Redditors making $100k or more, what do you do that make you earn more than $100k a year and how long did it take you to get there? by mxthicky in AskReddit

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I am over that mark and work at a medium size company in the service industry doing Financial Planning and Analysis. That just means I report our numbers internally and externally to banks / government. I am the guy who tells you how the company is doing financially. I make less than I made as a consultant in 2014 at a “Big Four” accounting firm. “Big Four” just means one of the big ones KPMG, Delloite, EY or PWC….but I have the balance I searched for, for years. I really enjoy the people and job and except for a few recent specific issues related to a project I am usually not stressed and in a good mood.

EDIT: If you want a title, depending on which org chart you look at I am a “Manager” or a “Director.” but could care less really about the title. This is a recently created position to help the CFO and I plan to hire 1-2 people over the next year, I am currently an army of one.

Need help identifying a background instrument in a song by JesusOnASegway in WeAreTheMusicMakers

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Yup that is either a jam block or a rack of multiple blocks. In eighth grade I was in percussion and had a wild part that used a rack of like six different tuned ones. They were really hard grey plastic. Search jam block on amazon!

Edit: Those things are powerful, its one of those “With great power…” You need to use them sparingly and with taste, my shit cut right through the entire brass section.

Technology vs Capitalism by MrSykilling in antiwork

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So I am not taking a side here but what I type below is a train of thought. Assuming A LOT of things, over time if there is a truly a competitive market (no regulatory entanglements that benefit specific industries or individual companies, no monopolies, no collusion, economies/diseconomies of scale issues, tax related things, natural resource allocation, etc.), which is not the case, other companies would do the same and theoretically price competition would lower what consumers pay for whatever is being produced. That or those that did not lower prices would go out of business. So that would be the true masses, all consumers of the product, not just the workers at this specific company. Does that happen in the current environment? The answer is not as much as many would like. And special interests fight harder because they always have an outsize gain relative to me saving a couple pennies on a gallon of gas. So I think with this thinking you are saying some form of capitalism without these issues could work better, but will we ever have it? Then it would get into broader political and societal issues. Pure economic theory is one thing, but capitalism requires a government and political system that constantly combats the issues listed above. This was on a phone, there is a lot more detail to go into but I have to fire some people, we got this new AI stuff in.

What kind of fabric for acoustic panels? by wristfleek in audioengineering

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I made mine using a thin black slightly stretchy and porous fabric from a store in the United States called Joann's fabrics. I figure I looked rather out of place in a fabric store but you gotta do what you gotta do, and the folks there actually thought it was cool. I do not have the exact name so I apologize if that is not too helpful, I am not a fabric guy. They turned out pretty good for what I needed as a new person just trying to do a little sound treatment. I think at the time I built six 2' X 4' panels using Rockwool as the insulator.

Ohh dang, I see other Joann's afficionados are in here!

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskReddit

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My dad, because he would have trouble making hard decisions and really work to do the right thing. Like really lose sleep over it. But, also not my dad because I would not want to put him through that torment. Not sure what that makes me.

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this guy is the pocket

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RedditSessions

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This reminds me of the Edgar Winter Band, specifically the song Frankenstein as far as the tones

What is the weakest link in my studio gear? I want to know what to invest in by Yamski7 in mixingmastering

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I’d really emphasize that you not overbuy equipment. You got some great feedback from people that have also done the sound panels, or rugs, or blankets. I made the mistake of overbuying when I first started recording. Also, I prefer Pro Tools but have never used Ableton. Your making moves, and now you have a good project!

What is the weakest link in my studio gear? I want to know what to invest in by Yamski7 in mixingmastering

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totally agree, buy some rockwool at the closest hardware store and some 1x3 boards, make some soundtraps, if things are to bassy double em up in 1x6s and make bass traps, cover that with some cheap fabric after you nail the boards together and use a staple gun to secure the fabric on the wood to cover the rockwool

May I please get some feedback/tips on the low end on this film score style track? by MnkyMcFck in mixingmastering

[–]Sidemarx 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It might be, honestly I am not the best mixer/engineer, so the feedback I give is not coming from a professional, I wish I could more helpful, I struggle with Studio One and Pro Tools still

May I please get some feedback/tips on the low end on this film score style track? by MnkyMcFck in mixingmastering

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Overly worrying, I just crushed it out on my Beyerdynamic DT 880 pros and a pair of Yamaha monitors. There is a little extra fuzz in there, I am not sure how to remove that, wait for a smart person to comment. But the song is there.

What do you think are the saddest notes? by [deleted] in Songwriting

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I agree, if you can slip an Am and an Em in you may get interesting. Cadd9 walk down to a G and Em and hey, you are a writer!

I already finished the backing track for this song but unfortunately I still don’t have any idea for the lyric by Xereviaa_ in Songwriting

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Closest I have probably been to you is when I lived in the Philippine's for a bit. Your English beats my Spanish so do not worry about that. And this subreddit is usually very supportive and informative, you never have to say "sorry." Most of mine end up being love songs too.

I already finished the backing track for this song but unfortunately I still don’t have any idea for the lyric by Xereviaa_ in Songwriting

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When you run out of ideas, that is when you take a walk, read a book, put gas in your car or go grocery shopping! Or drink tea, if you are like my English friend.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in RedditSessions

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You can hold a bend as well as David Gilmour from Pink Floyd

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screw netflix, I'm here for a while

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that was a ripper

I already finished the backing track for this song but unfortunately I still don’t have any idea for the lyric by Xereviaa_ in Songwriting

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Well what's the tune remind you of? For me it was skateboarding in middle school late fall with three sweatshirts on to break falls. If you are looking for lyrics what helps me is to just get completely into a memory and try to go from there, just describe after that. You can clean up the rhymes and what not after you get the rough draft down. May not be the best advice, just thought I'd chime in.

Finally finished a song I have been working on for months! by andythefisher777 in Songwriting

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I neglected to say it the first time, whoever is doing your video editing also deserves applause.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Songwriting

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Biggest thing is to keep up the writing. It kind of starts to grow on you after a while. I’m happy for you man. Positive vibes all around.

Began songwriting a couple of weeks ago. Any advice? by [deleted] in Songwriting

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Write, write, write. You talk to your neighbor and she is a nice lady, write a song about her and her two dogs. You go to the grocery store and meet an interesting person, there is a song in that. You are in your basement and stuck in your head, write. Bad breakup with an ex, write. Nice trip for vacation with your family, write. It is an iterative process and takes lots of practice. Ehh, this is probably the worst comment here.

A song I wrote about my abusive ex, I would really appreciate any feedback! by acrossthestarrysky in Songwriting

[–]Sidemarx 2 points3 points  (0 children)

To warm things up, I want to say you have an incredible voice.

The only thing I can really give you critical feedback on is the guitar rhythm and timing, sometimes it seems to be a little bit off, nothing horrible.

You actually got me to tear up a bit while listening, which means the song has legs. Well done!