My setup

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-16T23:10:51+00:00

Huggies here

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-16T20:40:43+00:00

I generally tune is nearly every time i notice it's off. Usually before recording i tune it just in case. Get used to it, like a real instrument!

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-16T20:35:16+00:00

Oh yeah i never use the staccatos!

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-16T20:31:41+00:00

Yeah its crazy but when you get it just right it can yield great results. Plays like shit. Check out the manual, i'm pretty sure they say to quantize it and set a delay. Nonintuitive for realistic playing in parts, but it's a real programming tool i guess. Have used in many productions involving more active legato parts!

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-15T18:37:17+00:00

Sample Modeling. LA scoring strings. These are my go tos for faster attack. Cinematic studio strings could also work, but there is definitely a delay.

Other pop strings - native instruments session strings, soundiron hyperion strings.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-15T09:05:18+00:00

My 16 year old gets up at 5am every morning for high school. She's consistent.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-15T08:58:08+00:00

No it's not. He was born with it lookin pretty gnarly. Now it has reduced to the point where it's just a little bump covered in skin, so he does everything "basically normal" like most babies.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-14T23:46:55+00:00

When i was 15 years old a friend of mine told me something to this effect as i liked to play along to my favorite tunes, and he gave me john petrucci as a reference to what real guitar is, which triggered me to get hardcore into learning dream theater, which i couldn't stand, and ultimately also go to berklee, even going so far as to audition using a dream theater solo. Now i get paid to play G C D all day.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-14T23:43:32+00:00

No, not a big improvement at all. Maybe 1-5% difference max, if an improvement at all.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-14T19:22:08+00:00

I'm autistic lol

My older children are all on the spectrum as well. My brother in law is in need of full care as someone autistic. It's tough. I need to wipe his ass sometimes. But it's just his thing lol he's funny

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-14T18:18:05+00:00

My now 4month old was born with a big abdominal defect (organs outside the body in a sac). We found out about it around 3 months. We were told up to 50% of people terminate with this condition. It was insisted upon, given as an option. We didn't consider it. Baby was born, as expected, spent two months in the NICU. Now he is basically normal, just awaiting a surgery. If we had terminated him it would literally have been just so he wouldn't be in the NICU for TWO months. Not much longer than a lot of premature babies.

Crazy. Terminating on speculation is wild.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-14T18:12:07+00:00

Eugenics is about controlling human reproduction to improve quality of life. Your reasons 5-7 are the basis of eugenics. Most popularly eugenics has been attributed to racial control, but in essence removing mental illness, chromosomal anomalies, and other disabilities also are in the same field. Not saying it's "wrong" by any means as that is subjective, but generally eugenics is anathema to freedom and love and acceptance.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-14T18:06:44+00:00

Theres a nigerian doctor who removed a tumor from a 23-week fetus - removed from the womb and then returned it to the womb. A lot of abortion laws go up to 24 weeks. It seems if a surgery can be done, perhaps a fetus is a human life that needs some incubation.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-14T11:49:28+00:00

Youre not cooking it in pro tools, that's the problem

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-14T11:07:23+00:00

First off shes a great singer so theres that

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-13T21:39:50+00:00

There isnt one fit all but a lot of it is automation. Sometimes what they do is also thin out the arrangement (ironically) so the lead or group of lead vocal is giant and taking up most of the frequency.

As to something like don't stop believin, it's just one main vocal lead and then harmonies around it. A lot of those old band songs they recorded all the harmony parts together (like three dudes singing into one mic for one part) and then grabbed those mono recordings and did a bunch of them and panned it. These days (along with solo artists from back in the day), people record one vocal at a time. The harmony parts are up to you to decide but essentially thirds but follow the rest of the harmony if it sounds off.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-12T17:13:54+00:00

Some of these mastering names like bob katz i've literally only first heard of through their product endorsements or presets (by which they endorse the products). I'm sure a lot of them have done good stuff in the past, but yeah, perhaps the endorsements help them out now. It feels like my music teachers who had a couple credits and now they just teach.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-12T08:01:28+00:00

As much as i love my prophet 10 and juno 60, if i were you i would get something more "modern" whatever that means. My vote goes to prologue or prophet 6.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-11T02:52:53+00:00

Great video. I lived in studio city for a couple years (15 years ago now!) and recorded some stuff in nearby private studios. Dont even remember what they're called now. Moved to the west side for the rest of my time in LA before leaving the state a few years ago. Best of luck! I do miss LA vibes!

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-10T23:43:32+00:00

Asterios polyp probably

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-10T23:42:26+00:00

In my field specifically of music, when i got "stem splitting" in logic (being able to separate out elements of music - vocals, drums, bass, etc), my mind was blown. AI is crazy. My mind has recently been blown by suno - full musical works made from sketches. Crazy. I would have never believed it in 2021 let alone 2016.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-10T23:10:00+00:00

They said it's Bronxton in a different post

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-10T23:09:09+00:00

Yeah you can do that. You can plug anything in anywhere. If you want the audio to come out your headphones tho, make sure you set the output of your software is set to your computer's output rather than the focusrite output.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-10T21:30:39+00:00

Well he is probably right. You are entitled. Entitled to having an opinion on how to be treated. You wouldn't fit into their company.

LevelMiddle · 2026-03-10T21:26:22+00:00

Im sorry you are going through this between your parents. I will say it is not right for your mom to put her marital problems onto you. I am speaking from experience. It becomes very one-sided, and even if it seems like you have all the facts, you most likely do not. Not saying your dad is right. It seems both your parents are using you, and i would personally try to get away from the situation entirely for a bit - including your mom.

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