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Originally Posted by TweakHead
What? It was just the name of a patch dude! 
Be a little patient, my mac is on repair right now. The glass of the monitor got smashed, so it's getting a new one plus some inner cleaning (while I'm at it) and a new disk as well. After moving from Spain to this country with all my life in boxes, this had to happen to delay things even more. Will be back in action pretty soon, and I'll through some tunes for you guys to listen then.  |
Not down on Macs at all, I own one and earn some of my keep off iOS development, but all I can say is I'm so damn thankful I don't have to send my computers off when something goes wrong! I just crack open the box and replace a part if it's broken, or upgrade it on the cheap if I want something faster (I guess I would if something happens with my Mac Mini, but if it went tits-up during a development cycle I would have to replace it immediately and before receiving the repaired unit anyway). That's my fundamental problem with letting Apple be the keeper of my music platform.
As far as sharing music - I say share it if you want to but it's not necessarily the end game or goal for everyone. As a hobbyist, I enjoy the process of individual sound design and learning the quirks/limits/abilities of a given synth or tool as much as I enjoy creating music. I don't think I've completed a full track since maybe 2009 or so. If I haven't put something like 30 hours of work into a track, I don't consider it close to complete. And even then I have no real motivation to share; one reason I gave up on the idea of being a stage musician is because I just don't have that fundamental craving for attention it requires to do it well. I'd prefer to be the man behind the curtain so to speak. Ever wonder what my moniker stands for?
I have a friend who is a very successful and talented producer, and sometimes I let him listen to my stuff because his advice means something in particular to me; his tracks are some of the most well-mixed stuff I've ever heard come out of a home studio. I no longer have the hearing of a 10 year old boy and I'm quite aware of the value of outside input, but at a very basic level, I would only care about that outside input if I were truly seeking the approval of others. And with the exception of that one friend, I have no real interest in approval from others. Besides, there are plenty of forums dedicated for music sharing and critiquing out there. That's not to say I wouldn't listen if you posted it, it just means please don't be offended if I don't get around to listening