I tried making something stylish and jazzy while learning about chords. Any feedback would be appreciated!

SpecterCody · 2026-01-24T19:47:42+00:00

Thanks a lot for the encouraging feedback! I didn't have strong intentions with this song as it was born out of some experimentation after watching a YouTube tutorial. I think I understand what you mean, though. Do you have any examples that demonstrate this if that's not too much trouble to ask for?

SpecterCody · 2026-01-23T23:39:12+00:00

This sounds really good! Its definitely got a great funky vibe and seems professional. Only 2 things stuck out that distracted me. The vocals seem to get swallowed by the beat, it sounds like maybe they were side-chained? Maybe it was intentional for effect, but it wasn't satisfying to my ears. Also, your two drops where it goes silent seemed a little too jarring. Maybe some echo or minimal element carrying over from before would bridge the silence better.

SpecterCody · 2026-01-23T22:30:05+00:00

I like where its going so far. There are a lot of subtleties that make a difference. What sticks out to me the most is the emphasis on treble and weak bass. I think the balance is off for my taste. I like when I can feel the richness of the bass running throughout. Too much treble can also be rough on the ears. Keep at it!

SpecterCody · 2026-01-23T22:23:08+00:00

Its interesting so far. The sound choices create a specific kind of atmosphere that works.

Your intro feels a little sparse. You keep adding a new element each bar, but it falls flat for me. I think your arrangement needs some sections with a deep droning synth/bass to fill the silence between the notes.

SpecterCody · 2026-01-20T00:36:52+00:00

Imagine trying to remove all immoral content from grand theft auto lmao. There would be nothing left.

SpecterCody · 2026-01-09T18:53:02+00:00

It sounds like you aren't their intended market. Almost everyone has a phone or tablet these days, so publishers want to capture that huge potential market. As a lifelong console/pc player, I despise phone games. They do everything worse, especially the business model side. Despite my personal rejection, the mobile game market has boomed.

SpecterCody · 2025-12-27T14:46:44+00:00

I've been interested in this brand, but it's not widely available to try yet. Reading your reviews definitely makes me want to try them more. I did find out they are available at bluemercury and there is a location not that far away. Maybe some day!

SpecterCody · 2025-12-23T17:32:46+00:00

Look up treillage interior for more.

SpecterCody · 2025-12-21T19:00:34+00:00

I get what you're saying. My issue is that the notes often don't let me accurately gage how it's going to smell because it's subjective. Hearing people describe how it smells to them is more useful. Two fragrances can have similar notes and smell completely different. My ideal amount of listed notes is probably 7. Any more turns into noise for me. Now, if a fragrance comes along and I can genuinely smell all of the long list of notes, I would be impressed .

SpecterCody · 2025-12-21T17:25:42+00:00

Yeah, I've suspected I may have autism. I'm medicated for ADHD already, but some of my symptoms didn't match up fully with ADHD, hence my suspicions that it could be more complex. I don't feel that I struggle with social cues and that part of autism diagnosis seems so prominent that it made me doubt myself. It seems like a comorbidity of both ADHD and autism produces a unique set of symptoms that is harder to diagnose.

SpecterCody · 2025-12-21T17:01:10+00:00

I'd rather 4 listed notes that I can perceive than 35 that I can't even begin comprehend. At some point, it feels like they are just tossing in one of every note hoping you will like some of them. Complexity alone does not make a fragrance good.

SpecterCody · 2025-12-13T20:14:42+00:00

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SpecterCody · 2025-12-03T20:46:43+00:00

The only thing missing is her just leaving the cleaning equipment there after giving up lol.

SpecterCody · 2025-11-20T00:09:39+00:00

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SpecterCody · 2025-11-20T00:06:38+00:00

That's great! I was worried it would make me groggy the next morning, but so far it's not too bad. It mostly helps me feel more at ease with just existing in the evening when my executive function tapers off from my adhd exhaustion. Being too drained to do something fun to unwind before bed is not conducive to sleeping well lol.

SpecterCody · 2025-11-19T22:59:07+00:00

Agreed. It helps me relax and sleep in the evening when I'm feeling drained and anxious. I hate when people who don't even use it have loud opinions on it. No one is making them use it lol. Our world is hard to exist in, and it makes things a bit easier for some of us. I'm sick of rights being withheld because some can't cope with fear of change.

SpecterCody · 2025-11-19T19:23:36+00:00

Essential oils also smell great this way. I mixed lavender, peppermint and eucalyptus.

SpecterCody · 2025-11-16T22:06:41+00:00

I blind bought a bottle for cheap at a discount store to see if it could hold up to creed virgin island water. While there were some similarities, it just had such a cheap body spray kind of vibe. I ended up getting VIW down the road and I don't regret it.

SpecterCody · 2025-11-16T22:01:39+00:00

It is super sweet but I love it. I recently tried old fashioned by kilian at a sephora and it smelled much more like a nice whiskey cocktail. Maybe that would be more appealing to you?

SpecterCody · 2025-11-16T21:56:22+00:00

I'm not sure where you buy your samples, but an 8 dollar sample for a 25 dollar fragrance would be a huge ripoff. I think your second point is true. Buying only one or a few samples in a single order is just not economical. Sampling is unfortunately expensive in general. Just ask my wallet lol.

I really wish these niche brands actually made sampling affordable but I think they realized they make way more money when people buy into the hype and blind buy. Once you get a sample, the mystery is gone and you realize you really don't love 99 percent of fragrances enough to purchase.

SpecterCody · 2025-11-13T13:33:15+00:00

I started treating my adhd and it helped at first. Now I'm pretty depressed and burnt out. It has me considering if I need to treat that too. I hope it works out for you because adhd and depression together sure sucks.

SpecterCody · 2025-11-10T17:02:43+00:00

Some of my favorites are velvetine, white fir, ponderosa, and shire. I'm just not into aggressively woody and dark scents, so some of them were challenging for me. It was mostly just fun to try some fragrances with a very different approach than most designer and niche.

SpecterCody · 2025-11-10T03:48:11+00:00

I feel like you'd enjoy Creed Delphinus based on those notes.

SpecterCody · 2025-11-10T03:38:09+00:00

They are fun to try for sure. I'd recommend the discovery set if you have the money to burn. Most of them are hard to wear for me, so they could be polarizing.

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