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    Piketty on Eurozone Interview

    That's already been said loads of times. Old news written in another way. It's been fun talking with you about euro politics over the past couple of years. I am leaving the forum as from today and have asked for my account to be deleted by Frederick. Too much on my plate atm and will be very...
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    Jury rules that Blurred Lines violates copyright

    Not necessarily. Genre. Williams uses a lot of classical composers (some not very well known at all) throughout his career. He doesn't copy notes afaik. One of the most famous scores of all time is Psycho. Famous, because it changed the way things went in film music from then on in. But the...
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    Jury rules that Blurred Lines violates copyright

    There's blatant copying of notes and then there's copying a genre. Different things. For example. John Williams and Stravinsky.
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    Electric guitar and an Accoustic guitar

    Thanks for all the suggestions gents. Going for the Strat from Orange tree.
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    Are there any people left that believe in "Astrology"?

    Oh Jon. I'm so sorry top hear that. That's awfully bad luck old boy. Was it a close call, or is it a definite? :lol:
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    Are there any people left that believe in "Astrology"?

    It's a either a flat or an apartment. Take your pick. Or even a condominium.
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    Electric guitar and an Accoustic guitar

    What! You think these people are talented???? :mrgreen: Many thanks for your synopsis. Mucho appreciato as Chim would say!
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    My music at King Richard III's Requiem in Leicester

    That's absolutely great Graham. They sing it very beautifully. As an aside, I must tell you that when King Richard III was discovered, a few days after the event, I overheard a conversation in a supermarket queue, where two woman were talking about it. The conversation ended with one...
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    Are there any people left that believe in "Astrology"?

    Yes. Apparently a conservative politician here in the UK believes Astrology will help the NHS get out of it's current difficulties.
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    Chasing Barbarella

    Just recently acquired The Unfinished Omnisphere sound set and thought about doing what Jaap called a 'happy, clappy, weeeeee jingle jangle beepy boppy' track for fun. Mixed quickly on headphones. All the sounds apart from the bass and drums are from The Unfinished sound set and they're a lot...
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    Electric guitar and an Accoustic guitar

    Definitely going for one of the Amplesound acoustics. Can't decide which one as yet.
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    Electric guitar and an Accoustic guitar

    Cheers Rami. What's the difference between the Orange Tree Strawberry guitar and their new Stratosphere one? Which one is best?
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    Electric guitar and an Accoustic guitar

    Haven't got a clue. Going to need one of each. Guy? No idea. I want the guitars to have as many effects bundled with them as possible. TIA>AC
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    If Tina is a 'start' - shouldn't Cinesamples do a solo strings library?

    How are you getting on with the Cello Rob? Good?
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    How to be better allies as a forum?

    Uhh no Ray. :lol:
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    Your favorite Royalty Free libraries.

    I would guess, that quite a few AJ members are exclusive. That means as cAudio says, you are not able to put the same tracks up elsewhere. The upside to that with AJ is a better percentage. The downside is coverage. This of course, is all about numbers. Let's face it though, these tracks...
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    How to be better allies as a forum?

    What about gay women?
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    How to be better allies as a forum?

    I think women should come here but they should also watch this Public Information Film (PIF) first. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LS37SNYjg8w
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    HB gold A real treat!

    Lawson!! You're too young for all that yet!
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    Bossa Du Nord - straight from the beaches of Norway

    Like that 1958/1961 piano sound. Good work. Yes the drums can come up but only a fraction. Unhurried. Very good. Very relaxing. I need a Dubonnet as an aperitif now.
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    Keywording your tracks for Music Libraries (RF particularly)

    OK. So on the other thread about RF library music, Jaap made a very good point about getting burnt out when having to Keyword all his tracks and of course, it's like that for quite a few of us. I had PM about this just now and thought, WTF do I really know. :mrgreen: Anyway, how do you...
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    Camel Audio and a lesson learned?

    Tell that to my co-writer! He still uses stuff he got 15 years ago. I know! Because I'm the idiot that then has to change it all. 0oD
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    Hey Guy. Good to see you back. :P
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    Your favorite Royalty Free libraries.

    RF are not bad at all. That is total bollocks and the sort of crap you hear from people that think they're a better musician than that. :roll: I have an RF account(s) and I'll play anyone under the table any place any time. If I'm not currently being asked to do anything specific for the...
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    Pandora

    Very nice Ron.
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    So, Iran

    So pixel, how long have you been living in Scotland?
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    I don't care who they are but I would like the direction of this thread to veer off its present to course to allow me to start insulting and vilifying morons without it getting edited out.
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    Shopping for an 88 key MIDI contoller

    I had an 88 note weighted Korg quite a few years ago and the action on that was a wrist breaker. Part of the problem for untrained keyboard players is they have no real technique, and have not built up the muscles in their hands and wrists correctly. They let their wrists droop under the...
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    Hmm. I've no idea. I don't own a Ferrari.
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    Sonokinetic Releases Gediz - Download it for FREE!

    Very nice thank you. My wife heard it and thought I'd turned the house into a mosque.
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    You're not as old as I am Steve. :mrgreen: Pinki made some very good points. Way too much weight given to orchestral libraries and library developers round here.
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    So, Iran

    You don't ever want to be an atheist. Always hedge your bets. I mean, look at Larry. /\~O
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    How a sample library can cost in relation to others, what could be construed as a fairly hefty investment, AND not even be on the main page of Kontakt is beyond me. Having to faff around in the Files page when you just laid out £800 or so for a string library is a load nonsense imo. I bought...
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    Completely correct. Since this thread has been dubiously named, simply because it has 'Developer Complaints' in the title. Let's not just focus on SF. Let's look at KH strings for a second. One of the worst noises I ever heard in my life coming out of a sample player. But read on. It's a...
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    Just hang in there Pinki because I'm coming! I'm eating my breakfast ATM but I'm on my way. There's gonna be some serious shredding here soon. Just let me get a bath and I'm going in. No prisoners! No prisoners!
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    How long to do you spend on CC dynamics?

    The fade off was always a biggy for me in the VSL days of yore. I tried it with their dim 2,3,4 secs samples etc but it was never very satisfactory. Vibrato has always been sort of pot luck based on different sample developers and their libraries capabilities. Bow changes. No idea. The...
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    Thats no good. You're wasting your talents. And I hate being wrong. >8o
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    How long to do you spend on CC dynamics?

    When people say they are spending a lot of time on Strings with CC's, what exactly are they doing?
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    Have you ever wanted to learn so much that you didn't learn anything?

    Yes of course I will help you. Start by getting rid of all the computers in your house and pretend you born in 1947.
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    So, Iran

    Cheesus Chim. Life's a pot pourri of mystery floating on a sea of confusion around you at times. Just feel lucky that Lee Trevino was my favourite golfer. o=<
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    Of course you are my darling!!!!!!! :mrgreen: I get the feeling that you're working hard at the moment on an album Steve. Am I right? I generally am. :lol:
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    And the very very best of luck with that. All good wishes go before you!
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    Jesus H Christ! After my wife's cooked anything, you're lucky if you still have a sense of taste. You Americans are so spoilt!
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    So, Iran

    You were reading the Bible today?
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    My dear fellow. This is German wine. German. We don't drink it. We use it for cooking.
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    Whaddya mean! Mostly German actually.
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    I bought 5 bottles of wine this evening in Waitrose. I had a £5 off voucher so was damned if I wasn't going to use it.
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    Orchestral String Arpeggios. Thoughts?

    Got to be honest after listening to the examples on SC, not really sure that I like that a whole lot. Sounds very quantised with very little going on in the velocity department. Perhaps you can adjust all that in use, as it were. Otherwise it's a good idea.
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    Omnisphere 2!

    Hadn't thought of that Snow! That's borderline genius. Have you mentioned this to Eric? You could play say The Frozen Piano and at the end of the very last note, the whole thing just smashes into a million frozen pieces at the last hit of the key hammer. Or The Thawing Piano. Or a...
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    The thing you need to understand and remember when talking with Guy is he gets excitable at times. He's an excitable chap. It's in his nature. I like that. I find that refreshing and highly entertaining sometimes. I come here to be entertained. Sometimes he's a PITA. But so what? Everyone is...
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    [edited by moderator] 4. Personal attacks. When a member attacks another member - be it a composer or a developer - as a forum owner I am entitled to respond. In our ten year history, we’ve seen plenty of disagreements escalate between members themselves and/or between members and developers...
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    Is there such a thing as customer confidentiality at Spitfire Audio?
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    [edited by moderator] 4. Personal attacks. When a member attacks another member - be it a composer or a developer - as a forum owner I am entitled to respond. In our ten year history, we’ve seen plenty of disagreements escalate between members themselves and/or between members and developers...
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    What I never understand around here is when someone (like myself very often) comes on and asks for advice on a library or plugin etc. I never really see anyone that ever really accepts any advice. It just goes on and on and on and fucking on. Occasionally I try and give advice and then...
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    An Opinion On Developer Complaints

    If Larry goes, I go! :lol: :lol: :lol: Make no mistake about it, Ladies & Gents from all corners of the planet, this is all about money. From this point on, whenever, or if I ever post another track, which is now doubtful, under no circumstances EVER EVER ask me what friggin...
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    How to maximize Spitfire libraries?

    I just use Gain in Logic. I don't give a shit whether it sounds real or not afterwards. I mean, these are samples aren't they. :wink:
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    Mural or Sable or Cinestrings?

    The last one is really tricky. It's more all less all Omnisphere. There are no woodwinds for example. There are some serious players here like Carles, Andy B, and loads more that can make these things talk. I would point you in their direction whenever they put anything up. One of my...
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    Mural or Sable or Cinestrings?

    Very good indeed! :) First one is just one articulation for all the strings. Spicatto. Mural & Sable. Second one was tricky but you got it. VSL App Sordinos. Third one?
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    Mural or Sable or Cinestrings?

    haha. Thats nice of you to say. You tell me. Have a bit of fun and tell me what the 3 examples of strings you reckon they are. I don't do trailers. unless they tell me to.
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    So, Iran

    Yes. Born and raised. Hhaha! I was out the other day at an auction house and met up with my Persian friend for lunch. Long days in those auction houses and we Persians and Catholics have got to eat. I wound up buying a chess set. :shock:
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    Mural or Sable or Cinestrings?

    For that 'Pacobel' type of deal then definitely the warm sound of Spitfire's Loegra wins it subjectively for me. LASS has always been too brittle for me on anything but that doesn't mean other's shouldn't love it and it's good for other things. CS is too big for that type of music but good for...
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    So, Iran

    You're a Persian are you?
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    Mural or Sable or Cinestrings?

    Very unlikely you'll get that sound with anything. Any library will get that sort of ballpark though, including VSL. Take the first example, the Beethoven take-off. Just about anything will get a pretty good facsimile of that. Where it will get tricky, is where you go down to more of a solo...
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    Mural or Sable or Cinestrings?

    Why don't you stick a piece that you've done up so it gives everyone an idea of what you want?
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    Mural or Sable or Cinestrings?

    Depends what sort of sound you want your samples to make. Whatever you get, I'm prepared to bet you'll buy another string library at some point. Berlin Strings would be down my list. Cinesamples and Mural/Sable would be at the top. But it's all just personal taste. If I was going after a...
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    My first Oscar

    Do something about your hair Jeffrey. It's so last year.
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    Buy your daughter a gun for school!

    Both parties. That is the big problem now. Every imbecile and his wife winds up thinking in terms of two parties. And look where we are with it? In the fucking toilet. Shocked to see California so low down on that list. I see New England is still out in front as usual. Don't you guys still...
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    Polyplex for Reaktor.

    OK brilliant Guy. I'll leave it.
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    Empty - a simplistic, emotional track featuring Soundiron's Emotional Piano

    Re: Empty - a simplistic, emotional piano piece featuring Soundiron's Emotional Piano I like the sound. It's ethereal. It's not really a piano piece though is it? It's basically chords you could play with any sound right? Soundwise it sounds nice.
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    General Spitfire thread

    Don't have Evo or Earth and probably never will. A lot of the time I can't justify a lot of this kind of stuff, especially when I compare it to Omnisphere or even Alchemy or Zebra. Yes, I know it's different. Or meant to be different. I have to justify using what I'm going to buy, long before I...
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    Polyplex for Reaktor.

    Anyone have, or looking at this unit? I watched the video and it looks quite good for the money.
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    Omnisphere Horizon V by The Unfinished - Now on sale!

    This is absolutely great for me. I had to look up on YouTube how to find the Steam folder. :oops: Bloody thing is hidden and I forgot how to find it. The sounds are really useful and eclectic. The whole point about sound and sounds is inspiration and these do that. Highly recommended...
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    RIP Leonard Nimoy

    Much loved in the UK.
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    The Oscars

    Who thought Gravity was good????? >8o
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    Shopping for an 88 key MIDI contoller

    Key beds! Key beds are always the problem.
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    So, Iran

    Hey Larry. Will Israel honour a nuclear deal overseen by the US? Yes in public they certainly will. In private? hhhaaaaahahah. Who knows.
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    Tips on scoring a serious topic in documentaries?

    Minimalist scoring, not forgetting to lighten it up when necessary. That doesn't always mean a major key, but on the other hand, if you've got someone on screen that has a fairly severe rheumatoid muscular skeletal condition, you don't want to come at the audience with some kind of upbeat Rodeo...
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    Jason and Medea - Love Theme (Updated May 14)

    Re: Jason and Medea - Love Theme (WIP) The trouble with film scores is that they seem to have to be fashionable.
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    Alien Alt 3

    Ron is always good value.
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    IMAc or Refurbed MacPro

    Checking out a UK company Steve, that specialises in MacPro refurbs and obviously you can configure how you like. Unfortunately, cost wise, it starts to get scary. £3.5 K is about standard. That seems a lot for a refurbed anything. But, the cost of a new iMac with probably a new audio unit and...
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    IMAc or Refurbed MacPro

    Many thanks Peter.
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    Apple buys Camel Audio

    Interesting supposition. But why on earth would Spectrasonics want to buy Camel?
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    IMAc or Refurbed MacPro

    Cheers Peter. I'm trying to do a cost comparison. How much ram have you inserted into the slots? Which video card did you choose? All that kind of stuff.
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    Omnisphere Horizon V by The Unfinished - Now on sale!

    Re: Omnisphere Horizon V by The Unfinished - Coming soon... Look forward to it.
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    Omnisphere Horizon V by The Unfinished - Now on sale!

    Re: Omnisphere Horizon V by The Unfinished - Coming soon... Are the same sounds in both? If so, I'll take the deluxe version.
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    Omnisphere Horizon V by The Unfinished - Now on sale!

    Re: Omnisphere Horizon V by The Unfinished - Coming soon... These will be very useful. Smaller and tense. 5/4 arps. Good. Much more tv oriented. How much?
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    Apple buys Camel Audio

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36wKlbgeTrk
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    IMAc or Refurbed MacPro

    I've been talking on and off to Steve, (aka Dinerdog) for the past year or so about the difficulties that have arisen over the new iMacs and the connectivity problems the TB threw up with audio units, such as Apogee Ensembles etc. I can't wait too much longer to see what the new iMac looks...
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    Apple buys Camel Audio

    Had Microsoft bought Alchemy, this conversation wouldn't even be happening. You stay on the PC and keep your current setup, you have Alchemy forever. What is the f**&*!g problem here. Or you can buy a Mac. Simples.
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    Apple buys Camel Audio

    I just want to say that I use Apple Macs and have been using Logic since Notator on an Atari and I don't give a rats ass what PC users think about anything. Carry on.
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    Apple buys Camel Audio

    well alright. But on the same basis, no one would have a bank account either.
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    Apple buys Camel Audio

    Nah. Can't see that either Ned. Anyway, very good news afaic. As an Apple user, the logic I use on this is, if you can no longer buy it, then the next best thing is to get it through Apple as a Mac user. That's not to say I don't understand disappointment from PC users.
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    3/4 time is a kind of swing, at least for me. When did you last composed in 3/4 time?

    My pleasure. No Zac, the underscore is great for a certain type of library genre. I don't do vocals actually because I suck on ice, but I could take the underscore, especially the sort of thing at the beginning and make a happy major key library track that would probably do quite well. Of...
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    3/4 time is a kind of swing, at least for me. When did you last composed in 3/4 time?

    Excellent track! Love the singing and the underscore would be great for someone like me. Haha! 3/4 or 6/8.
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    3/4 time is a kind of swing, at least for me. When did you last composed in 3/4 time?

    I remember learning Rondo by Dave Brubeck years ago and the 9/8 was (2+2+2+3).
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    The Oscars

    What??? Amazed. That said, gays are fine in general, but the guy came across as a ghastly poof on downers.
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