills, and I'm certainly not trying to "rosey up" to anyone (least of all you).

you have zero argument so now you resort to name calling, a real internet big man.

Be disagreeable, as that is one area that you seem to have "talent". Talent making music? Haven't heard any thing that would suggest that, sad to say.

And now resorting to the predictable personal attacks...

For your information; the tracks you're refering to linked on my sig. are tracks written from Day 1 of owning my first synth/sequencer (which explains my overcompression and lack of true mixing skills). They are my learning process, each time I bought a new synth I would write a quick song using it to see what type of sounds I could get from it.
For reference , Antigravity was all CS2X , Eternal (All Deepbass09), Let Go (All JD800), Dark Matter (All Supernova 2) etc etc..

So insult away , I wrote those songs usually within a few days of a new synth and still probably done in the same time frame that you were still hitting wrong notes playing Three Blind Mice.

Since when does practicing 8 hours a day limited to someone playing in a particular "style?" Do you think that long practice is the bastion of only classical and jazz musicians?

you have skipped my question and replied with a question.. Please answer my question about why a person needs to practice scales when they do not play live.

To answer your question, No , I don't think long practice sessions are for classical and jazz players. I think they should be for people who PLAY LIVE MUSIC.

Because I have practiced 8 hours a day (certainly when preparing to play a classical concert), but also to develop the requisite technical ability on my instrument to not limit what I can play. Practicing 8 hours a day will eventually give you mastery over your instrument of choice. It also instills discipline into a person and teaches and rewards patience.

to be quite blunt here.. Please quit trying to suck your own dick, I'm not interested how many hours you have put in to playing your damn scales. I don't really care that you can play with both hands in time and up and down your keyboard. You and your ego are not the topic of the thread.

There is something to be said for mastering something in one's life (and Evil has mastered making "multiple quote" responses in his replies. I guess all that technical machine experience is paying off.

grow up

It's no different than years of advanced study at a university, or formal training in the other arts (painting, sculpture). Sure, anyone with a canvas, brush and paint can create something (and in some rare instances, a truly gifted individual comes along and breaks all the conventions), but having studied the formal techniques, knowing about color and composition and years of practice and study is the path to a career.

yeah , you're a real hero aren't you.

I don't understand why anyone would think that dedication, fortitude and the desire to be as proficent as possible, through whatever measures necessary can be a waste of time, and not see the value proposition.

I'm quite sure you're just baiting now and throwing words out which you know are taken out of context.

I guess some of us are happy to repetatively parot out other peoples tunes on a piano to learn how to play, while others want to invest that time into learning sound programming , sequencer programming , drum programming , effects unit programming , compressing , EQing and probably a bit of mastering.

I'm certainly not trying to put anyone down, with the exception of maybe . . . oh never mind.

Lastly, I wasn't the first post on this thread, as my first comment happened around page 3 or 4. There are people in front of me that don't share your opinion, Evil! What a shock.

Your inflated ego assumes I was on about you when I wasn't, how sweet.



I'm now going to ask you to put your money where your mouth is and challenge you.

Currently I'm waiting the arrival of a new audio PC so don't have access to my sequencer or music software at the moment , so you will have to wait a week or so....

I've listened to your myspace errr stuff so I know where you're comming from musically(?), I'll write a track similar to what you have on your myspace and you have to write a track similar to my Oblivion track.

To prove you have done it , you have to not only post an audio MP3 of the completed track but also a sequencer .CPR track to show you haven't just nicked it.

up for it ?