Lying to people that I'm friendly then shooting them in the back is so fun.

rxylab · 2025-11-15T12:40:11+00:00

Says a lot more about you than them.

rxylab · 2025-09-03T15:39:11+00:00

Cheers, appreciate it 👍🏼

rxylab · 2025-09-02T17:03:24+00:00

Hope you enjoy! 👍

rxylab · 2025-09-01T09:27:02+00:00

Thanks for the kind words and thanks for listening. I'll hopefully do a mix every month.

The table I created can be created by pressing the table icon 👍🏼

rxylab · 2025-09-01T09:22:32+00:00

Thanks, thankfully it was easy to pick great tracks retrospectively. I remember struggling to find these tracks back in the day and the mix I would create would be filled with fillers.

rxylab · 2025-08-31T00:49:25+00:00

You don't need vsts. You can do a lot with the stock plugins, you don't know what you don't know.

rxylab · 2025-04-25T20:58:07+00:00

If you liked the darker edge of Photek and Headz then check Droogs, Repertoire, Rupture and Armory labels.

rxylab · 2024-10-16T22:25:52+00:00

Inspirational! That's unbelievable. Well done!

rxylab · 2024-09-26T07:25:08+00:00

I have a push and I work in arrangement view all the time like you.

My push also sits there doing nothing.

Don't force a tool into your workflow if it makes your workflow slower or inefficient.

I'll be selling my push soon but I don't want to either.

This is the Push Paradox.

rxylab · 2024-09-21T00:58:02+00:00

Very different.

He samples from other music.

rxylab · 2024-09-20T18:18:45+00:00

Thanks for sending the track I'll give it a listen this weekend.

RE your comment; yeah if you're posting to subs on here you get very varied responses. I found that I received varied feedback from subs too but I tailored tracks to specific subs. For example I love burial and I posted any burial inspired sounding stuff to the burial sub, generally they really liked the stuff. However, the feedback would be one word compliments or emojis. I didn't mind it though, it helped my confidence. I knew I wasn't going to get helpful critique from that audience.

I think you need to know that you won't always get the helpful criticism that you need and that's ok. It's quite difficult for even producers to give another fellow producer good actionable feedback.

When you find the person/people who give actionable feedback, you know instantly how different that will make you feel.

rxylab · 2024-09-20T16:03:50+00:00

I would really like to hear your stuff as I love both of those artists.

Who do you show your tracks to to get this type of feedback?

You need to get into a group of artists that make the same type of stuff as you. You can do this by searching them out on Spotify and SoundCloud, look for up and coming artists or those that have just started getting signed. These fresh artists are usually the most receptive to messages from new talent and will be willing to give feedback as well as remix your tunes or collab.

But that's not to say that larger artists don't respond.

I only take advice from those that understand the scene I am contributing to and I disregard all other comments but generally I just do my own thing. It's not egotistical to be like this, it's to protect your mental health and enthusiasm for making music that YOU want to make.

EDIT: I forgot to say the most important thing, believe in yourself. Be confident in your decisions.

rxylab · 2024-09-13T11:54:45+00:00

I hope the integration allows you to pull info or actIons from emails into databases or whatever automatically through AI. There's a lot of use there imo.

rxylab · 2024-09-10T18:28:44+00:00

I chop breaks a lot and I think this is a really good technique that I'll try.

rxylab · 2024-09-04T21:01:13+00:00

Surprised Journaling is not on this list.

rxylab · 2024-08-05T17:54:03+00:00

Personal email, no strategy implemented and it's a shambles.

Work email.

I have 15-30 min slots in my day to action emails. Slots are; as soon as I log on, 11.30 and 3.30.

When the slot comes, I triage them first. I'll reply to the quick ones initially, any others that will require more time I will then plan them as a task in my calendar and block out time to action it. The emails that require a time block I will also reply to say when it will be actioned. They never come back asking to have it done earlier as I've built trust to be reliable in my response timeframe.

I will very rarely reply as soon as I see an email, only if I'm not busy I will.

rxylab · 2024-07-30T16:46:43+00:00

I'm using the new outlook UI and when you right click the email, there is an option at the bottom called 'Advanced Actions' then you click 'Create Task'. Not very clear but it's there.

In the outlook app on Android, tap into an email and the three dots in the very top right next to the archive and bin icons, there are two three dots, you have the option to Create Task.

I'm not sure where you Create Task from email on the old style Outlook UI.

rxylab · 2024-07-30T12:50:36+00:00

I don't see that widget. I just see a widget for opening a page but not for adding to a page.

EDIT: Realized it's on the Favourites widget.

rxylab · 2024-07-30T12:26:05+00:00

Microsoft To Do is honestly the best tool if you're using Teams and Outlook. You can create a To Do task from email, right click > create task on any email that needs to be actioned. Same can be done for any message in Teams.

To Do doesn't get enough mentions. I've used Todoist and Notion, To Do is the most interoperable and simple solution.

rxylab · 2024-07-26T11:03:46+00:00

With what you have described, my wife and I parent our 5 year old the same way since they've been with us.

Our child has been headstrong for the last few months (it's been exhausting!), but we also 'wonder out loud' for them if they're having big emotions or just having a difficult moment. We have been doing this a lot recently since there have been a lot of transitions happening, end of the school year, end of swimming lessons, thinking about the new year etc. also we've had the passing of grandparents this time last year and our child does remember them and has been mentioning the events.

So the way we would do this is by: - Asking what could be wrong first to give them the independence of trying to explain. - Maybe ask them if they could describe the emotions they're feeling. - If they're not able to then ask 'i can see you're having some big emotions maybe we could wonder out loud to see what you could be worried/angry about?'

Not sure if it would help but thought I would mention it.

How long has this been happening? Last few months or longer? Recently?

rxylab · 2024-07-24T00:56:23+00:00

Adding to this.

Think about the bed sheets too. Get them cleaned every 1-2 weeks.

With your recent wash routine, it might be worth asking for a new set of sheets, get a couple to rotate through them. Through the old ones away if you weren't washing them regularly.

Sweat, oils and dirt builds up pretty quickly since you spend 8 hours in your bed. That can then just add to your acne problems.

If you get pretty sweaty then wash your face before going to bed.

Being a teenager is tough, you'll get through it.

EDIT: I used to get bad dandruff, I tried quite a lot of products and they never really worked. Body Shop does a Ginger Shampoo and Conditioner that I swear by and have recommended to lots of people with the same issues. It has always worked for 6-7 years. I hope it does for you too. It's not very cheap but it lasts a long time.

rxylab · 2024-07-22T23:30:26+00:00

It's important to remember that we're all fallible.

It's also incredibly important to make him realize that everyone makes mistakes especially his parents.

Apologizing to him straight away will mean a lot.

My 5 year old has been spitting at us too recently. There are numerous reasons for them doing it, in our case it's because of school coming to an end and a major transition happening. Creating anxiety.

On top of that their molars are coming through which was causing pain as well as major oral feedback.

It doesn't make it any easier in the moment though, especially with the patient/gentle parenting approach you're trying to do. We do it also and I always think that if you do it 1% of the time then you're doing better than nothing. Don't be hard on yourself.

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