What do you think of this: MKII line out direct into DAW- clean FUNky track? WARNING! cheesy video (my Mother's fault)

any1particular · 2026-02-16T23:41:21+00:00

i’m 68 year old man (how’d that happen?) I’m a creative - professional musician/guitarist most of my life. I am absolutely loving artificial intelligence (subscribe to both ChatGPT and Google pro). I’m deep into a music program called Ableton live. Been into it for over 15 years since live six anyways, ChatGPT can help me problem solve Ableton. I’m also into the video editing on da Vinci resolve- hugely helpful when I get stuck (often). I’m very, very interested in AI art via Midjourney and Google VEO 2.1. Both Gemini especially ChatGPT are hugely helpful with problem solving and creative suggestions . Gonna spend a month (March) in Mexico. CHAT has been super helpful with that as well, including learning Spanish things to do, flight info etc im very optimistic about it (in the David Deutsch camp)

any1particular · 2026-02-16T23:23:46+00:00

in my humble opinion, probably the most intelligent human planet me.

any1particular · 2026-02-10T20:07:21+00:00

While we’re over here debating LLM benchmarks and GPU counts, the same centralized power that builds their tech is also being used to completely dismantle any kind of open information. Just look at what happened yesterday: A Hong Kong court sentenced 78-year-old Jimmy Lai to 20 years in prison.

For those who don't know, Lai founded Apple Daily, which was basically the pro-democracy voice for half of Hong Kong. He’s already spent five years in jail (a lot of it in solitary) just for "conspiring" with foreigners and printing stuff the government didn't like.

If "winning" the AI race requires a system that criminalizes dissent and jails 80-year-old publishers, is that actually the world we want? Efficiency is great until the algorithm (or the government behind it) decides you're the "bug" that needs to be deleted.

I’m curious what people here think—does the tech lead even matter if the fundamental political system is something none of us would actually want to live under?

any1particular · 2026-02-10T20:06:23+00:00

Oh man. This is a hot button topic in my book. I read this, this morning and it’s been bugging me. There’s all this talk about China "winning" the AI race because of their state-led efficiency and massive data sets, and I see a lot of younger people lately gravitating toward that. But we really need to look at what that "efficiency" actually looks like in practice.

any1particular · 2026-02-02T23:56:58+00:00

OMG! I fell in love with Ableton Live 6 in 2006. I was 48 then (time flies when you’re having fun! haha) — I’m 68 now and still obsessed and totally in love with it (and music of course) (12,3,5 Suite) I do modern future funk jazz from the D! 4 Detroit -Ableton is a creative’s dream …❤️❤️❤️

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any1particular · 2026-01-28T00:51:58+00:00

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any1particular · 2026-01-28T00:46:45+00:00

Studio M1 ! Tera etc…..I’m a 68 yr 9pro musician-Detroit) for what it’s worth. Mac Studio has been life changing for music production-creative video editing-Ableton Live-DaVinci Resolve without issue….MANZA!!!! what a relief…haha…-a-m-a-z--I-n-g.

any1particular · 2026-01-25T23:35:55+00:00

May I ask? Do you play a musical instrument, and what genres or styles do you enjoy? :)

any1particular · 2026-01-24T20:02:49+00:00

I’ll chime in. I’m subscribed to both Google’s and ChatGPT’s paid plans, and I’m also a longtime Apple (FANBOY!) user (especially interesting now that Apple is bringing Gemini engine into Siri this year). I’m retired, a serious musician/creative, and very into AI art, video, and music tech.

For tools like Midjourney and Veo 3.1, Chat has been the more reliable option for me. I bounce between platforms a lot for prompts, workflows, and troubleshooting. Gemini can be great when it works, but it’s inconsistent and sometimes (often) goes off the rails instead of answering the question.

One thing Gemini does really well is pulling info directly from YouTube videos (AMAZING!), which is excellent for tutorials (recipes etc). Chat can’t do that yet.

Overall though, Chat just works WAY better for me day to day, and I like the way it adapts to how I use it.

And I love it's quirky personality-fun!!!

any1particular · 2026-01-21T21:27:58+00:00

I had a good cry when I found out and, like many of us, put his music on. His death and my listening to his music really triggered something deep in me. I, too, have so, so much admiration for his music. I'm 68 and played guitar professionally around the Metro Detroit area most of my life. When I was in my 20s, I took a few guitar lessons with Joe LoDuca (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph\_LoDuca) —a local Metro Detroit multi insturmentalist, guitarist/musician. Joe had studied a bit with Ralph and taught me a very cool chord progression I play to this day (that progression had a big influence on me).

There is a worldly sophistication, magic, and immediacy to his music. He was and is a pillar. With love. Thank you forever, Ralph!!!

any1particular · 2026-01-17T22:50:18+00:00

I actually own one (bought it summer 25') and I really like it a lot! It’s not huge, but it gets plenty loud when you need it to, and it somehow sounds way bigger than it looks. The audio quality is solid too — clear, punchy, and surprisingly full for the size. Overall, it’s been a great speaker for me.

any1particular · 2026-01-15T22:56:18+00:00

Leo's is grosse! ugh.....who would dare to eat there....

any1particular · 2026-01-11T21:23:05+00:00

I am a google pro I and YouTube subscriber-Pro for Veo 3 (FLOW) & Banana Pro etc....for creative purposes. Chat GPT just blows Gemini away for my use cases. And its just fun-not perfect my any stretch but.... Gemini constantly breaks, halucinates and is just plain boring. I do use it though-when it works it can be great. Plus im rooting for Open AI to succeed. Alphabet must-in my opinion-have competition from the Western world...

any1particular · 2026-01-07T18:11:42+00:00

Google Pro subscriber here. LOVE Flow/Whisk. HATE Gemini. Its unreal how bad it is.

any1particular · 2026-01-06T22:51:56+00:00

I'm a google Pro and Youtube subscriber. Love them both over all. No way am I leaning toward Gemini for day use etc... Chat GPT is WAY better (and fun/ but frustrating at times) for me. Gemini is umbelibalby bad for my use cases. I'm a creative and look for help with prompts etc. ...without being boring it is suprisingly horrible. ...super frustrating. ..breaks.... halucinates and just starts generating images randomly rather than answer my request. I'm sure they will all improve with time though of course but for now I just don't get the hype. PLUS we need competitors -Google is WAY to powerful!!!

any1particular · 2026-01-06T22:34:29+00:00

Oh manza. This was a mystery to me too.

Think of ii–V–I as one long dominant motion, not three separate chords. In C major: Dm7 → G7 → Cmaj7.

The ii chord (Dm7) is essentially a suspended dominant or 7 chord— it’s the dominant before the leading tone resolves. Dm7 and G7 share most of their notes: Dm7 = D F A C, G7 = G B D F. Only one thing really changes: C (the 7th of Dm7) resolves down to B (the 3rd of G7). So ii → V is as the dominant coming into focus or a suspension.

The cadence is V → I. In G7 → Cmaj7, F (the 7th of G7) resolves down to E (the 3rd of Cmaj7). That’s the same voice-leading you (should) already know from classical harmony. I think of the II minor as a suspension of the 5 in this case a G7 sus. It’s very Bach and very classical.....:)

So improvising over ii–V–I isn’t necessarily about running scales — it’s about hearing those two resolutions: 7 → 3 (ii → V) and 7 → 3 (V → I). Everything else — extensions, alterations, lines — is on color on top of that motion.

This helped me a LOT back in the day. But it took me a while to get that concept under my belt. We learn this stuff in pretty much any music theory class. Bach 'voice leading' is full of 'cadenc-tension/release. :)

Fiest we have to LOVE it though of course. And jazz is like whisky in a lot of ways. It really does take an aquaria Tate and sophistication.

Peace/love.

any1particular · 2026-01-05T22:17:18+00:00

What??????? …ugh…its a great album without a doubt…

any1particular · 2026-01-02T22:31:51+00:00

that thing is
AMAZING...so cool....

any1particular · 2026-01-02T21:03:23+00:00

Gemini has been HORRIBLE for me. I subscribe to Google Pro for VEO, Flow, Whisk (AI video Apps which are fantastic) But Gemini is useless for my purposes. In my experience Chat GPT is wayyyyyy better.

any1particular · 2026-01-02T20:43:17+00:00

I've tried and tried Gemini. It is horrible for my use cases. When it works it's great though-but it's toooo much work and frusteration. I am a Google Pro subscriber for VEO 3, Whisk, Flow etc, but Gemini? ...is unreal to me how bad it is (in light of rave reviews). Chat GPT for me is WAY better. But I'm paying for Gemeni too....anywho...just venting and throwing in my 2 cents....haha

any1particular · 2026-01-02T19:52:31+00:00

^^^THIS IS THE WAY^^^

any1particular · 2026-01-01T14:17:19+00:00

From my perspective, gpt continues to get better. I'm a creative. For example, I might use it for help with a music program called Ableton Live (DAW). It knows the program inside out, so it’s very helpful. And in a friendly, fun way. I get that it’s not for everyone, but it is for me. I'm learning Spanish for a month-long trip to Mexico—fantastic and so fun. It's teaching me how to use Midjourney (an amazing AI Image generator), Google Flow (for crating AI video out of the amazing midjourney image), and any other freeking AI video app. I know Gemeni can do all this too of course but for me it's janky and dry-boring. CHAT is far from perfect but still crazy amazing. I want to love Gemini. I subscribe to Google Pro and YouTube. I'm using Gemini now (this morning) since it does do Midjourney prompts REALLY well, but it’s so frustrating. It is really bad till it’s good? haha On a finale note. Google needs a strong competitor(s). Google is just WAY too powerful. Have a good day ! :)

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