reddstvr [he/him]

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Cake day: March 17th, 2021

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  • reddstvr [he/him]tomusic*Permanently Deleted*
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    4 years ago

    Wow, this is sick! I especially love Cosmic Children.

    The only thing holding you back imo is the mix. I'm no pro engineer or anything but it sounds like you got too much low-mids muddying up the vocals, and the leveling seems off, like sometimes the guitars are super loud and overpowering the vocals. There's also some harshness in the guitar tones. To me, Hour by Hour sounds like it was mixed better than the rest, and even though I personally find the vocals still have too much low end, they sound like they're mixed better. It might also be the low end of the reverb that's causing that too. If you're not already, you could put your reverb on a send, so that way you can EQ out the low end without affecting the dry vocals.

    It sounds like everything was recorded well though, just seems like some minor mixing could fix things up. But I love the creativity and originality in the songs, and the vocalists are really good too.



  • reddstvr [he/him]toaskchapoHow do y'all sleep?
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    4 years ago

    Hmm, well that's a good amount of exercise. Though if you're up for it you could try adding in weightlifting, or calisthenics if you're not able to get a set of dumbbells or access to a gym. I find that weightlifting tires me out in a different way than cardio does. Not saying that you need to necessarily add it in on top of the cardio. You could reduce cardio to about 30 mins and add in 30 mins of strength training. See if that changes anything. There's a ton you could do with just your body weight. If you could get a pull-up bar, a resistance band and/or a set of dumbbells you'd have a ton of different exercises to choose from. Just an option to consider.

    But yea, I'm not too sure of the caffeine content of chai tea, but that could be affecting your sleep too. If you don't have any coffee though, that's good. I know that coffee affected me a lot. I tried to only drink it in the morning but it still kept me up at night.



  • reddstvr [he/him]toaskchapoHow do y'all sleep?
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    4 years ago

    I'm no expert but how often/intense do you workout? Do you smoke or drink caffeine?

    What's your schedule like? Are you able to go to sleep at the same time every night so that your body gets used to a routine?


  • reddstvr [he/him]toaskchapoHow do y'all sleep?
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    4 years ago

    I used to have serious trouble sleeping and I don't anymore. I know the specific changes that fixed my sleep, but I don't know what specifically was the most effective. All these things helped though:

    1. Stopped drinking coffee.

    2. Stopped vaping.

    3. Started working out and doing cardio every day.

    4. No longer work inconsistent dogshit hours.


  • reddstvr [he/him]tovegan*Permanently Deleted*
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    4 years ago

    I'm not a fan of refried beans either. It just feels too much like baby food slop to me, but I haven't had it much so I don't know.

    What I like to do with beans is fry them in a bit of oil with garlic powder, black pepper, and smoked paprika, adding in onions later on so they don't get burned. Then depending on what I'm feeling like I could add one or more of the following: white/red wine, nooch, garam masala, dried basil, oregano, diced tomatoes, celery, sriracha, grace sauce, chili flakes, cayenne pepper, cumin, or turmeric.

    So basically, I don't always have the same combination of spices/sauces every time, or the same type of beans every time, so beans never really get boring for me, even though it's not the only high-protein food I eat.