Aww, I definitely feel the "not deserving of good things" attitude at times. I used to be much worse about it but as I've gotten older I've grown to love myself and the things I make more. I hope you too can start to move forward in that same way as it sounds like maybe you are!

I really love how this track feels. It feels like it would be on the radio during a roadtrip in the 90's on a late night, trying to get to that next town.

The synth at 1:44 is SO juicy and pleasing to the ear. Great beat my man, you deserve the praise

Aww, I definitely feel the "not deserving of good things" attitude at times. I used to be much worse about it but as I've gotten older I've grown to love myself and the things I make more. I hope you too can start to move forward in that same way as it sounds like maybe you are! I really love how this track feels. It feels like it would be on the radio during a roadtrip in the 90's on a late night, trying to get to that next town. The synth at 1:44 is SO juicy and pleasing to the ear. Great beat my man, you deserve the praise :)

Sweet! The 80s vibes are strong here. Love the punchiness of that snare!

Sweet! The 80s vibes are strong here. Love the punchiness of that snare! :D

epic

epic

that snare is mad punchy,waowz,

that snare is mad punchy,waowz,

The transition between the intro and the synthwave beat is amazing! And how it comes back in the end. Such a great track!

The transition between the intro and the synthwave beat is amazing! And how it comes back in the end. Such a great track! :)

This x 100. Great swell into a gorgeous drop. Also +1 for the lovely outro build into completion.

[quote=Huabun]The transition between the intro and the synthwave beat is amazing! And how it comes back in the end. Such a great track! :) [/quote] This x 100. Great swell into a gorgeous drop. Also +1 for the lovely outro build into completion.

i really enjoyed your track this week. the intro is pretty, the pads, shimmery sfx and arp created an immediate vibe. i also really like the reverb'd lead melody you wrote throughout the rest of the song - especially as it distorts a bit, glides, and wails through the later sections.

can relate to everything you've said. i think it is really tough to separate the sense of self by being creative with the reward of having that self expression be validated. i think is a pretty powerful perspective to be aware of is that you as an artist have worked on this for a week having listened to everything 100x times hyper focusing on every detail. whereas we as listeners will hear your music with fresh ears, the best of intentions and no expectation or knowledge of what you intended to make. imo weekly beats is more about showing up, having fun, throwing some ideas at the wall (whether it works or not) and sharing your passion with a likeminded community who want to support that your creativity. so keep it up and keep having fun with it

i really enjoyed your track this week. the intro is pretty, the pads, shimmery sfx and arp created an immediate vibe. i also really like the reverb'd lead melody you wrote throughout the rest of the song - especially as it distorts a bit, glides, and wails through the later sections. can relate to everything you've said. i think it is really tough to separate the sense of self by being creative with the reward of having that self expression be validated. i think is a pretty powerful perspective to be aware of is that you as an artist have worked on this for a week having listened to everything 100x times hyper focusing on every detail. whereas we as listeners will hear your music with fresh ears, the best of intentions and no expectation or knowledge of what you intended to make. imo weekly beats is more about showing up, having fun, throwing some ideas at the wall (whether it works or not) and sharing your passion with a likeminded community who want to support that your creativity. so keep it up and keep having fun with it :)

Nice! I really like the triumphant comeback after the drop, you've captured some of the essence of spring. Very uplifting listen. Relatable comments, I'm deeply conditioned to seek validation and I think everyone who participates in social media is on some level. Agree with the comment that advanced age is helpful, I'm not sure I've learned to love myself or my music, maybe i have, but at least it entertains me and I can usually pick out one or two things I like about each effort. WB is great for that

Nice! I really like the triumphant comeback after the drop, you've captured some of the essence of spring. Very uplifting listen. Relatable comments, I'm deeply conditioned to seek validation and I think everyone who participates in social media is on some level. Agree with the comment that advanced age is helpful, I'm not sure I've learned to love myself or my music, maybe i have, but at least it entertains me and I can usually pick out one or two things I like about each effort. WB is great for that

This is such a nice and comforting track. Sunny nostalgia all the way through. Your sound designs are really lush

I appreciate your vulnerability about the process (and also all the care you put into commenting on other ppls tracks every week). I'm pretty new to posting anything publicly on the internet so posting my songs on here has been really special and nice. It does feel kind of like a very cozy social network . At the same time you just gotta do your thing, know that people care about you doing it even if you have a week that's a struggle or feels off

This is such a nice and comforting track. Sunny nostalgia all the way through. Your sound designs are really lush I appreciate your vulnerability about the process (and also all the care you put into commenting on other ppls tracks every week). I'm pretty new to posting anything publicly on the internet so posting my songs on here has been really special and nice. It does feel kind of like a very cozy social network :). At the same time you just gotta do your thing, know that people care about you doing it even if you have a week that's a struggle or feels off <3

I can't believe I've interacted so little with you and your music here on WB, dude. You're a treasure in this music making community and I'm really happy I get to be by your side while making my weird music.
And I appreciate your honesty and openness here, man. It is indeed quite daunting to post stuff and be worried that your music friends won't aporove. I think that after a while, tho, you start losing that fear tho. Si ply by doing this thing so often you start to get calloused by it and get more comfortable with some songs being more listened to/liked/commented on by others.
I think that to me, a big marker of success is if I can claim to have had at least one little moment of shining happiness while making my song of the week. Like, one little moment of "oh man, I think I got something great here", even if it's just 4 seconds in a 3 minute song.
Of course, it's very hard to detach and not think about the approval of others. I admit that I crave that approval so, so much. The thought to me is always that I want the people I admire to say they think I'm cool.
Complicated feelings, always. Damn, being a person is hard man...
Anyways, I love synthwave, so this hit the spot really nicely! The beginning kind of reminds me of a water level in Donkey Kong Country 1 for the snes.
Anyways, thanks for being such a dope person and community member. You rock and you make cool music.
Okay, that's enough writing =p

I can't believe I've interacted so little with you and your music here on WB, dude. You're a treasure in this music making community and I'm really happy I get to be by your side while making my weird music. And I appreciate your honesty and openness here, man. It is indeed quite daunting to post stuff and be worried that your music friends won't aporove. I think that after a while, tho, you start losing that fear tho. Si ply by doing this thing so often you start to get calloused by it and get more comfortable with some songs being more listened to/liked/commented on by others. I think that to me, a big marker of success is if I can claim to have had at least one little moment of shining happiness while making my song of the week. Like, one little moment of "oh man, I think I got something great here", even if it's just 4 seconds in a 3 minute song. Of course, it's very hard to detach and not think about the approval of others. I admit that I crave that approval so, so much. The thought to me is always that I want the people I admire to say they think I'm cool. Complicated feelings, always. Damn, being a person is hard man... Anyways, I love synthwave, so this hit the spot really nicely! The beginning kind of reminds me of a water level in Donkey Kong Country 1 for the snes. Anyways, thanks for being such a dope person and community member. You rock and you make cool music. Okay, that's enough writing =p

thanks for your note - i also have struggled with this for a long time.  i simultaneously hate everyone and also desperately want everyone to like me.  I also want to do various genres of music and want everyone to like it equally, which is, literally impossible.  sometimes i think "i'm not good, so i have to overachieve with genre switching or multiple instrument playing or video so i can be on the same level of the others who are better than me"

which is crazy

i hope you keep making music that honors your spirit
and i hope you don't care about my opinion other than the fact that i love you for making music at all

in a world full of hate and violence and fear

what a magical gift you could give the world by being yourself and letting your gifts be shared?

a crazy thought.

thanks for your note - i also have struggled with this for a long time. i simultaneously hate everyone and also desperately want everyone to like me. I also want to do various genres of music and want everyone to like it equally, which is, literally impossible. sometimes i think "i'm not good, so i have to overachieve with genre switching or multiple instrument playing or video so i can be on the same level of the others who are better than me" which is crazy i hope you keep making music that honors your spirit and i hope you don't care about my opinion other than the fact that i love you for making music at all in a world full of hate and violence and fear what a magical gift you could give the world by being yourself and letting your gifts be shared? a crazy thought. <3

Receiving and feeling worthy of praise is hard! And like most things, it takes practice. By posting here you are practicing that and I think that is admirable and important. You deserve all the praise you get, this track is excellent!!
Switching off that brain that fears judgement and not being good enough is also hard work, but also can become easier with time and practice. Please keep posting, we all want you being a part of weeklybeats!! I look forward to hearing more!

Receiving and feeling worthy of praise is hard! And like most things, it takes practice. By posting here you are practicing that and I think that is admirable and important. You deserve all the praise you get, this track is excellent!! Switching off that brain that fears judgement and not being good enough is also hard work, but also can become easier with time and practice. Please keep posting, we all want you being a part of weeklybeats!! I look forward to hearing more!

Hey Dadboy, not liking it that much by yourself doesn't mean others won't like it either. I really like the bass and it's filtering and the arrangement that reminds me of a spring in the 80's - as far as I can remember :-)..

Hey Dadboy, not liking it that much by yourself doesn't mean others won't like it either. I really like the bass and it's filtering and the arrangement that reminds me of a spring in the 80's - as far as I can remember :-)..

i relate a lot to what you've written, i do often think those things each week too. imo your music is imaginative, evocative and heartfelt, and i'm always excited to hear what you've made each week!

i relate a lot to what you've written, i do often think those things each week too. imo your music is imaginative, evocative and heartfelt, and i'm always excited to hear what you've made each week!

again a new fresh surprise !!! this transport me to a sunny emotion and driving around a beautiful forest road waiting to find eleven staring at me in the midle of the road !!! thank you once again its a great track

again a new fresh surprise !!! this transport me to a sunny emotion and driving around a beautiful forest road waiting to find eleven staring at me in the midle of the road !!! thank you once again its a great track

Thanks! I'm working on it

Glad you enjoyed. I definitely had a lot of those late drives in the 90s - we were a huge road trip family. I remember those random radio stations you'd come across in an unfamiliar place, and the new songs you'd hear that way (and sometimes never again). I should make a song based on that at some point, it's oddly liminal...

Thanks for the kind comment!

Thank you! Learning how to make a gated snare on the M8 definitely helped me level up my percussion, and I love my Linndrum samples.

Thank you! I knew really early on that I wanted to do something like that, but struggled for a while to manage that build up/drop specifically (I probably started over from scratch 4-5 different times?). Really glad it worked out, and I really appreciate your kind words

Thanks, loteq. I'm really glad you enjoyed and appreciate the perspective and reminder. By the way, I've been enjoying your stuff so much this year! You've been absolutely killing it

Thanks! Yeah there's a moment that I sometimes have that I try to lock in and focus on that helps a lot, where something changes and things start to come together. Things don't necessarily completely transform in that moment, but that frustrated feeling of stuck-ness breaks, and it's kind of cathartic. For me that moment was when I built out that plucked lead (which in the M8 I was doing on its own, so it was soloed) and heard it in the mix. Up until that I still wasn't sure this one was gonna take, but I definitely had that "oh yeah, this has got some legs" moment as soon as I heard that. That definitely was a good/fun part of the process, and a good thing to focus on. I appreciate the thoughtful comment

Thank you! I'm glad you liked it, and I really appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment

Thanks bud, I really appreciate it, and I appreciate you, too. It's my sincere desire to be a positive presence, and I a) feel like we're kindred spirits in that regard, and b) am grateful that that comes through. Glad to be doing this with you, too!

Thanks for setting such a positive tone for everyone, and for always doing your best to show up in new and interesting and creative ways. Appreciate you!

Thank you! I appreciate it. Hoping to finish all 52 weeks this year, and not planning on going anywhere!

Thank you!

Thank you! I feel the same way about your stuff, too

Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed

[quote=dewdrops _tunes]Aww, I definitely feel the "not deserving of good things" attitude at times. I used to be much worse about it but as I've gotten older I've grown to love myself and the things I make more. I hope you too can start to move forward in that same way as it sounds like maybe you are! I really love how this track feels. It feels like it would be on the radio during a roadtrip in the 90's on a late night, trying to get to that next town. The synth at 1:44 is SO juicy and pleasing to the ear. Great beat my man, you deserve the praise :) [/quote] Thanks! I'm working on it <3 Glad you enjoyed. I definitely had a lot of those late drives in the 90s - we were a huge road trip family. I remember those random radio stations you'd come across in an unfamiliar place, and the new songs you'd hear that way (and sometimes never again). I should make a song based on that at some point, it's oddly liminal... Thanks for the kind comment! [quote=levelcapybara][/quote] [quote=twinningl00m][/quote] Thank you! Learning how to make a gated snare on the M8 definitely helped me level up my percussion, and I love my Linndrum samples. <3 [quote=mnapoleon]epic[/quote] <3 [quote=Huabun][/quote] [quote=Cakes][/quote] Thank you! I knew really early on that I wanted to do something like that, but struggled for a while to manage that build up/drop specifically (I probably started over from scratch 4-5 different times?). Really glad it worked out, and I really appreciate your kind words <3 [quote=loteq]i really enjoyed your track this week. the intro is pretty, the pads, shimmery sfx and arp created an immediate vibe. i also really like the reverb'd lead melody you wrote throughout the rest of the song - especially as it distorts a bit, glides, and wails through the later sections. can relate to everything you've said. i think it is really tough to separate the sense of self by being creative with the reward of having that self expression be validated. i think is a pretty powerful perspective to be aware of is that you as an artist have worked on this for a week having listened to everything 100x times hyper focusing on every detail. whereas we as listeners will hear your music with fresh ears, the best of intentions and no expectation or knowledge of what you intended to make. imo weekly beats is more about showing up, having fun, throwing some ideas at the wall (whether it works or not) and sharing your passion with a likeminded community who want to support that your creativity. so keep it up and keep having fun with it :)[/quote] Thanks, loteq. I'm really glad you enjoyed and appreciate the perspective and reminder. By the way, I've been enjoying your stuff so much this year! You've been absolutely killing it <3 [quote=fetalface]Nice! I really like the triumphant comeback after the drop, you've captured some of the essence of spring. Very uplifting listen. Relatable comments, I'm deeply conditioned to seek validation and I think everyone who participates in social media is on some level. Agree with the comment that advanced age is helpful, I'm not sure I've learned to love myself or my music, maybe i have, but at least it entertains me and I can usually pick out one or two things I like about each effort. WB is great for that[/quote] Thanks! Yeah there's a moment that I sometimes have that I try to lock in and focus on that helps a lot, where something changes and things start to come together. Things don't necessarily completely transform in that moment, but that frustrated feeling of stuck-ness breaks, and it's kind of cathartic. For me that moment was when I built out that plucked lead (which in the M8 I was doing on its own, so it was soloed) and heard it in the mix. Up until that I still wasn't sure this one was gonna take, but I definitely had that "oh yeah, this has got some legs" moment as soon as I heard that. That definitely was a good/fun part of the process, and a good thing to focus on. I appreciate the thoughtful comment <3 [quote=muhamor]This is such a nice and comforting track. Sunny nostalgia all the way through. Your sound designs are really lush I appreciate your vulnerability about the process (and also all the care you put into commenting on other ppls tracks every week). I'm pretty new to posting anything publicly on the internet so posting my songs on here has been really special and nice. It does feel kind of like a very cozy social network :). At the same time you just gotta do your thing, know that people care about you doing it even if you have a week that's a struggle or feels off <3 [/quote] Thank you! I'm glad you liked it, and I really appreciate you taking the time to listen and comment <3 [quote=jegasus]I can't believe I've interacted so little with you and your music here on WB, dude. You're a treasure in this music making community and I'm really happy I get to be by your side while making my weird music. And I appreciate your honesty and openness here, man. It is indeed quite daunting to post stuff and be worried that your music friends won't aporove. I think that after a while, tho, you start losing that fear tho. Si ply by doing this thing so often you start to get calloused by it and get more comfortable with some songs being more listened to/liked/commented on by others. I think that to me, a big marker of success is if I can claim to have had at least one little moment of shining happiness while making my song of the week. Like, one little moment of "oh man, I think I got something great here", even if it's just 4 seconds in a 3 minute song. Of course, it's very hard to detach and not think about the approval of others. I admit that I crave that approval so, so much. The thought to me is always that I want the people I admire to say they think I'm cool. Complicated feelings, always. Damn, being a person is hard man... Anyways, I love synthwave, so this hit the spot really nicely! The beginning kind of reminds me of a water level in Donkey Kong Country 1 for the snes. Anyways, thanks for being such a dope person and community member. You rock and you make cool music. Okay, that's enough writing =p[/quote] Thanks bud, I really appreciate it, and I appreciate you, too. It's my sincere desire to be a positive presence, and I a) feel like we're kindred spirits in that regard, and b) am grateful that that comes through. Glad to be doing this with you, too! <3 [quote=orangedrink]thanks for your note - i also have struggled with this for a long time. i simultaneously hate everyone and also desperately want everyone to like me. I also want to do various genres of music and want everyone to like it equally, which is, literally impossible. sometimes i think "i'm not good, so i have to overachieve with genre switching or multiple instrument playing or video so i can be on the same level of the others who are better than me" which is crazy i hope you keep making music that honors your spirit and i hope you don't care about my opinion other than the fact that i love you for making music at all in a world full of hate and violence and fear what a magical gift you could give the world by being yourself and letting your gifts be shared? a crazy thought. <3[/quote] <3 Thanks for setting such a positive tone for everyone, and for always doing your best to show up in new and interesting and creative ways. Appreciate you! [quote=Tom Foolery]Receiving and feeling worthy of praise is hard! And like most things, it takes practice. By posting here you are practicing that and I think that is admirable and important. You deserve all the praise you get, this track is excellent!! Switching off that brain that fears judgement and not being good enough is also hard work, but also can become easier with time and practice. Please keep posting, we all want you being a part of weeklybeats!! I look forward to hearing more![/quote] Thank you! I appreciate it. :) Hoping to finish all 52 weeks this year, and not planning on going anywhere! <3 [quote=Mockq]Hey Dadboy, not liking it that much by yourself doesn't mean others won't like it either. I really like the bass and it's filtering and the arrangement that reminds me of a spring in the 80's - as far as I can remember :-)..[/quote] Thank you! <3 [quote=dreeks]i relate a lot to what you've written, i do often think those things each week too. imo your music is imaginative, evocative and heartfelt, and i'm always excited to hear what you've made each week![/quote] Thank you! I feel the same way about your stuff, too :) [quote=Celio_Morya]again a new fresh surprise !!! this transport me to a sunny emotion and driving around a beautiful forest road waiting to find eleven staring at me in the midle of the road !!! thank you once again its a great track [/quote] Thank you! I'm really glad you enjoyed <3

Wow! Such a beautiful track!!

Thanks for sharing that heartfelt description of your inner world... It's a really interesting insight... I often feel a very similar way, and I wonder if that feeling is part and parcel of being an artist?

I think it also illustrates that achievement(your beautiful track), doesn't always line up with self worth and self esteem; which I've been advised is an inside job...

I wish I could recommend something, but I haven't solved that riddle myself, despite various achievements.

Either way, INCREDIBLE track!! !!

Love it!!

Hopefully we can unravel some of the inner stuff as the year progresses, and feel more like this track sounds.

Take some time to celebrate yourself!!

Wow! Such a beautiful track!! Thanks for sharing that heartfelt description of your inner world... It's a really interesting insight... I often feel a very similar way, and I wonder if that feeling is part and parcel of being an artist? I think it also illustrates that achievement(your beautiful track), doesn't always line up with self worth and self esteem; which I've been advised is an inside job... I wish I could recommend something, but I haven't solved that riddle myself, despite various achievements. Either way, INCREDIBLE track!! <3!! Love it!! Hopefully we can unravel some of the inner stuff as the year progresses, and feel more like this track sounds. Take some time to celebrate yourself!!

(fav'd btw)

(fav'd btw)

Hey, Fred Again made this point about Self Doubts as an Artist and I hope that it helps you out in some way; and everyone else that struggles with the same stuff:

https://youtu.be/RZIqyFkFwck?t=3320

"I've never worked with a great musician who isn't constantly afflicted by this thing you're describing...The feelings you're having, you're in great company..."

Hey, Fred Again made this point about Self Doubts as an Artist and I hope that it helps you out in some way; and everyone else that struggles with the same stuff: https://youtu.be/RZIqyFkFwck?t=3320 "I've never worked with a great musician who isn't constantly afflicted by this thing you're describing...The feelings you're having, you're in great company..."

This right here. 100% truth.

I've found that even outside of the insane amount of music and progress you make during WeeklyBeats, the number one benefit to me is the realization that, after you've gone through the dark depths of ploughing through a week, doubting yourself, assured that nobody's gonna like *this* for sure...you come out and learn that it was all a hallucination. People do like your music, and applaud you for giving it another shot. And it's not even about the music itself sometimes, but the humanity of putting yourself out there. We really can be our worst critics sometimes.

Also, y'know, coincidentally, uh...low-key great track, btw (the sound design in the intro *gasp*)

[quote=orangedrink]i hope you keep making music that honors your spirit and i hope you don't care about my opinion other than the fact that i love you for making music at all<3[/quote] This right here. 100% truth. I've found that even outside of the insane amount of music and progress you make during WeeklyBeats, the number one benefit to me is the realization that, after you've gone through the dark depths of ploughing through a week, doubting yourself, assured that nobody's gonna like *this* for sure...you come out and learn that it was all a hallucination. People do like your music, and applaud you for giving it another shot. And it's not even about the music itself sometimes, but the humanity of putting yourself out there. We really can be our worst critics sometimes. Also, y'know, coincidentally, uh...low-key great track, btw ;) (the sound design in the intro *gasp*)

Thanks for listening, bud. I really appreciate that, and I'm glad you enjoyed. I'll definitely check out that video!

[quote=Philly][/quote] Thanks for listening, bud. I really appreciate that, and I'm glad you enjoyed. I'll definitely check out that video! <3

love this track. I think youre incredibly good at nailing the essence of my favorite synth wave tracks in your melodies and sound design. 1:04 hit me in the heart as an example of that. great sound, great melody.

I would love to start doing synthwave on the m8 if I could figure out how. I spent last week trying to bend the fm synth to my will but I suppose some of the magic in yours comes from the teo5 samples!

at any rate. great work as usual

love this track. I think youre incredibly good at nailing the essence of my favorite synth wave tracks in your melodies and sound design. 1:04 hit me in the heart as an example of that. great sound, great melody. I would love to start doing synthwave on the m8 if I could figure out how. I spent last week trying to bend the fm synth to my will but I suppose some of the magic in yours comes from the teo5 samples! at any rate. great work as usual

Thanks! I have to say, while the TEO-5 is 100% a synthwave machine, all of the synthwave is actually m8 this time around. I definitely don't feel like an expert and my projects are chaotic messes, but I'd be more than happy to shoot you a bundle if you're curious to see a bit more of my workflow. Appreciate you!

[quote=monstret]love this track. I think youre incredibly good at nailing the essence of my favorite synth wave tracks in your melodies and sound design. 1:04 hit me in the heart as an example of that. great sound, great melody. I would love to start doing synthwave on the m8 if I could figure out how. I spent last week trying to bend the fm synth to my will but I suppose some of the magic in yours comes from the teo5 samples! at any rate. great work as usual[/quote] Thanks! I have to say, while the TEO-5 is 100% a synthwave [i]machine[/i], all of the synthwave is actually m8 this time around. I definitely don't feel like an expert and my projects are chaotic messes, but I'd be more than happy to shoot you a bundle if you're curious to see a bit more of my workflow. Appreciate you! <3

I appreciate it but I think it's a process thing rather than foresic look at how the track was put together. like I downloaded a few of trash80's packs and even though he has (unsurprisingly) a bunch of cool uses of table commands it didn't help a ton. I do wonder how the hell you do leads like the one at 2:23 in last weeks track for example. huge vibes. is it all m8 effects too?

[quote=dadboy][quote=monstret]love this track. I think youre incredibly good at nailing the essence of my favorite synth wave tracks in your melodies and sound design. 1:04 hit me in the heart as an example of that. great sound, great melody. I would love to start doing synthwave on the m8 if I could figure out how. I spent last week trying to bend the fm synth to my will but I suppose some of the magic in yours comes from the teo5 samples! at any rate. great work as usual[/quote] Thanks! I have to say, while the TEO-5 is 100% a synthwave [i]machine[/i], all of the synthwave is actually m8 this time around. I definitely don't feel like an expert and my projects are chaotic messes, but I'd be more than happy to shoot you a bundle if you're curious to see a bit more of my workflow. Appreciate you! <3 [/quote] I appreciate it but I think it's a process thing rather than foresic look at how the track was put together. like I downloaded a few of trash80's packs and even though he has (unsurprisingly) a bunch of cool uses of table commands it didn't help a ton. I do wonder how the hell you do leads like the one at 2:23 in last weeks track for example. huge vibes. is it all m8 effects too?

So that lead was actually two m8 patches doubled up. You could do it more simply with NXT, but in this case I just duplicated the chain with the phrases containing different instruments but all the same notes (mostly). I forget exactly what I did, but I think both were macrosynth. I believe one was the triple saw but with some slight detune (it might have been FMsynth, basically the same thing), and the other was definitely plucked. One thing I do with plucked is have the reverb set to 00 but then have SRV ~90 set on the second row of the table, with HOP05 on 5th row to make it stop. This helps you send a decent amount of the engine into the reverb, without the transient becoming messy (which can be an issue with plucked). I also normally have my reverb decay set to F0 (I changed that in my default template), which does a lot, too. In most of my tracks everything is m8 effects, with maybe occasionally a tiny bit of blackhole on the total mix to glue everything together, and I'll often do a quick and dirty ozone master at the end. Hope this helps!

[quote=monstret][quote=dadboy][quote=monstret]love this track. I think youre incredibly good at nailing the essence of my favorite synth wave tracks in your melodies and sound design. 1:04 hit me in the heart as an example of that. great sound, great melody. I would love to start doing synthwave on the m8 if I could figure out how. I spent last week trying to bend the fm synth to my will but I suppose some of the magic in yours comes from the teo5 samples! at any rate. great work as usual[/quote] Thanks! I have to say, while the TEO-5 is 100% a synthwave [i]machine[/i], all of the synthwave is actually m8 this time around. I definitely don't feel like an expert and my projects are chaotic messes, but I'd be more than happy to shoot you a bundle if you're curious to see a bit more of my workflow. Appreciate you! <3 [/quote] I appreciate it but I think it's a process thing rather than foresic look at how the track was put together. like I downloaded a few of trash80's packs and even though he has (unsurprisingly) a bunch of cool uses of table commands it didn't help a ton. I do wonder how the hell you do leads like the one at 2:23 in last weeks track for example. huge vibes. is it all m8 effects too?[/quote] So that lead was actually two m8 patches doubled up. You could do it more simply with NXT, but in this case I just duplicated the chain with the phrases containing different instruments but all the same notes (mostly). I forget exactly what I did, but I think both were macrosynth. I believe one was the triple saw but with some slight detune (it might have been FMsynth, basically the same thing), and the other was definitely plucked. One thing I do with plucked is have the reverb set to 00 but then have SRV ~90 set on the second row of the table, with HOP05 on 5th row to make it stop. This helps you send a decent amount of the engine into the reverb, without the transient becoming messy (which can be an issue with plucked). I also normally have my reverb decay set to F0 (I changed that in my default template), which does a lot, too. In most of my tracks everything is m8 effects, with maybe occasionally a tiny bit of blackhole on the total mix to glue everything together, and I'll often do a quick and dirty ozone master at the end. Hope this helps!

Excellent track, as always . The sounds you put are simply great stuff. I especially enjoyed the crispy bass and snare. 

Excellent track, as always :). The sounds you put are simply great stuff. I especially enjoyed the crispy bass and snare.

thanks for the tips. certainly gives me something to try! the NXT magic sounds like next level wizardry that ill eventually get to but would be interesting to try out too just to test the workflow

[quote=dadboy][quote=monstret][quote=dadboy][quote=monstret]love this track. I think youre incredibly good at nailing the essence of my favorite synth wave tracks in your melodies and sound design. 1:04 hit me in the heart as an example of that. great sound, great melody. I would love to start doing synthwave on the m8 if I could figure out how. I spent last week trying to bend the fm synth to my will but I suppose some of the magic in yours comes from the teo5 samples! at any rate. great work as usual[/quote] Thanks! I have to say, while the TEO-5 is 100% a synthwave [i]machine[/i], all of the synthwave is actually m8 this time around. I definitely don't feel like an expert and my projects are chaotic messes, but I'd be more than happy to shoot you a bundle if you're curious to see a bit more of my workflow. Appreciate you! <3 [/quote] I appreciate it but I think it's a process thing rather than foresic look at how the track was put together. like I downloaded a few of trash80's packs and even though he has (unsurprisingly) a bunch of cool uses of table commands it didn't help a ton. I do wonder how the hell you do leads like the one at 2:23 in last weeks track for example. huge vibes. is it all m8 effects too?[/quote] So that lead was actually two m8 patches doubled up. You could do it more simply with NXT, but in this case I just duplicated the chain with the phrases containing different instruments but all the same notes (mostly). I forget exactly what I did, but I think both were macrosynth. I believe one was the triple saw but with some slight detune (it might have been FMsynth, basically the same thing), and the other was definitely plucked. One thing I do with plucked is have the reverb set to 00 but then have SRV ~90 set on the second row of the table, with HOP05 on 5th row to make it stop. This helps you send a decent amount of the engine into the reverb, without the transient becoming messy (which can be an issue with plucked). I also normally have my reverb decay set to F0 (I changed that in my default template), which does a lot, too. In most of my tracks everything is m8 effects, with maybe occasionally a tiny bit of blackhole on the total mix to glue everything together, and I'll often do a quick and dirty ozone master at the end. Hope this helps! [/quote] thanks for the tips. certainly gives me something to try! the NXT magic sounds like next level wizardry that ill eventually get to but would be interesting to try out too just to test the workflow

Dude, it's not just a "passable" synthwave track, it's a great one! But I get it, it's kind of hard to step back and objectively appreciate what you made for what it is. Very beautiful sentiments in your notes by the way, I relate.

Dude, it's not just a "passable" synthwave track, it's a great one! But I get it, it's kind of hard to step back and objectively appreciate what you made for what it is. Very beautiful sentiments in your notes by the way, I relate.

It sounds fancy, but it's just a highfalutin way of having two synth voices playing the same part - it's honestly kind of a cheat code to making your synth parts wider and more interesting without actually having to do anything fancy, lol

Thanks, I appreciate it!

[quote=monstret]thanks for the tips. certainly gives me something to try! the NXT magic sounds like next level wizardry that ill eventually get to but would be interesting to try out too just to test the workflow [/quote] It sounds fancy, but it's just a highfalutin way of having two synth voices playing the same part - it's honestly kind of a cheat code to making your synth parts wider and more interesting without actually having to do anything fancy, lol [quote=ViridianLoom]Dude, it's not just a "passable" synthwave track, it's a great one! But I get it, it's kind of hard to step back and objectively appreciate what you made for what it is. Very beautiful sentiments in your notes by the way, I relate. [/quote] Thanks, I appreciate it! <3

this feels like a great driving tune - I like the happy celebratory vibe - great work!

this feels like a great driving tune - I like the happy celebratory vibe - great work!

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed

[quote=empva]this feels like a great driving tune - I like the happy celebratory vibe - great work![/quote] Thanks! Glad you enjoyed <3

Clearly you're getting lots of love here
here's some more
really digging this
- Ebrit

Clearly you're getting lots of love here here's some more really digging this - Ebrit

Thank you!

[quote=DESLRV]Clearly you're getting lots of love here here's some more really digging this - Ebrit[/quote] Thank you! <3

absolutely oozing 80s vibes, i think the soundscapes are beautiful as any i've heard

i imagine a lot of us feel really similar too; ask not for whom imposter syndrome cometh, it cometh for thee </3

i know we're all so happy to have u share what ur making here though; i think the journey of WB is as much about how it feels to put music out there, as it is about actually making the music itself

absolutely oozing 80s vibes, i think the soundscapes are beautiful as any i've heard <3 i imagine a lot of us feel really similar too; ask not for whom imposter syndrome cometh, it cometh for thee

This is gorgeous, man!

Love the sound design.
Especially those sparkly plucks from around 1 minute, and everything in the intro/outro.

I'm also a big fan of the sense of space you've created with this.
All the huge reverbs and delays, with the drums and bass tight and up front. Feels huge!

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Thanks for the personal note.
I'm 100% guilty of building my identity on top of my skills as writer and musician. I find almost any excuse not to release my music, because it feels like it's going to reveal to the world that I'm a fraud.

Haha and sometimes it feels like my life's greatest struggle is showing up authentically, instead of seeking validation.

I deeply relate with what you wrote, and this is a great reminder to pay attention to the reasons I make music.
Thanks for sharing!

This is gorgeous, man! Love the sound design. Especially those sparkly plucks from around 1 minute, and everything in the intro/outro. I'm also a big fan of the sense of space you've created with this. All the huge reverbs and delays, with the drums and bass tight and up front. Feels huge! --- Thanks for the personal note. I'm 100% guilty of building my identity on top of my skills as writer and musician. I find almost any excuse not to release my music, because it feels like it's going to reveal to the world that I'm a fraud. Haha and sometimes it feels like my life's greatest struggle is showing up authentically, instead of seeking validation. I deeply relate with what you wrote, and this is a great reminder to pay attention to the reasons I make music. Thanks for sharing!

Such awesome synth feels throughout.  The drums are so nice and punchy too!  Love the filter buildup midway thru.  Such a catchy bass arp.  Oooh the flowery arp outro feels are pure ear candy . Just wanted to say I'm glad to be listening to your tracks here this year and totally relate to your notes.  Thank YOU for sharing \m/

Such awesome synth feels throughout. The drums are so nice and punchy too! Love the filter buildup midway thru. Such a catchy bass arp. Oooh the flowery arp outro feels are pure ear candy <3. Just wanted to say I'm glad to be listening to your tracks here this year and totally relate to your notes. Thank YOU for sharing <3 \m/

Really loving the warm wobbliness of the intro/outro pads with the arp, could listen to a whole track just that!

Totally getcha on the not feeling worthy of all the feedback/attention from others in regards to music. Especially when it’s coming from folks that are leagues ahead in their talent and skill.. Weekly Beats has been a shing light helping to burn that shitty feeling out and hope it continues to do so for you.

Really loving the warm wobbliness of the intro/outro pads with the arp, could listen to a whole track just that! Totally getcha on the not feeling worthy of all the feedback/attention from others in regards to music. Especially when it’s coming from folks that are leagues ahead in their talent and skill.. Weekly Beats has been a shing light helping to burn that shitty feeling out and hope it continues to do so for you.

Thank you! I wanted to make music like this for so long, and for years I felt lost and stuck because I didn't know how to. Obviously I still have work to do on feeling content on the stuff I'm making, but it's validating to hear that feedback. Thanks for the encouragement!

Thank you! I really both your feedback as well as your continued vulnerability. I'm glad to be doing this with you, and I hope we're able to continue to!

Thank you! I appreciate the kind words, and a lot of what you've shared this year has really resonated with me, too. Thanks for sharing!

Thank you! That's really funny to hear, because for a while I felt like I could just submit that intro/outro section as an ambient little sketch, but I felt so self-conscious about doing that, and I felt like I needed to build it out more. I am happy with where it landed (now, as of this moment at least) and I'm glad that I did, but it's funny and validating to hear that validation after I struggled with that for a while. I'm glad you enjoyed, and I appreciate the comment

[quote=MaisieMarra][/quote] Thank you! I wanted to make music like this for so long, and for years I felt lost and stuck because I didn't know how to. Obviously I still have work to do on feeling content on the stuff I'm making, but it's validating to hear that feedback. Thanks for the encouragement! [quote=GregVK][/quote] Thank you! I really both your feedback as well as your continued vulnerability. I'm glad to be doing this with you, and I hope we're able to continue to! [quote=Tone Matrix][/quote] Thank you! I appreciate the kind words, and a lot of what you've shared this year has really resonated with me, too. Thanks for sharing! [quote=rayjkayj][/quote] Thank you! That's really funny to hear, because for a while I felt like I could just submit that intro/outro section as an ambient little sketch, but I felt so self-conscious about doing that, and I felt like I needed to build it out more. I am happy with where it landed (now, as of this moment at least) and I'm glad that I did, but it's funny and validating to hear that validation after I struggled with that for a while. I'm glad you enjoyed, and I appreciate the comment <3

Keeping strong till the end!?! Ah no, you let me some space to breathing......  nice work mate. And yes to you, the thing is the process. Keep comin'   - we're here.   ;=)

cheers!

Keeping strong till the end!?! Ah no, you let me some space to breathing...... :) nice work mate. And yes to you, the thing is the process. Keep comin' - we're here. ;=) cheers!

I do get better about sharing what I do, (especially here that is a great place to do so as we all have a common "goal")

Cool track! (and even if it wasn't, this is not really the point of this challenge, the point is to sit and do something!)

Of course it is much more fun when we create something we do like and community likes, but there will be track that doesn't get tracktion even if you really liked it, and the other way around is true as well, something that you don't really like that will get good attention.

Thanks a lot for getting involved in the community, this is great (streaming tracks, commenting on the discord)

You ROCK!

I do get better about sharing what I do, (especially here that is a great place to do so as we all have a common "goal") Cool track! (and even if it wasn't, this is not really the point of this challenge, the point is to sit and do something!) Of course it is much more fun when we create something we do like and community likes, but there will be track that doesn't get tracktion even if you really liked it, and the other way around is true as well, something that you don't really like that will get good attention. Thanks a lot for getting involved in the community, this is great (streaming tracks, commenting on the discord) You ROCK!

That intro was wild! Love the driving bass and 80:d vibe. Really nice sound design as well

That intro was wild! Love the driving bass and 80:d vibe. Really nice sound design as well :)

This is a cool track, really enjoyed the 80’s vibes.

This is a cool track, really enjoyed the 80’s vibes.

Thank you all!

[quote=tuyieu.beats][/quote] [quote=djippy][/quote] [quote=cortx][/quote] [quote=DataJanitor][/quote] Thank you all! <3

you're all heart, dadboy.
thank you for this kickass tune, and for your open words. i think it can take the power away from these thoughts to bring them into the light.
let's keep going

you're all heart, dadboy. thank you for this kickass tune, and for your open words. i think it can take the power away from these thoughts to bring them into the light. let's keep going <3

I really love the super ethereal intro and outro with that kind of fluttering VHS aesthetic (btw, how do you make these videos?).

As for not feeling worthy of good things - I don't think any of us are, but God gives us good things anyway (eg. music). It's up to us to be brave and generously share our creations. Our music won't be for everyone - some people won't like it, but others will love it and be deeply touched and moved by it. Knowing that's true makes it all worthwhile. So keep going, keep creating and keep sharing!

I really love the super ethereal intro and outro with that kind of fluttering VHS aesthetic (btw, how do you make these videos?). As for not feeling worthy of good things - I don't think any of us are, but God gives us good things anyway (eg. music). It's up to us to be brave and generously share our creations. Our music won't be for everyone - some people won't like it, but others will love it and be deeply touched and moved by it. Knowing that's true makes it all worthwhile. So keep going, keep creating and keep sharing! <3

Cool tune. I especially like the powerful arp/pad/drone wash from the beginning. very powerful! The sound design overall is great.

I can very much relate to your feelings of not being worthy of attention. To give you an idea of where I'm coming from. A few times my music/synth YouTube channel started to get traction. But then my doubt and insecurity kicked in. Feeling like I can't waste people's time with my crap. So I stopped posting and my channel faded back into obscurity, where I belong. That happened a bunch of times now. Which is a recurring theme in my life and everything I do. I don't consider myself good enough at anything, really. So I get what you're saying.

The primary reason I do weeklybeats is to put things out there. I'd be making the music regardless, with or without WB. And I don't care if people don't listen or don't like it. That's fine, that's to be expected. It's the moment people genuinely seem to like something I did that disturbs me, too. Even-though I sincerely appreciate their attention.

The thing is, and I know this easier said than accepted:

It doesn't matter if people like your music, or not. It's not up to you. And it shouldn't be factor in making your music. Make what you want to make. Put it out there. And let the chips fall where they may. But don't let the likes or dislikes shape you. They are irrelevant either way.

Cool tune. I especially like the powerful arp/pad/drone wash from the beginning. very powerful! The sound design overall is great. I can very much relate to your feelings of not being worthy of attention. To give you an idea of where I'm coming from. A few times my music/synth YouTube channel started to get traction. But then my doubt and insecurity kicked in. Feeling like I can't waste people's time with my crap. So I stopped posting and my channel faded back into obscurity, where I belong. That happened a bunch of times now. Which is a recurring theme in my life and everything I do. I don't consider myself good enough at anything, really. So I get what you're saying. The primary reason I do weeklybeats is to put things out there. I'd be making the music regardless, with or without WB. And I don't care if people don't listen or don't like it. That's fine, that's to be expected. It's the moment people genuinely seem to like something I did that disturbs me, too. Even-though I sincerely appreciate their attention. The thing is, and I know this easier said than accepted: It doesn't matter if people like your music, or not. It's not up to you. And it shouldn't be factor in making your music. Make what you want to make. Put it out there. And let the chips fall where they may. But don't let the likes or dislikes shape you. They are irrelevant either way.

good solid track and harmonies pumping onwards. nice conversations in the comments too. def relatable impostor stuff. maybe nowadays we have a lot more time alone to think in front of our black mirrors / screens and we spiral into this crap, esp as artists. the more I hang out with people the less this feeling happens because I realize everyone is more or less in the same boat, tho it reappears when I'm alone again. oh well.

good solid track and harmonies pumping onwards. nice conversations in the comments too. def relatable impostor stuff. maybe nowadays we have a lot more time alone to think in front of our black mirrors / screens and we spiral into this crap, esp as artists. the more I hang out with people the less this feeling happens because I realize everyone is more or less in the same boat, tho it reappears when I'm alone again. oh well.

Thank you! I really appreciate that. And yeah, sharing these things has been super helpful for me. It's not a magic fix but being able to put it out there outside of the confines of my own head, and hearing other people share their experiences in response, it's been a lot easier to overcome these thoughts week by week. I've really appreciated the space to share and the vulnerability I've received in response, and I hope that others have found this helpful and encouraging as well.

Thank you, and amen to that! So for the videos, I've been thinking about trying to do a video showing how I do it, but basically I have been building these patches in this program called VS2 (short for visual synthesizer). I then route different audio tracks from the M8 to different layers/parameters using the mod matrix, which provides that audio reactivity. After that, I use OBS to record m8.run (a web display of the m8 screen), and I make the m8 background green and basically green screen the VS2 patch in behind and record it all at once. After that, in premiere (the video editing software I use, but you could do it with lots) I add a film effect, then I put in a layer that adds those letterboxes in to the sides to make it 4:3, and then I overlay this video I found for free online with those VHS scratch effects, and I bring the opacity down so it all blends. It all sounds a lot more complicated than it is, but it's fun and it gives my stuff a more consistent style, I feel like. Glad you enjoyed, and thanks for the comment!

Yeah, you're 100% right. I definitely appreciate when people respond positively to my music because it makes me feel seen and understood, but at the end of the day, it's about me making capturing and expressing either something about myself or something I see in the world. If it's fundamentally about someone else, it's not expression, it's a product. It's hard work remembering that, but it's been something I've (somewhat unintentionally) been working on this year. Thanks for the comment, and I'm glad we're in this together!

Yeah, for sure. Electronic music production was really valuable for me because it helped me express and process things that I was really struggling with (at least when I started, although I still think that's true now), and it was also nice because it was difficult for me to find others to connect, play and share music with. At the same time, it 100% should be a shared endeavor, because this thing we're doing on Planet Earth all day every day is a shared endeavor. Getting out and making friends and playing shows and stuff over the last year has been great, because it's helped me to get beyond that black mirror, connect with people, appreciate lots of flawed and imperfect and amazing art, and to start to see that I (and my art) can be appreciated, too. I really appreciate your style and the way you do things - everything you do clearly has heart. I can see how you put yourself out there, not just with stank faces and awesome solos, but in things that are live and real and personal. Music is meant to be shared, and I'm glad for the opportunity to do that through Weeklybeats, but especially for the friends and people (from here and beyond) that I've been able to make and meet and share with and learn from. Anyways, enough waxing philosophical from me

Thanks for the comment, and stay cool, dude!

[quote=jwh][/quote] Thank you! I really appreciate that. And yeah, sharing these things has been super helpful for me. It's not a magic fix but being able to put it out there outside of the confines of my own head, and hearing other people share their experiences in response, it's been a lot easier to overcome these thoughts week by week. I've really appreciated the space to share and the vulnerability I've received in response, and I hope that others have found this helpful and encouraging as well. <3 [quote=freezedream]As for not feeling worthy of good things - I don't think any of us are, but God gives us good things anyway (eg. music). It's up to us to be brave and generously share our creations. Our music won't be for everyone - some people won't like it, but others will love it and be deeply touched and moved by it. Knowing that's true makes it all worthwhile. So keep going, keep creating and keep sharing! <3[/quote] Thank you, and amen to that! So for the videos, I've been thinking about trying to do a video showing how I do it, but basically I have been building these patches in this program called VS2 (short for visual synthesizer). I then route different audio tracks from the M8 to different layers/parameters using the mod matrix, which provides that audio reactivity. After that, I use OBS to record m8.run (a web display of the m8 screen), and I make the m8 background green and basically green screen the VS2 patch in behind and record it all at once. After that, in premiere (the video editing software I use, but you could do it with lots) I add a film effect, then I put in a layer that adds those letterboxes in to the sides to make it 4:3, and then I overlay this video I found for free online with those VHS scratch effects, and I bring the opacity down so it all blends. It all sounds a lot more complicated than it is, but it's fun and it gives my stuff a more consistent style, I feel like. Glad you enjoyed, and thanks for the comment! [quote=electronic_tiger]It doesn't matter if people like your music, or not. It's not up to you. And it shouldn't be factor in making your music. Make what you want to make. Put it out there. And let the chips fall where they may. But don't let the likes or dislikes shape you. They are irrelevant either way.[/quote] Yeah, you're 100% right. I definitely appreciate when people respond positively to my music because it makes me feel seen and understood, but at the end of the day, it's about me making capturing and expressing either something about myself or something I see in the world. If it's fundamentally about someone else, it's not expression, it's a product. It's hard work remembering that, but it's been something I've (somewhat unintentionally) been working on this year. Thanks for the comment, and I'm glad we're in this together! <3 [quote=horatiuromantic]maybe nowadays we have a lot more time alone to think in front of our black mirrors / screens and we spiral into this crap, esp as artists. the more I hang out with people the less this feeling happens because I realize everyone is more or less in the same boat, tho it reappears when I'm alone again. oh well.[/quote] Yeah, for sure. Electronic music production was really valuable for me because it helped me express and process things that I was really struggling with (at least when I started, although I still think that's true now), and it was also nice because it was difficult for me to find others to connect, play and share music with. At the same time, it 100% should be a shared endeavor, because this thing we're doing on Planet Earth all day every day is a shared endeavor. Getting out and making friends and playing shows and stuff over the last year has been great, because it's helped me to get beyond that black mirror, connect with people, appreciate lots of flawed and imperfect and amazing art, and to start to see that I (and my art) can be appreciated, too. I really appreciate your style and the way you do things - everything you do clearly has heart. I can see how you put yourself out there, not just with stank faces and awesome solos, but in things that are live and real and personal. Music is meant to be shared, and I'm glad for the opportunity to do that through Weeklybeats, but especially for the friends and people (from here and beyond) that I've been able to make and meet and share with and learn from. Anyways, enough waxing philosophical from me :) Thanks for the comment, and stay cool, dude! <3

Cell-like visuals are really nice. Swirling beautiful sounds at the start set the scene nicely! Then we're straight in with the strong kick and bass, super 80's sounding lead. The second lead is really really nice, I want o make a lead like that! Then we're back into the swirling outro, the cells are back, and we're out. Lovely

Cell-like visuals are really nice. Swirling beautiful sounds at the start set the scene nicely! Then we're straight in with the strong kick and bass, super 80's sounding lead. The second lead is really really nice, I want o make a lead like that! Then we're back into the swirling outro, the cells are back, and we're out. Lovely :)

This this ++ 1 million

[quote=orangedrink] i hope you keep making music that honors your spirit and i hope you don't care about my opinion other than the fact that i love you for making music at all in a world full of hate and violence and fear what a magical gift you could give the world by being yourself and letting your gifts be shared? a crazy thought. <3[/quote] This this ++ 1 million

Enjoyed this, great song and production. Love the visuals too! What are you using for visuals? Agree that the drop is so satisfying.

Thanks for sharing you personal note! I hear you, that resonates. Keep going, keep creating. I think that it's all about creating what we want. Whether that's music, a drawing or poem, etc. That act of creation is self changing, life enriching at the least. Worth doing. Thanks for making tunes and sharing here!

Enjoyed this, great song and production. Love the visuals too! What are you using for visuals? Agree that the drop is so satisfying. Thanks for sharing you personal note! I hear you, that resonates. Keep going, keep creating. I think that it's all about creating what we want. Whether that's music, a drawing or poem, etc. That act of creation is self changing, life enriching at the least. Worth doing. Thanks for making tunes and sharing here!

This definitely gives nostalgic vibes! I love the soundscapes and am happy you eventually figured out something that worked that you liked. I also like the muffled sound at around 2:20...how did you do that, just by cutting out the high frequencies?

Regarding needing approval, etc, I definitely get that, I think all of us are like that to some degree. Something I'm trying to do is look at these as like turning in homework assignments every week, just something to practice and turn in to "show your work" at the end. It's hard to meet the same standard every week, and it's hard to make things that people will like all the time. Often people will like something you don't feel that great about, or you'll make something you really like but others won't. The Nutcracker ballet, for example, Tchaikovsky didn't really like the music he wrote for it and felt it was childish, but it's extremely popular today. You never know.

This definitely gives nostalgic vibes! I love the soundscapes and am happy you eventually figured out something that worked that you liked. I also like the muffled sound at around 2:20...how did you do that, just by cutting out the high frequencies? Regarding needing approval, etc, I definitely get that, I think all of us are like that to some degree. Something I'm trying to do is look at these as like turning in homework assignments every week, just something to practice and turn in to "show your work" at the end. It's hard to meet the same standard every week, and it's hard to make things that people will like all the time. Often people will like something you don't feel that great about, or you'll make something you really like but others won't. The Nutcracker ballet, for example, Tchaikovsky didn't really like the music he wrote for it and felt it was childish, but it's extremely popular today. You never know.

Thank you! I really appreciate that. The visuals are Imaginando VS2 with audio reactivity from the M8, with the M8 web display overlaid (I literally make the M8 background green and green-screen it out so the mixer screen appears over VS2), captured in OBS. I'll edit the recorded video and add some VHS effects in premiere pro. I appreciate your kind words, and I'm glad you enjoyed.

That's the DJ filter! DJ filters are a filter towards the end of your mixing chain, where all of your tracks are run through the same filter. They're common on DJ mixers, and the M8 has one on it. On the m8 it has 256 possible values (00-FF), and by default it sits at the halfway point (80). If you go down from 80, the low pass filter starts to come down, and if you go up, the high pass filter starts to come up. On the M8 you can tweak the DJ filter in a few different ways (both manual/automatic), but in this case I automated the drop and steady rise back to fully open. Thanks for listening, and I appreciate your kind words!

[quote=bobbyd][/quote] <3 [quote=miraclemiles][/quote] Thank you! I really appreciate that. The visuals are [url=https://www.imaginando.pt/media/take-your-visuals-further-with-vs-2]Imaginando VS2[/url] with audio reactivity from the M8, with the M8 web display overlaid (I literally make the M8 background green and green-screen it out so the mixer screen appears over VS2), captured in OBS. I'll edit the recorded video and add some VHS effects in premiere pro. I appreciate your kind words, and I'm glad you enjoyed. [quote=clonedkitty]I also like the muffled sound at around 2:20...how did you do that, just by cutting out the high frequencies?[/quote] That's the DJ filter! DJ filters are a filter towards the end of your mixing chain, where all of your tracks are run through the same filter. They're common on DJ mixers, and the M8 has one on it. On the m8 it has 256 possible values (00-FF), and by default it sits at the halfway point (80). If you go down from 80, the low pass filter starts to come down, and if you go up, the high pass filter starts to come up. On the M8 you can tweak the DJ filter in a few different ways (both manual/automatic), but in this case I automated the drop and steady rise back to fully open. Thanks for listening, and I appreciate your kind words!

Your notes always make me smile. If at first you don't think it's working, it is. It's got a process, just like you.

You are your biggest fan and critic with everything in life. You seem like the kind of dude that would write music you would like.

Your notes always make me smile. If at first you don't think it's working, it is. It's got a process, just like you. You are your biggest fan and critic with everything in life. You seem like the kind of dude that would write music you would like.

Your note legitimately brought a smile to my face—thank you

Probably my strongest asset (that can also often feel like my biggest weakness) is this big ol' personality I got. I just can't help but be who I am and like what I like and make what I make. Sometimes that feels good, and I like who I am. Sometimes, oftentimes, that has been met with rejection (sometimes deserved, sometimes maybe not), and I wish I had the ability to not be who I am/the way I am. That sucks, especially as someone who kinda does actually like me on occasion, lol. The last couple months, more than any time I can really remember, I've felt like it's good to be who I am and like what I like. For both me and my music, I've got plenty of stuff to work on, and I/it may not be everybody's cup of tea, but at least for today, I do like me/my music.

[quote=MoJoe][/quote] Your note legitimately brought a smile to my face—thank you :) Probably my strongest asset (that can also often feel like my biggest weakness) is this big ol' personality I got. I just can't help but be who I am and like what I like and make what I make. Sometimes that feels good, and I like who I am. Sometimes, oftentimes, that has been met with rejection (sometimes deserved, sometimes maybe not), and I wish I had the ability to not be who I am/the way I am. That sucks, especially as someone who kinda does actually like me on occasion, lol. The last couple months, more than any time I can really remember, I've felt like it's good to be who I am and like what I like. For both me and my music, I've got plenty of stuff to work on, and I/it may not be everybody's cup of tea, but at least for today, I [i]do[/i] like me/my music. :)

The track is amazing, makes me want to spin up some 16bit games, or a gameboy :3
I can easily imagine it on one of those vinyl dj'ing sessions or playlists
Seeing trackers and chiptune in here is very inspiring!

Showing art is being vulnerable and just for that deserves all the praise.

The track is amazing, makes me want to spin up some 16bit games, or a gameboy :3 I can easily imagine it on one of those vinyl dj'ing sessions or playlists Seeing trackers and chiptune in here is very inspiring! Showing art is being vulnerable and just for that deserves all the praise.

this sounds good, mixed well, i especially like the atmospheric keyboard melody

this sounds good, mixed well, i especially like the atmospheric keyboard melody

Thank you!

[quote=BurnedOutSun][/quote] [quote=george bowles][/quote] Thank you!

This is great. You rock and you deserve all the love and attention you get and plenty more.
I struggle with imposter syndrome and let me tell you, it's not worth it.
You are a kind, thoughtful, and talented person and deserve great things.

This is great. You rock and you deserve all the love and attention you get and plenty more. I struggle with imposter syndrome and let me tell you, it's not worth it. You are a kind, thoughtful, and talented person and deserve great things.

Thanks, bud, I appreciate you

I'll strive to live up to that

[quote=BarristerPlong][/quote] Thanks, bud, I appreciate you <3 I'll strive to live up to that :)

Holy cow dude! This track blew me away. I'm sorry you're not feeling so great about your music, but know that I'm extremely impressed and I love the video too

Holy cow dude! This track blew me away. I'm sorry you're not feeling so great about your music, but know that I'm extremely impressed and I love the video too

> I do hope you enjoy it

Well, I did. A lot! Thanks for that

> I do hope you enjoy it Well, I did. A lot! Thanks for that

This track is lovely -- my favorite spots are at 1:44 when that synth enters and then soars and soars, and the beautiful ending, wrapping everything up so nicely. You mentioned not being satisfied with it -- one of the great things about this weeklybeats thing is having to learn to move on, right? If there wasn't a deadline I'd keep tweaking and re-arranging for weeks.  But here comes Sunday, and you have to let this song leave the nest and move on to the next one. I think it's a healthy practice. There's always more music to make.

This track is lovely -- my favorite spots are at 1:44 when that synth enters and then soars and soars, and the beautiful ending, wrapping everything up so nicely. You mentioned not being satisfied with it -- one of the great things about this weeklybeats thing is having to learn to move on, right? If there wasn't a deadline I'd keep tweaking and re-arranging for weeks. But here comes Sunday, and you have to let this song leave the nest and move on to the next one. I think it's a healthy practice. There's always more music to make.

Thanks! Putting this one out there really felt good, as much as it was a struggle getting there. I'm actually going to play this one at a show this week!

Thank you! There sure is more to make! I've definitely been feeling less like "each one needs to somehow surpass the last one," thankfully. I didn't have as much time this week, so I just focused on having fun and trying to get something out there. I'm excited to keep going!

[quote=Earp Lug][/quote] Thanks! Putting this one out there really felt good, as much as it was a struggle getting there. I'm actually going to play this one at a show this week! [quote=Nik Novo][/quote] <3 [quote=rjlmrq][/quote] Thank you! There sure is more to make! I've definitely been feeling less like "each one needs to somehow surpass the last one," thankfully. I didn't have as much time this week, so I just focused on having fun and trying to get something out there. I'm excited to keep going!

fellow Dad man, hola!

this track is beautiful and soulful and it really feels like you poured your heart into it, it made me smile and warmed my heart

fellow Dad man, hola! this track is beautiful and soulful and it really feels like you poured your heart into it, it made me smile and warmed my heart

Thanks, bud. So glad to hear it, and I appreciate your kind words

[quote=rm]it made me smile and warmed my heart[/quote] Thanks, bud. So glad to hear it, and I appreciate your kind words <3

That opening, and when the bass finally comes in. Love the lush 80ies feel of this track.

That opening, and when the bass finally comes in. Love the lush 80ies feel of this track.