The Twisted Man" - First attempt with Ardour/Linux

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#1

Long story short, my laptop crashed and will no longer boot to Windows 11. But it will boot to Ubuntu Studio. So after a lengthy learning session, I was able to get back into recording and mixing. Yay!

This is my first attempt with some friends at recording and mixing with Ardour. I was very nervous about how it would turn out. I have been a Cakewalk/Sonar user since the late 90’s. I’ve never had a reason to stray.

Anywhoo, give it a listen and let me know your thoughts.

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#2

That’s inconvenient for me, as I don’t use Spotify. I don’t see why I should have to pay to comply with your request. Could you please post it on a free platform?

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#3

Yo!

I kindly request a non-Spotify upload, as I don’t use Spotify, and therefore can’t listen.

Is that possible?
Maybe a Bandcamp page or something? :slight_smile:

Thanks,
-J

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#4

No worries. Here is a YouTube link:

Spotify does have a free tier, which I have been using for years. You just have to deal with advertising every so often. There is a lot of really good independent music to find on the platform.

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#5

No bueno. I’m out :upside_down_face: Bandcamp, however, is a superb ad-free and unenshittified platform and I encourage anyone and everyone to publish and procure music through its channel(s).

Anyway, back to your tune. Nice work on this :+1: Especially given you’re new to Ardour (and Linux). It’s a well-written dark(ish) ballad type deal that you’ve done well to mix I think. Not a fan of the pitch-corrected(?) vox but maybe that’s just because I’m unfamiliar with this genre…? As a rule, I always prefer uncorrected vox even when the vocalist struggles to hit and hold a note, a la Greg Dulli for instance (one of my fave singers in the world).

But all things considered, you’ve done a really good job on this particularly given your unfortunate (or fortunate???) Windows booting woes :upside_down_face: Nice one!

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#6

I agree wholeheartedly about Bandcamp. Unfortunately it is not my song so I don’t have publishing control.

Thanks for the kind words! Iam not a fan of pitch correction either, but sometimes it’s just too far off to let pass.

I appreciate your feedback.

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