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When I say canned beats/ingredients I'm typically referring to samples/drum loops that are either not originally created by you or copy/pasting the same recorded parts over and over again.

But its supposed to be a food analogy because a chef will typically tell you to always use the best fresh ingredients possible and to season to taste while keeping the measurements in mind rather than just seasoning to a specific measurement for the best possible flavor.

And in music it is good to keep things fresh by not using the same material over and over because it leaves the audience wanting more or wanting to hear the song again rather than just making them get sick of hearing something monotonous.

But on the other hand repetition in music can help to enforce a feeling while adding consistency and accentuate the part that you want the audience to remember or resonate with.

Its pretty good.

I tell this to pretty much everyone that either sings or uses vocals in their music - enunciate, use YOUR voice, and get creative with it. I want vocals that are musical but it also gives more depth to the music if the vocals convey something that the audience can relate to or be impacted emotionally by. Its also nice to experience new sounds so don't be afraid to get a little wild with it like you did with the vocals later on in the song.

I personally don't like canned beats/ingredients - I like things that are fresh with dynamic layers of flavor.(I did hear some reverb on some of the drums and there was definitely some movement/change as well as a drop/pause in there which is all good stuff.)

And I also like to only use repetition to accentuate something rather than just doing it because you think thats whats expected. Sometimes repitition works. I feel that its better to try and repeat the feeling rather than just copy/pasting to give more dynamics. But you are really free to do it however you want.

And when I write music I usually ask myself - can it be played live? How does this sound on crappy speakers or if it was to be played on the radio? And is the feel of this an opening, connecting, leading, rising, falling, encore or something definable type of song or movement?(so that I can maybe place it in an appropriate/intersting place in the set list/track list.)

I don't mean to sound so negative. Your stuff sounds good. I would love to hear the EP.

(I always feel weird giving advice or my opinion about someone elses artwork because I'm so harsh on myself about my own artwork that I usually only release less than 5-10% of everything that I record.)

I would love to own these carts. They look totally awesome. But I'm afraid that they will be sold out by the time I have the $150 saved up to get them.

Will there be a second run?

And what donor carts would you need to do a second run?

Greenfields - Also try inserting and removing then re-inserting the cart in your GB a bunch of times to clean the contacts.

I enjoy live performances very much. I've attended and performed. I actually try to write all my music to be played live. Then when I go to record all I have to do is try my best to capture the live performance.

I record quite a bit but I typically delete or choose not to release at least 90% of everything I make. When I do release something I typically release if for free and only ever expect to make money with live shows and giving lessons. And when I give lessons I typically don't charge for the first and sometimes second lesson and consolations/advice are also typically free.

I love to jam with other people. Like many of the other people on here I play many different instruments and I consider my artwork and music more as a lifestyle than a hobby. My main instrument is electric guitar and I play live at least once a week.

For chipmusic the things I use most are LSDJ, Nerdrix, Nanoloop, Onputer, and I really like to control 8-bit sounding intstuments and such on a computer with a midi piano, drum pads, and guitar hero guitars. I typically play LSDJ on DMGs but I also enjoy emulating it with BGB or using modified GBcolor systems. I also use a bunch of other stuff but I don't know if you want me to tell you too much information and get your thread all sidetracked.

(And as a sidenote to sandneil and anyone else reading this. I don't want to send you off the deep end or anything but you might never want to tell anyone "i have often felt urges to harm or kill myself" if you ever want engage in a serious romantic relationship or own a firearm. Saying that would also freak out anyone who cares about you. I mean I'm a little concerned and I don't even really know you. I would like to help you but I really don't know what to say. Maybe you should try going to a show and wear earplugs if the noise is too much for you. Try not to have any preconceived agendas or expectations because not all shows are good and not all people are fun to be around but sometimes the stars align under stage lights and you can experience something profound thats incredibly enjoyable. If you don't want to interact with people or dance at the show thats fine. And don't resort to drinking if your not having a good time at the show because from my experience that usually won't make things any more enjoyable. Stay safe, stay alive.)

I actually had a wonderful time tonight playing my fender strat at the blues jam. I played crossroads and some other stuff without getting booed off the stage. I did so well that when I asked if I could play original music and lead everyone else during a few songs in the jam next week the powers that be gave me the go ahead. So I'm going to try to put together at least one blues style song that uses a Game Boy probably utilizing Nerdrix or LSDJ. Hopefully I can figure it all out in a week otherwise I'll just be playing some typical old school blues on the guit or slide guit.

Using a pc and emulating with BGB is not silly.

I have an old laptop that I only use for Game Boy and NES stuff and I wouldn't be able to do stuff like play Nerdrix with a wired XBOX360 guitar hero contrler live without it. I could wire up a gutar hero controller up to an actual Game Boy but then I wouldn't have things like rapid fire or fast forward and it would take a lot more gear to do multiple guitars for battling. And like I said before its also totally awesome to hook it up to a projector.