Topic: SOUNDCLOUD GROUP :)

Hey there, Levendis. Thanks for starting up the SoundCloud group! It’s an excellent idea and Zynewave Podium and its users ought to claim a spot. I’ve loved SoundCloud and their whole setup since first hearing about them late last year.

I’ve got to get the licensed version of Podium this week and unlock the multicore processing capabilities, so for the time being I’m pumping in some of my sounds and effects via USB and a bunch of Digitech equipment, which fortunately has an ASIO with x<9ms latency -- all of this meaning I could only post a couple of lighter weight offerings.

In any case, count me in. As soon as I get this DAW fully enabled I can get back to finishing a file full of new material and post some new. I don’t really play or record much of the electronica and related stuff some of you are into, but I seem to be moving a little in that direction and love checking out the results the rest of you have posted there. It’s inspiring, too, to hear what Podium is capable of, and I can understand why extended MIDI features seem to be on everyone’s wish list on this forum.

I’m about a million miles away from your genres right now, but I can just feel already the positive influence it’s having on my own approach to music.

Thank you for your kind comments, Levendis. Just to fill in the blanks a bit, this is the kind of music I play at the solo gigs. Originally just trying to become a hot guitarist, I sometimes would lose my lead singer in various bands and had to work on my vocals to fill the gap. In an electric setting I like the power trio format and my main genre is the Rock Blues.

I get my influences from so many sources. I see many techniques used by you guys as of great interest to me. Who knows what I can incorporate at some point along the journey. I’ve been a working pro in the business for some 40 years and have studio experience going back to 4 and 8-track reels. So when I tell you that you got some very creative and clever segments in what I’ve heard I know what I’m talking about.

My oldest son is a touring electronica pro. I think he describes his bag as “post-dubstep,” and some of his work is making a big impression on me too. I think so much of this stuff is fascinating, even though I’m mainly an old school player.

Regarding you final remark, I have no doubt that more posts on the SoundCloud group will be coming in from other members. Part of why I posted more conventional tunes was to show the great diversity of music possible with Podium. I encourage more users to join the group and upload their music. There’s plenty of space for more!

thcilnnahoj, a very wise observation. I think most musicians/composers are using SoundCloud so much because it is so helpful and easy to post and disseminate music. You can spread your tunes to Fb, your own website, etc., in one upload/click. So the exposure comes in that regard, I think, more than toward end user and sales. It’s a tool.

Downside of free membership is that if you have lots of material, are an active producing musician, you can max out your quota very quickly, and then need to start removing lessor works to make room for new.

From what I’ve heard/seen, there is every genre and level of quality known to mankind on SoundCloud. Everybody appears to be represented and folks congregate around their genre.

I would love to see every user of Podium join the PODIUM POPPETS group and throw on at least one example, however large or small the clip, so we can show the diversity of styles and have everyone represented. It need not be slick and fully finished. I often like to expose the process. I say, if it sounds good, go ahead and post it. The timid can always start an alias account there and post — why not?

Zynewave and Podium is a very well-kept secret it seems. Most of my musician friends, pro or not, have never heard those names — only the big three or so seem to get lip service.

IF PEOPLE ONLY KNEW! Podium is no toy, as we here all know. But so far it’s a sleeper. Aside from most Ableton users and maybe one or two other brands (e.g., REAPER), I know a lot of discontents out there regarding the DAWs they are currently using.

I have every intention of Music World Conquest and Domination via use of Zynewave products. (he he!)

Hey, Kozaberger, i listened to your post on SoundCloud. Just wanted to say that the recording quality is pretty darn good, so you’re obviously off to a good start with your use of Podium. I’m rater new here with this DAW myself, just this week beginning to feel completely comfortable with using this software. I hope you will post more music when you get more tunes finished.

Regarding the voice situation, I relied on lead singers for my various bands for years and most were rather good, but this arrangement was not without its problems. I had a couple of them “reinturpret” and essentially butcher my original tunes, one crapped out on us at the last minute because his girlfriend didn’t want him performing live in front of other gals, etc., etc. So I began on the long hard road of learning to sing professionally. It ended up being about 10 times harder than getting good on a guitar, and it seemed to take forever just to get to a place where I felt the quality of my vocals started to become acceptable. I think that many musicians who don’t have to sing never fully understand what a challenge it is.