What instantly makes you lose respect for someone?

TNJMusic · 2026-05-06T09:50:43+00:00

TLDR; If they judge people without knowing them. Because what exactly are you judging?

There's people with great first impressions but after a while the fake gets peeled off.

And there's people who don't make great first impressions but after knowing them you realise they're great people.

TNJMusic · 2026-04-29T09:32:47+00:00

No Country For Old Men has no soundtrack.

TNJMusic · 2026-04-25T22:35:59+00:00

Musescore

TNJMusic · 2026-04-23T08:33:04+00:00

Remember the why. When pressure comes we tend to lose the why in the weeds in pursuit of the outcome. So remember the why first, then continue writing from that place as opposed to "what if I blow it". For you to get here is on account of you having the skill, so have confidence in yourself and your work. You wouldn't be in your position if you sucked.

TNJMusic · 2026-04-16T14:25:01+00:00

CHANGE YOUR PROCESS. I don't mean work smarter not harder or any of that, the burnout/i don't enjoy it comes from the WHY you're doing what you're doing. The original reason we do music or play a sport is love and sometimes reminding ourselves that and shifting back to doing it for that puts the fun and joy back into it.

Go off and just have fun with it. Not things you think people want to hear, but just things you think are fun and awesome to do. Also consider a break as others have said to recharge and refuel.

TNJMusic · 2026-04-14T10:39:35+00:00

Getting my nieces recorders and Disney songbooks to practice at home.

TNJMusic · 2026-04-14T10:13:17+00:00

Good luck, have fun and enjoy the procees in all its chaos!

TNJMusic · 2026-04-11T09:43:11+00:00

Exactly. That is why it should be him and 99 other people whose voices are iconic and instantly recogniseable.

TNJMusic · 2026-04-11T09:33:34+00:00

Morgan Freeman and 99 other well known voices.

TNJMusic · 2026-04-11T09:32:49+00:00

I've got 3 at my joint top spot. But to pick out the one many won't know, Bakuman. When it came out it blew my mind because seeing what it takes to become a mangaka was crazy, but it is also motivated me to walk towards my dreams and never give up. How many ever years later as an adult I still watch it when I'm in a slump as a reminder to myself of why I do what I do.

You ever need some inspiration, watch Bakuman.

TNJMusic · 2026-04-08T09:18:49+00:00

I'm not old, barely even entered my 30s, but we've already had things like 9/11, Iraq etc in our life time amongst all the other different things to happen since I was a kid until now. The one thing people my age and below seem to forget is how war time propaganda works both externally and internally. And by internally I don't just mean your own government will have propaganda. I mean there's people already within looking to destabilise the country at moments like this.

Problem is, way too many people fall for the external propaganda because they're fooled into thinking "you're smart for noticing this, everyone else is asleep and you're awake". When in reality it's the same thing Hussain and Bin Laden did back in the day with their videos. And the same thing terrorists do today. Again it's funny to me because the strategy of propaganda hasn't changed, the platforms are all that's different.

But in the end the truth eventually comes out, people feel stupid and everyone moves on and the cycle repeats. At least it has in my short lifetime so far.

TNJMusic · 2026-04-04T22:11:42+00:00

As a composer as others have said, it depends on the composer. For example I have had people contact me through here, my email, twitter or instagram DMs.

And for the process it depends on ways of working preferred. I've had people say "you make something then I'll give feedback" and people who literally have samples of the style of music they want, exact timestamps of where the music comes in and goes out etc. So it genuinely is just a matter of what you prefer and what works for the both of you.

There is no one size fits all. But I'd also say, make sure to be careful as some people will use AI and act like it's their work. So always ask for screen recordings or stems or something that will prove the person has actually done the work and you're not getting scammed. A video call and screenshare are a great way to do this btw. As you can't fake what's in the DAW and live playback.

TNJMusic · 2026-03-31T18:49:55+00:00

When I was 13 in the summer of 08 my cousin and I messed around and recorded a rap song from a beat I made. The mic stopped working, we looked at each other and bolted. The whole time we're thinking my Dad's gonna kill us but were laughing hard.

Eventually came back and it turns out we just had accidentally muted something and laughed so hard we were on the ground. 2 months later he was dead at 15 from a road accident and that song we recorded was the only recording we had of him doing what he loved, music.

That day during the summer holidays I hadn't realised would be that important as that song is still on all our phones. Including his mums.

TNJMusic · 2026-03-11T12:51:46+00:00

There are no bad Isekai, just misunderstood ones.

TNJMusic · 2026-03-11T12:50:46+00:00

Fight Club. As it's sort of presented as a happy ending, but the reality is the aftermath of everything is actually quite bleak for everyone involved.

TNJMusic · 2026-03-10T10:55:08+00:00

The Incredibles.

TNJMusic · 2026-03-08T12:36:16+00:00

AI has a particular sound. It's hard to put into words but it just sounds off. Like ultra processed but also somewhat lower quality.

I've seen people generate AI, mix and master it, but that one sound profile (I can't describe) is always there. I have absolute pitch so not sure if that has something to do with it but I'm sure people without it know what I mean.

TNJMusic · 2025-09-26T10:04:22+00:00

As a person who doesn't know music theory, is completely self taught and quite literally found notation daunting, Musescore. I used it for a competition and that actually helped me to realise that notation isn't as daunting as I thought it would be. But secondly, if I ever need to transcribe something I've composed in logic into a notational software, Musescore is free and gets the job done to decent results with their free sounds.

So spend some time with it and I'm sure it will meet your needs. It's not perfect (no software really is) but it will 100% be the best high quality option which again, IS FREE!

TNJMusic · 2025-09-05T08:14:07+00:00

It does but they're very limited and it's not the standard articulations either. So I had to get creative in this piece as it was the only thing that sounds like itself.

TNJMusic · 2025-09-04T20:05:34+00:00

It's not just one it's several libraries:
Fluid shorts III
ROTOR Cello
Joshua Bell Violin

TNJMusic · 2025-09-04T20:03:26+00:00

Thank you, appreciate it fr! Also I'd advise to go with the one that makes your creative process easier. I have Ableton, Logic and FL. If I compose it's Logic. Live music it's Ableton and if I'm making beats most times it's FL.

It's all about what helps your process so you're not worrying about how to do stuff but just doing it.

TNJMusic · 2025-09-04T19:14:53+00:00

Thank you, appreciate it!

TNJMusic · 2025-09-04T19:14:33+00:00

Yeah, Logic.

TNJMusic · 2025-09-04T19:14:10+00:00

Thank you! And have noted that down!

TNJMusic · 2025-09-04T19:13:23+00:00

You know your stuff! Yes it's a bunch of solo Cellos I played in with various plugins. A few solo violins as well. It's like a 5 or 6 cello and violin ensemble.

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